Texas Instruments has introduced a flexible high-speed equalizer to extend the reach of printed circuit board signal channels, such as backplanes or active copper cables. With multi-rate operation up to 11.3 Gbps, the new equalizer supports all 10G/8G interface standards. The device’s two-wire serial interface, pin control and PC-based graphical user interface (GUI) enable very quick prototyping, which significantly reduces the development ...

Texas Instruments has introduced a tiny, high-voltage boost converter with an integrated 40-V, 1.2-A FET and a wide input-voltage range of 3-V to 18-V. The high-efficiency device supports boost, SEPIC (single-ended primary inductor converter) and flyback topologies, which are used to regulate single or dual Li-Ion battery inputs. Available in a 2 mm x 2 mm QFN package, the converter simplifies design in industrial or medical point-of-load applica...

Texas Instruments has announced the availability of five families of MSP430F2xx high-performance microcontrollers. The new microcontrollers provide a direct upgrade path for corresponding devices in TI’s popular MSP430F1xx generation of ultra-low-power MCUs, easing development and offering complete software and pin compatibility while delivering twice the performance, twice the battery life, and increased memory. MSP430F2xx MCUs enable deve...

Texas Instruments has introduced what is says is the industry’s smallest (SC70 package) low-power, resistor-programmable temperature switch that operates over the largest supply voltage range. The TMP300 allows for simple temperature monitoring and control. The tiny size of the device makes it an attractive option for power supply systems, DC/DC modules, thermal monitoring and electronic protection systems.

Texas Instruments has introduced a 16-bit, single-channel, buffered voltage-output digital-to-analog converter (DAC) with excellent linearity (1 LSB max INL), low noise (24 nV/rtHz) and fast settling time (5.0 uS). Combined with low-power consumption (5mW), the DAC8881 is an attractive option for industrial process control, automatic test equipment, data acquisition systems and communications applications.

Texas Instruments has introduced a family of integrated wideband variable gain amplifiers. The new devices’ unique architecture provides designers with a highly flexible combination of bandwidth, gain and analog input voltage to address design challenges of differential line receivers and equalizers, pulse shaping, continuously variable gain and attenuation stages, automatic gain control (AGC) and voltage tunable filters. These applications...

To allow consumers to seamlessly move content across their video end products, Texas Instruments is offering a new DaVinci technology digital media processor for video transcoding in media gateways, multi-point control units, digital media adaptors, video security DVRsv and IP set-top boxes. Wrapped with a complete offering of development tools and digital media software, the new TMS320DM6467 DaVinci processor is a DSP-based system-on-chip (SoC) ...

Texas Instruments and Arrow Electronics will present a live Analog eLabT Webcast for designers titled Selecting the Right Isolation Solution on Wednesday, December 12, 2007, at 11:00 a.m. CST (18:00 hrs CET). The webcast will highlight the various isolation options available to electronics designers and discuss relevant criteria for selecting a solution for their applications. During the webcast, TI analog expert Bill Klein, P.E., and eLab panel...

Demonstrating the effectiveness of ultra-low power control and radio frequency (RF) technology for asset management, InnerWireless, Inc. announced it is using Texas Instruments' MSP430 microcontroller (MCU)-based wireless chipsets for real-time location systems (RTLS). Based on 802.15.4 RF transmissions and Zigbee-protocols, the InnerWireless Vision Platform operates within building networks of hospitals, hotels, factories and other targeted indu...

Texas Instruments has introduced what it says is the industry's first single-chip, interleaved power factor correction (PFC) control circuit for multi-kilowatt communications, server and industrial systems. The new UCC28070 two-phase, average current-mode controller allows designers to simplify power design, increase system reliability and achieve a greater than 0.9 power factor rating, which improves energy efficiency.

DriveCam Inc announced today that it has integrated Texas Instruments Incorporated's(TI) (NYSE:TXN) digital signal processors (DSP), analog components, microcontrollers (MCUs) and radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies into their innovative behavior-based risk mitigation solution. DriveCam's risk mitigation solution is used by distribution fleets worldwide to predict and prevent risky driving behaviors and save lives.

CenTrak, Inc. has announced the introduction of its InTouch Care Real Time Location System (RTLS), an advanced, easily installed system for tracking medical personnel, patients and equipment that is based on MSP430 microcontroller units (MCUs) from Texas Instruments. The new InTouch Care RTLS employs DualTrakTM technology, a unique combination of radio frequency (RF) and infrared (IR) generates more accurate locations of people and equipment to r...

Texas Instruments has introduced two 16-channel, constant-current sink, light-emitting diode (LED) drivers with dot correction and grayscale on one integrated circuit (IC) for high-quality video. The drivers give designers increased system reliability and dynamic brightness control to enhance the resolution for large-panel mono-, multi- or full-color LED displays, LED signboards and display backlighting.

Texas Instruments has introduced three new audio codecs featuring low power consumption and noise filtering capabilities to maximize battery life and enhance performance in portable consumer applications, such as wireless handsets, personal navigation devices, digital still cameras and portable media players. The devices are the industry's first I2S codecs capable of interfacing directly to digital or analog microphones.

Texas Instruments has introduced four dual-output SWIFT DC/DC step-down converters with integrated FETs that deliver 2 A and 3 A of continuous output current and support input voltages of 4.5 V to 28 V. The simple-to-design switchers, which come in a monolithic package, speed time to market, reduce external component count and help reduce cost for point-of-load systems used in a wide variety of applications including HDTVs, set-top boxes and othe...

Texas Instruments has announced that its audio digital signal processors (DSPs) are the first embedded implementation approved with DTS-HD master audio at 192 kHz for unparalleled audio quality in home theater systems. Audio/video receivers (AVRs) based on TI’s award-winning DA7xx generation of DSPs have the power to fully support eight channels of 192 kHz lossless audio, immersing consumers in the ideal theater experience. An acoustic performa...

Texas Instruments has announced that Ditech Networks (NASDAQ: DITC), a leading provider of voice quality solutions to the world's communications industry, has selected TI's advanced carrier infrastructure platform for use in future platform products. TI's TMS320TNETV3020 multicore digital signal processor (DSP)-based carrier infrastructure platform is flexible, scalable and incorporates high-density voice codec applications that enable Ditech to ...

Texas Instruments has introduced what it says is the the industry's first sub-1 GHz radio-frequency (RF) system-on-chip (SoC) with an integrated USB controller, enabling a fast and easy bridge between PCs and RF. The CC1111 combines the excellent performance of TI's state-of-the-art RF transceiver (CC1101) with an enhanced 8051 microcontroller (MCU), 8/16/32 kB of in-system programmable flash memory and a full-speed USB controller for improved lo...

Texas Instruments has introduced what it says is the the industry's first sub-1 GHz radio-frequency (RF) system-on-chip (SoC) with an integrated USB controller, enabling a fast and easy bridge between PCs and RF. The CC1111 combines the excellent performance of TI's state-of-the-art RF transceiver (CC1101) with an enhanced 8051 microcontroller (MCU), 8/16/32 kB of in-system programmable flash memory and a full-speed USB controller for improved l...

Texas Instruments has introduced what it says is the first dual-level 200-mA low-dropout linear regulator with simple dynamic voltage scaling in a tiny, five-ball chip-scale package. The flexibility of this device benefits applications that require two levels of output voltage regulation for programming of eFUSE or SIM cards with additional memory, such as wireless handsets, PDAs, smart phones, MP3 players and other handheld devices.