IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 18, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq:MSCC), a leading manufacturer of high performance analog/mixed signal integrated circuits and high reliability semiconductors, today announced it will exhibit a range of its power solutions and address two technical sessions at the Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exhibition (APEC 2010), being held February 21-25 at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, Calif.
The Microsemi exhibit (Booth #122) will feature:
- Portfolio of ultra-thin power modules for solar inverter applications.
- Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) chipsets and modules, including the company's fourth-generation PD69012 and PD69008 IEEE802.3at high-power PoE integrated circuits and the PD67100 DIMM family.
- DC-to-DC switching regulators and controllers, featuring the NX9415 switching regulator, the industry's smallest integrated 22V, 5A solution for consumer electronics applications.
- High performance, ultra-compact SP1 power modules for cost-sensitive applications including power factor correction, motor controls, power supplies, solar inverters and welding converters.
- A portfolio of power semiconductors, including insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs), Power MOS 8™ MOSFETS and FREDFETS, ultra-fast diodes, and other power semiconductors.
Additionally, Microsemi will be featured in two APEC technical sessions:
- Special Presentation SP2.1.4: "Power over Ethernet in the Industrial World," presented by Daniel Feldman, Director of Telecom Marketing, with Microsemi's Analog Mixed Signal Group, February 23, 8:30 a.m. to noon.
- Special Presentation 1.5.3: "Solar Conversion - A System Solution to Alternative Energy Demand," presented by Chang Qian, Application Engineering Manager with Microsemi's Power Products Group, February 25, 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The APEC 2010 exhibition hall will be open on Monday at 5:00 p.m., Tuesday at 12:00 p.m. and Wednesday at 10:30 p.m.
About Microsemi
Microsemi Corporation, with corporate headquarters in Irvine, California, is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of high performance analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits, high reliability semiconductors and RF subsystems. The company's semiconductors manage and control or regulate power, protect against transient voltage spikes and transmit, receive and amplify signals.
Microsemi's products include individual components as well as integrated circuit solutions that enhance customer designs by improving performance and reliability, battery optimization, reducing size or protecting circuits. The principal markets the company serves include implanted medical, defense/aerospace and satellite, notebook computers, monitors and LCD TVs, automotive and mobile connectivity applications. More information may be obtained by contacting the company directly or by visiting its website at www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/ctr%3Fd=181116%26amp;l=4%26amp;u=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.%20">http://www.microsemi.com.
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