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About

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MPS Worldwide Offices

The Future of Analog IC Technology®

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Monolithic Power Systems (MPS) is a high-performance analog semiconductor
company headquartered in San Jose, California. Formed in 1997, the company
has three core strengths; deep system-level and applications knowledge, strong
analog design expertise, and an innovative proprietary process technology. These
combined advantages enable MPS to deliver highly integrated monolithic products
that offer energy efficient, cost-effective solutions.
MPS’ systems and applications expertise stems from a team of industry
veterans who possess a combination of highly-technical electronics knowledge,
sophisticated system and IC level design capabilities and extensive customer
application experience. This allows the company to work closely with customers to
identify new product opportunities, reduce time-to-market and effectively support
its applications. In addition, MPS has developed a portfolio of intellectual property
and proprietary wafer fabrication processes that enhance its products and market
share.
MPS’ proprietary BCD Plus™ process technology is key to its competitive
advantage. Many conventional analog technologies are handicapped by an inability
to support the integration of power devices at high power levels. This results in
unacceptably large semiconductors and/or significant levels of power loss. High
power loss results in significant heat dissipation. This must be managed to avoid
damaging or reducing the overall performance and efficiency of the system.
Other analog semiconductor vendors rely on multiple chip solutions to avoid these
issues. In contrast, MPS’ BCD Plus process technology resolves each of these
issues. Implemented at standard CMOS foundries, this unique process integrates
BiCMOS signal transistors with a highly efficient DMOS power transistor. This
allows MPS to design and deliver smaller, single-chip power management ICs
that are highly efficient and accurate. In addition, MPS’ single process technology
simplifies the design process, and is applicable across a wide range of analog
applications. The result is higher productivity and significant cost advantages for
any MPS customer.
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AC/DC Offline
Audio (Class-D Audio Amplifiers)
Backlighting Solutions
Battery Chargers / Protection
Discrete High-Voltage MOSFETs
Half-Bridge and Full-Bridge Power Drivers
Isolated and Transformer Based Power Supplies
Lighting & Illumination
Linear Regulators
Photo-Flash Solutions
Power Over Ethernet (PoE) PD Solutions
Precision Analog
Push-Button Interface
Supervisory Circuits / Voltage Supervisors
Switching Power Supply Regulators
USB and Current-Limit Load Switches

MPS is a fabless semiconductor company, working with third party foundries.
However, in contrast to many other fabless companies that use standard process
technologies, MPS works with its foundry partners to install its own proprietary
process technology in their facilities for use solely by MPS. MPS has worldwide
offices in Korea, China, Taiwan, Japan and across Europe.

Corporate Headquarters
6409 Guadalupe Mines Road
San Jose, CA 95120
USA
Tel: +1 408-826-0600
usinfo@monolithicpower.com

MPS China
Chengdu

#8 Kexin Road,
West Park of Export Processing Zone,
West High-Tech Zone,
Chengdu, Sichuan, China 611731
Tel: +86 28-8730-3000
china-cd@monolithicpower.com

SECONDARY-SIDE
SYNCHRONOUS RECTIFICATION
MPS Korea
Wonlim Bldg., #301,
1422-6, Seocho-dong, Seocho-gu,
Seoul, 137-070 Korea
Tel: +82 2-598-2307
koreainfo@monolithicpower.com

MPS Taiwan
Hangzhou
No. 3 Xidoumen Road,
The Paradise Software Park-D-Floor 15,16,
Zhejiang Province,
Hangzhou, 310012 P.R.C.
Tel: +86 571-8981-8588
china-hz@monolithicpower.com

Shanghai
Room 06, 30 Floor,
International Corporate City,
No. 3000 Zhongshan North Road,
Shanghai, 200063 P.R.C.
Tel: +86 21-5240-1212
china-sh@monolithicpower.com

8F, No. 77,
Nan-King East Rd., Sec. 3,
Taipei 104, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Tel: +886 2-2504-0656
taiwaninfo@monolithicpower.com

MPS Japan
Tokyo

Shinjukugyoen-mae Bldg., 6F,
Shinjuku 1-34-8, Shinjuku-ku,
Tokyo, 160-0022, Japan
Tel: +81 3-5360-1361
japaninfo@monolithicpower.com

Osaka
Shenzhen
Room 1501, 1513,
Coastal City (West Tower) Hai De San Dao,
Nanshan District,
Shenzhen, 518054 P.R.C.
Tel: +86 755-3308-7732
china-sz@monolithicpower.com

Hirano-Machi Yachiyo Building 10F-D,
1-8-13, Hirano-Machi, Chuoh-ku,
Osaka-shi, Osaka, Japan
Tel: +81-6-4708-8005
japaninfo@monolithicpower.com

MPS France
Centre d’Affaires Concorde,
1080 Chemin de la Croix Verte,
38330 Montbonnot,
Saint Martin, France
Tel: +33 684-138-570
europeinfo@monolithicpower.com

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