Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today introduced a low-power, FPD-Link serializer that delivers the industry’s highest screen resolution while extending battery life in tablet computers, ebooks, laptops and portable display monitors.
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Cadence Design Systems, Inc. continued its efforts to help customers reduce time to market for new systems and SoCs with the announcement of new in-circuit acceleration based on the Incisive and Palladium XP platforms for the company's System Development Suite, and extensions to the Verification IP Catalog for acceleration and emulation to give engineers the ability to go beyond simulation to speed verification of large-scale SoCs, sub-systems and systems.
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Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today launched the industry’s first IP subsystem for the development of SoCs supporting the NVM Express 1.0c standard, an interface technology used in the rapidly growing solid-state drive (SSD) market.
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Public Wireless, Inc. has chosen to partner with Freescale Semiconductor to leverage market-leading QorIQ Qonverge processors for a new line of outdoor small cell base station solutions.
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Freescale is taking an early leadership position in the next-generation WLAN access point market by demonstrating one of the first production-ready solutions to support the emerging 802.11ac standard at this week’s Interop event in Las Vegas.
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MIPS Technologies, Inc. today introduced a new generation of microprocessor cores. The Aptiv Generation cores, including the proAptiv, interAptiv and microAptiv families, offer three distinct performance levels for applications across MIPS' target segments.
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Freescale Semiconductor introduces two 64-bit, multicore QorIQ P5 family control plane processors delivering 2.4 GHz of single threaded performance per core.
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Intersil Corporation today unveiled its active cable solution specifically designed to support Thunderbolt cables. As data rates in cables reach 10Gbps and beyond, the physical properties of thin cables cause significant signal impairment.
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RF Micro Devices, Inc. announced today it has teamed with Silicon Laboratories, Inc. to deliver Sub-GHz solutions for a broad range of smart grid applications.
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Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) today introduced a series of voltage references offering the industry’s best combination of noise performance, initial output voltage accuracy, low temperature coefficient (TC), and excellent long-term stability at unmatched price points.
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Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today announced TripleCheck IP Validator, a new addition to the Cadence Verification IP (VIP) Catalog that simplifies and accelerates compliance testing of interface design IP.
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STMicroelectronics today introduced a high-performance, ultra-low-power wireless transceiver for Automatic Meter Infrastructure and other wireless sensor node applications, such as alarm and security systems, home and building automation, and industrial monitoring and control.
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Mentor Graphics Corp. today announced the availability of the VeloceR2 platform, the next-generation of emulation solutions for the verification of electronic system and Systems on Chip (SoC) designs.
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ON Semiconductor has introduced a new series of switching buck regulators for space-constrained, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) sensitive automotive entertainment and infotainment applications.
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OEMSensors.com is launched today by Monnit Corporation with a new line of OEM-ready wireless sensors, gateways and back-end monitoring software targeting broad lines of commercial, industrial and M2M applications.
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Redpine Signals, Inc. today announced the release of the industry’s first simultaneous dual-band 5GHz MIMO 802.11ac + 2.4GHz BT4.0, 802.11n chipset. The new SoC is based on Redpine’s Quali-Fi 802.11ac technology.
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Analog Devices, Inc. today introduced the ADP2370/71 15-V, 800-mA output DC-to-DC regulator optimized for better energy efficiencies in battery-powered applications using multiple alkaline/NiMH, lithium cells, or other standard power sources.
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Instruments Incorporated (TI) today introduced an integrated circuit (IC) that converts a smartphone or tablet computer’s narrow soundstage into a much wider and exciting audio experience for consumers.
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ARM today announced the availability of a high performance, power-optimized quad-core hard macro implementation of its flagship Cortex-A15 MPCore processor.
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ARM today announced the availability of a significantly expanded lineup of ARM Processor Optimization Pack (POP) solutions for TSMC 40nm and 28nm process technologies targeting a range of ARM Cortex processors.
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A new Android app from STMicroelectronics provides a modern, fast and spontaneous way for customers to design circuits using their smartphones or tablets.
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Renesas Electronics Corporation today announced 14 new intelligent power devices (IPDs), including the µPD166023, designed for automotive applications driving exterior lamps such as headlamps and fog lamps as well as seat heaters and motors.
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Pericom Semiconductor Corporation today announces the launch and volume production ramp up of its USB 3.0 ReDriverSignal Conditioning product family.
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Silicon Laboratories Inc. today introduced a single-port Power over Ethernet (PoE) controller that brings economical "plug-and-play" simplicity to embedded power sourcing equipment (PSE) designs.
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Redpine Signals, Inc. today introduced Wi-Fi RTLS tags operating in the 5 GHz band. Offering advanced features for enterprise and industrial markets, the WiseMote WM1-20 (2.4 GHz) and WM1-50 (2.4/5 GHz) 802.11n Wi-Fi RTLS tag devices work with any third-party hardware and software RTLS infrastructure.
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Imagination Technologies, a leading multimedia and communications technologies company, announces its HelloSoft V.VoIP (Video + VoIP) MediaEngine DK at the Enterprise Connect 2012 show in Orlando (Stand 305).
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Microchip Technology Inc today announced the availability of its Remote Control Demo Board, which integrates graphics, touch sensing, USB, and wireless communications (ZigBee RF4CE).
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Freescale Semiconductor today announced its new portfolio of Vybrid controller solutions, designed to dramatically simplify development of applications that need rich human-machine interfaces (HMI) and connectivity, as well as deterministic real-time control and response capabilities.
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Triad Semiconductor and Mentor Graphics Corporation today announce a new approach to low cost, mixed-signal IC design, for the masses, with the introduction of ViaDesigner.
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Microchip Technology Inc. today announced from DESIGN West in San Jose the expansion of its 8-bit PIC16F(LF)178X enhanced Mid-range core microcontroller family to include advanced analog and integrated communication peripherals.
