Hsinchu, Taiwan – July 13th, 2011 – Nuvoton Technology Corp. launches a new Hardware Monitoring device -- NCT7802Y. Nuvoton NCT7802Y is the first discrete Hardware Monitoring IC in the market to support the Intel ® PECI 3.0 (Platform Environment Control Interface) specification. The NCT7802Y provides accurate voltage and temperature monitoring, patented SMART FAN™ IV fan control algorithms and advanced system protection mechanisms to ensure efficiency and reliability of Industrial PC or Thin Client system.

An internal 10-bit ADC is built inside the NCT7802Y to convert the monitored temperature into accurate in ±1℃ values. The remote inputs can be connected to CPU/GPU thermal diode or any thermal diode sensors and thermistor, moreover, it can get latest Intel® CPU temperature directly via Intel® PECI3.0 interface.

In addition to the temperature and voltage sensors, the NCT7802Y can also monitor up to 3 fan inputs and control 3 fan outputs (DC or PWM mode) by SMART FAN™ IV mode or Manual mode. The SMART FAN™ IV of NCT7802Y supports multi-zoned linear temperatures and fan speed mapping with hysteresis, to provide an easy method to implement quiet and cooling solution with maximum safety and flexibility.

Furthermore, the NCT7802Y implements an array of system alert features. There’re several pure hardware event pins, including ALERT#, T_CRIT#, and RESET #, SMI # and BEEP alarm signals, and all threshold values could be set for immediately activating system protection. Meanwhile, several SMBus addresses could be set for flexible system design.

Nuvoton's Hardware Monitoring IC solutions continue to be customer’s primary choice. As the system hardware’s first protection role, the Nuvoton Hardware Monitoring ICs series always integrate the most important and up-to-date hardware monitoring functions, also perfect the system stability and overall functionalities with excellent quality, efficiency, and are thus the industry’s most complete suite of solutions for desktop, notebooks, servers, VGA cards, projectors, and game console applications.

Nuvoton has been the major supplier of the key IC components for PC related markets and is proud to provide customers a total solution for the latest PC platforms with cost effective product portfolio. Nuvoton will continue to provide our customers a growing family of Hardware Monitoring ICs for their evolving system health management needs.

About Nuvoton Technology

Nuvoton Technology Corp. was established as a spin-out of Winbond Electronics’ Logic business group, starting operation in July, 2008 and IPO in September, 2010. Nuvoton Technology focuses on the R&D and sales in logic ICs, and leads in global market shares of speech ICs and computer related application ICs. Nuvoton owns a six-inch wafer fab, featuring in special niche process. Besides in-house IC products, the wafer fab also provides part of its capacity for foundry services. Nuvoton Technology provides high cost performance products for its customers by means of flexible technology innovation capabilities, full product solutions and excellent integration of technology synergy. Nuvoton offers superior services based on existing solid foundation and continues to realize its vision: "Be an indispensable partner to industry leaders." Nuvoton values the long-term relationship with its partners and customers; the company has established subsidiaries in the USA, China and Israel to strengthen regional customer support and global management. For more information, please visit www.nuvoton.com.

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