GreenPAK

GreenPAK™ is a Dialog Semiconductor’s family of mixed-signal integrated circuits and development tools. GreenPAK circuits are classified as configurable mixed-signal ICs. This category is characterized by analog and digital blocks that can be configured through programmable non-volatile memory. These devices also have a “Connection Matrix”, which supports routing signals between the various blocks. These devices can include multiple components within a single IC.
Also, the company developed the GreenPAK Designer Software for IC design creation.
History.
The GreenPAK technology was developed by Silego Technology Inc. The company was established in 2001. The GreenPAK product line was introduced in April 2010. Then, the first generation of the ICs was released. Later, Silego was acquired by Dialog Semiconductor PLC in 2017. Officially, the trademark for the GreenPAK title was registered in 2019.
Currently, in the market, the sixth generation of GreenPAK ICs was already released. There were around 2 billion GreenPAK ICs shipped to Dialog’s customers from all over the world.
GreenPAK Integrated Circuits.
There are a few categories of ICs developed within the GreenPAK technology:
GreenPAK Designer Software.
GreenPAK Designer Software is a free GUI-based platform that enables users to create IC designs without any programming language prior skills.
The software functions include:
Development Tools.
There are three development boards that allow engineers to conduct different procedures mentioned in the table below.
The development boards are compatible with different sets of GreenPAK ICs that can be checked on Dialog Semiconductor’s website.
Circuit Design Applications.
As of September 2020, Dialog Semiconductor has developed almost 300 application notes that include IC designs created in the GreenPAK Designer Software along with full instructions of the projects.
Origin of the Title.
The first part of the title “GreenPAK” indicates that the circuits function in a “green” eco-friendly manner. Their low power consumption and less lead used to produce the IC let the products diminish its negative effect on nature. The suffix “PAK” is an acronym for “Programmable Analog Kit”, indicating the goal of this device family to provide a set of analog resources (as well as digital resources), that can be used to solve a variety of real-world application problems