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Renesas Electronics America, a leading provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the availability of 12 new microcontrollers (MCUs) in the high-performance RX631 Group.
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Renesas Electronics, a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, today expanded its RX600 microcontroller (MCU)family with the new 32-bit RX62G group.
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STMicroelectronics has begun advanced sampling of its newest single-chip wireless microcontroller featured for the next-generation of smart grid standards.
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Maxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX15058/MAX15108/MAX15112/MAX15118, the industry’s smallest current-mode, synchronous DC-DC converters that deliver up to 3, 8, 12, and 18A, respectively, of output current. More...
Qualcomm Atheros Inc. announced today the launch of the AR4100P, a highly integrated 802.11n single-stream Wi-Fi system-in-package with integrated networking stack. More...
Power Integrations maker of the world’s most efficient, longest-lasting off-line LED driver ICs, today announced an LED-driver reference design for high-power LED bulb replacement. More...
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today announced the addition of design intellectual property (IP) for the LPDDR3 mobile memory standard to the company’s design IP portfolio. More...
Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC4156, a high power, IC controlled, high efficiency PowerPath manager, ideal diode controller and Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) battery charger for single-cell devices such as portable medical and industrial devices, backup devices and other high power density battery-powered applications.
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Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (IDT) today announced the world’s first true single-chip wireless power transmitter accompanied by the industry’s highest-output-power single-chip receiver solution.
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Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today introduced two configurable analog front ends (AFE) that provide an easy-to-use, modular solution for bridging the gap between the microprocessor and sensor.
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Tektronix, Inc. today announced availability of an automated test solution for the latest Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL) Compliance Test Specification (CTS) 1.2 covering transmitter, receiver and dongle testing for both physical (PHY) and protocol layers.
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Mentor Graphics Corporation today announced the latest release of the PADSR product suite, the world's most widely used desktop PCB bdesign solution.
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Inphi Corporation today announced the industry’s first quad linear driver designed for linear transmitters to enable next-generation 100G/400G coherent systems to address the need for higher speed, higher performance networking infrastructure.
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Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today introduced the latest release of Cadence Encounter RTL-to-GDSII flow for high-performance and giga-scale designs, including those at the latest technology node, 20 nanometers.
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Analog Devices, Inc. today introduced a complete HART (Highway Addressable Remote Transducer) modem IC (integrated circuit) that enables HART connectivity in process control applications such as smart sensors and factory automation equipment. More...
Tensilica, Inc. today announced the immediate availability of Dolby Laboratories' newest technology suite optimized for mobile entertainment experiences -- Dolby Digital Plus -- on its popular HiFi Audio DSPs. More...
Xilinx, Inc. today announced open-source Linux Asymmetric Multi-Processing support for its extensible processing platform, enabling developers to put Zynq-7000 devices to work on applications that need to deliver deterministic, real-time responsiveness for markets such as automotive, industrial and others with similar requirements. More...
Today, IAR Systems launches an extended technology platform as an outcome of the strategic acquisition of Signum Systems Corporation in September of 2011. More...
Bringing unprecedented design flexibility to the 32-bit market, Silicon Laboratories Inc. today introduced the Precision32 microcontroller (MCU) family. More...
Libelium announces the launch of the new Wifi module for the Waspmote sensor platform. The new radio module adds an extra layer of intelligence to the nodes allowing them to send the collected data to any web server in the Cloud. More...
Qualcomm Atheros Inc., the networking and connectivity subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, announced today the launch of its 802.11ac Wi-Fi ecosystem. More...
Allegro announces a new full-bridge motor driver IC that is designed for bidirectional pulse width modulated (PWM) current control of inductive loads and is capable of continuous output currents to ±1.5 A and operating voltages to 50 V. More...
Silicon Laboratories Inc. today introduced the industry’s highest performance, lowest power sub-GHz transceivers designed to maximize range and battery life for wireless systems. More...
connectBlue launches a new Bluetooth module based on the latest Bluetooth Specification Version 4.0, featuring Bluetooth low energy technology. More...
Microchip Technology Inc. today announced its complete, integrated RF front-end module for WLAN IEEE 802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth systems—the SST12LF03. More...
Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation, a fabless provider of high-performance radio-frequency (RF) integrated circuits (ICs), today announced that it has shipped its billionth CMOS-on-sapphire RFIC and has been designed into the world’s most sought-after smartphones. More...
Texas Instruments Incorporated today introduced the WiLink 8.0 product family: a collection of 45-nanometer single-chip solutions that integrate up to five different radios, and set the stage for next-generation mobile Wi-Fi, GNSS, NFC, Bluetooth and FM transmit/receive applications. More...
Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. introduces a new single-output white LED driver designed for backlighting LCD displays for both automotive and consumer designs and the associated application, performance and protection requirements. More...
Helping make the world greener, Texas Instruments Incorporated announces two new solar kits based on its C2000 32-bit Piccolo and Concerto microcontrollers. More...
Texas Instruments Incorporated today introduced 10 signal conditioners designed to drive high-speed interface standards such as 10G/40G/100G Ethernet, 10G-KR (802.3ap), InfiniBand, Fibre Channel and CPRI. More...
Offering developers more flexibility in electricity metering and energy monitoring applications, Texas Instruments Incorporated today announced the MSP430F673x/F672x family of ultra-low-power 16-bit microcontrollers. More...
Silicon Laboratories Inc. today announced the expansion of its PCI Express clock generator and clock buffer portfolio, providing the industry’s broadest range of clocking solutions to address the stringent specifications of the PCIe Generation 1/2/3 standards. More...
