New power management IC for smaller, lower power designs in cloud books and 2-in-1 tablets

ROHM has announced the availability of a power management IC (PMIC) developed for the latest announced Intel processor (code named Apollo Lake) designed for 2-in-1 tablets and cloud books where reduced power consumption and a thinner, smaller form factor are increasingly demanded. The BD2670MWV provides all power supplies required by Apollo Lake platforms while contributing to lower power consumption. It is offered in an ultra-compact UQFN68AV8080 package (8 x 8mm, t=1mm) that reduces the number of components by 38% and mounting area by 33% over conventional discrete configurations. In addition, a power control logic function is built in that makes it possible to control and analyse the internal PMIC conditions and access the register through an I2C interface, contributing to safer designs. To date, the company has supplied a wide variety of PMICs for a range of applications utilising industry-leading analog design technology. In addition, it has established 11 design centres all over the world to provide superior customer support, and going forward ROHM will continue to leverage proprietary technologies and expertise to develop high-performance products and solutions that contribute to greater energy savings and safety. “We have established a joint development system to provide PMIC solutions designed for a variety of applications, from car infotainment to notebook PCs and tablets. This latest PMIC features a power supply configuration optimized for the next-generation Intel processor architecture for use in cloudbooks and 2-in-1 tablets. And the compact package is expected to contribute to even smaller, thinner form factors,” said Hisaki Ishida, general manager of the reference marketing strategy at ROHM.