Texas Instruments announced today a high-performance power conversion integrated circuit with "smart charging" capability that incorporates all essential power transistors onto a single device. Occupying up to 70 percent less board space versus discrete solutions, the programmable chip delivers high DC/DC conversion efficiency and battery management to one-cell lithium-ion (Li-Ion) powered communication and multimedia devices with multiple voltages, such as smart phones, portable audio and media players, satellite radio and GPS systems.