Building from more than a decade of proven leadership in the wireless connectivity space, Texas Instruments Incorporated today unveiled the SimpleLink product family, the industry’s widest portfolio of easy-to-use wireless connectivity technologies for low-power, low-cost embedded applications. More...
Marvell today announced the Marvell 88MZ100 ZigBee microcontroller system on a chip (SoC), the industry’s first SoC with the highest level of integrated features for home automation and LED lighting control applications historically found in four separate chips. More...
Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LT4363, an overvoltage protection controller that provides overvoltage and overcurrent protection to high-availability electronic systems. More...
Powercast Corporation has expanded the capabilities of its Lifetime Power Wireless Sensor System with two ultra-long-life, battery-powered sensors. More...
Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced the release of the first commercially available High-Speed Inter-Chip (HSIC) compliance test software for real-time oscilloscopes. More...
Building on more than a decade of delivering automotive infotainment solutions, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today announced a full system solution for connected automotive infotainment. More...
Microchip Technology Inc. today announced the expansion of its eXtreme Low Power (XLP) microcontrollers (MCUs) with the PIC24F “GA3” family, featuring industry’s lowest active current for 16-bit Flash MCUs, as well as several flexible new low-power sleep modes. More...
Marvell today announced two smart energy management platforms for smart appliance and LED lighting applications, which give consumers the ability to conveniently manage their smart appliances and lighting solutions from anywhere in the world, minimizing wasteful energy consumption and furthering the seamlessly connected lifestyle. More...
Leveraging its experience in the Flash IP market, Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today announced it has expanded its Flash IP offering to include support for the Open NAND Flash Interface (ONFI) 3.0 specification. More...
Tensilica, Inc. today announced the HiFi 3 audio/voice DSP (digital signal processor) IP (intellectual property) core for SOC (system-on-chip) design. More...
Tensilica, Inc. today announced the immediate availability of Dolby Volume on its popular HiFi Audio DSP. The implementation is based on software developed by Dolby and has passed Dolby's certification. More...
Celeno Communications, a provider of high-performance Wi-Fi chips and software for HD multimedia and home entertainment networking applications, today unveiled the latest in its portfolio of offerings -- the CLR260. More...
Green Hills Software today announces a major new release of its flagship INTEGRITY real-time operating system. INTEGRITY 11 includes performance, communication and ease-of-use features that address the demanding requirements of next-generation sophisticated embedded systems. More...
GreenPeak Technologies today announced the launch of the new GP570 chip that will allow the development of low cost motion-enabled remote controls, addressing the growing demand for smarter and intuitive navigation of interactive entertainment services offered by operators. More...
ON Semiconductor has introduced of a new family of 100 volt trench-based low forward voltage Schottky rectifiers for applications such as switching power supplies for notebook adapters or flat panel displays, reverse battery protection circuits, and high frequency DC-DC converters. More...
RF specialist Nordic Semiconductor ASA today announces that IDT International Limited has announced that it has successfully developed the world's first Bluetooth low energy (or Bluetooth "Smart") blood pressure monitor. More...
RF Micro Devices, Inc. today announced it has commenced volume production of multiple 3G/4G power amplifiers, in support of two leading smartphone families. More...
Texas Instruments Incorporated today introduced a family of tiny, single-chip, power management integrated circuits for powering all the supply rails in solid state drives (SSDs), hybrid drives and other Flash memory management applications. More...
Providing a comprehensive software ecosystem for simplified microcontroller development, Texas Instruments Incorporated today announced the new MSP430Ware software and resource package. More...
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. today announced that Version 2.0 of its revolutionary PSoC Creator Design Environment for the PSoC 3 and PSoC 5 programmable system-on-chip families is available for free download. More...
Mentor Graphics Corporation today announced the electronic industry’s first combined technology for thermal characterization and simulation with T3Ster hardware test products and its FloTHERM software. More...
QuickLogic Corporation has introduced a new line of display interface and enhancement solutions for the mobile market, the ArcticLink III VX series. More...
Silicon Laboratories Inc. today introduced the industry’s most energy-efficient microcontroller (MCU) and wireless MCU solutions for power-sensitive embedded applications. More...
Pandaboard.org today announced the general availability of PandaBoard ES, the next-generation open mobile software development platform based on OMAP 4 technology from Texas Instruments Incorporated. More...
Nordic Semiconductor ASA today announces that an enhanced revision of its nRF8001 Bluetooth 4.0 low energy Connectivity IC will further extend the current device's class-leading power-saving performance and benefit from an upgraded Bluetooth core software stack. More...
RFMD’s new RFFM3482E Front End Module (FEM) is a single-chip integrated FEM for high-performance WiFi applications in the 2.4GHz to 2.5GHz ISM band. More...
Qualcomm Atheros Inc., the networking and connectivity subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, today announced the QCA7000, the world’s first HomePlug Green PHY silicon solution. More...
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation today redefined the low cost, low power mid-range FPGA market with its announcement of the next generation LatticeECP4 FPGA family, with 6 Gbps SERDES in low cost wire-bond packages, powerful DSP Blocks and hard IP-based Communication Engines for cost- and power-sensitive wireless, wireline, video and computing markets. More...
Nordic Semiconductor ASA today announces the nRFready 2.4GHz RF Smart Remote, a complete hardware and software reference design for advanced browsing control of the latest Internet-enabled and Web 2.0-enabled TVs and set-top boxes. More...
Fulfilling the need for ultra-low-power microcontrollers in the automotive market, Texas Instruments Incorporated today announced the qualification of MSP430 16-bit microcontrollers for automotive applications. More...
Microchip Technology Inc. today announced the PIC12LF1840T48A—the first in a family of single-chip devices that integrate an eXtreme Low Power, 8-bit PIC microcontroller with a sub-GHz RF transmitter. More...
