Avago Technologies today announced the latest edition to its family of low noise amplifiers (LNAs) with a new high-gain LNA with variable current and shutdown functions for use in GPS, unlicensed Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) bands, and WiMax applications. Avago’s compact MGA-231T6 offers a very low noise figure combined with high linearity to help significantly improve the sensitivity of GPS receivers. This LNA targets designer...

Avago Technologies has announced yet another expansion of its family of SFP+ optical transceiver modules for next-generation 10 Gbps Ethernet equipment designs. The new additions to Avago’s SPF+ transceiver series include the 10/1 Gbps dual-rate AFCT-701SDDZ 10GBASE-Long Range (LR) single mode and AFBR-703SDDZ 10GBASE-Short Range (SR) multimode fiber transceivers for use in enterprise and data center applications. The dual-rate operation al...

Avago Technologies has announced a pair of automotive-grade high speed, low power, digital CMOS optocouplers for use in Hybrid Electric Vehicles. The ACPL-M71T single channel high speed 15MBd and ACPL-M72T low power LED drive optocouplers are the latest additions to Avago’s R2Coupler™ digital family. Both of these high temperature, low power optocouplers, which are available in small outline IC-5 (SOIC-5) packages, are ideal for use i...

Avago Technologies introduces the industry’s first ultra broadband traveling wave amplifier for high-speed digital communications applications that operate in the 30KHz to 80GHz frequency band. Avago’s AMMC-5025 amplifier provides 8 dB of small signal gain and excellent gain flatness of +/-0.7 dB along with better than 10 dB input and output return loss to provide superior performance which is ideal for use in Test and Measurement equ...

Avago Technologies introduces the industry’s first ultra broadband traveling wave amplifier for high-speed digital communications applications that operate in the 30KHz to 80GHz frequency band. Avago’s AMMC-5025 amplifier provides 8 dB of small signal gain and excellent gain flatness of +/-0.7 dB along with better than 10 dB input and output return loss to provide superior performance which is ideal for use in Test and Measurement equipment,...

Avago Technologies has announced it has developed an innovative new touch screen interface that greatly enhances the operation and navigation of Smart Phones, portable media players, and a wide range of other portable electronic communications devices. This new touch screen technology from Avago is a mutual capacitance, multi-touch controller that is capable of tracking up to four simultaneous touch points without the problem of ghost points tha...

Avago Technologies has announced that it has developed a new embedded optical engine technology that will enable high-speed connectivity in a wide range of electronic computing and consumer applications.

Avago Technologies has announced that it has developed a new embedded optical engine technology that will enable high-speed connectivity in a wide range of electronic computing and consumer applications.

Avago Technologies, a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, today announced that it has developed a new ground breaking embedded optical engine technology that will enable high-speed connectivity in a wide range of electronic computing and consumer applications.

Avago Technologies has announced that it has developed a new family of ultra-low power optocouplers that will pave the way for a new generation of optical isolators that can operate on approximately 90 percent less power than today's standard optocouplers. Utilizing a unique integrated circuit design and thick insulation material, Avago's innovative ACPL-M61L/061L/064L/W61L/K64L optocouplers offer a significant reduction in power requirements wit...

Avago Technologies has announced it has developed what it says is the industry’s first fully integrated and feature-rich Bluetooth 2.1 System-on–Chip LaserStream navigation sensor for wireless mouse applications, and other integrated input devices. This compact, laser navigation sensor engine from Avago, integrates a BT transceiver, stand-alone baseband processor and VCSEL illumination into a single chip package to provide a complete SoC so...

Avago Technologies today introduced a new miniature compact highly integrated GPS low noise amplifier (LNA) that offers superior performance levels. Avago's ALM-1812 integrates a LNA and pre- and post high-rejection filters in a miniature compact package to provide a complete, compact and high-performance GPS RF front-end module that will help simplify the design of a wide range of GPS handset applications. Avago is a leading supplier of analog i...

Avago Technologies has announced a pair of dual band power amplifier modules (PAM) for handset applications that operate in UMTS Bands 1+8 and 2+5. Housed in a 4 mm by 5mm form factor, 14-pin surface mount package, the ACPM-7355/7357 incorporates Avago's fifth generation CoolPAM(tm)5 technology to enable low power consumption and extended talk time in mobile handset applications. Moreover, these new PA modules meet stringent UMTS linearity requir...

Avago Technologies has announced an ambient light and proximity sensor that has been integrated into an ultra-thin module for use in mobile phones. Avago's compact APDS-9800 integrated sensor module is designed to help conserve power and extend battery life in mobile phones and is easy to install. This new sensor module can also be used in other mobile electronic applications such as PDAs, handheld games and personal computers.

Avago Technologies has announced an ambient light and proximity sensor that has been integrated into an ultra-thin module for use in mobile phones. Avago's compact APDS-9800 integrated sensor module is designed to help conserve power and extend battery life in mobile phones and is easy to install. This new sensor module can also be used in other mobile electronic applications such as PDAs, handheld games and personal computers.

Avago Technologies has announced the addition of two miniature 0.25-Watt analog variable gain amplifiers to its broad portfolio of amplifier products for use in cellular infrastructure applications. Housed in a compact 5 mm by 5 mm by 1.1 mm, 10-lead module package, Avago’s ALM-80110/80210 variable gain amplifiers feature a common footprint for easy integration into most base station designs. Additionally, these amplifiers offer high linear...

Avago has announced a new fully matched wideband variable attenuator module for use in a wide range of broadband system applications. The ALM-38140, which is a 50MHz to 4 GHz PIN diode attenuator module, is a fully integrated solution that uses Avago's low distortion silicon PIN diodes housed in a miniature 3.8 mm by 3.8 mm by 1.0 mm multiple-chip-on board (MCOB) package with 6-pin configuration pads. This module is ideal for use wireless infrast...

Avago has announced a new fully matched wideband variable attenuator module for use in a wide range of broadband system applications. The ALM-38140, which is a 50MHz to 4 GHz PIN diode attenuator module, is a fully integrated solution that uses Avago's low distortion silicon PIN diodes housed in a miniature 3.8 mm by 3.8 mm by 1.0 mm multiple-chip-on board (MCOB) package with 6-pin configuration pads. This module is ideal for use wireless infrast...

Avago has announced two ultra-low noise, high gain, high linearity Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) balanced low noise amplifiers for cellular infrastructure applications. Avago's MGA-16516/17516, which are the latest additions to its family of economical, easy to use LNAs, helps to significantly improve the sensitivity and dynamic range of cellular infrastructure applications. Both LNAs feature a compact footprint and are designed to be used as first sta...

Avago Technologies today announced a new miniature PCS duplexer that has been specifically designed for use in UMTS Band 2 handsets. The ACMD-7407 duplexer, which is the latest addition to Avago's family of PCS duplexers, is 33 percent smaller than its previous versions. Designed using Avago's own FBAR technology, this UMTS duplexer has a common footprint and targets designers of PCS handsets, and data terminals operating on the U.S. PCS frequenc...