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FPGA-evaluation boards come with design software 10/21/2009
Altium’s new NanoBoard 3000 embedded-system-development platform includes a board with an FPGA chip, an IR (infrared) remote control, and a 12-month license for Altium Designer schematic and FPGA software.Quad-PWM-controller IC includes low-dropout linear regulator 10/19/2009
Exar Corp’s new 5A XRP7704 and 16A XRP7740 quad-PWM (pulse-width-modulation)-controller chips include gate-driver circuitry that drives external FETs.Stable quartz oscillator uses SAW technology 10/13/2009
Targeting LAN (local-area networks) and SAN (storage-area networks), Epson Toyocom recently announced the highly stable EG-4101/4121CA SAW (surface-acoustic-wave) resonator.PWM controller IC operates at temperatures as high as 225°C 10/12/2009
Cissoid has introduced the Magma switching-power-supply PWM (pulse-width-modulator)-controller chip, which operates with 6 to 30V inputs and provides duty cycles up to 90%.TI opens 300-mm analog manufacturing facility in Texas, adds up to 1000 jobs 9/29/2009
TI claims the Richardson, Texas, fab will be the world’s only production facility to use 300-mm to manufacture analog chips. CEO Rich Templeton describes the 250 open positions as "high-quality, well-paying engineering, manufacturing, and administrative jobs." When fully operational, TI said the fab may employ as many as 1000 people.Precision JFET op amp operates with 36V power 9/10/2009
Analog Devices’ new ADA4627 JFET operational amplifier has 5-pA maximum bias current at 25°C and 500-pA maximum current at −40 to +85°C.30V FET achieves 1-mΩ maximum on-resistance 9/9/2009
Fairchild Semiconductor used its PowerTrench process in building the new FDMS7650 30V MOSFET. The company guarantees the device for a 0.99-mΩ maximum on-resistance at 36A with a 10V gate drive; resistance rises to a maximum of 1.7 mΩ at 125°C.160M-sample/sec, 16-bit dual ADC works in base stations and instrumentation 8/17/2009
National Semiconductor recently announced the low-power, 16-bit, 160M-sample/sec, dual-channel-pipeline ADC16DV160 ADC. The IC features differential inputs and dual-rate LVDS (low-voltage-differential-signaling) outputs.Octal power-converter-control chip uses PMBus 8/10/2009
Linear Technology Corp’s new LTC2978 monitoring-and-control chip supervises eight switching power converters. You communicate with the IC over the PMBus (power-management bus).Quad 12-bit DAC has internal reference and EEPROM 8/7/2009
Microchip Technology has announced a quad 12-bit DAC that remembers its settings in an internal EEPROM. The MCP4728 has a ±2%, 2.048V voltage reference, but you can also an external reference.Touch-screen controller provides tactile feedback 8/6/2009
Maxim Integrated Products recently announced the MAX11810 touchscreen-interface chip. The device generates the output voltage to excite a four-wire resistive touchscreen and includes ADCs to read back a touch position.Chopper op amp draws 17-μA power-supply current 8/5/2009
Analog Devices has announced the ADA4051-2 dual operational amplifier that has 2-μV typical offset and 15-μV maximum offset. The part operates on 1.8 to 5.5V and draws a maximum of 17-μA power-supply current.Analog Devices, Infineon collaborate on air-bag systems 6/25/2009
Analog Devices and Infineon Technologies have collaborated to produce next-generation automotive-air-bag systems. In the immediate future, the two companies will produce a hardware platform using parts from each company’s current offerings. Designers will be able to adopt this platform to begin development of code using a well-defined software interface.SIwave 4.0 addresses signal and power integrity 6/17/2009
Part of the Ansys’ Ansoft family of products, SIwave (signal-integrity-wave) Version 4.0 includes new features for signal-integrity, power-integrity, and electromagnetic-compatibility testing.Chip allows isolated USB 5/28/2009
Analog Devices’ new ADuM4160 bidirectional isolator provides UL (Underwriter Laboratories) 1577-rated, 5-kV isolation for 1.5 or 12-Mbps USB (Universal Serial Bus)-data lines.ADVERTISEMENT
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