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation today redefined the low cost, low power mid-range FPGA market with its announcement of the next generation LatticeECP4 FPGA family, with 6 Gbps SERDES in low cost wire-bond packages, powerful DSP Blocks and hard IP-based Communication Engines for cost- and power-sensitive wireless, wireline, video and computing markets. More...
Microchip Technology Inc. today announced the MCP9808 silicon temperature sensor, which serves a broad range of applications by guaranteeing high accuracy of 0.5 degrees from -20 to +100 degrees Celsius, along with high temperature resolution of 12 bits (0.0625 degrees Celsius/LSB). More...
Developers looking to ease and accelerate their industrial automation designs can now benefit from the industry’s first ARM Cortex-A8 system solution with multiple integrated industrial communication protocols, offered by Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI). More...
Silicon Laboratories Inc. today introduced the industry's most advanced automotive tuner IC family designed to deliver the highest RF performance coupled with advanced signal processing while reducing the cost and complexity of car radio systems. More...
Analog Devices, Inc. today introduced a pair of LDOs (low dropout regulators) with low noise, high power supply rejection, and excellent line and load transient response. More...
STMicroelectronics is rolling out a new family of hot-swap power-management devices that will help reduce ownership costs for important equipment such as storage devices, computers, USB accessories, enterprise systems, appliances and home electronics. More...
Microchip Technology Inc. today announced the expansion of its enhanced core 16-bit dsPIC33 and PIC24 “E” Digital Signal Controller and microcontroller families to include on-chip op amps and Microchip’s Charge Time Measurement Unit peripheral, enabling advanced features in user-interface, intelligent-sensing, general-purpose and motor-control applications at a low cost. More...
Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC2369-18, a serial 18-bit, 1.6Msps pseudo-differential SAR analog-to-digital converter (ADC), which achieves impressive 96.5dB SNR and -120dB THD while supporting a 0V to 5V unipolar input range. More...
Imagine upgrading from ARM9-based product designs to add 3D interactive touch screens, higher resolution displays, faster performance and multiple, flexible integrated connectivity options for a more robust offering — all while keeping design costs and power levels low. More...
Freescale Semiconductor and Green Hills Software announce a new alliance grounded in a shared vision for the expanding role of system virtualization technology in ARM-based embedded and mobile applications. More...
AppliedMicro today announced “X-Gene,” the world’s first 64-bit ARM architecture compliant processor for next-generation cloud computing, wireless infrastructure, enterprise networking, storage and security applications. More...
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. today announced that it has released the industry’s first CMOS oscillators to feature a breakthrough ±50 ppm frequency accuracy and ultra-low power consumption. More...
Microchip Technology Inc. today announced a new series of low pin count 32-bit PIC32 microcontrollers (MCUs) that provide 61 DMIPS of performance in packages as small as 5 mm x 5 mm for space-constrained and cost-sensitive designs. More...
Ultra low power (ULP) RF specialist Nordic Semiconductor ASA and digital audio converter specialist AKM Semiconductor Inc. today announce the nRFready Microphone reference design kit that provides a complete two-microphone audio streaming solution based on the recently announced Nordic nRF2460 2.4GHz mono audio streamer and AKM ADC/DAC audio converters. More...
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today introduced two system-on-chip (SoC) solutions in the PurePath Wireless audio product family, aimed at delivering uncompressed, CD-quality wireless multichannel and multipoint audio streaming capabilities to consumer applications with USB ports, such as PCs, TVs, set top boxes, game consoles and more. More...
ARM today announced the ARM Cortex-A7 MPCore processor - the most energy-efficient application class processor ARM has ever developed, and big.LITTLE processing. More...
Antenova Ltd announced a special sub-$3 price offering of its GPS RADIONOVA SS3Receiver Module – a complete GPS receiver including SiRFstarIII GPS IC and all front end RF components in a very small low profile single package module. More...
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today introduced four new SIMPLE SWITCHER power management integrated circuits for space-constrained point-of-load designs in industrial, communications and automotive applications. More...
Ultra low power (ULP) RF specialist Nordic Semiconductor ASA today announces that it shipped its 500 millionth 2.4GHz ULP wireless chip during the summer. More...
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today announced four new system solutions for Smart Grid and metering applications, enabling designers to further accelerate time to market for PLC-based and low-power wireless products. More...
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today introduced two 20-V step-down voltage regulators with PMBus digital interface and adaptive voltage scaling capability for non-isolated point-of-load designs. More...
Cavium, Inc. today unveiled the OCTEON Fusion Family, the industry's most powerful, small cell "Base Station-on-a-chip" family specifically designed for LTE & 3G small cell base stations, including picocell and micro base stations. More...
Green Hills Software today announced major new releases of its MULTI integrated development environment (IDE) and Green Hills Compiler toolchain. More...
Not to be outdone in the “race to the bottom”—in terms of low power—Energy Micro has announced the introduction of a further 100 EFM32 Gecko energy friendly microcontrollers. More...
STMicroelectronics has extended its portfolio of energy-saving solutions for mobile devices with a new IC that simplifies the design of power-efficient LCD and keypad backlights comprising white LEDs. More...
Silicon Laboratories Inc . today introduced the industry's first single-chip hybridTV receiver family designed to simplify the design of TVs, set-top boxes (STBs), Blu-ray recorders and PC accessories. More...
Solar Power Technologies Inc. is pleased to introduce the Clarity system, an intelligent suite of hardware and software solutions that provide an unprecedented level of insight and control to maximize the performance of commercial and utility scale solar sites. More...
NXP Semiconductors N.V. today introduced the TFF101xHN, a family of integrated downconverters for use in Low Noise Block (LNB) 10.7-GHz to 12.75-GHz Ku band satellite receiver systems. More...
