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Lantiq, a leading supplier of broadband access and home networking technologies, and Altair Semiconductor, a leading developer of ultra-low power, small footprint and high performance 4G LTE chipsets, today announced that IPWireless has selected the solution, combining Lantiq’s XWAY™ GRX168 network
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Date:
2/21/2012
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP used in the design, verification and manufacture of electronic components and systems, and Arteris Inc., the inventor and leading supplier of network-on-chip (NoC) interconnect IP solutions, today announced a collaboration that enables
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Date:
2/18/2012
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Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (IDT®; NASDAQ: IDTI), the Analog and Digital Company™ delivering essential mixed-signal semiconductor solutions, today announced the world’s first low-power, multi-output PLL clock generators using IDT’s patented Piezoelectric MEMS (pMEMS™) technology. The new devices
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Date:
2/15/2012
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Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ: MXIM) introduces the 78M6631, a Teridian™ 3-phase power measurement system-on-chip (SoC) that embeds power monitoring into high-load applications. This fully self-contained and customizable energy measurement system offers a full range of measurement and diagnostics,
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Date:
2/13/2012
Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry’s largest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, today announced the signing of a global distribution agreement with LeCroy, a leading provider of test and measurement solutions.
“LeCroy is a
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Date:
2/5/2012
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Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select: ISIL) today introduced the industry’s fastest, lowest power single and dual channel 14-bit analog-to-digital converters with JESD204B serial outputs. These serial output ADCs provide single channel sampling rates up to 500 Megasamples/second and dual channel
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Date:
2/1/2012
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Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) has announced two new ultra-miniature photocouplers* that provide ‘drop-in’ replacement for some of the company’s most popular coupler parts while reducing board mounting profiles by over 17%.
The TLP184 and TLP185 ‘mini-flat’ couplers can be used as direct replacements
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Date:
1/28/2012
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Innovasic Semiconductor is pleased to announce that Advantech has selected the Innovasic fido1100 System on a Chip (SoC) solution to provide Profinet connectivity in their new APAX-5071 Profinet Communication Coupler.
“Innovasic’s fido1100-based Industrial Ethernet platforms enable Industrial
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Date:
1/25/2012
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Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced the immediate availability of Low Power, High Speed, and Mini Package additions to the highly successful LatticeECP3™ FPGA family. The new value added devices are ideal for power and space limited applications in professional cameras,
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Date:
1/25/2012
Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry’s largest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, has signed a global distribution agreement with Synapse Wireless®.
“We are excited to provide Synapse Wireless products to our growing global
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Date:
1/19/2012
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Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) introduced today the industry’s fastest, highest-performance analog front end (AFE) for femtocell base stations and portable software-defined radio (SDR) applications. The low-power, 12-bit AFE7225 integrates a dual 125-MSPS analog-to-digital converter
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Date:
1/19/2012
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Silicon Laboratories Inc. (NASDAQ: SLAB), a leader in high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs, today announced the expansion of its PCI Express (PCIe) clock generator and clock buffer portfolio, providing the industry’s broadest range of clocking solutions to address the stringent specifications
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Date:
1/19/2012
Building from more than a decade of proven leadership in the wireless connectivity space, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today unveiled the SimpleLink™ product family, the industry’s widest portfolio of easy-to-use wireless connectivity technologies for low-power, low-cost embedded
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Date:
1/18/2012
Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced the availability of the world’s first single-chip, standards-compliant Synchronous Ethernet (SyncE) solutions allowing the transmission
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Date:
1/18/2012
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The contract was signed during AMS Technologies’ annual European Sales meeting in Bad Kohlgrub, Germany at the Guggenberg Alm. From left to right: Anders Frisk (Azpect), Jan Meise (AMS Technologies), Mikael Hell and Patrik Frihlén (Azpect), Knut Pogost (AMS Technologies), Per Skande (Azpect) and Philipp Weber (AMS Technologies).
