Best-in-class sensitivity and noise immunity enable touch detection through gloves, from a fine-tip (sub-1mm) ballpoint pen, and from hand gestures above the display!

Maxim's second generation of digital ambient-light sensors maximize battery life and simplify system design.

The MAX17710 harvests energy from power sources of 1µW to 100mW for efficiently charging THINERGY Micro-Energy Cells (MECs).

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. has acquired privately held Calvatec Ltd, based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Calvatec is a leader in highly integrated analog mixed-signal solutions with breakthrough IP as well as world-leading design methods and flows for analog system-on-a-chip (SOCs). Calvatec employs 15 people.

Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ : MXIM) annonce le MAX2992, un modem de communications par courants porteurs en ligne (CPL) à modulation OFDM, qui forme avec le frontal analogique (AFE) MAX2991 un chipset CPL complet pour smart grids (réseaux électriques intelligents).

Maxim introduces the MAX2992, an OFDM-based powerline communication (PLC) modem that pairs with the MAX2991 analog front-end (AFE) to provide a complete PLC chipset for smart grid communications. This chipset complies with the emerging IEEE P1901.2 standard for OFDM-based communication over power lines and offers guaranteed interoperability. This standards compliance is critical to enabling smart grid deployments, as it helps utilities safeguard...

Maxim introduced the DS3660, a security manager with 1024 bytes of nonimprinting memory to securely store sensitive data. The on-chip nonimprinting memory, which consists of eight 128-byte banks, can be selectively cleared by end users based on user-specified tamper events.

Maxim introduced the DS3660, a security manager with 1024 bytes of nonimprinting memory to securely store sensitive data. The on-chip nonimprinting memory, which consists of eight 128-byte banks, can be selectively cleared by end users based on user-specified tamper events. Additionally, the DS3660 device features an internal 1.8V bias source to power low-voltage external SRAM that can be used to store less critical data, and it is configurable ...

Maxim Integrated Products introduces the latest members of its high-speed LVDS serializer/deserializer (SerDes) family: the MAX9263/MAX9265 serializers and MAX9264 deserializer. This gigabit multimedia serial link (GMSL) chipset features high-bandwidth digital content protection (HDCP), and forms a complete, secure, bidirectional digital-video link (HDCP-GMSL*) for transmission of digital video and audio over a single DC-balanced twisted-pair or ...

Maxim Integrated Products announces the launch of a new Teridian/Maxim energy-measurement system on chip (SoC), the 78M6613. The 78M6613 is the industry’s first SoC energy-measurement solution for AC/DC power supplies that brings a higher level of management and control to servers and other equipment in data centers.

Maxim Integrated Products announces its entry into the fast-growing digital power market with its patented InTune™ brand digital power technology it is based on “state-space” or “model-predictive” control rather than proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control used by competitors. Maxim’s InTune™ digital power technology performs an automatic compensation routine that is based on measured parameters, which enables the constructi...

Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ: MXIM) introduit des échantillons de la famille MAX2550–MAX2552 de transceivers multi-bande, spécifiquement conçue pour une nouvelle gamme de stations de base de format clé USB, module enfichable ou autonomes. Ces émetteurs - transmetteurs hautement intégrés disposent de multiples entrées avec amplificateur faible bruit (LNA) pour surveiller des signaux des macro-réseaux WCDMA et GSM. Pour minimiser le...

At the 2011 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Maxim announced a power-management IC (PMIC) solution for Samsung’s Exynos 4210 application processor developed for handheld systems. Maxim’s PMIC solution integrates the various firmware and circuitry required for managing power delivery and battery charging with system logic so that consumers can enjoy advanced multimedia functionality.

Maxim introduced the MAX8989, a step-down converter designed to power PA (power amplifier) modules in mobile phones. The first DC-DC converter in the industry to support power management for multiple communication protocols (e.g., LTE, WCDMA, GSM, and EDGE), the MAX8989 is ideal for converged (multimode) PAs. This solution is utilized in Infineon’s proven SMARTi(TM) UE2 RF engine platform, which delivers unparalleled flexibility and efficiency...

At Mobile World Congress 2011, Maxim Integrated Products is introducing the MAX44007/MAX44009, digital ambient-light sensor (ALS) ICs with a unique adaptive-gain block. Designed using the Company’s proprietary BiCMOS technology, these ICs integrate two optical sensors, an ADC, and digital functionality into a tiny 2mm x 2mm x 0.6mm package. This integration saves valuable board space while delivering the industry’s highest performance.

Maxim introduced sampling of the MAX2550–MAX2552, a family of multiband transceivers specifically designed for a new range of dongle, module, and stand-alone femto base stations. These highly integrated transceivers have multiple low-noise-amplifier (LNA) inputs to monitor WCDMA and GSM macro-network signals. To minimize pin count, they also utilize Maxim’s high-dynamic-range MAX-PHY™ serial interface.

Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ: MXIM) introduit le MAX15053, un convertisseur dc-dc synchrone à mode courant intégré dans un minuscule boîtier WLP (wafer-level package) de 1,65 x 1,65 mm. Ce régulateur abaisseur miniature incorpore des MOSFET pour simplifier la conception, minimiser les interférences EMI et économiser de l’espace de carte tout en offrant un rendement de conversion de 96% à pleine charge (2 A). De fréquence de commut...

Maxim announced the creation of highly integrated Power System-on-Chip (Power SoC) devices. These new products integrate power management and mixed-signal functions such as digital audio, a high-speed interface, and a touch-screen controller on a single chip to enable high performance, as well as thinner and smaller form factors in smartphones, tablets, and e-readers.

Maxim introduced the MAX15053, a current-mode, synchronous DC-DC converter in a tiny 1.65mm x 1.65mm wafer-level package (WLP). This miniature step-down regulator integrates MOSFETs to simplify design, minimize EMI, and save board space while achieving conversion efficiency up to 96% at full load (2A). The MAX15053 operates from a fixed 1MHz switching frequency that allows for small external passive components and an all-ceramic-capacitor design,...

Maxim introduced the MAX9636–MAX9638, rail-to-rail, low-noise operational amplifiers. Offered in 6-pin SC70 (single), 8-pin SC70 (dual), and 10-pin UTQFN (dual) packages, these devices minimize board space while delivering outstanding noise performance. With 38nV/rt-Hz input-voltage noise density, 50fA/rt-Hz input-current noise density, and 0.1pA input-bias current, the MAX9636–MAX9638 facilitate interfacing to high-impedance sources such as ...