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DALLAS (Nov. 22) – TI today completed its previously announced acquisition of Power Trends in a stock-for-stock transaction. The acquisition strengthens TI’s catalog analog portfolio, in particular TI’s power-management products. Power Trends is a leading supplier in the emerging and fast-growing market for point-of-use power solutions situated next to digital signal processors, microprocessors and other high performance devices on the circuit board.

Combining Power Trends' system and design understanding of point-of-use power-solutions with TI's advanced analog silicon technologies enables complete, easy-to-use modular solutions and speeds customers' time-to-market.

Plug-in power-supplies are a fast-growing trend in power management, as high-performance integrated circuits become increasingly complex, requiring higher current at lower voltages. TI expects demand for plug-in power products to grow to $1 billion within five years.

Power Trends, with its approximately 240 employees will continue to operate from its Warrenville, Ill. headquarters as a wholly owned subsidiary of TI.

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For more information on Power Trends' products, contact Power Trends, Inc. 27715 Diehl Road, Warrenville, IL, USA 60555. Phone: (800) 531-5782, Fax: (630) 393-6902, email: sales@powertrends.com, or Internet website: www.powertrends.com.

In Europe contact Power Trends at phone: +44 (0) 1256 334200, fax: +44 (0) 1256 334201, or email: eurosales@powertrends.com.