Acquisition of Azpect Photonics: AMS Technologies AG announced today, that Sweden based Azpect Photonics AB will join the AMS Technologies team. The acquisition creates the largest pan-European consultancy and solution provider for Optical, Power and Thermal Management Technologies. Martinsried (Germany),
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Date:
1/18/2012
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TDK-Lambda UK, a group company of the TDK Corporation, expands the HFE series of 1U high, single output AC-DC hot swap, front end power supplies with the addition of 2.5kW models. Offering an industry leading power density of 29W/in3, the HFE2500 power supply is equally well-suited for 2.5kW bulk power
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Date:
1/17/2012
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Acal BFi, - a division of Acal plc (FTSE: ACL) – announces the availability of alternatives to Fast Synchronous SRAMs (FSSs) made obsolete by the planned withdrawal of Samsung from the FSS market. The second-source service will enable OEMs and CEMs to avoid the risk of disruption to the continuity of
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Date:
1/17/2012
At APEC 2012, February 5-9, 2012, at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort, Orlando, Fairchild Semiconductor®, (NYSE: FCS) a leading global supplier of high performance power and mobile products, will address the real energy challenges designers face every day, and will demonstrate power supply solutions
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Date:
1/10/2012
Lexar, a leading global brand of flash memory products, today announced the Lexar(R)
JumpDrive(R) S73 USB 3.0 flash drive. The new Lexar JumpDrive S73 leverages SuperSpeed USB 3.0 technology to empower users to step up to the next level of personal storage performance by transferring photos, videos,
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Date:
1/10/2012
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Lantiq, a leading supplier of broadband access and home networking technologies, today announced first customer shipments of its VINAX™ IVE1000 System-Level Vectoring Engine chip. Noise cancellation technologies – standardized in G.vector – eliminate crosstalk, but only system-level vectoring solutions,
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Date:
1/9/2012
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Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) is expanding its MOSFET driver portfolio with three next-generation two-output gate drivers that improve efficiency and reliability in high-density isolated power supplies.
First 120-V boot high-side/low-side MOSFET driver
The UCC27210
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Date:
1/4/2012
Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) today announced a nonexclusive worldwide license agreement with RFHIC Corporation, a global leader in cutting-edge RF power amplifiers, that provides access to Cree’s pioneering Doherty amplifier-related patents. Cree’s RF innovation and novel Doherty architecture can serve
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Date:
12/13/2011
Designed to operate in harsh in or outdoor environments such as those where damp, dust and gas are present (zones 2 and 22), the new signal towers are CE compliant in accordance with ATEX and have an Ingress Protection rating of IP54 (with alarm/flashing lights) or IP65 (without alarm/flashing light).
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Date:
12/13/2011
Avago Technologies (Nasdaq: AVGO), a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, today announced that its 28-Gbps Serializer/Deserializer (SerDes) core has demonstrated compliance with the Common Electrical Interface (CEI) standard for 28G
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Date:
12/3/2011
Fulfilling the need for ultra-low-power microcontrollers (MCUs) in the automotive market, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced the qualification of MSP430™ 16-bit microcontrollers for automotive applications. The AEC-Q100 certification allows developers to integrate higher
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Date:
11/30/2011
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AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of advanced passive components and interconnect solutions, has expanded on its miniature ultra-broadband capacitors, GX Series, to include the GX01 ultra-broadband capacitor that addresses DC blocking issues from 160kHz (-3dB roll-off) to 40GHz. The GX01 capacitor
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Date:
11/29/2011
Laird Technologies, Inc., a global leader in the design and supply of customized performance-critical components and systems for advanced electronics and wireless products, today announced that it was awarded a U.S. patent #8045592 for the work of three of its wireless & M2M inventors: RF Engineer III
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Date:
11/26/2011
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IDEAL today introduced its Master Series Network Service Kit to cost-effectively meet the needs of contractors for a complete set of professional-level tools to install and repair the twisted pair cable deployed in data communication networks.
Any facility with a LAN or enterprise would benefit
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Date:
11/23/2011
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High-voltage, low-noise op amp is ideal for highly precise sensor interfaces.
High-Voltage and Lowest Noise, Autozero Op Amp Extends System Uptime and Improves Sensor Performance
Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ: MXIM) introduces the MAX44251, a 20V, ultra-precise, low-noise dual op amp that extends maintenance system uptime and maximizes sensor performance. Proprietary autozero technology enables continuous self-calibration which, in turn, ensures system accuracy over time,
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Date:
11/16/2011
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I had the pleasure to talk with Mark Cieri, Director of Business Development and Marketing, at Enpirion. Mark has nearly 20 years of management experience at premier technology companies, and he draws on a successful track record of building and expanding businesses and international sales channels.
