Silicon Laboratories Inc. (NASDAQ: SLAB), a leader in high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs, today announced the expansion of its successful broadcast audio product line to include the industry’s first fully-integrated AM/FM radio receivers with short-wave (SW) and long-wave (LW) band coverage. The high-performance Si4734/35 integrate the entire receiver from antenna input to audio output reducing size and solution component coun...

Silicon Laboratories has announced the industry’s first dual-function, single-port Power over Ethernet (PoE) controller with an integrated DC/DC controller for power sourcing equipment (PSE). By combining these two functions, the Si3460 simplifies development efforts, reduces system costs and eliminates specification compliance challenges for designers of a broad range of emerging PoE applications such as in home gateways, set-top boxes, cable ...

Silicon Laboratories has announced at the Embedded Systems Conference in Boston the expansion of its best-in-class small form factor family to include the C8051F336 family of highly-integrated 8-bit MCUs. Pin-for-pin compatible with Silicon Laboratories C8051F330 family of devices, the F336 doubles the Flash code space to 16 kB. Additional memory combined with high-performance peripherals and four-corner operation enables system designers to ea...

Silicon Laboratories today announced the MCUniversity Course designed for electrical engineering professors teaching embedded system design with microcontrollers (MCUs). Based on the C8051F020 advanced, mixed-signal MCU, the MCUniversity program provides complete coursework and development tools for instruction on mixed-signal MCUs. Leveraging Silicon Labs’ ToolStick USB development tool, the MCUniversity program also offers a low cost or no c...

Silicon Laboratories Inc. has announced that LM Wang was appointed as the company’s vice president of Asia Pacific sales, effective immediately. Mr. Wang, based in Singapore, will be responsible for the company’s direct and distribution sales network throughout Asia and the Pacific Rim.

Silicon Laboratories has announced the Si570/1 family, said to be the industry’s first user-programmable crystal oscillators (XO) and voltage-controlled crystal oscillators (VCXO) supporting any-rate frequency synthesis. Using patented DSPLL technology and an industry-standard I2C interface, a single device can generate any output frequency from 10 MHz to 1.4 GHz at jitter levels of 0.3 picoseconds rms. The Si570 Any-Rate XO and Si571 Any-Ra...

Silicon Laboratories has announced what it says is the world’s smallest low-loss high-accuracy AC current sensors for a wide range of power applications. The Si8500 family measures up to 20 amps of current for control and protection in power systems and is ideal for a broad range of applications including ac-dc switching power supplies, isolated dc-dc supplies, motor control and electronic ballasts for lighting.

Silicon Laboratories Inc. today announced that Kurt Hoff will be appointed as the company’s vice president of worldwide sales and will become an executive officer, effective immediately. Mr. Hoff will be replacing Gary Gay, who plans to retire but will assist with the transition through the end of the year. Vaughan Price will be joining Silicon Laboratories to replace Mr. Hoff as vice president of European sales.

Silicon Laboratories has announced an extension of the ProSLIC programmable subscriber line interface (SLIC) family, the Si3226 Dual ProSLIC, a fully-integrated dual-channel SLIC and codec in a single chip. The Si3226 ProSLIC leverages Silicon Labs’ patented digital SLIC architecture to achieve a globally-compliant, carrier-grade SLIC complete with extensive remote diagnostic capabilities, low power consumption and the industry’s clearest voi...

Silicon Laboratories has announced the industry’s first jitter-attenuating clock multiplier IC that generates any output frequency from any input frequency with 0.3 picosecond jitter performance. The Si53xx Any-Rate Precision Clocks product family features nine devices leveraging Silicon Laboratories’ proven DSPLL technology to offer the industry’s broadest portfolio of reconfigurable, frequency-agile precision clock sources. The Si53xx a...

Silicon Laboratories has announced at International IC-China Conference and Exhibition/Embedded Systems Conference-China 2007 a highly integrated 8-bit MCU combining a 25 MIPS CPU, 10-bit 500 ksps ADC and an internal ±2 % oscillator in a 3x3 mm package. The C8051T60x product family adds to Silicon Laboratories’ portfolio of over 60 high-performance Small Form Factor MCUs. The C8051T60x is ideal for consumer and industrial applications includ...

Silicon Laboratories Inc. has announced what it says is the first single-chip FM radio transceiver family. The digital architecture of the Si472x transceiver combines the functionality of the Si470x FM radio receiver with the Si471x FM radio transmitter in a single 3x3x0.55 mm package. Competing solutions require at least two chips, more than 50 external components and up to five times more board space.

Silicon Laboratories Inc. has announced what it says is the first single-chip FM radio transceiver family. The digital architecture of the Si472x transceiver combines the functionality of the Si470x FM radio receiver with the Si471x FM radio transmitter in a single 3x3x0.55 mm package. Competing solutions require at least two chips, more than 50 external components and up to five times more board space.

Silicon Laboratories Inc., a leader in high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs, today announced at Embedded World 2007 the first mixed-signal 8-bit MCU family to offer 100 MHz CPU operation in a 5x5 mm package. The C8051F360 Small Form Factor MCU family adds to Silicon Laboratories’ portfolio of the most functionally dense small form factor MCUs, ideal for consumer and industrial electronics applications that require precision mot...

Silicon Laboratories has announced the extension of its broadcast audio product portfolio to include the Si473x AM/FM receiver family. The Si473x enables an AM/FM receiver to be easily added to consumer devices such as clock and portable radios, home stereos, MP3 players, docking stations and mobile handsets.

Silicon Laboratories has announced the appointment of William Bock as senior vice president of finance and administration and chief financial officer, effective immediately. Mr. Bock will be resigning as a director on Silicon Laboratories’ board where he served as chairman of the audit committee since the company went public in March, 2000. In addition to his familiarity with Silicon Laboratories’ products, strategy and mixed-signal history,...

Silicon Laboratories has announced a highly-integrated MCU family designed specifically for automotive electronics. The C8051F52/3x family leverages Silicon Laboratories’ proven track-record for designing high-performance mixed-signal MCUs in a small footprint, which is essential for many automotive electronics applications. By offering the highest functional density, the C8051F52/3x family of MCUs provides customers cost-effective and easy-to...

Silicon Laboratories Inc recognised as a leader in high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs, is celebrating what it describes as ten years of mixed-signal innovation. By fundamentally changing semiconductor architectures, Silicon Laboratories has achieved multiple industry firsts in the communications, wireless, networking, power and microcontroller markets. Silicon Laboratories has built a portfolio of market leading products levera...

Silicon Laboratories Inc has announced a highly integrated FM transmitter family offering superior audio performance in a very small 3 x 3 x 0.55 20-pin QFN package. By reducing the bill of materials and power consumption of existing solutions, the Si471x FM transmitter family allows customers to cost effectively add wireless FM audio playback capability to any portable media device including cell phones, MP3/digital media players, navigation/GP...

Silicon Laboratories has introduced the ToolStick Starter Kit, a comprehensive evaluation and development platform for use with Silicon Laboratories’ C8051F mixed-signal microcontrollers. Available in a portable USB stick format, the ToolStickSK provides an easy to use and feature rich tool for only $24.99. From mobile handsets to weigh scales, the ToolStickSK simplifies and speeds development of a wide range of applications that can benefit fr...