NXP Semiconductors N.V. today introduced the TFF101xHN, a family of integrated downconverters for use in Low Noise Block (LNB) 10.7-GHz to 12.75-GHz Ku band satellite receiver systems. More...
Microchip Technology Inc. today announced from the Embedded Systems Conference in Boston several new 8-bit PIC microcontrollers (MCUs) that feature configurable logic and a high level of peripheral integration in 6- to 20-pin packages. More...
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today introduced an automotive-qualified 36-V, single-supply, low-noise op amp (operational amplifier) that can operate on supplies ranging from +2.7 V to +36 V. More...
Qualcomm Incorporated today announced expanded availability of the Company's Femtocell Station Modem FSM9216, FSM9816 and FSM9832 enterprise chipsets, Qualcomm's fully integrated system-on-chip solutions for femtocell development with an extended user capacity of up to 32 active users. More...
Atmel Corporation today announced the new family of QTouch capacitive touch controllers is International Electrotechnical Commission and European Standards 60730 ready for the rapidly growing home appliance market. More...
Texas Instruments Incorporated today expanded its 1.8-V, rail-to-rail input and output, general purpose operational amplifier portfolio with the first in a new line of op amps for low-voltage, battery-powered, cost-sensitive industrial, consumer and medical applications. More...
Texas Instruments Incorporated today expanded its 1.8-V, rail-to-rail input and output, general purpose operational amplifier portfolio with the first in a new line of op amps for low-voltage, battery-powered, cost-sensitive industrial, consumer and medical applications. More...
Linear Technology introduces the LTC6360, a very low noise, high speed amplifier that can drive to 0V while maintaining high linearity on a single +5V supply. More...
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today introduced the sub-1 GHz RF performance line family, providing unmatched connectivity for low-power wireless applications in the security, Smart Grid , industrial, wirelesshealthcare, home and building automation, and other spaces. More...
Mentor Graphics Corporation today announced it has expanded the VistaT ESL Platform to address the needs for Virtual Prototyping for early software development. More...
Today, at the IBC 2011 Conference (Hall 10, Stand #10.D25), Xilinx, Inc. announced the availability of its SMPTE 2022-5/-6 intellectual property core, the company's newest building block for broadcast equipment developers delivering the internet protocol (IP) -based systems needed to cut the high cost of transporting raw, high-bit video from remote events, to studios, to post editing houses, and other points along the production process. More...
Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. announces the release of two devices that complement the next generation family of fully-integrated single, full-bridge motor driver ICs. More...
Microchip Technology Inc. today announced a Power-Line Modem (PLM) PICtail Plus Daughter Board Development Kit (part # AC164145) that is compliant with the utility frequency band and enables products to communicate using the same wiring that provides power, creating an instant network at a low system and deployment cost. More...
Designed to help developers obtain safety certifications, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today announced its new Hercules safety microcontroller platform for medical, industrial and transportation applications. More...
For automotive electronic stability control, rollover detection, and pitch detection applications, Analog Devices, Inc (ADI) today introduced the ADXRS800 iMEMS gyroscope, featuring a patented differential quad-beam architecture designed to minimize the influence of linear shock and vibration. More...
Agilent Technologies Inc. today introduced the enhanced Agilent U8903A audio analyzer with new digital audio interface options. These options expand the U8903A’s capabilities with AES3, SPDIF and DSI (digital serial interface) formats for versatile, high-performance analog and digital audio testing. More...
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) opened order entry for the new TMS320C553x ultra-low-power DSPs on Friday, Aug. 26, enabling developers to add sophisticated signal processing to consumer audio and voice applications, portable medical equipment, biometric security, voice-activated home automation and flow meters — at an unprecedented price. The C553x DSPs offer the lowest price DSP in the industry starting at $1.95 and are supported by the $55 C5535 eZdsp development kit. More...
Skyworks is pleased to introduce a series of high gain, two stage LNAs employing both GaAs pHEMT and GaAs HBT technology that offer very low noise figure, high linearity and excellent return loss in a small, quad flat, 4 mm squared leadless package. More...
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today launched ten Bluetooth low energy technology (Bluetooth v4.0) profiles with associated sample applications to boost market development of Bluetooth low energy-compliant sensor devices. More...
Continuing to offer designers low-cost and high-performance digital signal processing options, Analog Devices, Inc. today introduced a 200-MHz version of its ADSP-BF592 Blackfin embedded processor that delivers 400-MMAC performance for just $1.99 each (in 1,000-unit quantities). More...
Linear Technology Corporation announces the LT3641, a dual channel, current mode step-down switching regulator with a power-on reset and watchdog timer. More...
National Semiconductor Corp. today introduced a 16-bit digital-to-analog converter (DAC) featuring a single-wire interface and 4-to-20 mA current loop drive that simplifies the design of smart transmitters used in industrial two-wire sensor systems. More...
Honeywell introduced today the new HumidIcon Digital Humidity/Temperature Sensors, HIH-6130/6131 Series, offering industry- leading accuracy, stability, and energy efficiency in a lowest total cost solution that combines digital output relative humidity and temperature sensing. More...
National Semiconductor Corp. today introduced a pair of quad- and dual-channel, digital variable gain amplifiers (DVGA) that enable higher-performance wideband radio systems. More...
Raising the standard for ultra-low-power near field communication (NFC) devices, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today announced the industry's lowest power contactless short-range communication transceiver. More...
Silicon Laboratories Inc. today announced the next generation of its widely used Si24xx ISOmodem family, offering advanced voice features, lower power, reduced BOM costs and flexible interface options for a wide range of data modem applications. More...
National Instruments today announced expansion to its growing NI reconfigurable I/O (RIO) platform with the addition of the highest performance and first multicore NI CompactRIO systems and smallest NI Single-Board RIO devices. More...
