Global semiconductor leader STMicroelectronics announcesthat its 5-channel power management IC (L7292) has been selected by KingstonTechnology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, forits enthusiast-class HyperX Savage solid state drives (SSD).

ST’s L7292 IC offers excellent integration,flexibility and programmability, and enables higher efficiency with a compactand simplified PCB design.

HyperX Savage SSD combines ultra-fast read/writespeeds and powerful multitasking with a low-profile, 7mm slim form factor thatfits in most notebooks, desktops and home theatre PCs. The ST power managementIC inside HyperX Savage is built on the industry’s most advanced 0.16µm BCD processtechnology, which allows the lowest Bill-of-Material cost through fullintegration of all external components.

The L7292’s design and IPs enable the highest DC/DC powerconversion efficiency together with the lowest quiescent current while its fullprogrammability allows real-time control and rapid adaptation to anyapplication needs.

Patrick Boulaud, Marketing and Application VicePresident of ST’s Industrial, Power and Discrete Group in the Greater China andSouth Asia Region explains that solid state drives traditionally rely on standaloneswitching DC-DC converters but ST has pioneered the integration of power managementICs in SSD applications. As the major supplier of power management devices forthe HDD and SSD applications, ST will continue to invest in the storage domain offeringa complete portfolio of products tailored to the SSD market needs.

David Chen, Director of Engineering, KingstonTechnology added that their engineers worked closely with ST to integrate the L7292power management IC in their HyperX Savage, one of the market’s fastest SATAIII-based SSDs.