Dialog Semiconductor optimizes power for Freescale i.MX 6 dual/quad processors

Dialog Semiconductor optimizes power for Freescale i.MX 6 dual/quad processors

Reference platform speeds the design of tablets, infotainment systems and media hubs based on the i.MX 6 series

Kirchheim/Teck, Germany, and Beijing, China, 13 August 2012 – Dialog Semiconductor plc (FWB: DLG), a provider of highly integrated innovative power management, audio and short range wireless technologies, has announced its single-chip system power management ICs (PMICs) are being used to optimise the power requirements of tablets, infotainment systems, media hubs and other smart devices based on Freescale multicore i.MX 6 series applications processors.

The company’s flagship PMIC is at the heart of a power management reference board for Freescale i.MX 6Dual/Quad applications processors. Support for i.MX 6Solo/SoloLite is available via Dialog’s DA9053, which has previously featured on Freescale’s i.MX53 multimedia platform. Freescale is a strategic Dialog partner and is supported via Dialog’s Processor Partner Programme.

The NOVPEK(TM)i.MX6Q/D i.MX 6 Platform Evaluation Kit has been co-developed with Freescale i.MX 6 series ecosystem partner NovTech and enables OEMs to more rapidly bring to market precision-controlled, high-end systems based on i.MX 6 series processors.

By using Dialog’s configurable PMIC, the reference board delivers multiple settings for each peripheral voltage rail, programmable control for multiple power-on events and an accurate power consumption analysis framework to cut the power consumption of any i.MX 6 series application.

The Dialog device powers the i.MX 6 series system-on-chip and system peripherals – including external memories, WLAN, Bluetooth, GPS, FM receivers and modems – on a very small (

For greater performance and enhanced multimedia capability, the Dialog PMIC delivers over 14A total power capability to the Freescale i.MX 6 series system including CPU, memories and other peripherals on the reference board. In addition, the chip delivers an unprecedented degree of flexibility and configurability to precisely control the start-up sequences, output voltages and DVC ramps.

With the PMIC’s wide supply range of 2.7 to 5.5V, the reference board is able to use a single cell lithium battery as well as 5V power supply.

The NOVPEK(TM)i.MX6Q/D reference board will be on display during the Freescale Technology Forum, Beijing (14th – 15th August) in Dialog’s demo suite. The NOVPEK(TM) board can be ordered from NovTech, Dialog and their distribution partners. More information on the NovTech board can be found at http://novtech.com/novpek/novpek-imx-6.

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