Designers of power supplies for All-In-One(AIO) applications are faced with the challenges of limited space, the need to meet worldwide energy regulations, as well as a solution that provides ease of design. More...
Silicon Laboratories Inc. today introduced a family of digital isolators that offers the highest channel count, performance and data rate for demanding applications with isolation ratings up to 5 kV. More...
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) introduced a 3-MHz, 100-mA synchronous step-down DC/DC converter, which integrates a bypass switch and a unique DCS-Control technology and extends battery run-time by 20 percent in low-power wireless and MSP430 MCU-based applications. More...
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. today announced that it has developed a power savings and performance enhancement architecture for high frequency voltage regulator designs targeted at computing applications. More...
Silicon Laboratories Inc. today announced the industry's most integrated, cost-effective and power-efficient subscriber line interface circuit (SLIC) solution for voice-over-IP (VoIP) gateways. More...
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today introduced the most highly integrated piezo haptic driver for mobile consumer and industrial designs. More...
Optical touch screens are available in a wide variety of designs, but they share a common principle in that the touch of a finger will either cast a shadow or reflect light. More...
Analog Devices, Inc. introduced today the ADP5034 regulator/LDO, a highly integrated power management IC that combines two 3-MHz, high efficiency, 1.2-A step down regulators with two 300-mA LDO (low drop out) regulators in a small LFCSP (lead-frame chip-scale) package. More...
DesignArt Networks today announced the availability of its Unified Mobile Backhaul (UMB) software pack for gigabit+ wireless backhaul applications, suitable for all layers of the heterogeneous mobile radio access network (HetNet) evolution. More...
Microchip Technology Inc. today announced that it partnered with Kalki Communication Technologies Ltd. (Kalkitech) to provide a Device Language Message Specification (DLMS) protocol stack that is optimized for 16-bit PIC microcontrollers (MCUs). More...
National Semiconductor Corp. today introduced a family of analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) that are the industry’s first to directly sample RF signals beyond 2.7 GHz, with third-order intermodulation distortion (IMD3) up to -71 dBc and sampling at up to 3.6 Giga-samples per second (GSPS). More...
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today introduced an isolated amplifier and a delta-sigma modulator that enable best-in-class shunt-based current measurement in motor control and green energy applications. More...
Building on its leadership in the eReader market and strong penetration into consumer and general embedded spaces, Freescale Semiconductor is expanding its portfolio of i.MX applications processors that integrate hardware-based display controllers and ARM Cortex-A8 cores with three new members of the i.MX50 product family that enable compelling end devices featuring LCD and/or electronic paper displays. More...
With the increasing popularity of LED lighting applications, designers face challenges ranging from design complexity and the need for high system efficiency to limited PCB space and the management of multiple vendors to meet all of their design requirements. More...
SiliconBlue Technologies today announced availability and fully functioning samples of the new iCE40 “Los Angeles” mobileFPGA family including the LP–Series (Low-Power) and the HX–Series (High-Speed) families targeting smartphones and tablets, respectively. More...
Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. announces a new unipolar two-phase constant-current mode motor driver IC which is manufactured and developed by Sanken Electric Co., Ltd. in Japan. More...
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. today introduced the industry’s first USB 3.0 (SuperSpeed USB) solution specifically built to improve the performance of mobile handhelds. More...
Linear Technology announces the LT6109, a complete high side current sense device that incorporates a current sense amplifier, dual comparators and a precision 400mV voltage reference. More...
QuickLogic Corporation is proud to announce the availability of its Jupiter application reference platform, based on the ArcticLink II CX CSSP. More...
Microchip Technology Inc. today announced a new series of 16-bit PIC microcontrollers (MCUs) and dsPIC Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs) that bring advanced control to cost-sensitive general-purpose and motor-control designs. More...
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today announced that its PLTT precision low-TCR, high-temperature thin film resistor is now offered in the 0805, 1206, 2010, and 2512 case sizes and features an expanded resistance range from 250 O to 3 MO, with non-standard values available. More...
Maxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX17710, the industry’s first IC to integrate all of the power-management functions for ambient energy harvesting, as well as for charging and protecting micro-energy cells (MECs), a form of solid-state battery. More...
Empowering developers to design greener, more connected applications, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today announced its new C2000 Concerto dual-core microcontroller (MCU) series. More...
Dialog Semiconductor plc has launched two third generation advanced system level power management ICs (PMICs) for tablet PCs, smartphones, embedded computers and multimedia players. More...
Today, Texas Instruments Incorporated is offering its customers added protection against unauthorized reading of intellectual property and sensitive data in its TMS320C6748 digital signal processors and OMAP-L138 DSP + ARM processors. More...
Microchip Technology Inc. today announced its expanded MiWi Development Environment (DE), which is a complete ecosystem for designing star and mesh wireless networking products. More...
National Semiconductor Corp. today introduced the LM3466, a highly integrated linear LED driver that simplifies the design of high power, wide area lighting fixtures such as streetlights. More...
The small strips of solar cells seen in the front panels of today’s small portable consumer, healthcare and security devices are set to become a more valuable source of free energy with help from a new advanced battery charging IC from STMicroelectronics. More...
Mentor Graphics Corporation today announced a unified embedded software debugging platform, from pre-silicon to final product, based on the integration of the MentorR Embedded SourceryT CodeBench embedded software development tools with Mentor's leading electronic system level (ESL), verification, and hardware emulation products. More...
Building on the OMAP 4 platform family’s technological achievements , Texas Instruments Incorporated introduced today the power-efficient OMAP4470 applications processor, designed to deliver the perfect balance between processing power, graphics, display subsystem functionality and multilayered user interface (UI) composition. More...
