{"id":16567,"date":"2020-05-07T10:48:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T09:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=16567"},"modified":"2020-05-06T11:53:23","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T10:53:23","slug":"power-management-ics-enhance-battery-powered-iot-product-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/power-management-ics-enhance-battery-powered-iot-product-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Power management ICs enhance battery-powered IoT product design"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Silicon Labs announces a new line of energy-friendly power management ICs (PMICs) serving as dedicated companion chips for EFR32 wireless devices<\/a><\/strong> and EFM32 microcontrollers<\/a><\/strong> (MCUs).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The EFP01 PMIC family<\/a><\/strong> provides a flexible, system-level power management solution enhancing the energy efficiency of battery-powered applications including IoT sensors, asset tags, smart meters, home and building automation, security, and health and wellness products. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These feature-rich PMICs enable developers to choose the optimal battery type and chemistries for their applications while controlling a product\u2019s power supply over multiple output rails and voltages.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Developers often use PMICs to meet the unique low-power requirements of their IoT designs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet selecting the right PMIC from among thousands of parts offered by catalog distributors can be challenging and time consuming, adding complexity for developers under time-to-market pressures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Silicon Labs\u2019 PMIC solution addresses the power management needs of IoT developers by extending the energy efficiency of its wireless and MCU products while simplifying product design with best-in-class tools and support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you want the easiest to configure, lowest power wireless solution, Silicon Labs\u2019 EFP01 PMIC with Wireless Gecko is the best choice,\u201d said Matt Saunders, vice president of IoT marketing and applications at Silicon Labs. \u201cThe EFP01 family provides a turnkey power management companion solution for our wireless SoC and MCU families, combined with Simplicity Studio tools, reference designs, sample applications and \u2018PMIC-aware\u2019 wireless stacks for easy development. The EFP01 is optimised for our IoT connectivity platforms, eliminating the need to incorporate multiple vendor reference designs into a schematic or layout.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EFP01 PMICs simplify power system design and reduce power consumption through enhanced control. The PMICS include low-voltage dc-dc converters and regulators along with a flexible mechanism to manage the power rails in a system design. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCreating the retail industry\u2019s first intelligent security tag that can communicate wirelessly with customers\u2019 mobile devices required power management ingenuity and innovation,\u201d said Nikolai Brix Lindholm, chief technology officer at Zliide,<\/a><\/strong> a omnichannel platform provider for the retail industry. \u201cThe combination of Silicon Labs\u2019 Wireless Gecko platform, turnkey PMIC solution, development tools and reference designs enabled us to create ultra-low-power asset tags offering both longer battery life and exceptional wireless performance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The EFP01 PMIC family provides a rich set of features enabling developers to optimize their IoT designs for energy efficiency and extended battery life:<\/p>\n\n\n\n