(iTers News) - ROHM Co., Ltd has started production of a dedicated system power management integrated circuit, or PMIC, BD2613GW, to support a next generation, 14nm Intel Atom processor for tablets.

A highly integrated power management solution with industry leading power efficiency, ROHM's PMIC is zeroing in on ultra-thin form factor tablet market.  .

Takahiro Ota, director of ROHM LSI Corporate Strategy Headquarters said, "The BD2613GW is a successor to BD2610GW which supports Intel's current processor for tablets, the Intel Atom processor Z3700 series. This new single-chip PMIC integrates all of the essential power FETs into same WLCSP package as its predecessor, the BD2610GW. It is best suited for Android-based and Windows-based tablets using Intel's 14nm-based SoC, while offering the best-in-class cost optimization."

"Power management is an important vector for our platform designed for tablets. Intel is happy to collaborate with ROHM to provide great power delivery performance for our next generation Intel Atom processor for tablets," said Tom Shewchuk, Intel's director of Tablet Component Enabling.