A new ultra-high-speed operational amplifier (op amp) from National Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE: NSM) delivers the industry’s lowest noise (0.69 nV/sqrt Hz) with -3 dB bandwidth of 900 MHz at a gain of 10. The PowerWise® LMH6629 provides designers a unique mix of wide bandwidth, high gain and precision amplification for systems where minimal noise addition is a key performance requirement. These include 16-bit systems for communications, test an...

National Semiconductor a annoncé aujourd'hui le premier driver de LED du marché à commande d'espace libre dynamique et sorties multiples pour applications haute puissance, capable de piloter précisément et efficacement jusqu'à quatre chaines de LED. Le LM3464, membre de la famille de circuits à rendement optimisé PowerWise® de National, optimise le rendement tout en réduisant la complexité et le coût du système, pour les applications...

National Semiconductor announced the industry’s first LED driver with dynamic headroom control and multiple outputs for high-power applications that accurately and efficiently drives up to four strings of LEDs. The LM3464, a member of National’s PowerWise® energy-efficient product family, maximizes system efficiency and reduces system complexity and cost in LED-intensive applications such as industrial, street and automotive lighting.

Le tout premier circuit E/S configurable pour équipement de télédiffusion vidéo à interface SDI (Serial Digital Interface) de National Semiconductor Corp. simplifie la conception en permettant aux fabricants de programmer leurs connecteurs d'interface BNC comme des entrées (égaliseur) ou des sorties (driver de câble). Le PowerWise® LMH0387 est destiné aux cartes d’acquisition et de lecture vidéo 3G/HD/SD, disposant d’un nombre limi...

Un nouveau générateur d’horloge audio/vidéo triple-débit (3G/HD/SD) de National Semiconductor Corp. élimine le besoin de conditionnement d'horloge externe dans les équipements vidéo professionnels ou de télédiffusion. Le LMH1983 produit toutes les horloges de référence vidéo et audio nécessaires à de nombreuses applications. Le très intégré LMH1983 offre également le plus faible jitter de sortie du marché (40 ps crête-à-cr...

A new triple-rate (3G/HD/SD) audio/video clock generator from National Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE:NSM) eliminates the need for external clock conditioning in professional and broadcast video equipment. The LMH1983 produces all the major video and audio reference clocks required for a broad range of applications. The highly integrated LMH1983 also provides the industry’s lowest-output jitter (40 ps peak-to-peak), enabling Society of Motion Pictur...

What is said to be he industry’s first configurable I/O chip for serial digital interface (SDI) broadcast video equipment from National Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE:NSM) simplifies design by providing manufacturers the flexibility to program their BNC interface connectors as either inputs (equalizer) or outputs (cable driver). The PowerWise LMH0387 targets 3G/HD/SD video capture and editing cards that have a limited number of coax BNC connectors,...

National Semiconductor Corp. a présenté aujourd'hui le premier amplificateur d'instrumentation programmable sans dérive, à diagnostic intégré. Le LMP8358 simplifie les mesures mettant en jeu un capteur de pression ou un thermocouple, en permettant aux utilisateurs de détecter les courts-circuits, les circuits ouverts et autres mauvais contacts, dans le cas d’applications industrielles à distance. Cette capacité de diagnostic évite le...

The LMP8358 uses patented techniques to measure and continuously correct its input offset voltage (5 uV typical), eliminating offset drift over time and temperature, as well as the effect of 1/f noise. This leads to a flat noise spectrum of 27 nV/sqrt Hz. The LMP8358’s programmable frequency compensation enables programmable bandwidths, and its offset compensation circuit does not introduce distortion and aliasing for signals lower than 12 kHz ...

National Semiconductor and Silicon Laboratories Inc. announced a new quarter-brick isolated DC-DC converter evaluation board and reference design to help power supply designers get higher power density in networking, communications and high-end server applications.

National Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE:NSM) today reported sales of $362 million and net income of $53.2 million, or 22 cents per diluted share, for the third quarter of fiscal 2010, which ended Feb. 28, 2010.

National Semiconductor Corp. annonce aujourd'hui le premier circuit de surveillance, de protection et de contrôle du marché, à support PMBus (bus de gestion d'énergie) intégré du marché. Le LM25066 fournit aux concepteurs de serveurs lame, de systèmes de stockage réseau, de routeurs et commutateurs, ou de sous-systèmes modulaires, une solution renforçant la fiabilité des systèmes, tout en réduisant les coûts d'exploitation des cent...

National Semiconductor Corp. today announced the industry’s first system monitoring, protection and control integrated circuit with on-chip power management bus (PMBus) support. The LM25066 provides designers of blade servers, storage networking systems, routers/switches and modular subsystems with a solution that improves system reliability and reduces operating expenses in data centers.

Overview of National's SIMPLE SWITCHER® power modules with competitive bench thermal comparison. Easy-to-use SIMPLE SWITCHER power modules feature a new innovative package, and delivers best-in-class EMI and thermal performance. The modules provide high efficiency over a wide input voltage and load current range and are pin-to-pin compatible for different load currents.

National Semiconductor has expanded its WEBENCH Designer tools with the introduction of WEBENCH Power Architect - the industry’s first design tool that allows engineers to rapidly create, model and implement multiple-output, high-performance DC-DC power supplies for an entire system. With WEBENCH Power Architect, system designers can instantly optimize multiple power supplies across several performance parameters including topology, intermediat...

National Semiconductor introduced the first three products in its SIMPLE SWITCHER power module family. The LMZ-series of power modules provide an innovative, integrated solution that will save design time and provide ease-of-use to help system designers get their products to market faster. The power modules provide the efficiency of a synchronous switching regulator with the simplicity of a linear regulator, eliminating the external inductor and ...

National Semiconductor today reported sales of $345 million and net income of $47.0 million, or 20 cents per diluted share, for the second quarter of fiscal 2010, which ended Nov. 29, 2009. National’s second quarter sales were 10 percent higher than the first quarter of fiscal 2010, when the company reported $314 million in sales, but lower than the $422 million reported in last year’s second fiscal quarter. Sequential improvement in seco...

National Semiconductor today announced that the company’s SolarMagic power optimizer received the renewable energy design award at the 7th annual Elektra Awards, on Tuesday, 1st December. Electronics Weekly and a panel of industry experts recognised National’s innovative design for its achievement in increasing the energy output and system effectiveness of solar arrays when challenged with real-world conditions.

National Semiconductor has introduced WEBENCH Visualizer, a powerful comparison and selection tool that enables engineers to rapidly select an optimal power system design. WEBENCH Visualizer creates a graphical snapshot of options across multiple criteria, such as power efficiency, footprint and system bill of materials (BOM) cost. Drawing from 25 different switching power supply architectures and 21,000 components, engineers can navigate through...

With the recent addition of 18 new distribution partners, National Semiconductor has expanded the worldwide network for its SolarMagic power optimizers to include regional sales channels on four continents, bringing the total number of distributors and installers to 22 only months after the product’s initial launch.