Smaller form factors and longer battery life promised
Freescale has developed a high-performance audio and
power management for Intel's Moorestown Atom processor-based platforms.
The chip set is designed to efficiently manage
processing power while enabling smaller form factors and longer battery life in
next-generation mobile connected devices. Developed in conjunction with Intel, Freescale's power
management IC (PMIC) is based around
two chips using Freescale's
SMARTMOS technology, a high-voltage CMOS-based process that enables high
integration of precision analog, power and logic.
According to Freescale, when paired with Intel's
low-power processors and chipsets, it chipset provides increased energy
efficiency for Intel-based tablets, smartphones and other Internet consumer
devices.
Scott Ward, vice president and general manager of
Freescale's Analog, Mixed-Signal & Power Division said that the combination of Intel's Atom processor and Freescale's
PMIC will allow new ideas that were impossible with current mobile products.
