austriamicrosystems has unveiled the AS3650, a highly integrated power and audio management unit developed in close alignment with SiRF Technology Inc., allowing a perfect fit to PND systems with SiRF’s navigation processors.

The AS3650 provides the entire system power management, battery management, linear and USB charging, backlight driver for various screen sizes and a touchscreen interface. In addition, the device offers high performance audio functionality with audio DAC, ADC, audio mixer and several audio inputs and outputs in a single device. This feature set together with the functionality and performance of AS3650 ensure a perfect fit to the entire SiRF PND processor family, from the industry standard SiRFatlas and SiRFtitan processors to the recently launched SiRFprima multifunction location platform.

"Manufacturers of battery powered devices around the world demand complete solutions with high performance and a perfect fit of processor and power management unit. The combination of austriamicrosystems’ power and audio management unit and SiRF processors gives real value to OEMs and customers", said Markus Luidolt, marketing manager mobile consumer devices at austriamicrosystems.

"We believe that our cooperation with austriamicrosystems, combined with their expertise in the integration of sophisticated power management functions with complex analog audio blocks, will help reduce BOM and time to market for our PND customers around the globe", commented David Wang, Senior Director of Marketing at SiRF. "The AS3650 from austriamicrosystems is the first power management unit with audio management specifically tailored to SiRF’s multifunction location platform."

Reference designs with AS3650 and the SiRFprima processors will be available in Q2. AS3650 is available in a BGA124, 8mm x 8mm package and is specified for -40°C to 85°C ambient temperature.

austriamicrosystems is one of the exhibitors in the IIC-China 2008.