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National Semiconductor Celebrated 50 Years of Industry Leadership and Launched Sixth Decade Focused on Energy

May 27, 2009 - Today, National Semiconductor Corp. is celebrating its 50th anniversary. National’s story is one intricately woven into the history of the high-tech industry. When the company was founded, computers were the size of buildings, telephones were wired to walls, televisions were boxes filled with tubes and humans had not yet left the earth’s atmosphere. National’s many technological innovations have shaped the industry and left their mark on the world.

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National Semiconductor’s New High-Voltage, Step-Down Controller Family Provides Input Voltage Range up to 75V, High-Performance Regulation, Reduced EMI

December 15, 2008 - National Semiconductor's Energy-Efficient LM5085 and LM5088 High-Voltage, Step-Down Controller Family Delivers Input Voltage Range up to 75V, High-Performance Regulation, Reduced EMI.

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Energy-Efficient Analog Products from National Semiconductor Provide High Reliability, Robust Operation for Automotive Applications

October 21, 2008 - National Semiconductor provides high reliability, robust operation for automotive applications innovative portfolio enables safer cars with better fuel efficiency.

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Power Supply Engineers Can View Performance, Save Time with Enhanced WEBENCH Design Tool and New SIMPLE SWITCHER Regulators from National Semiconductor

October 20, 2008 - Power Supply Engineers View Performance, Save Time with Enhanced WEBENCH Design Tool and New LM2267X SIMPLE SWITCHER Regulators from National Semiconductor.

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National Semiconductor Introduces New SIMPLE SWITCHER Controllers, Industry’s First Complete MOSFET Selection Tool to Simplify Controller Designs

October 20, 2008 - National Semiconductor's New LM315X SIMPLE SWITCHER Controllers and Complete MOSFET Selection Tool Simplify Controller Designs.

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National Semiconductor Enters Photovoltaic Market with Technology That Maximizes Solar Energy Production

June 30, 2008 - National Semiconductor's SolarMagic^TM technology extracts the maximum power efficiency of each photovoltaic panel, even when some panels in the array are compromised by shading, debris or inherent panel-to-panel mismatch.

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National Semiconductor Introduces Industry's Smallest 1A, 4 MHz Synchronous Step-Down DC-DC Converter for Portable Applications

June 9, 2008 - 4 MHz LM3691 synchronous step-down DC-DC converter from National Semiconductor provides up to a 1A output current over an input voltage range of 2.3V to 5.5V.

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National Semiconductor Introduces Industry's First Emulated Current-Mode-Controlled Buck-Boost DC-DC Regulator Controller with Ultra-wide Operating Voltage Range

May 19, 2008 - The LM5118 is the industry’s first emulated current-mode-controlled buck-boost DC-DC regulator controller from National Semiconductor with a best-in-class operating voltage range of 3V to 75V for automotive, telecommunications and battery-powered systems.

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National Semiconductor Introduces Industry's Smallest Step-Down Switching Regulators for Handheld Devices and Automotive Power Adapters

April 21, 2008 - PowerWise Step-Down Switching Regulators from National Semiconductor Supply up to 1.2A and Feature Intelligent Current Limiting and Over-Voltage Protection for Handheld Devices and Automotive Power Adapters.

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National Semiconductor Introduces Industry’s First High-Voltage, Monolithic Two-Switch Forward DC-DC Regulator

December 17, 2007 - National Semiconductor's high-voltage, monolithic two-switch forward DC-DC regulator for power supply designs features an ultra-wide input voltage range from 4.25V to 75V and maximum switching frequency to 750 kHz.

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National Semiconductor Introduces Industry’s First High-Power-Density, Self-Synchronizing Buck Regulators

November 5, 2007 - 10 LM201xx and LM202xx synchronous buck switching regulators from National's PowerWise® family offer a combination of power sequencing, adjustable switching frequency and clock synchronization options to optimize power supply designs.

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National Semiconductor Introduces SIMPLE SWITCHER Synchronous Regulators with Highest Input Voltage Range

October 1, 2007 - National Semiconductor's LM3102 and LM3103 high-efficiency SIMPLE SWITCHER® synchronous buck regulators from its PowerWise® energy-efficient product family are the industry's first synchronous buck regulators to feature an input voltage range up to 42V.

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National's LP5552 is an advanced power management IC that supports adaptive voltage scaling (AVS) to enable the processor to adaptively adjust its supply voltage to the minimum level needed, greatly reducing its energy consumption. Offered in a 36-bump micro SMD package, the LP5552 includes two 800 mA buck regulators and five low-dropout regulators (LDOs).

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National Semiconductor Introduces Industry’s Highest-Power PoE PD Controller with Auxiliary Power Support

May 22, 2007 - National Semiconductor's LM5073 Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) powered device (PD) controller features adjustable output current level and the ability to interface with any DC-DC converter topology.

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National Semiconductor Introduces Industry’s First 100V Current-Mode Buck Controller

February 26, 2007 - National Semiconductor's LM5116 is the Industry's First 100V Current-Mode Buck Controller that Features Patented Emulated Current-Mode Control for High Step-Down Ratios.

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