Mentor Graphics Corporation today announced that the CatapultR C high-level synthesis tool now supports the synthesis of transaction level models (TLMs). More...
Texas Instruments Incorporated today introduced a high-efficiency, primary-side feedback transformer driver for isolated 2-W power supplies, which are used in programmable logic controllers, industrial automation and other noise-sensitive data acquisition designs. More...
Qualcomm Atheros Inc. and Wilocity, today announced the AR9004TB, the industry’s first tri-band Wi-Fi chipset that integrates the multi-gigabit performance of in-room 60 GHz band with seamless handoff to 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz band Wi-Fi. More...
Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation today announced an expansion of its energy-efficient SimpliPHYTM family of Gigabit Ethernet (GE) physical layer devices. More...
Renesas Electronics America Inc. today announced the availability of its eight new 32-bit V850 microcontrollers (MCUs) in the existing V850 J Series. More...
Microchip Technology Inc. today announced the latest additions to its Enhanced Mid-Range core 8-bit PIC microcontroller (MCU) family—the peripheral-rich, low pin count PIC12F(LF)1840 and PIC16F(LF)1847. More...
Texas Instruments Incorporated today introduced a battery management integrated circuit that increases the life of rechargeable lithium-ion battery packs and maximizes available energy for hybrid and electric vehicles, power tools and uninterruptible power source (UPS) applications. More...
Power Integrations today introduced two new members of its LinkZero-AX product family (LNK585 and LNK586), along with a PI University introductory video course that explains how designers can achieve 0.00 watts of standby energy consumption. More...
Marvell today announced the industry’s first dual-string smart LED controller chip, the 88EM8801, which uses the company’s state of the art power technology to enable superior lighting performance. More...
Renesas Electronics America Inc. today announced three new intelligent power devices (IPDs), the µPD166011, µPD166013 and µPD166014, for use in automotive lighting systems for turn signals and brake light applications. More...
Microchip Technology Inc. today announced its Accessory Development Starter Kits for Android, which enable accessory development for Google’s Android platform. More...
Xilinx, Inc. today announced a major expansion of its communications portfolio to accelerate the industry's implementation of new packet processing, switching, and traffic management solutions for meeting the exponential growth in demand for high-bandwidth and feature-reach quality of service (QoS). More...
Ushering in a new era of reliable data logging and RF communication capabilities, Texas Instruments Incorporated today announced the industry’s first ultra-low-power ferroelectric random access memory 16-bit microcontrollers. More...
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today announced a breakthrough in electronic design with a new suite of products that promises to cut system integration time by up to half for next-generation designs. More...
Microchip Technology Inc. today announced from the Embedded Systems Conference in San Jose, Calif. its next-generation, open-source integrated development environment—the MPLAB X IDE—with cross-platform support for Linux, Mac OS and Windows operating systems. More...
Microchip Technology Inc. today announced from the Embedded Systems Conference in San Jose, Calif. its next-generation, open-source integrated development environment—the MPLAB X IDE—with cross-platform support for Linux, Mac OS and Windows operating systems. More...
STMicroelectronics is set to accelerate the deployment of high-precision mobile compassing with the introduction of its newest geo-magnetic module. More...
Texas Instruments Incorporated today announced the Grace software platform, a free visual plug-in that enables developers to easily enable and configure ultra-low-power MSP430 microcontroller peripherals through a graphical user interface. More...
Microchip Technology Inc. today announced it has expanded its low pin-count 16-bit eXtreme Low Power PIC MCUs by adding an on-chip 12-bit ADC, EEPROM, intelligent mTouch capacitive sensing, and the capability to run from a 5V supply. More...
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today introduced the latest version of its Allegro PCB and IC packaging technology, delivering new capabilities that provide a significant increase in both productivity and predictability across silicon, SoC and system development. More...
Enabling the world’s lowest power touch sense capabilities on all MSP430 devices, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today announced the ultra-low-power MSP430 16-bit microcontroller capacitive touch portfolio. More...
Analog Devices, Inc. has introduced two new data converters designed to deliver the speed and performance at low power necessary for a range of communications and industrial applications. More...
NXP Semiconductors N.V. today announced its LPC11U00 series – a low-cost ARM Cortex-M0 based microcontroller featuring a new, highly flexible USB architecture, as well as a smart card interface. More...
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today announced a comprehensive DDR4 solution that will enable SoC designers to take immediate advantage of the performance gains afforded by the emerging DDR4 memory standard. More...
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. today introduced its first USB 3.0 controller, the EZ-USB FX3 targeted at video and imaging, printing, scanning, and a variety of applications that need higher throughput than USB 2.0. More...
National Semiconductor Corp. today introduced 12 new SIMPLE SWITCHER power modules, the first to drive up to 10A of output current and comply with the CISPR 22 radiated and conducted electromagnetic interference standard in industrial and communications infrastructure applications. More...
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today announced the MSP430AFE2xx series of metrology analog front end (AFE) ultra-low-power 16-bit microcontrollers.
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Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today announced the MSP430AFE2xx series of metrology analog front end (AFE) ultra-low-power 16-bit microcontrollers.
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Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. announces a complete three phase brushless DC motor pre-driver with outputs for direct high current gate drive of an all N-channel power MOSFET three phase bridge with a maximum supply voltage of 38 V.
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MunEDA today announced that it has launched the WiCkeDTM SPT Schematic Porting Tool, the first commercially-available electronic design automation software tool to automate the time-consuming task of porting circuit schematics and intellectual property between different process technologies and process design kits.
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Linear Technology Corporation introduces a family of ultralow power 14-bit and 12-bit, 25Msps to 125Msps analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) that dissipate less than 1mW per mega sample per second from a 1.8V supply, making them the lowest power high speed ADCs on the market.
