PMIC selected for SSD use

HyperX Savage SSD combines ultra-fast read/write speeds and powerful multitasking with a low-profile, 7mm-slim form factor that fits in most notebooks, desktops, and home-theater PCs. The ST PMIC inside HyperX Savage has been developed in the industry’s most advanced 0.16µm BCD process technology, which allows the lowest BOM cost through the full integration of all external components. The L7292’s design and IPs enable the highest DC/DC power-conversion efficiency together with the lowest quiescent current and its full programmability allows real-time control and rapid adaptation to any application needs.

”Whereas Solid-State Drives traditionally rely on standalone switching DC/DC converters, ST has pioneered the integration of PMIC in SSD applications,” said Patrick Boulaud, Marketing and Application Vice President of ST’s Industrial, Power and Discrete Group in the Greater China and South Asia Region. “ST is the major supplier of power-management devices for the HDD and SSD applications and we will continue to invest in the storage domain offering a complete portfolio of products tailored to the SSD market needs.”

“We are proud to integrate STMicroelectronics’ L7292 PMIC in our latest HyperX SSD,” said David Chen, Director of Engineering, Kingston Technology. “Our engineers worked closely together to flawlessly integrate the ST solution into HyperX Savage, one of the market’s fastest SATA III-based SSDs.”