Akros Silicon Intros PoE Powered SoC with Integrated GreenEdge 2kV Isolation

Akros Silicon, a provider of intelligent energy management integrated circuits (ICs), announced AS1854, claimed as industry’s first Power over Ethernet (PoE) Power System-on-a-Chip (Power SoC) with 2kV integrated GreenEdge 2kV isolation for the next generation of Internet Protocol (IP) appliances.

 

AS1854 is based on Akros’ patented GreenEdge digital isolation technology. It is part of the AS18x4 product family, which includes the AS1854, AS1844, AS1834 and AS1824. AS18x4 series offers a complete range of high-end to low-end and high-power (PoE Plus, IEEE (News - Alert) 802.3at-pre) to low-power (IEEE 802.3af) products that meet diverse product line requirements and provide substantial cost savings.

 

According to officials, the new AS1854’s GreenEdge isolation technology enables complete remote monitoring and control of IP appliance power subsystems, making network-based energy management a practical reality.

 

Officials said that AS1854 eliminates low-speed, bulky opto-couplers and integrates functionality of up to nine separate ICs used in current solutions, including a third-generation IEEE 802.3af/at PD controller and quad-output digital power DC-DC converters.

 

Akros’ AS1854 provides the advantage of a cost-effective PoE and power management solution in a single package, capable of reducing design footprint and bill-of-material considerably.

 

AS1854 delivers superior DC-DC efficiency and enables direct digital management of both isolated primary-side power and secondary-side system power. To achieve this, the AS1854 is provided with a cross-isolation DC-DC timing management and digital power control capable of delivering higher DC-DC efficiency across the range of light- to full-load conditions.

 

AS1854 also implements many advance diagnostic features and high-voltage telemetry features – thanks to its ability to communicate between the primary and secondary power domains. As a result, the system enables remote power management and IT servicing of devices reducing IT truck rolls and service costs for end customers.

 

Based on AS1854, OEMs can design a wide range of cost-effective and value-added IP-based appliances such as IP phones, IP cameras, wireless access points (WAP), Thin Client terminals, and Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX (News - Alert)) customer premise equipments (CPEs), to capitalize on energy-efficiency market trends.

 

“Energy management plays an increasingly integral role in IT services, with a tremendous demand from enterprises to reduce energy consumption and to extend intelligence of remote network management to power subsystems,” said Parviz Ghaffaripour, CEO of Akros Silicon (News - Alert), in a statement.

 

“The AS18x4 products allow our customers to create a value-added and differentiated feature set in a cost-effective manner—and to pass on the recurring energy-saving benefits to their end customers,” Ghaffaripour added.