Maxim announced the MAX2667/MAX2669, the newest additions to its GPS/GNSS low-noise amplifier (LNA) family. Designed using Maxim's advanced SiGe processes, these fully integrated LNAs feature an exceptionally low noise figure of 0.65dB. This improves receive sensitivity and read range over discrete or highly integrated CMOS solutions. The MAX2667/MAX2669 provide the best performance, smallest size, and lowest current consumption available in the...

Maxim introduced the MAX2062, the industry's only fully programmable, multistate, dual-channel, analog + digital IF/RF variable-gain amplifier (VGA). This easy-to-control device delivers an unparalleled combination of VGA performance, programmability, and component integration. As with its predecessor, the single-channel MAX2065, the MAX2062 provides unique rapid-fire gain selection for four customized attenuation states per path, fast 25ns digi...

Maxim introduces the MAX11645, the industry's smallest 2-channel ADC. This 12-bit I2C ADC includes an internal reference in a tiny 1.9mm x 2.2mm wafer-level package (WLP). A 4 x 3 bump array with 0.5mm pitch facilitates layout on four-layer PCBs, while a slim 0.64mm height makes it perfect for designs laying components out on both sides of the PCB. This ADC minimizes both external component count and total solution size, only requiring a 0.1micr...

Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ: MXIM) introduit le MAX9635, un capteur numérique de lumière ambiante (ALS) entièrement intégré et doté d’une fonction unique de gain adaptatif. Conçu en technologie BiCMOS propriétaire de Maxim, il intègre deux photodiodes, un convertisseur A/N et toute la fonctionnalité numérique nécessaire dans un minuscule boîtier de 2 x 2 mm. Cette solution intégrée économise un espace précieux dans les bo...

Maxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX9635, a fully integrated digital ambient-light sensor (ALS) with a unique adaptive gain block. Designed using the Company's proprietary BiCMOS technology, this device integrates two photodiodes, an ADC, and all necessary digital functionality into a tiny 2mm x 2mm package. This integrated solution saves valuable space in tight enclosures while delivering the industry's highest performance. The MAX9635 c...

Maxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX9635, a fully integrated digital ambient-light sensor (ALS) with a unique adaptive gain block. Designed using the Company's proprietary BiCMOS technology, this device integrates two photodiodes, an ADC, and all necessary digital functionality into a tiny 2mm x 2mm package. This integrated solution saves valuable space in tight enclosures while delivering the industry's highest performance. The MAX9635 c...

Maxim introduced the MAX16903/MAX16904, automotive-grade, synchronous step-down converters that consume only 25microamps (no load) and deliver 1A and 600mA, respectively. These 2.1MHz step-down converters are optimized for operation over the 3.5V to 28V range. Designed to withstand the extreme battery-voltage conditions in automotive applications, the MAX16903/MAX16904 tolerate load-dump transients up to 42V and cold-crank excursions down to 3.5V...

Maxim introduced the MAX16903/MAX16904, automotive-grade, synchronous step-down converters that consume only 25µA (no load) and deliver 1A and 600mA, respectively. These 2.1MHz step-down converters are optimized for operation over the 3.5V to 28V range. Designed to withstand the extreme battery-voltage conditions in automotive applications, the MAX16903/MAX16904 tolerate load-dump transients up to 42V and cold-crank excursions down to 3.5V. The...

Maxim introduced the MAX9626-MAX9628, low-noise, low-distortion, 1.35GHz differential amplifiers for driving high-speed pipeline ADCs. These devices integrate gain resistors, thereby eliminating the need for external feedback resistors. This reduces parasitics to enable higher bandwidths and improved THD performance while saving space and cost. The MAX9626-MAX9628 are ideal for driving 12- to 16-bit pipeline ADCs in communication, medical imagin...

Maxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX9626–MAX9628, low-noise, low-distortion, 1.1GHz differential amplifiers for driving high-speed pipeline ADCs. These devices integrate gain resistors, thereby eliminating the need for external feedback resistors. This reduces parasitics to enable higher bandwidths and improved THD performance while saving space and cost. The MAX9626–MAX9628 are ideal for driving 12- to 16-bit pipeline ADCs in communi...

Maxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX15050/MAX15051, low-voltage (2.9V to 5.5V), 4A, synchronous DC-DC regulators in a 2mm x 2mm wafer-level package (WLP). These tiny step-down regulators integrate MOSFETs to simplify design, minimize EMI, and save board space. Operation from a fixed 1MHz switching frequency further reduces total solution size, allowing all-ceramic-capacitor designs. Offering peak efficiencies up to 96%, these point-of-loa...

Maxim introduces the MAX34440/MAX34441 PMBus-compliant system-management controller ICs incorporating the industry’s most comprehensive fault-logging and thermal-management capabilities for enterprise equipment. The MAX34440 provides six channels of power-supply management with sequencing, voltage monitoring, closed-loop margining, and support for current monitoring. The MAX34441 combines five power-supply management channels with one channel ...

Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ: MXIM) introduces the MAX16975* automotive-grade, 1.2A step-down converter optimized for operation over a 3.5V to 28V range. To accommodate extreme battery voltage variations in automotive applications, the device tolerates load-dump transients up to 42V and cold-crank excursions down to 3.5V. It can operate in dropout by turning on the integrated 300mΩ high-side FET for the duration of cold-crank or start/...

Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ: MXIM) introduces the MAX9632/MAX9633 36V, low-noise, precision operational amplifiers with low distortion. The first devices in Maxim’s new line of high-voltage, precision op amps, the MAX9632/MAX9633 are designed using a proprietary high-speed complementary BiCMOS process (CB5HV). This high-voltage analog process is optimized for excellent AC dynamic performance, ultra-low noise, wide operating voltage range,...

Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ - Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ: MXIM) announced that it will demonstrate medical, LED, energy-measurement, powerline communications, and automotive solutions at electronica 2010. Medical demos will include infusion pumps, blood glucose meters, and ultrasound imaging. LED demos include high-brightness (HB) LED lamp solutions incorporating Maxim’s LED drivers that are based on proprietary active-PFC architec...

Broadening its portfolio of solutions for the digital video signal path, Maxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX9530: a 4-channel analog-to-digital front-end for converting analog video and audio signals to the digital format required for compression. An on-chip memory controller is integrated to support a variety of output formats, including the optimal format for direct connection to Maxim’s family of H.264 processors. This eliminates t...

Maxim Integrated Products enrichit son portefeuille de solutions d’acheminement du signal vidéo numérique avec le MAX9530 : ce frontal analogique /numérique à 4 canaux assure la conversion de signaux vidéo et audio analogiques dans un format numérique adapté à la compression. Il intègre un contrôleur mémoire supportant une variété de formats de sortie, dont un format optimisé pour la connexion directe aux processeurs vidéo H.264 ...

The MAX11200/MAX11210 are ultra-low-power (< 300µA active current), high-resolution, serial output ADCs. These devices provide the highest resolution per unit power in the industry, and are optimized for applications that require very high dynamic range with low power, such as sensors on a 4mA to 20mA industrial control loop.

Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ : MXIM) introduit le MAX11210, un CAN (convertisseur analogique/numérique) 24 bits monocanal dont la résolution effective (ENOB) atteint 23,9 bits, un record de l’industrie, pour une consommation de moins de 300 A. Cet ENOB élevé élimine les étages de gain énergivores tout en apportant la plus haute précision possible pour le capteur. Le MAX11210 peut ainsi respecter le budget serré de consomma...