Texas Instruments has introduced its second-generation, 15W, stereo analog-input Class-D amplifiers with single-ended outputs. These highly-efficient devices eliminate components to reduce total solution size and cost in HDTVs and other consumer audio electronics. Innovative features address single-ended design challenges to ensure robust and reliable audio performance in LCD, plasma and DLP® TVs and other home audio products.

Texas Instruments has announced that Steve Anderson has been appointed to a senior vice president position, leading the company’s new Power Management strategic business unit. The new Power Management organization is part of TI’s analog business strategy to better focus on solving customers’ analog, power management and energy efficiency design challenges.

Texas Instruments has introduced a new fully integrated analog front end (AFE) for portable ultrasound equipment. The second device in TI’s AFE58xx family for the medical ultrasound market, the AFE5804 is specifically designed for ultrasound systems that require low power and small size. The eight-channel AFE consumes more than 30 percent less power than the closest competitive device, which will help proliferate portable systems with longe...

While 134.2 kHz low frequency (LF) RFID technology has been used to identify everything from livestock to automotive parts since the late 1980s, a host of new applications are demanding tags with improved performance in highly metallic and other harsh industrial environments. Texas Instruments has announced two additions to its LF product family: the 12 mm Multi-Usage Wedge Transponder and 24 mm LF Circular Inlay. The 12 mm Multi-Usage Wedge Tran...

While 134.2 kHz low frequency (LF) RFID technology has been used to identify everything from livestock to automotive parts since the late 1980s, a host of new applications are demanding tags with improved performance in highly metallic and other harsh industrial environments. Texas Instruments has announced two additions to its LF product family: the 12 mm Multi-Usage Wedge Transponder and 24 mm LF Circular Inlay. The 12 mm Multi-Usage Wedge Tran...

Texas Instruments and Beijing Xinwei Telecom Technology Co., Ltd. (Xinwei) today announced that its next generation McWiLL/SCDMA macro base stations will enable millions of Chinese households to receive voice and data traffic at exceptional speeds, while lowering the cost of deployment for the country’s service providers. By leveraging TI’s 3GHz, powerful multicore DSPs, optimized software and analog signal chain components, Xinwei ca...

Building upon its portfolio of hardware and software solutions for ZigBee, Texas Instruments today announced the release of the latest version of its industry-leading ZigBee-certified Z-Stack software for free download at www.ti.com/z-stack. Z-Stack 2.1.0 software provides full support for both ZigBee and ZigBee PRO feature sets, as well as the latest smart energy profile for advanced metering infrastructure (AMI).

Building upon its portfolio of hardware and software solutions for ZigBee, Texas Instruments today announced the release of the latest version of its industry-leading ZigBee-certified Z-Stack software for free download at www.ti.com/z-stack. Z-Stack 2.1.0 software provides full support for both ZigBee and ZigBee PRO feature sets, as well as the latest smart energy profile for advanced metering infrastructure (AMI).

Texas Instruments has introduced a 16-bit, single-channel, 135 mega samples per second (MSPS) analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and a low-jitter clock synthesizer. The combined signal chain solution provides unmatched dynamic system-level performance in communications, defense, and test and measurement applications. The data converter and clock are available on the same evaluation module (EVM) to facilitate fast evaluations of these complex syste...

Texas Instruments has announced that Polycom has selected TI’s field-proven digital signal processing (DSP) technology to power its new SoundPoint IP 670 desktop phone. Texas Instruments’ DSP technology and Polycom’s software and systems expertise align to create a unique high definition (HD) lifelike voice quality experience for Polycom’s business customers and to further extend Polycom’s innovative family of IP phones. The two compani...

Texas Instruments Incorporated, today announced that NICE Systems has selected TI’s TMS320DM6467 digital media processor based on DaVinci™ technology for its next-generation NiceVision Net edge devices as part of its complete end-to-end solution for IP video surveillance. The programmable DM6467 performs advanced encoding and compression, as well as video streaming and analytics to a central location.

To meet the widespread global demand for DOCSIS 3.0® (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification) products and services, Texas Instruments Incorporated’s Israeli engineering team is creating innovative cable modem, set-top-box and video gateway chipsets that help operators and manufacturers deliver blazing data transfer speeds and compelling multimedia services. TI’s world-class lab, located in Herzelia, Israel, allows TI to deliver nex...

Texas Instruments Incorporated introduced today a 4.5V to 52V wide-input voltage boost controller, intended for industrial and battery-powered applications where the output is a regulated current instead of a regulated voltage. In addition, TI launched two integrated low-dropout regulators with internal protection circuits that simplify power design for industrial systems.

Texas Instruments today introduced the industry’s most highly integrated digital-input serialiser, which incorporates eight channels and flexible features to provide high-density signal conditioning in a single, compact device. The new serialiser converts eight digital inputs, ranging from 0 V to 34 V, into a single data stream on SPI interface, which simplifies the design and saves overall board space for industrial automation and test and...

Texas Instruments Incorporated announced today that TI has joined the newly formed RF4CE (Radio Frequency for Consumer Electronics) Consortium. This consortium is designed to create a new protocol that will enable development of radio frequency remote controls which replace IR remote controls, deliver richer communications, increase reliability and improve flexibility. As a key contributor to this technology, TI will provide both hardware and sof...

Texas Instruments (TI) has announced that it has acquired Florida-based Innovative Design Solutions (IDS) for its expertise in developing analog chips and integrated solutions. The acquisition reinforces TI’s analog focus and strengthens the company’s ability to meet customer requirements for high-performance analog products.

Texas Instruments (TI) has announced that its OMAP2430 applications processor was selected to deliver advanced multimedia capabilities to Fujitsu’s new F1100 smart phone. The new Fujitsu handset, which also uses TI’s Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity technology, is the first Windows Mobile phone available with NTT DoCoMo’s FOMA technology.

Helping display manufacturers meet demands for more efficient power technologies in displays, Texas Instruments (TI) has introduced an innovative, six-channel, 40-V white light emitting diode (LED) driver with a built-in, high-efficiency boost regulator and 1.5-A FET. The smallest LED driver to manage up to 60 white LEDs at once, the TPS61181 provides high power efficiency and accurate current regulation for medium-sized displays used in notebook...

TI has introduced a pair of ±10V, 16-bit analog-to-digital converters (ADC) with excellent measurement repeatability and high resolution. Both the ADS8519 and ADS8513 combine a low-power successive approximation register (SAR) ADC with sample and hold, clock, reference and a serial data interface. The devices’ high integration enables design in industrial process control, DSP servo control, robotics, test equipment, portable data acq...

Texas Instruments (TI) has introduced a dual-channel, high-speed current feedback amplifier. The device features 70 percent greater bandwidth gain at +2 V/V than competitive devices, providing fast signal conditioning with the highest linearity to minimize distortion for better signal fidelity and easier filtering.