Ted demonstrates how to improve power converter design for basestations, data centers and industrial test and measurement and medical equipment with LM27403's inductor DCR-based current sensing. He shows how easy it is to take advantage of the LM27403 in a power design with WEBENCH designer tools.

Texas Instruments has added three power management modules to its SIMPLE SWITCHER family, including the 10 A LMZ31710, which provides the industry’s highest power efficiency in the smallest package, up to 50-percent smaller than similar solutions. The easy-to-use power modules drive power-dense applications in a variety of markets including industrial, communications infrastructure, medical, and test and measurement.

Texas Instruments have today announced a new fully differential, zero-drift, 36-V programmable gain amplifier, the PGA281. At 5uV, the new PGA offers the lowest offset voltage in its class to improve accuracy and long-term stability and it features zero-drift architecture to enable DC precision and long-term stability. It also reduces the need for future system calibration. Designers can use the PGA281 in industrial signal acquisition application...

Texas Instruments have today announced the release of the industry’s first digital current sensor and voltage monitor with simultaneous sampling and SPI interface. Integrating a precision current sense amplifier and two 12-bit analog-to-digital converter channels that simultaneously capture voltage and current data, the LMP92064 features an SPI interface which transfers real-time data at up to 20 MHz.

Texas Instruments introduce the industry’s most efficient envelope tracking power supply solution to support 3G and 4G LTE multi-mode, multi-band RF power amplifiers used in smartphones and tablets. The new LM3290 step-down converter with integrated DC boost and companion LM3291 linear amplifier enable the use of envelope tracking techniques in RF transmitters to reduce the power amplifier temperature by 20 degrees C and reduce overall powe...

Texas Instruments has today announced that the Sitara AM335x ARM Cortex-A8 processor has been selected to power the newest Arduino board, the Arduino TRE. TI’s 1 GHz Sitara AM335x processor offers up to 100x more performance on the Arduino TRE, compared to the Arduino Leonardo or Uno.

This video from Texas Instruments offers viewers a sneak peek at the soon to be released Tiva C Series Connected Development Kit.

Texas Instruments announces a family of four digital-input, closed-loop I2S amplifiers for mid-power stereo audio applications including TVs, soundbars, portable docking stations, Bluetooth speakers, and aftermarket automotive audio products. The TAS5760xx devices feature high switching frequency, allowing designers to use smaller output filter components to reduce overall solution size and bill of materials cost.

Texas Instruments introduce the industry’s first family of digital isolation devices to offer the highest isolation rating, at 2.5 kV rms, in a small, 5- by 6-mm QSOP package. The ISO71xx family is 50-percent smaller than traditional SOIC isolation devices and provides an isolation rating 2.5 times better than competitive devices in the same package.

Texas Instruments continues to invest in its powerful Sitara AM335x industrial software development kit, adding the production-ready EtherNet/IP protocol to the currently supported PROFIBUS and EtherCAT protocols. Supporting multiple protocols on a single device with an integrated on-chip programmable real-time unit makes industrial automation easier and more affordable for OEMs.

Learn about the all new MSP430 F5529 USB LaunchPad, with 128Kb Flash, on-board emulation and USB connectivity. Start developing today!

Enabling robust automated meter reading, advanced metering infrastructure, and sensor network automation applications, Texas Instruments announce the Smart Data Concentrator evaluation module with accompanying power line communication system-on-module and supporting software for smart grid developers.

Texas Instruments introduce the first current-sharing low-dropout linear voltage regulators for harsh environments. The current-sharing feature of the 3-A TPS7H1101-SP and the 0.5-A TPS7H1201-HT allows designers to use two devices in parallel for twice the output current. The devices also offer excellent noise performance, as well as minimize thermal dissipation and increase power efficiency for optimal system reliability.

Texas Instruments introduce the industry’s first inductance-to-digital converter, the LDC1000. Inductance-to-digital conversion is a new data converter category that uses coils and springs as inductive sensors to deliver higher resolution, increased reliability, and greater flexibility than existing sensing solutions at a lower system cost.

Building on its industry-leading power management portfolio, Texas Instruments introduce its next-generation wireless power transfer circuit to support the WirelessPower Consortium 1.1 specification. The bq500212A transmitter, which is shipping in volume production, requires one-third fewer components than competitive solutions. The circuit allows designers to quickly take to market Qi-compliant wireless charge pads or stations that can operate f...

Today, Texas Instruments announced that Sitara processors, along with TI connectivity and analog solutions, have been selected to power the LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 robotics platform that is now available.

Texas Instruments today expanded its motor driver portfolio toinclude the company’s first integrated stepper motor pre-driver. The DRV8711 is highly configurable with a best-in-class on-chip micro-stepping indexer, as well as stall detection, and advanced current regulation that easily and efficiently tunes any motor.

Texas Instruments today introduced a low-power, half-duplex RS-485 transceiver with the fastest automatic bus-polarity correction time. In many industrial applications, such as e-metering networks, DMX512 networks, industrial automation, HVAC systems and process control, it is easy to connect wires incorrectly, which can cause system failure. For large networks, miswiring without quick correction can cause productiondelays, resulting in significa...

Learn how to meet power management design requirements for the MIPI radio frequency front-end interface, a specification that simplifies multi-band and multi-radio communications. New buck and buck-boost converters significantly reduce the heat and power consumption in RF power amplifiers, improving battery life and extending talk time in 2G, 3G and 4G LTE smartphones, tablets and data cards.

Texas Instruments have introduced the four-channel LMH1256, the industry’s first 12G ultra-high-definition serial digital interface reclocker with integrated signal conditioning. Achieving double the transmission rate of competing 6G devices, the LMH1256 allows broadcast video equipment to capture, record and play back 4K video signals at 60 Hz over a single link of coaxial cable.