There are a number of semiconductor options for the high-side current sensing function. The choices among integrated circuit (IC) devices can be classified into two, : current-sense amplifiers and difference amplifiers.

The deal will put NXP in a position “to compete head-to-head with Broadcom and STMicroelectronics,” Christos Lagomichos, executive vice president and general manager of NXP’s Home Business Unit, told EE Times.

Global sales of semiconductors during the first quarter of 2008 came in at $63.4 billion, up 3.8 percent on the same period last year, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).

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