Texas Instruments has expanded its broad, high-performance 1394 (Firewire) portfolio with a flexible PCI Express (PCIe) to 1394b open host controller. The packet throughput exceeds 87 MB/s, making the XIO2213A the fastest 1394b controller on the market today. The device’s unique architecture creates a one-chip solution for 1394b for ExpressCards, PC add-in cards and motherboards or docking stations.

Texas Instruments has announced 15 recipients of the company’s 2007 Supplier Excellence Award (SEA). The winners, selected from across TI’s worldwide supplier base of over 14,000 companies, were evaluated on a number of areas, including cost, environmental responsibility, technology, responsiveness, assurance of supply and quality – along with overall performance and contributions that help TI better serve its customers.

Texas Instruments has introduced a 4.5 V to 52 V wide-input voltage, non-synchronous boost controller, intended for applications where the output is a regulated current instead of a regulated voltage. The new TPS40211, demonstrated at the Light+Building Frankfurt show (April 6 – 11, 2008) at the “LED Light for you (LLFY) – powered by OSRAM” booth (Hall 4.1 / D31), allows designers to efficiently manage LED lighting, indust...

Omnitrol Networks and Texas Instruments announced today an alliance to deliver a radio frequency identification (RFID) real-time traceability solution for printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing applications. The new offering, which integrates Omnitrol Networks’ Work-in-Process visibility software and TI’s Gen 2 chip technology, provides electronic and contract manufacturers a highly automated method of simultaneously identifying and track...

Texas Instruments has introduced a high-performance 16-bit, dual channel, 1 GSPS (giga sample per second) digital-to-analog converter family. The new single and dual-channel DAC family features a low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) data input port at 1 Gbps, providing up to 400 MHz signal bandwidth. In addition, the DAC family offers flexible configuration options as well as industry-leading tools and support to ease design and speed time t...

Texas Instruments Incorporated has announced a scalable, programmable development ecosystem enabling base station OEMs to support multiple carriers of established and evolving wireless standards from a single platform. Based on TI’s multicore TMS320TCI6487 and TMS320TCI6488 digital signal processors (DSPs) and multi-interface software libraries, the development platform covers all major air interfaces including GSM-EDGE, HSPA, HSPA+, TD-SCD...

Addressing increasing consumer demand for GPS, Bluetooth wireless technology and FM radio in mobile handsets, Texas Instruments has announced its NaviLink 6.0 (NL5500) solution, said to be the industry’s first single chip that combines assisted global positioning satellite (A-GPS), Bluetooth 2.1 and ultra low power technologies, as well as FM receive/transmit capabilities.

Addressing increasing consumer demand for GPS, Bluetooth wireless technology and FM radio in mobile handsets, Texas Instruments has announced its NaviLink 6.0 (NL5500) solution, said to be the industry’s first single chip that combines assisted global positioning satellite (A-GPS), Bluetooth 2.1 and ultra low power technologies, as well as FM receive/transmit capabilities.

Texas Instruments has introduced a high-speed Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 On-The-Go (OTG) dual-role controller that provides flexible architecture to meet a multitude of customer-defined applications. It can operate either as a function controller for a USB peripheral or as the host/peripheral in point-to-point or multipoint communications. This low-power device’s idle mode operating at less than 100uA will extend battery life in consume...

As security camera system designers move from aging CCTV to high-quality Internet Protocol (IP) networks, they are challenged with keeping overall system costs down, increasing image quality and reducing camera design complexity and implementation time. Recognizing these challenges, today Texas Instruments and Aptina Imaging, a division of Micron Technology Inc., announced that they are offering the DM355IPNC-MT5 high-definition (HD) IP network c...

Texas Instruments has today a high-speed, unity gain stable, voltage feedback amplifier that features more than 90 percent less power than devices with comparable slew rates in the market today. The new device’s unique architecture provides designers with high bandwidth and slew rate, coupled with a very low quiescent current, making it well-suited for portable instrumentation, active filters and analog-to-digital converter (ADC) buffers.

Extending its high-performance analog expertise in the medical imaging market, Texas Instruments has introduced a family of fully integrated analog front ends (AFEs) for portable to high-end ultrasound diagnostic equipment. TI‘s AFE58xx family will allow the design of innovative ultrasound systems with superior image quality and reduced power consumption. The first device, the AFE5805, addresses the specific needs of the portable ultrasound...

Texas Instruments has introduced a space-saving, 400mA step-down converter for portable designs. The 95-percent efficient converter extends battery life in mobile phones, portable navigation systems and low-power DSP and microcontroller applications. TI’s TPS62270 synchronous DC/DC converter efficiently regulates output voltages down to 0.9 V with ±1.5 percent accuracy, enabling the device to power TI’s newest C5000 DSPs, low-p...

Texas Instruments has introduced three compact DisplayPort devices that provide connectivity between personal computers and video displays. The low-power devices support data signaling rates up to 2.7 Gbps to accommodate DisplayPort and high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) speeds, commonly used to link desktop and notebook PCs and docking stations to DLP projectors, computer monitors and digital TVs.

Texas Instruments has announced an addition to its line of high-performance digital audio processors. The new TAS3308 audio System on a Chip (SoC) is a single-chip solution that offers exceptional processing power for audio equipment manufacturers to create demanding applications such as digital television (DTV) audio subsystems, mini/micro component systems, 5.1 speaker bars and other consumer audio electronics.

Texas Instruments has announced the availability of Microsoft RT Audio Codec in TI’s leading VoIP chipset solutions. RT Audio Codec offers TI’s OEM customers compatibility with Microsoft unified communications platform and leverages the power of TI’s digital signal processing (DSP) technology for superior flexibility and performance. This integrated VoIP solution from TI equips OEMs with a robust platform that can support the development of...

Texas Instruments has introduced 150-mA, low-dropout linear regulators (LDOs) with dual-level voltage output for MSP430 microcontroller-based, battery-powered devices. Consuming the lowest quiescent current in the industry at 500-nanoAmps, the LDO’s voltage select (VSET) pin gives designers the ability to switch between two voltage levels to customize and cut power consumption in half during operation.

Texas Instruments has introduced 150-mA, low-dropout linear regulators (LDOs) with dual-level voltage output for MSP430 microcontroller-based, battery-powered devices. Consuming the lowest quiescent current in the industry at 500-nanoAmps, the LDO’s voltage select (VSET) pin gives designers the ability to switch between two voltage levels to customize and cut power consumption in half during operation.

Ambient Corporation today gave the first live demonstration of how its new technology, the Audeo, will enable voiceless communication either face-to-face or via phone. The Audeo, based on ultra-low power MSP430 microcontroller (MCU) technology from Texas Instruments, will offer life-changing options for people who have lost the ability to move or speak due to neurological disorders, Lou Gehrig’s Disease (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), trau...

Texas Instruments has introduced the company’s second-generation ZigBee/IEEE 802.15.4 radio-frequency (RF) transceiver designed for the 2.4 GHz unlicensed ISM (industrial, scientific, medical) frequency band. Featuring state-of-the-art selectivity/co-existence and excellent link budget, the CC2520 targets a wide variety of ZigBee/IEEE 802.15.4 and proprietary wireless systems used in industrial monitoring and control, home and building auto...