C-MAC MicroTechnology and Linear Technology Corporation today announced a strategic partnership to provide the European, Canadian and Asian space markets with space qualified radiation hardened (rad-hard) monolithic devices and hybrid modules. This important partnership forms part of C-MAC's strategy for growth within the space market following C-MAC's accreditation to MIL-PRF-38534 Class K in 2007.

Linear Technology has introduced the LT5554, a broadband digitally programmable gain IF amplifier, featuring a 48dBm OIP3 (output 3rd order intercept) at 200MHz. Additionally, the amplifier has very low noise, enabling very high dynamic range performance in wireless communication receivers and signal processing systems.

Linear Technology has announced the LTC3101, the latest PMIC in a family of multifunction, compact power management solutions for battery-powered and battery backup applications. The micropower LTC3101 integrates a low loss PowerPath controller, three high efficiency synchronous switching regulators (one buck-boost and two bucks), a current limited 200mA VMAX output (which tracks the higher voltage input supply), a protected 100mA Hot Swap output...

Linear Technology has introduced the LTC2636, a family of 12-bit, 10-bit, and 8-bit digital-to-analog converters (DACs) that integrate a precision reference in tiny 4mm x 3mm DFN and MSOP packages, making them the smallest octal DACs available on the market today. The LTC2636’s small size and internal reference is vital for a variety of industrial and communications applications.

Linear Technology has announced a new high reliability grade version of the LTC4444-5, a high-speed, high input supply voltage (100V), synchronous MOSFET driver designed to drive upper and lower power N-Channel MOSFETs in synchronous rectified converter topologies. This driver, combined with power MOSFETs and one of Linear Technology’s many DC/DC controllers, forms a complete high efficiency synchronous regulator. The LTC4444MP-5 operates, and ...

Linear Technology has introduced the LTC4265, an 802.3af/802.3at compliant Power over Ethernet (PoE) interface controller for high-power Powered Device (PD) applications needing up to 25.5W. In 2003, the IEEE 802.3af definition specified a maximum power delivery of up to 12.95W, which was more than adequate for applications like VoIP phones, security cameras and wireless access points. However, the desire for additional functionality means todayâ...

Linear Technology has announced the LT3570, a 36V, 1.5A(ISW) buck and boost regulator combined with a linear controller packaged in a 4mm x 4mm QFN or TSSOP-20E. The LT3570 operates from a VIN range of 2.5V to 36V (40VMAX), making it ideal for the load dump and cold-crank conditions commonly found in automotive applications.

Linear Technology has announced the LT3751, a flyback controller designed to rapidly charge large capacitors to voltages as high as 1000V. The LT3751 drives an external N-Channel MOSFET and can charge a 1000uF capacitor to 500V in less than 1 second, making it ideal for applications such as professional photoflash systems, RF security, inventory control systems and specialized high voltage power supplies.

Linear Technology has introduced the LTC4099, an autonomous I2C controlled, high efficiency power manager, ideal diode controller and Li-Ion/Polymer battery charger for portable USB powered devices such as media players, digital cameras, PDAs, PNDs and smart phones. Parameters including input current limit, charge current, termination current, and float voltage can be programmed via I2C. The I2C port also allows the user to read back system statu...

Linear Technology has introduced the LTM4606 and LTM4612, ultralow noise DC/DC uModule regulators designed to deliver low noise power by attenuating both radiated energy and conducted wideband harmonic energy. The LTM4606, designed to regulate outputs from 0.6V up to 5V, has been verified by Xilinx Corporation, demonstrating flawless high speed multi-gigabit-per-second digital data transmission in SERDES (serializer-deserializer) and RocketIO app...

Linear Technology has announced the LT3008, the newest member in a family of high voltage, micropower PNP-based LDOs featuring ultralow quiescent current of just 3uA. The LT3008 has high input voltage capability, spanning 2.0V to 45V with an adjustable output voltage ranging from 0.6V to 36V. The IC delivers up to 20mA output current with a corresponding low dropout voltage of only 300mV. Output tolerance is tightly regulated to within ±2% over ...

Linear Technology has introduced a family of five single and dual high performance, wide bandwidth lowpass active filter / ADC driver amplifier products providing cost-effective solutions in the smallest form-factor for challenging filtering applications in broadband wireless communications and signal processing equipment.

Linear Technology has introduced the LTC4222 dual Hot Swap controller for protecting boards with multiple load supply voltages ranging from 2.9V to 29V. When a board is plugged into a backplane, inrush currents can be large enough to create a glitch on the load supply, causing other boards on the bus to malfunction. The LTC4222 enables safe board insertion and removal from a live, two-supply backplane by controlling external N-channel MOSFETs to ...

Linear Technology has announced the LT3573, an isolated monolithic flyback switching regulator with an integrated 1.25A NPN power switch. The LT3573 significantly simplifies the design of a flyback converter since it does not require a third winding or optoisolator and can sense the output voltage directly from the primary side flyback waveform.

Linear Technology has announced the LT3598, a 45V, 2.5MHz DC/DC boost mode converter designed to operate as a constant current LED driver for up to sixty white LEDs. The LT3598 can drive up to six strings of LEDs, each with up to ten 30mA white LEDs in series while delivering efficiencies up to 90%. Its multichannel capability makes it ideal for medium sized TFT-LCD backlighting applications. Its input voltage range of 3V to 30V makes it ideal fo...

Linear Technology has introduced a low-power 14-bit, 125Msps ADC that dissipates only 127mW, less than one-third the power of prior solutions. High-speed ADCs are traditionally power-hungry devices: the higher the sample rate, the more power the ADC dissipates. Heat dissipation becomes even more of a concern with systems using multiple ADCs to measure many input channels, or when packaged in small, portable enclosures where higher temperatures ca...

Linear Technology has announced the LT8410/-1 low noise micropower boost converters with integrated power switches, Schottky and catch diodes and output disconnect circuitry packaged in a 2mm x 2mm DFN package. The LT8410/-1 use a unique design scheme, requiring only 8.5uA of quiescent, which is further reduced to 0uA in shutdown.

Linear Technology has announced the LTC3642, a 45V input capable synchronous buck converter than can deliver up to 50mA of continuous output current from a 3mm x 3mm (or MSOP8-E) package. It operates from an input voltage range of 4.5V to 45V with transient protection up to 60V, making it ideal for automotive and industrial 4mA to 20mA control loop applications.

Linear Technology has announced a new high reliability (MP) grade version of the LT3724, a 60V (65V(MAX)) low quiescent current (100uA) switching regulator DC/DC controller used in step-down, step-up, inverting and SEPIC topologies. The LT3724MP operates, and is 100% tested, over a junction temperature range of -55°C to 125°C, compared to the I grade version's -40°C to 125°C operating temperature range.

Linear Technology has announced the LT3513, a five output monolithic switching regulator packaged in a 5mm x 7mm QFN package. It offers a 2.2A (ISW) buck regulator, a 1.5A (ISW) boost regulator, a 250mA (ISW) boost regulator, a 250mA (ISW) inverter and an LDO controller, all in a single package.