Reinforcing its leadership in power management and energy-efficient products, National Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE:NSM) today launched an initiative to help customers create more energy-efficient systems that use less power, generate less heat, have a smaller form factor and/or longer battery life.

HP today announced virtualization and power management technologies that help customers streamline IT operations to realize dramatic cost savings, increased flexibility and improved energy efficiency.

Texas Instruments (TI) Incorporated (NYSE: TXN) today announced that it acquired POWERPRECISE Solutions, Inc., a fabless portable power management integrated circuit (IC) solutions company based in Herndon, Virginia. The acquisition combines POWERPRECISE advanced technologies, design expertise and innovative products with TI's extensive analog and power management portfolio.

National Semiconductor Corporation is launching a new series of “Knowledge is Power” technical courses on power management design in 14 cities throughout Europe and Israel between Sept. 17 and Oct. 11, 2007.

NEC Electronics America, Inc. introduced the newest additions to its NP Series of low-voltage power MOSFETs with ultra -low on-state resistance (RDS(on)).

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. announced the industry’s first power MOSFETs with on-resistance ratings at a 1.2-V gate-to-source voltage, a move that will help designers simplify power management circuitry while extending battery run times in portable electronic systems.