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Acquisition strengthens TI power management and high-performance analog
business
DALLAS (May 13, 2008) -- Texas Instruments (TI) Incorporated (NYSE: TXN)
today announced that it has acquired Ireland-based Commergy Technologies,
Ltd., a power supply reference design provider that specializes in energy
efficient and compact architectures. The acquisition allows TI to broaden
its focus on improving energy efficiency in today’s end-equipment
designs, especially in the areas of AC adapters and high-power-density
computing and server systems.
“Adding Commergy’s products and expertise in power conversion
technology gives us a tremendous advantage when solving our customers’
complex energy requirements and critical power design challenges,”
said Art George, senior vice president for TI’s High Performance
Analog division. “New acquisitions such as this continue to enhance
our portfolio of analog products that allow our customers to quickly adapt
to the ever-changing computing and communications markets.”
Dr. George Young, chief executive and technology officer of Commergy,
said, “Combining our talent, technology and products with TI’s
manufacturing capabilities and power management business will give equipment
designers quicker access to products that solve any energy management
issue.”
Commergy, based in Cork, Ireland, provides easy-to-implement standard
and customized reference designs for applications in the notebook, PC,
server and communications markets. The company develops extremely high-efficiency
power supply solutions, such as those for notebook adapters, that meet
and exceed the latest ENERGY STAR and Climate Savers Computing Initiative
recommendations for PCs. Commergy has expertise in several design areas,
such as planar magnetics, power factor correction (PFC), power topology
design, thermal management, EMC design and high-power density design.
Industry-Leading Power Management Portfolio
TI is focused on meeting the power design needs of its customers through
innovative products, easy-to-use design tools and local technical support.
TI uses its application knowledge and high-performance analog manufacturing
capabilities to provide discrete and integrated power management solutions
for any portable or line-powered power design challenge – from cell
phones and portable medical equipment to telecom, industrial and computing
applications. For more information about TI’s complete power management
portfolio, visit http://power.ti.com.
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