EINDHOVEN, THE NETHERLANDS: NXP Semiconductors announced that its GreenChip PC chipset has achieved 80 PLUS Gold certification for a reference design, as set by Ecos Consulting and the 80 PLUS Program. With efficiency of well over 90 percent, this is the first PC desktop power supply reference solution to meet the stringent demands of the Gold standard, helping to enable the PC industry to accelerate its green power roadmaps.

NXP is the first company to create a cost-effective energy-efficient chipset for PC power supplies, which is easy to manufacture and ready to deliver to the mass consumer market now. Desktops with the NXP GreenChip PC solution installed will cut energy losses up to 50 percent compared to the average desktop. Installing the GreenChip PC will have a dramatic impact on the amount of power consumed. NXP estimates that 160 million desktop PCs equipped with 80 PLUS Gold-certified supplies will save the equivalent of 200 million tons of CO2 emission.

NXP's GreenChip PC chipset solution has been designed to exceed all relevant current and future industry standards. By future-proofing the chipset, NXP has made it easier for the PC industry to develop power-efficient products today and tomorrow.

Edwin Kluter, marketing director, power solutions product line, NXP Semiconductors, said: "We are pleased to announce that NXP's GreenChip PC solution has passed this significant landmark. Passing the 80 PLUS Gold standard demonstrates NXP's commitment to the process of reducing power consumption. The company is pushing manufacturers to deliver greener products today by providing a solution that is available now."

Key features of the NXP GreenChip PC chipset include:

* Highly efficient secondary side "controlled switch" concept.
* Scalability through the selection of external components which set the output power and efficiency of the supply.
* Active Clamp Reset with integrated switch, lowering the breakdown voltage demand for the power components.
* Integrated standby and housekeeping functionality, reducing the number of external components required to meet energy star standby requirements.
* Independent regulation of output voltages resulting in perfect cross regulation.
* Fanless design allowing for living room computing applications.
* Fits standard ATX size box.

The GreenChip PC chipset solution is available now and shipping in Europe, the US, APAC and Japan.