Monolithic Power Systems
Established in 1997, Monolithic Power Systems (MPS) is located in Los
Gatos, California and Taipei, Taiwan. MPS is a fabless, high-quality, cost-effective,
reliable, analog power semiconductor manufacturer. MPS' focus is analog
circuits with integrated high performance power capability. MPS has expertise
in the portable/mobile computing field, including a substantial share in
the laptop backlighting market.
Monolithic Power Systems is working to provide a set of components which
complement the flash-based Actel Fusion and ProASIC3 products. Some examples
of MPS products that can be used with Actel FPGAs are:
- Integrated full-bridge power IC solution for the Cold Cathode Fluorescent
Lamp (CCFL)
- DC to DC Converters have the industry's smallest on board power switches
and one of the highest input voltages (36V)
- Class D Audio Amplifier products offer Class AB sound quality with
the efficiency of Class D design.
- White LED Drivers that support a wide variety of LED combinations in
very small packages.
