Date: 21/01/2009

Feed reference design along with chips to Chinese OEMs for long-term gain

LCD TV might be the next immediate consumer appliance from China, which will be manufactured like a commodity for the world market, just like how the DVD players have hit the market. If LCD TVs succeed like DVD players, than the semiconductor IC and other components manufacturers, whose parts get integrated into these TVs will reap high profits.

The OEMs TV manufacturers in China are looking for ready reference designs to quickly develop reliable LCD Televisions. One such early move to provide ready reference design solutions is by Fairchild Semiconductor. Its Global Power ResourceSM Centers (GPRC) in China has developed LCD TV integrated power solution exclusively for Chinese LCD TV manufacturers.
This design integrates power factor correction, an AC-DC power supply and a DC-AC backlight inverter directly from the PFC output. It eliminates one stage of power conversion.
Spencer Fanchiang, Fairchild's senior manager, Global Power Resource Centre, Asia Pacific has said, "Fairchild has provided this reference design for LCD TVs to some of China's leading LCD TV manufacturers,"

Fairchild's Global Power Resource provides host of design services such as, system power design, online design tools, evaluation boards, reference designs, webinars and power seminars for its Chinese customers.