National Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE : NSM) a présenté aujourd'hui dix nouveaux circuits intégrés SolarMagic, les premiers d'une gamme développée pour réduire le coût, améliorer la fiabilité et simplifier la conception des systèmes PV (photovoltaïques).

# Q3 sales of $343.9 million decreased 12% from Q2 of fiscal 2011 and decreased 5% from Q3 of fiscal 2010 # GAAP earnings per share of 24 cents was down from 34 cents in Q2 but up from 22 cents one year ago # Gross margin of 66.5% decreased from 68.9% in Q2 and from the 67.3% posted in Q3 of last year # Sales outlook for Q4 of fiscal 2011 expected to increase sequentially to a range of $360 million to $370 mil...

National Semiconductor Corp. a présenté aujourd'hui les premiers contrôleurs PWM (modulation de largeur d'impulsions) du marché intégrant leurs quatre drivers de MOSFET de pont aux primaires. Les LM5045 et LM5046 sont bien adaptés pour fournir un rendement et une densité de puissance supérieurs dans les modules quart de brique ou huitième de brique utilisés dans certains applications d'infrastructure de transmissions haute tension.

National Semiconductor Corp. today introduced the industry’s first full-bridge pulse width modulation (PWM) controllers to integrate all four primary-side bridge MOSFET gate drivers. The LM5045 and LM5046 are well-suited for delivering higher efficiency and higher power density in quarter-brick and eighth-brick power modules used in a variety of high input voltage communications infrastructure applications.

Demonstration of the LM5045/LM5046 full-bridge PWM controllers with integrated MOSFET drivers. More info at National.com/power.

National Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE : NSM) a annoncé le premier sous-système analogique stéréo du marché à amplificateur d'écouteurs classe G, et contrôle automatique de volume (ALC; Automatic Limiter Control), pour smartphones et téléphones haut-de-gamme. L'ampli d'écouteurs classe G PowerWise® LM49251 réduit dynamiquement la tension d'alimentation pour réduire la consommation et étendre le temps de lecture (de MP3, de films, etc....

National Semiconductor announced the industry’s first stereo analogue subsystem with integrated Class G headphone amplifier and automatic level control (ALC) for smartphones and feature phones. The PowerWise LM49251’s Class G headphone amp dynamically reduces the supply voltage to lower power consumption and extend audio (MP3, movies, etc.) playback time. The loudspeaker’s ALC provides designers with several options to control audio distor...

National Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE : NSM) a présenté aujourd'hui deux régulateurs abaisseurs synchrones à courant fort, offrant le rendement le plus élevé du marché, à plus de 97%. Les LM21212-1 et LM21215 sont bien adaptés aux circuits prédiffusés (FPGA), ASIC et autres microprocesseurs hautes performances, destinés à différentes applications basse tension comme l'infrastructure radio, la gestion réseau, ou les transmissions optiq...

National Semiconductor announced that its award-winning WEBENCH® Designer tools are now available in the Russian language. Worldwide expert and novice electronic engineers as well as mechanical engineers have used WEBENCH to create over 1.5 million analog designs cost-free and quickly since its introduction in 1999.

Etendant son leadership en technologie analogique hautes performances, National Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE : NSM) a annoncé trois répéteurs PowerWise® multicanaux 10 Gbits/s. Les nouveaux produits DS100BR410, DS100BR210 et DS100BR111 offrent le gain d'égalisation le plus élevé du marché (36 dB), tout en ne consommant que deux fois moins de puissance (55 mW/canal) et en doublant la portée (20 mètres sur du câble 24-AWG) par rapport aux s...

National Semiconductor today announced it has achieved a breakthrough in high-speed signal conditioning by becoming the first company to successfully demonstrate 28 Gbps discrete quad-channel retimer technology with ultra-low power consumption to drive 100 Gbps to 400 Gbps interfaces in next-generation data center systems.

Extending its leadership in high-performance analogue technology, National Semiconductor today announced three multi-channel PowerWise 10 Gbps repeaters that provide the industry’s highest equalisation gain (36 dB), consume half the power (55 mW/channel) and deliver twice the reach (20 meters over 24-AWG cable) of current industry solutions.

National Semiconductor Corp. a présenté aujourd'hui trois nouveaux modules de puissance SIMPLE SWITCHER, le premier pour piloter des applications haute tension dans différents domaines comme l'industrie, les infrastructures de communication, ou le militaire. Les modules d'alimentation facile à utiliser LMZ14201H, LMZ14202H et LMZ14203H offrent le rendement d'un régulateur à découpage, et la simplicité d'un régulateur linéaire, en élimi...

National Semiconductor today introduced two configurable sensor analogue front-end (AFE) integrated circuits (ICs) with unique technology that work together with new tools to fast-track signal path designs for a variety of sensors from major global manufacturers.

National Semiconductor introduced three new SIMPLE SWITCHER® power modules, the first to drive high output voltage applications in a variety of markets including industrial, communications infrastructure and military. The easy-to-use LMZ14201H, LMZ14202H and LMZ14203H power modules provide the efficiency of a synchronous switching regulator with the simplicity of a linear regulator, eliminating the external inductor and complex layout placement...

National Semiconductor today marked the 20-year anniversary of its SIMPLE SWITCHER brand of products. Since 1990, electronic system engineers around the world have created designs featuring National’s SIMPLE SWITCHER products, with over 1.5 billion units shipped to date. More than 100,000 engineers design power supplies with SIMPLE SWITCHER power modules, voltage regulators and controllers each year, with end applications spanning the entire e...

National Semiconductor today reported sales of $390.4 million and net income of $83.5 million, or 34 cents per diluted share, for the second quarter of fiscal 2011, which ended Nov. 28, 2010. National’s second quarter sales were 5 percent lower than the $412.0 million in sales reported in the first quarter of fiscal 2011 due to lower demand from OEMs and distributors in all regions. Sales in the second quarter of fiscal 2011 were 13 percent ...

National Semiconductor Corporation today announced that the company’s 12-bit analogue-to-digital converter ADC12D1800 was named Analogue Semiconductor Product of the Year at the Elektra Awards ceremony on Thursday, 9th December, 2010. It was awarded for its high speed performance which enables a new generation of software-defined radio (SDR) architectures and applications.

National Semiconductor announced the release of SolarMagic MYPVDATA Solar Operations Center (SOC). Whereas solar systems today are underperforming due to various conditions, MYPVDATA SOC is software as a service (SaaS) that helps users analyze data collected from the array by delivering meaningful information through an easy-to-use web-interface, so maximum energy can be harvested. MYPVDATA SOC is now included with ongoing service subscriptions f...

National Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE : NSM) a présenté aujourd'hui un nouveau driver de LED, offrant les meilleures performances du marché en termes de variation lumineuse, pour applications à LED ultra-lumineuses. Le driver de LED LM3450 intègre un circuit de compensation PFC (Power Factor Correction, ou compensation cosinus Phi), et un gradateur à décodage de phase assurant une variation de luminosité uniforme, sans scintillement, sur une...