Avago Technologies today announced the industry's first GPS low noise amplifier (LNA) with integrated filter. The company is a leading supplier of innovative semiconductor solutions for advanced communications, industrial and commercial applications. With a very low noise figure and high linearity, Avago's ALM-1412 provides superior GPS signal reception sensitivity and is ideal for use in handsets, in-vehicle navigation GPS receivers and GPS ante...

Avago Technologies today announced new advancements in its innovative CoolPAM power amplifier architecture which will extend handset battery life. The company is a leading supplier of innovative semiconductor solutions for advanced communications, industrial and commercial applications. Handsets and other mobile devices leveraging the CoolPAM technology will be able to extend battery life by as much as 20%. Products based on Avago's next generati...

Avago Technologies today announced it has added three new highly integrated, high-speed infrared components to its product line. A next-generation, large scale integration FIR (Fast Infrared)/VFIR (Very Fast Infrared) controller in a TFBGA package, the ASDL-7021 complements Avago's broad portfolio of infrared IrDA® transceivers and IrSimple protocol software to provide design engineers with a comprehensive solution for high-speed wireless con...

Avago Technologies has announced the industry's smallest integrated RF front-end module for UMTS Band 1 handsets. The company is a leading supplier of innovative semiconductor solutions for advanced communications, industrial and commercial applications. Avago's new AFEM-7780 module integrates the company's innovative FBAR (Film Bulk Acoustic Resonator)-based duplexer with its advanced CoolPAM power amplifier technology to provide users with indu...

Avago Technologies has announced the industry's smallest integrated RF front-end module for UMTS Band 1 handsets. The company is a leading supplier of innovative semiconductor solutions for advanced communications, industrial and commercial applications. Avago's new AFEM-7780 module integrates the company's innovative FBAR (Film Bulk Acoustic Resonator)-based duplexer with its advanced CoolPAM power amplifier technology to provide users with indu...

Avago Technologies today introduced the industry's thinnest surface mount (SMT) light emitting diodes (LEDs) in the smallest industry-standard (0603) footprint available. With an ultra small form factor about the size of a pencil tip, these low-power LEDs use high-brightness chips to provide excellent illumination with minimum current consumption. These new ChipLED lamps from Avago are available in blue and phosphor white -- the colors most widel...

Avago Technologies today announced it has shipped its 600 millionth optical mouse sensor since the release of its first navigation sensor in 1999. Avago pioneered optical sensing for mouse technology and continues to be a trend setter in providing entry-level to next-generation optical and laser mouse sensors to all major LED and laser optical-mouse manufacturers worldwide. The company is a leading supplier of innovative semiconductor solutions f...

Avago Technologies today announced it was awarded a Partners in Performance award from Celestica, a world leader in electronics manufacturing services (EMS). Avago is a leading supplier of innovative semiconductor solutions for advanced communications, industrial and commercial applications. This year marks the eighth time the company has received this prestigious industry award.

Avago Technologies has introduced three new gate drive optocouplers optimized for reliability and performance. As equipment manufacturers in industrial automation and data center power supply markets transition to developing more energy efficient products which require fast switching operation, Avago has engineered new optocouplers with the industry's highest common mode rejection ratio (40 kV/µs @VCM=1500V). Avago is a leading supplier of ...

Avago Technologies has announced a new family of multi-channel phototransistor optocouplers to complement its existing single-channel product line. The company is a leading supplier of innovative semiconductor solutions for advanced communications, industrial and commercial applications.

Avago Technologies has announced the latest addition to its line of high-speed digital CMOS optocouplers. At 25 Megabaud (MBd), the new ACPL-772L is the industry's fastest, dual-supply voltage (3.3 V and 5 V) optocoupler in a DIP-8 package. With its unprecedented speed and the ability to support up to 5 kV in isolation voltage protection, the ACPL-772L is ideal for not only high-speed data-line transmission applications, but also those operating ...

Avago Technologies has introduced the industry's first Half-Watt (0.5W) high-brightness red-orange and amber light-emitting diodes (LED) in an automotive-industry-standard PLCC-4 surface-mount (SMT) package. This new series of 0.5W Power LEDs feature the industry's smallest package size and are optimized for long operating life under severe environmental conditions making them ideal for automotive exterior lighting applications. Avago is a leadin...

Avago Technologies has introduced an easy to use ultra-slim scrollwheel input device for use in mobile phones, portable audio and video players, and entertainment consoles. The company is a leading supplier of innovative semiconductor solutions for advanced communications, industrial and commercial applications.

Avago Technologies used electronica to introduce three new families of solid state relays (SSRs) with a claimed industry's highest insulation voltage in a miniature SO-4 package size. Achieving an industry high of 3.75 kV in insulation protection, Avago's expanded family of SSRs with MOSFET outputs enable designers to improve power efficiency, performance and reliability in low- and high-current circuitries often found in telecommunications, cons...

Avago Technologies, today introduced the industry's first Half-Watt (0.5-W) high-brightness red-orange and amber light-emitting diodes (LED) in an automotive-industry-standard PLCC-4 surface-mount (SMT) package. This new series of 0.5-W Power LEDs feature the industry's smallest package size and are optimized for long operating life under severe environmental conditions making them ideal for automotive exterior lighting applications. Avago is a l...

Avago Technologies has introduced an enhanced series of cost-competitive ultra-small optical encoder modules with resolutions of up to 360 lines per inch (LPI) - said to be the highest in the industry. These new encoder modules make it possible for manufacturers to produce more compact inkjet printers, photo printers and all-in-ones, that can provide higher quality images that today's customers want. The AEDS-964x series are a drop-in replacement...

Avago Technologies has announced that John Larson III, Ph.D., will be named an IEEE Fellow at the 2006 International Ultrasonics Symposium in Vancouver, British Columbia. IEEE Fellows are nominated by their peers in numerous engineering fields for extraordinary accomplishment.

Avago Technologies has introduced its first series of transmissive photointerrupters for office automation and vending machine applications. With the addition of the AEDS-93XX photointerrupter series, Avago becomes a one-stop supplier of motion control solutions for manufacturers of printers, scanners, and vending machines that use both devices.

Avago Technologies will use electronica to introduce a pair of high-performance, 24W red, green and blue (RGB) light-emitting diode modules for a wide range of decorative, architectural and specialty lighting applications. These new high-power LED modules, which are the first in the industry to provide up to 480 lumens of light output, target customers who want an easy to use lighting solution that has the ability to display a variety of colours.

Avago Technologies has announced it has been awarded the 2006 North American Optoelectronic Components Growth Excellence Award by Frost & Sullivan. Avago Technologies supplies semiconductor solutions for advanced communications, industrial and commercial applications. Criteria included the ability to grow in a saturated or maturing market, annual market share growth, implementing unique sales strategies to increase market share and revenue growth...