element14 announces Richtek franchise

element14 has announced its new franchise with analog IC company Richtek Technology Corporation. This partnership includes an expansion of element14’s portfolio of Richtek’s extensive line of DC/DC converters and LDO linear voltage regulators. Electronic design customers will benefit from easy availability of Richtek’s inventive power management solutions that improve the performance of consumer electronics, computers and communications equipment.

Jeff Uden, Vice President of Product and Supplier Marketing, element14 Asia-Pacific, said, “Electronics designers across a wide range of industry segments find that Richtek products are integral to their designs. We are delighted to work closely with Richtek to add their newest products to our extensively stocked product offering, which makes it easier for our customers to access all the products they need in one place from element14.”

Among the new products offered is Richtek’s RT7475GQW PWM converter. It is a 3 A DC/DC converter which provides high efficiency, excellent transient response and high DC output BUCK accuracy up to 18 V, essential to low voltage CPU core performance, I/O and RAM chipsets. It is suitable for industrial, consumer, set top box and other equipment, and is available in a space-saving 3 x 3 mm DFN package at http://sg.element14.com/2341363.