Monolithic Power Systems

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.
legal form	Corporation
ISIN	US6098391054
founding	1997
Seat	Kirkland, Washington, USA
management	Michael R. Hsing (CEO)
Number of employees	1800
sales	628 million US dollars (2019)
Branch	Electronics , semiconductors
Website	www.monolithicpower.com

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. ( MPS ) provides integrated circuits for systems used in cloud computing, telecommunications infrastructure , automotive , industrial, and consumer applications. The products are sold through third-party suppliers, value-added resellers and directly to original equipment manufacturers , original design manufacturers and service providers for electronics manufacturing in China, Taiwan, Europe, Korea, Southeast Asia, Japan and the United States.

history

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. was founded in November 1997 by Michael Hsing and James C. Moyer with the aim of building a monolithic power supply system on a single chip.

In May 1998, the company launched a single-chip solution to power the CCFL backlight in notebooks. The product significantly reduced overall solution cost and design complexity, and resulted in significantly improved performance conversion.

The company then diversified into DC / DC products, which defined the industry standard. In November 2004 Michael Hsing brought the company to the stock exchange. The company has grown by up to 21% annually and in 2017 won the Global Semiconductor Alliance Award Global Semiconductor Alliance for the most prestigious emerging public company. MPS now comprises 11 product lines with more than 2,000 products.

Products

MPS designs, develops, and markets communications, storage and computer markets, consumer electronics, industrial and automotive markets. The company sells its products through third-party suppliers, value-added resellers and directly to original equipment manufacturers, original design manufacturers and electronics manufacturing service providers in China, Taiwan, Europe, Korea, Southeast Asia, Japan and the United States.

MPS produces 40,000 wafers (TS certified) in 8 and 12 inch wafer factories.

Locations

Monolithic Power Systems is headquartered in Kirkland, Washington, and has manufacturing facilities in Los Gatos, California and Taipei, Taiwan. The company works with external manufacturers, has testing facilities in Chengdu , People's Republic of China , and quality and reliability facilities in San José and Chengdu. More than 300 million units per month are tested. MPS is active in more than 15 locations worldwide.

Full list of MPS locations:

• North America
  • Kirkland, Washington, USA
  • San Jose , California , USA
  • Detroit , Michigan , USA
• Asia
  • Chengdu, People's Republic of China
  • Hangzhou , People's Republic of China
  • Shenzhen , People's Republic of China
  • Shanghai , People's Republic of China
  • Taipei , Taiwan
  • Cheongju , South Korea
  • Tokyo , Japan
  • Singapore
  • Bengaluru , India
• Europe
  • Barcelona , Spain
  • Ottobrunn , Germany
  • Tolochenaz , Switzerland

Employee

Monolithic Power Systems employs over 1,800 people worldwide.

Michael R. Hsing is co-founder of MPS and has served as CEO and Chairman of the Board since the company was founded in 1997. Prior to that, he was a senior silicon technology developer at several analog IC companies, developing and patenting new technologies.

Products

MPS MPM3682GRE - DC DC CONVERTER 0.65-5V

The MPS products include a portfolio of intellectual properties and proprietary wafer manufacturing processes such as digital , analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits. The company offers DC / DC converter ICs that are used to convert and control voltages of various electronic systems, such as portable electronic devices, wireless LAN access points, computers, set-top boxes, displays, automobiles, and medical devices. The company also offers backlight control ICs that are used in systems that provide the light source for LCD panels in notebook computers, LCD monitors, car navigation systems, and LCD televisions. In addition, it offers AC / DC offline solutions for lighting applications and AC / DC power conversion solutions for various end products that plug into an electrical outlet. Class D audio amplifiers are also made.

BCD Plus ^TM technology

BCD Plus ^TM is a proprietary process technology implemented in standard CMOS foundries, integrating BiCMOS signal transistors with an efficient DMOS power transistor to produce small, single-chip power management ICs that operate with high efficiency across a wide range of analog applications work.

Product lines

In June 2019, MPS expanded to 11 product lines to offer sensor and power management solutions for a variety of industries.

• AC / DC power conversion
• Automotive
• Battery management systems
• DC / DC power conversion
• DC / DC modules
• Motor driver
• Telecom (computers and notebooks)
• Telecom (server)
• Position sensors and current sensors
• Ultrasonic
• Lighting systems

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2018 Form 10-K Annual Report ( en-US ) Retrieved March 1, 2019.
2. ↑ Bloomberg overview of Monolithic Power Systems ( en-US ). Retrieved July 11, 2019.
3. ↑ ^{a b} Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. Short Interest Update ( en-US ) Retrieved December 6, 2015.
4. ↑ James C. Moyer Sells 10,000 Shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (MPWR) Stock ( en-US ). Retrieved December 6, 2015.
5. ^ Sunday Update: How did Monolithic Power Systems Incorporated shares perform? - The Bulletin ( en-US ) Retrieved December 6, 2015.
6. ↑ Investor Relations ( en ) Accessed October 9, 2019.
7. ↑ Monolithic Power Systems - Partners, Design Resources, FPGA & SoC . Retrieved December 6, 2015.