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Date:
11/15/2011
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Murata Power Solutions announced the 6000A and 6000B series of surface mount power inductors. Designed for energy storage, input or output filtering and DC/DC converter applications, these compact inductors offer what is believed to be the lowest DC resistance values currently available. Both series
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Date:
10/26/2011
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE:TXN) introduced the industry’s first automotive power management integrated circuit (PMIC) to support 14 power voltage rails. As the industry’s first automotive PMIC with more than 10 rails, the TPS658629-Q1 provides all the power supply functions and reduces
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Date:
10/24/2011
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DATEL, a business unit of Murata Power Solutions, today announced the DAC-12100 series of low power 12-bit current output digital to analogue converters that have TTL/CMOS compatible inputs. With a 100 MHz conversion rate, these ultra-high speed devices suit any speed critical applications such as radar,
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Date:
10/13/2011
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Table 1. Switching Components
In the competitive world of notebook computers, the key performance attributes are battery life, weight, and size (particularly height) for a given level of performance.
Recent advances in power transistor technology enable significant improvements of the POL converters used to convert the
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Date:
9/28/2011
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SemiSouth Laboratories, Inc., the leading manufacturer of silicon carbide (SiC) transistor technology for high-power, high-efficiency, harsh-environment power management and conversion applications, has launched new 1200V/5A diodes in the true, compact DPAK (TO-252) surface mount packaging which provides
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Date:
9/22/2011
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Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select: ISIL), today expanded its growing family of high speed analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) with a new series of devices that provide industry leading signal-to-noise ratios while consuming little power. The new devices offer excellent high input frequency
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Date:
9/13/2011
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InterFET Corporation, a leading manufacturer and global supplier of discrete Junction Field Effect Transistors (JFET) devices, announced today that Dan E. Roberts, the company’s President/CEO and Chairman, has been appointed to the Industrial Advisory Board for the Department of Electrical Engineering
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Date:
8/25/2011
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Linear Technology Corporation announces the LT3641, a dual channel, current mode step-down switching regulator with a power-on reset and watchdog timer. Its 4V to 42V input voltage range with 55V transient capability makes it ideal for load dump and cold crank conditions commonly found in automotive
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Date:
8/24/2011
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National Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE:NSM) 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. The highly integrated DAC161P997 reduces
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Date:
8/17/2011
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Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) has expanded its family of bus switches with a new device that addresses the data rate and power requirements of high-speed digital applications requiring a 5V interface. Typically, the development towards higher speed interfaces goes hand-in-hand with the reduction
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Date:
8/4/2011
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, will design and install an advanced, direct current (DC) power distribution system for green.ch, one of the top information and communications technology (ITC) service providers in Switzerland.
DC technology trims power conversion losses and
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Date:
7/18/2011
Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select: ISIL), today announced it has been named the Quanta Computer Supplier of the Year for its role in delivering best-in-class performance, service, operational excellence, product quality and leadership in power management technology. The award recognizes Intersil
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Date:
6/14/2011
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Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) 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. For product details, SPICE
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Date:
6/6/2011
I had the pleasure to talk with Maury Wood, general manager, High Speed Converters for NXP. Here we discussed the innovations that NXP is bringing to the fast growing and demanding communications sector. NXP is a leader in high performance mixed-signal IC products and the recognized leader in SERDES-based
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Date:
5/24/2011
As handheld devices decrease in size and increase in functionality, achieving the proper balance of sealing and protection with the requirements of an ultra thin application can be an extreme design challenge.
To help address this growing need, Rogers Corporation has introduced two new members to
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Date:
5/16/2011
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Silicon Laboratories Inc. (NASDAQ: SLAB), a leader in high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs, today introduced the industry's highest performance, most integrated clock ICs available to address the complex timing requirements of high-speed optical transport network (OTN) applications.
