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Tue Mar 16, 2010
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“We received an impressive number of nominations for our 2009 Innovation Awards program,” said Rick Nelson, EDN editor-in chief. “Over the past several weeks, our editors faced the difficult task of narrowing down an impressive field of contenders and finding the freshest, most inventive, and undeniably outstanding nominations that were worthy of being named Finalists for EDN’s 2009 Innovation Awards. In the FPGA category, Lattice’s ECP3 FPGA family was one of the outstanding products our editors chose.”
The LatticeECP3 family defines a new mid-range, value-based class of FPGAs, not only by further reducing costs, but also by reducing total power consumption by over 50% for typical designs, compared to competitive SERDES-capable FPGAs. For more information about the LatticeECP3 FPGA family, visit http://www.latticesemi.com/products/fpga/ecp3/.
Full article http://www.latticesemi.com/corporate/newscenter/productnews/2010/recp3fpgafamilychos.cfm
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Mon Aug 17, 2009
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Mindspeed Technologies, a leading supplier of semiconductor solutions for network infrastructure applications,
have announced the addition of two new devices to its Comcerto 300 Series of highly-integrated voice-over-IP (VoIP) processors.
These new devices provide a performance/cost ratio targeted at eight and 16 port fiber-based access (FTTx) equipment.
http://investors.mindspeed.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=399051.
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Tue Jun 2, 2009
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Silicon Laboratories today announced C8051T606, the world’s smallest MCU! The C8051T606 provides a high degree of functional density for programmable embedded systems in a tiny 2x2 mm2 footprint. The integration of a voltage monitor and precision oscillator together with the hardware implementation of I2C and UART on-chip make the T606 ideal for space-constrained applications such as portable consumer products and accessories, gateways, and LED lighting. There is also a comparator on chip that has the unique capability to select multiple inputs with a software controlled multiplexer enabling it to monitor more than one voltage.
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Mon Apr 20, 2009
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Mindspeed Technologies have announced the industry''s first multi-channel, multi-rate, low-power chipset for serial digital interface (SDI) applications. Leveraging expertise cultivated through twenty years of high speed integrated circuit (IC) design, Mindspeed''s new offering provides a complete serial link solution for 3G/HD/SD-SDI equipment with over 70 percent power savings compared to existing solutions. The chipset, consisting of a dual cable equalizer (M21524), a quad video reclocker (M21355) and a dual cable driver (M21528) features trace equalization and output de-emphasis, providing unparalleled analog performance for large system designs and complements the company''s existing, world leading, crosspoint portfolio.
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Mon Apr 20, 2009
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Mindspeed Technologies have announced a new family of single- or dual-core packet processors targeting a wide variety of voice and data communication equipment ranging from service provider triple-play broadband home gateways, small- and medium-sized business (SMB) smart security appliances, wireless enterprise access points (EAP) to voice over internet protocol (VoIP) products.
The Comcerto 1000 family is based on a field-proven system-on-chip (SoC) multi-core architecture using ARM''s industry leading embedded processor technology and application specific hardware acceleration engines. The devices include a powerful security engine capable of delivering scalable virtual private network (VPN) performance from 100 Mbps to full-duplex 1 Gbps symmetric Internet protocol security (IPSec) data rates.
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Mon Apr 20, 2009
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Allegro introduces the A3907, a new voice coil motor (VCM) driver with I2C serial interface designed for camera lens auto focus and zoom applications. The operating voltage range for this new device is 2.3 V to 5.5 V. It has a maximum output current of 102 mA with an operating temperature range of -40°C to +85°C. This new device is targeted at both the consumer and telecommunications markets.
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Mon Apr 20, 2009
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Allegro introduces a new high precision, programmable two-wire Hall-effect linear sensor with a pulse width modulated (PWM) output. This is the first linear Hall-effect sensor from Allegro to include a voltage regulator, which allows the device to be powered directly from a battery. The duty cycle (DC) of the PWM output signal is proportional to an applied magnetic field.
Allegro’s A1354 device converts an analog signal from its internal Hall sensor element to a digitally encoded PWM output signal. The coupled noise immunity of the digitally encoded PWM output is far superior to the noise immunity of an analog output signal. This new device is targeted at both the automotive and industrial sectors.
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Wed Mar 25, 2009
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Silabs have introduced the C8051F7xx familjenl of high pin-count MCUs for cost-sensitive, high I/O embedded systems. This family is the first to offer a new, patent-pending touch sensing feature that is robust, accurate, responsive and easy to configure. Offering up to 54 general purpose I/O pins and a 25 MIPS 8051 CPU, the C8051F7xx family brings a high level of processing power and flexibility to applications such as industrial controls, security systems, residential HVAC, home appliances, keyboards, cash machines and fax/printer/scanner front panels.
The industry’s fastest touch sense on-chip peripheral uses a capacitance-to-digital converter (CDC) with a 40 us acquisition time that when combined with the 25 MIPS CPU on the C8051F7xx enables sophisticated human interface functions, even when large arrays of touch sense elements are used. To combat issues in electrically noisy environments, the CDC offers best-in-class noise immunity, insuring reliable performance. With up to 32 touch sensing inputs, featuring wake-on-touch, the MCU can be placed in a power saving mode and wake quickly upon touch to save overall system power in applications. An intuitive software GUI allows fast and easy configuration. And, an API library is provided for all common touch sense configurations such as virtual buttons, wheels and sliders.
A separate capacitive touch sense evaluation kit provides fast and easy evaluation of the Silicon Labs capacitive sensing solution. To enter to win a free development kit for the C8051F7xx, click www.silabs.com/C8051F7xxgiveawayl.
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Thu Mar 19, 2009
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Allegro introduces a new low voltage bi-directional DC motor driver with a typical input voltage range of 3.0 V to 5.5 V and output currents up to 500 mA. The unique full-bridge output incorporates source side linear operation to allow a constant voltage supply across the motor coil. This regulated output minimizes motor voltage change due to I*Rds(on) variation and battery voltage tolerance. Allegro’s new motor driver is targeted at the portable and instrumentation markets.
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Thu Mar 19, 2009
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Allegro introduces a new family of Hall-effect switches and latches that are extremely temperature-stable and stress-resistant sensors suited for operation over extended temperature ranges to 150°C. Superior high temperature performance is made possible through dynamic offset cancellation, reducing the residual offset voltage normally caused by device over-molding, temperature dependencies, and thermal stress. Allegro’s A1220 and A1221 devices are most commonly used to detect the speed and direction of ring magnets for motor commutation. The A1120 is most commonly used to detect the end position in wiper systems and multiple discrete positions in shift selectors.
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