About Monolithic Power Systems
Monolithic Power Systems designs power management chips, including DC-to-DC converters that step a supply voltage down to the level a processor or memory chip needs. Its products also include lighting control ICs for LCD backlighting, class D audio amplifiers and power modules with a PMBus interface, a standard digital link for monitoring power supplies. It is a supplier of supporting silicon rather than processors. The company was founded in 1997 by Michael Hsing, who serves as chief executive.
Monolithic Power Systems was founded in 1997 and is based in Kirkland, Washington, United States. It is listed under Custom Silicon, ASICs. Its shares trade as MPWR on NASDAQ.
Compute Technologies
- Power Management
- DC-DC Converters
What Monolithic Power Systems works on
Custom Silicon
Custom silicon means a company designs its own chips for its own products or data centers instead of buying standard parts. The chip is made by a foundry such as TSMC, but the design belongs to the customer.
ASICs
An ASIC, or application-specific integrated circuit, is a chip designed to do one job or a narrow set of jobs. Its circuits are fixed when the chip is made. A CPU can run any program; an ASIC does what it was designed for and nothing else.
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