Summit’s Tiny Programmable Single and Dual Integrated Buck Regulators Support “Green” Standards in Multimedia Consumer Electronics

The new family members include the SMB207/207A/208/208A/209/209A single- and dual-output integrated DC-DC buck regulators. The SMB20X family combines Summit’s digital programmability with dense integration, ultra-compact size, and cost-effective bill-of-materials (BoM) necessary for mass-market consumer products.

With a serial digital interface and on-board non-volatile memory, the SMB20X family can be easily configured during development and re-programmed in system by host software. The result is a flexible, digitally controlled power supply design that is easily customizable without tedious hardware design cycles or complex microcontroller-style GPIO-based control. The integration of advanced power control functions eliminates external components and cost, improves functionality and performance, and minimizes development time.

“Summit once again raises the bar by expanding its line of programmable power managers with the SMB20X family of buck regulators,” stated Abid Hussain, Summit vice-president of marketing and applications. “The unprecedented combination of flexibility, integration, reduced BoM and solution size brings true digital power management to whole new segments of high-volume, cost-sensitive applications and enables advanced power-saving techniques to meet stringent Energy Star™ and other “green” energy-saving standards.”