# The Custom Power Chip You Configure Yourself: Power GreenPAK

- Show: [OnTrack](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack)
- Published: 2026-09-02
- Length: 36m
- Episode: 352
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2026-09-02-the-custom-power-chip-you-configure-yourself-power-greenpak
- Listen: https://podcast.altium.com/e/the-custom-power-chip-you-configure-yourself-power-greenpak/

## Summary

Sidney Chan, product marketing director at Renesas, explains how Power GreenPAK allows engineers to configure custom power chips with integrated DC-DC converters, LDOs, and load switches at their desk. He demonstrates the SLG51002, an 8-channel high-PSRR LDO, showing how clean power rails prevent visible banding and artifacts on CMOS image sensors in smartphones and automotive systems. Chan also outlines the broader GreenPAK family, including AnalogPAK, HVPAK, and the new ForgeFPGA line, emphasizing system-level efficiency and rapid prototyping over traditional ASIC development.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2026-09-02-the-custom-power-chip-you-configure-yourself-power-greenpak#t=0) Introduction: Sidney Chan and Renesas Power GreenPAK
- [1:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2026-09-02-the-custom-power-chip-you-configure-yourself-power-greenpak#t=88) Sidney Chan's Background and Renesas Acquisition History
- [4:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2026-09-02-the-custom-power-chip-you-configure-yourself-power-greenpak#t=280) The Go Configure Software and Custom IP Protection
- [9:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2026-09-02-the-custom-power-chip-you-configure-yourself-power-greenpak#t=579) GreenPAK Product Lines: AnalogPAK, HVPAK, and Automotive
- [14:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2026-09-02-the-custom-power-chip-you-configure-yourself-power-greenpak#t=859) Power GreenPAK Resources and Configuration Process
- [20:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2026-09-02-the-custom-power-chip-you-configure-yourself-power-greenpak#t=1234) Live Demo: SLG51002 LDO and CMOS Image Sensor Noise
- [28:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2026-09-02-the-custom-power-chip-you-configure-yourself-power-greenpak#t=1714) Customization Levels and System Efficiency Optimization
- [35:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2026-09-02-the-custom-power-chip-you-configure-yourself-power-greenpak#t=2118) Future Outlook: ForgeFPGA and Conclusion

## Topics

- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Analog & power electronics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/analog-and-power-electronics)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Renesas (company)
- Power GreenPAK (product)
- SLG51002 (product)
- Go Configure Software Hub (tool)
- ForgeFPGA (product)
- AnalogPAK (product)
- HVPAK (product)
- Zai Corps (company)
- Dialog Semiconductor (company)
- Maxim Integrated (company)
- Salago Technology (company)

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