Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.: A Fabless Semiconductor Company

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (MPS) is one of the fabless semiconductor companies that are headquartered in San Jose, California. Founded in 1997, the company is now publicly traded on the NASDAQ, under the ticker symbol MPWR.

The success of the company in the semiconductor industry is strongly attributed to the team of experts employed by the business. These associates are considered as veterans in the industry that have strong expertise in sophisticated system, IC level designing, customer application experience and highly-technical knowledge in the industry. These experts are working closely with their business partners to come up with solutions for their unique needs. The base customers of Monolithic Power Systems include companies in the industries of communication, consumer electronics, industrial, storage and computing and automotive.

The primary product of the company is their direct current (DC) to DC converter integrated circuits that are mainly used in the conversion of control voltages of electronic systems. Their lighting control ICs are also used in systems that provides lighting to LCD panels in car navigational systems, notebook computers, LCD monitors, televisions and even on smart phones. Other offerings include their AC/DC power conversion solutions and their (AC)/DC offlines solutions for lighting illumination applications. By providing these high performance analog semiconductors to their business partners, they are helping their clients market their products much faster, support various applications and even come up with ideas for possible new products.

By integrating the use of BiCMOS signal transistors with DMOS power transistors, MPS is able to create smaller single-chip power management ICs that are capable of delivering highly accurate results and efficiency in power usage. The technological platform used by the company to create their products starts the simplification process of designing ICs which are useful in a wide range of analog applications.

With global operations, MPS employs more than 1,000 associates around the world. Their facilities are located across the United States, in Europe, Singapore, China, Taiwan, Korea and in Japan.