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STMicroelectronics today announced that it has successfully demonstrated a next-generation variation of its world-leading smart power technology.
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Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today announced that it is first to market with a licensable, wide I/O memory controller core, along with an integration environment, that brings PC-like performance to mobile applications like smartphones and tablets.
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Microchip Technology Inc. today announced an expansion of its 8-bit segmented LCD microcontroller (MCU) family with five new devices—the PIC16LF1902/3/4/6/7 (PIC16LF190X) MCUs.
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Tensilica, Inc. today announced that it is extending its leadership in IP (intellectual property) cores for compute-intensive dataplane and DSP (digital signal processor) functions such as imaging, video, networking and baseband wired/wireless communications.
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California Eastern Laboratories (CEL) is now offering its new MeshConnect Sub-G modules, built on the highly integrated circuits (ICs) for wireless applications, the Si1000 and Si1002 from Silicon Labs.
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Chrontel today announced three low-power video ICs for mobile Internet devices, netbook systems, tablet computers, portable book readers and smart phones. More...
National Semiconductor Corp. today introduced a new family of clock jitter cleaners featuring the industry’s lowest phase noise and rms jitter performance: 111 femtosecond (fs) from 12 kHz to 20 MHz, and a wideband noise floor of -162 dBc/Hz at 184 MHz output frequency. More...
Toshiba International Corporation (TIC) announces the release of its newest long-lasting, high quality, energy-efficient lamps primarily for commercial use. More...
Engineers throughout the world are being asked to design products more quickly, with fewer iterations and using an ever broadening range of technologies requiring analog, RF, power and mixed-signal expertise. More...
RF Micro Devices, Inc. today announced the expansion of its industry-leading 5GHz WiFi product portfolio to include two new 5GHz high-band WiFi front end modules (FEMs) with integrated power amplifiers (PAs). More...
Microchip Technology Inc. today announced the expansion of its non-volatile Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) product line with the MCP4706/16/26 (MCP47X6) devices. More...
Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC4227, a compact, dual ideal diode with Hot Swap controller that provides PowerPath and inrush current control for redundant supplies operating from 2.9V to 18V. More...
National Semiconductor Corp. today introduced ten new SolarMagicTM integrated circuits (ICs), the first in a series developed to reduce cost, improve reliability and simplify design of photovoltaic (PV) systems. More...
Mentor Graphics Corporation today announced the new CalibreR RealTime platform for signoff-quality physical verification during design creation. More...
National Semiconductor Corp. today kicked off the Avnet Design Strategies for ARM Systems Design Summit in Santa Clara with the introduction of its new WEBENCH Processor Power Architect.More...
ON Semiconductor has expanded its portfolio of ac-dc power solutions for home electronics with the introduction of the NCP1234 and NCP1236 family of fixed frequency pulse width modulation (PWM) current mode controllers. More...
Freescale Semiconductor is expanding its i.MX53 high-performance applications processor portfolio with two advanced development platforms and new consumer and industrial devices. More...
Semtech Corp. and Virtual Extension (Beit Dagan, Israel) today announced the expansion of their wireless mesh network platform to include a new, ultra-high transmission range (Tx) power chipset that brings a new level of performance to a wide variety of smart environment applications. More...
Microchip Technology Inc. today announced the PIC18F “K80” 8-bit CAN microcontrollers (MCUs) featuring 1.8 – 5.5V operation and eXtreme Low Power (XLP) technology, for the industry’s lowest sleep current consumption of less than 20 nA. More...
IAR Systems today announced the availability of the world's first software development tools that support the latest family of microcontrollers from Renesas Electronics Corporation, IAR Embedded Workbench for RL78. More...
RFMD’s new RF1603A switch is optimized for switching applications requiring very low insertion loss and high power handling capability with minimal DC power consumption. More...
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today detailed the extensive expansion of its broad portfolio of verification IP (VIP) and memory models, which delivers a robust verification solution spanning silicon, SoC and system development. More...
At this week’s International Solid-State Circuit Conference, imec and Renesas Electronics Corporation present a highly-linear reconfigurable transceiver, eliminating the need of surface acoustic wave (SAW) filters. More...
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today released two new 100 V n-channel TrenchFET power MOSFETs with on-resistance ratings down to 4.5 V VGS in SO-8 and PowerPAK SO-8 packages. More...
Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. announces a new dual DMOS full bridge motor driver IC targeted at the office automation and consumer and industrial markets. More...
Power Integrations today announced that PI Expert Suite Version 8, the latest upgrade to the company’s immensely popular power supply design software, is now available in simplified and traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Russian, as well as English. More...
Oasys Design Systems today unveiled the latest version of its revolutionary Chip Synthesis platform with enhanced capabilities that include chip-level power analysis and the ability to re-synthesize a design from the register transfer level (RTL) with new power constraints. More...
National Semiconductor Corp. today introduced a pair of high-current, synchronous buck regulators with the industry’s highest efficiency at 97 percent. More...
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) introduced two power management development kits, which help designers generate the cleanest possible positive and negative voltage rails to power today’s analog circuits. More...
RF Micro Devices, Inc. today announced the addition of four new products to RFMD’s expanding portfolio of front end modules for 3G/4G switch and signal conditioning applications. More...
National Semiconductor Corp. today announced the industry’s first stereo analog subsystemwith integrated Class G headphone amplifier and automatic level control (ALC) for smartphones and feature phones. More...
To address the need for lower operating voltages in battery-operated consumer products, Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today broadened its optoelectronics portfolio with the introduction of a new "V" low-voltage supply option for 10 of its TSOP IR series receivers. More...
As installations of smart meters in homes and businesses accelerate globally, STMicroelectronics has unveiled a new set of metering chips that offer the industry’s most accurate and cost-effective solution for next-generation smart meters. More...