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Date:
5/15/2011
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Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), a global leader in high-performance signal processing and the data converter market share leader*, today introduced a 16-bit D/A converter for wired and wireless communication systems that features the industry’s best combination of package size, speed and low noise. The
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Date:
5/11/2011
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14-Bit 125Msps Octal µModule® ADC with Small Footprint
Linear Technology Corporation announces a family of low power 14-bit, 80Msps, 105Msps and 125Msps octal µModule® ADCs that provide excellent AC performance and low power in a small form factor. The LTM9011-14 is an octal 14-bit, 125Msps ADC with 73.1dB signal to noise ratio (SNR) and 88dB spurious free
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Date:
5/6/2011
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Ethernet standards require the data cable to be isolated from the system chassis due mainly to ground loops, which can corrupt data, and possible ground potential differences in the Ethernet cable plant. By extension, PoE (Power over Ethernet) subsystems which leverage Ethernet architectures need
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Date:
5/1/2011
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Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), announced today a distribution agreement with Circuitco, allowing for the distribution of the popular Texas Instruments-based BeagleBoard products. Circuitco’s entire line of BeagleBoard products, including the original
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Date:
4/20/2011
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Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) 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. Now available, the AD9434, a low-power, 12-bit, 500-MSPS (mega samples per second) A/D converter reduces
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Date:
4/19/2011
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Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select: ISIL), today expanded its growing family of high speed, low power analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) for communications and data acquisition applications by introducing the 16-bit ISLA216P series of ADCs.
Designed using Intersil's proprietary FemtoCharge(TM)
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Date:
4/18/2011
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Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) has announced an ultra-compact, extended temperature photocoupler that provides a space-saving solution for industrial applications that require an isolation interface between intelligent power modules (IPMs) and IC control circuitry.
Ideally suited to industrial
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Date:
4/6/2011
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6A N-Channel MOSFET Gate Diver
Linear Technology Corporation announces a new high reliability (MP-grade) version of the LTC4441, a 6A N-channel MOSFET gate driver that operates over a -55°C to125°C operating junction temperature range. This high power driver is designed to increase the output power and efficiency of a DC/DC controller,
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Date:
4/6/2011
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Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select: ISIL) today introduced the industry's first automotive grade ambient light sensor designed to support continuous operation up to 105 degrees Celsius. The ISL76683 is qualified to the Automotive Electronics Council's AEC-Q100 grade 2, assuring reliability under
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Date:
4/4/2011
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Diodes Incorporated has introduced a complete family of advanced high speed CMOS logic devices offering power dissipation and switching speed improvements over existing high speed CMOS logic alternatives. Operating at 2.0V to 5.5V, the 74AHC1Gxx logic family is a drop-in replacement for industry standard
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Date:
3/30/2011
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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. The LTC2145 family includes
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Date:
3/29/2011
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced the release of its next-generation DesignWare® Data Converter IP solutions, which deliver more than 50 percent improvement in power with smaller area compared to
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Date:
3/26/2011
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Molex Incorporated introduces its Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable (QSFP+) Active Optical Cable (AOC) assemblies, providing the longest link distance and lowest power consumption on the market today. The assemblies achieve 40 Gbps data rates over long reaches of up to 4km (2.49 miles) using only 0.78W
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Date:
3/22/2011
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Microchip announces the expansion of its non-volatile Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) product range with the MCP47x6 family of low-power, single-channel DACs. These new DACs feature buffered 8-,10- and 12-bit voltage output options and integrated EEPROM in miniature 2 mm x 2 mm DFN, or 6-pin SOT-23
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Date:
3/16/2011
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Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), a leading manufacturer of semiconductors for signal processing applications and the data converter market share leader*, today introduced a 14-bit D/A converter that enables cable television and broadband operators to synthesize the entire cable spectrum up to 1 GHz into
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Date:
3/4/2011
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) introduced the industry’s first two-channel, simultaneous-sampling successive approximation (SAR) analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) with two independently controlled internal references for simplified system-level design. The 16-bit ADS8363, 14-bit ADS7263 and 12-bit
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Date:
3/3/2011
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced, that it is the first IP provider to support the final version of the PCI Express® (PCIe®) 3.0 base specification (version 1.0), recently released by the PCI Special
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Date:
2/28/2011
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AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of advanced passive components and interconnect solutions, has worked with Modelithics to create a surface mount chip capacitor model for its GX02 broadband capacitor series that addresses DC blocking issues from 16kHz (-3dB roll-off) to 65GHz. Designated the
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Date:
2/26/2011
