Texas Instruments has introduced three high-speed video multiplexers, combining wide bandwidth, high slew rate, fast switching time, and low switching glitch to optimize performance in professional video applications. High-speed multiplexers are used to switch between multiple sources in applications such as projectors, monitors and routers. Beyond video, the device can also be used in other high-speed signal multiplexing applications.

Texas Instruments seems to have made it easy for engineers to evaluate and develop software on its recently introduced floating-point TMS320F2833x digital signal controllers (DSCs) by introducing the F28335 eZdsp starter kit. Now sampling, the F28335 controller is the industry’s first floating-point DSC, supplying developers of industrial systems with the inherent floating-point advantages of performance and simplified software development ...

Texas Instruments today announced that it is working with Microsoft Corp. to bundle software on TI’s wireless products that will enable connected consumer health devices to operate easily with Microsoft HealthVault, a newly launched consumer health platform. TI’s decision will help enable connected health devices that consumers can use to search, store and connect their health information, simplifying management of their health and wellness.

Texas Instruments today introduced what it says is the industry’s smallest remote junction temperature sensors with a built-in local temperature sensor. The single remote channel TMP421 and dual remote channel TMP422 provide remote sensor accuracy of ±1C (maximum) and a local temperature sensor range of ±1.5C (maximum). Both sensors are RoHS compliant and can be used in numerous applications including LCD/DLP/LCOS projectors, ...

Texas Instruments has introduced a pair of 16-bit analog-to-digital converters featuring 2x better linearity than competing devices (+/-1.5 LSB maximum INL). Combined with low-power operation, best-in-class temperature drift and either an industry-standard MSOP-8 or a 3mm x 3mm SON-8 package, the ADS8317 and ADS8326 provide an easy performance upgrade for portable, battery-powered applications including industrial data acquisition and portable me...

Texas Instruments has announced that the company is delivering on its promise to introduce the Puma 5 family of DOCSIS 3.0-based (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification) cable modem chipsets to support CableLabs DOCSIS 3.0 testing in Certification Wave 56. This milestone will help drive the next wave of cable modem innovation and services.

Texas Instruments has announced the availability of the high-performance, cost-effective TMS320C6452 digital signal processor designed to optimize price and performance for today’s process intensive multi-channel infrastructure and medical imaging systems. Simultaneously, TI has strengthened its performance leadership position by announcing that the TMS320C6455 DSP at 1.2-GHz is the world’s fastest single core DSP.

Texas Instruments has introduced its next generation of high-performance digital amplifier power stages. The TAS5352 is capable of continuously driving two channels at 100W, and the TAS5342 is capable of driving 125 W per channel at 10 percent total harmonic distortion plus noise (THD+N) into a 4-ohm load. Their high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of 98 dB allows manufacturers to meet consumer demand for high performance audio and home theater appli...

Texas Instruments has introduced a family of low-power, series voltage references featuring high accuracy (+/-0.15 percent max) and low temperature drift (30ppm/°C max) in a SC70-3 package – 40 percent smaller than a SOT23. The combination of micro-size packaging and low current consumption make the REF33xx family suitable for portable and battery-powered consumer applications, and its high accuracy and low temperature drift make it a g...

According to TI, wireless base station and broadband mobile equipment manufacturers can now eliminate over 15 years of development man-hours with Texas Instruments' WiMAX Forum compliant 802.16e Wave 2 software and development tools platform. The carrier-class nature of the software provides the most up-to-date WiMAX standards-based features that service providers’ demand. The development tools include an evaluation module (EVM) based on th...

Texas Instruments and Avnet will present a live Analog eLab Webcast for designers titled “Filter Design for PWM Systems, Digital Audio vs. Switching Supplies” on Wednesday, October 10, 2007, at 11:00 a.m. CDT (18:00 hrs CET). The webcast will highlight how the function of an L-C filter is modified when used with a power converter or a Class-D amplifier. During the webcast, TI analog expert Bill Klein, P.E., and eLab panelists Fred Shipley o...

Texas Instruments is a Contributing Sponsor for the 2007 Solar Decathlon, which is put on by the United States Department of Energy. The bi-annual event brings together 20 university and college teams from around the globe in a competition to design, build and operate the most attractive, energy-efficient solar-powered homes. The teams come together to form a “solar village” on the National Mall in Washington D.C. The Decathlon’s goal is t...

How much battery life do I really have left? Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) answers the question by introducing its system-side fuel gauge integrated circuit (IC) with Impedance Track™ technology for smart phones and other handhelds. The 2.5 mm x 4 mm gauge predicts battery life with 99-percent accuracy to extend run-time, protect data and provide a better user experience for mobile handheld users.

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today introduced the industry's smallest low-power digital temperature sensor with SMBus/two-wire serial interface. Packaged in a SOT563, which is only 0.6mm tall including the leads, the TMP102 is 30 percent smaller than other leaded devices available today. The sensor features low quiescent current of 10uA (maximum) in the active mode and 1uA (maximum) in the shutdown mode. The extremely small size and the lo...

Texas Instruments has introduced a new monolithic, high-linearity quadrature demodulator for direct down conversion applications. The new device reduces the component count of the receive signal chain in 3G base stations by at least 75 percent, compared to superheterodyne architectures. The TRF3710 demodulator improves the RF receive signal chain by integrating all the devices required to go directly from RF to baseband onto one chip. With the ad...

Texas Instruments has introduced a pair of RF system-on-chip solutions designed for low-power and low-voltage wireless applications used in the 2.4 GHz and sub-1 GHz frequency bands. The CC2510 and CC1110 combine TI’s state-of-the-art RF transceivers (CC2500 and CC1101) with an industry-standard enhanced 8051 microcontroller, 8/16/32 kB of in-system programmable flash memory, 1/2/4 kB of RAM and many other powerful features – all insi...

Texas Instruments has introduced a pair of RF system-on-chip solutions designed for low-power and low-voltage wireless applications used in the 2.4 GHz and sub-1 GHz frequency bands. The CC2510 and CC1110 combine TI’s state-of-the-art RF transceivers (CC2500 and CC1101) with an industry-standard enhanced 8051 microcontroller, 8/16/32 kB of in-system programmable flash memory, 1/2/4 kB of RAM and many other powerful features – all inside a sm...

Texas Instruments today announced that the company is allocating a total of $15 million to fund medical technology research at selected universities worldwide. The funding will support research and development of key emerging medical technologies, over a period of several years, in areas such as personal medical devices, implantables, medical imaging, wireless healthcare systems and biosensor technology.

In five years, Texas Instruments Incorporated has launched more than a dozen wireless single-chip solutions, ranging from the world’s first single-chip cell phone modem to multi-radio connectivity devices, and continues to shape and define the rapidly changing wireless landscape. Increasingly, handset manufacturers require highly integrated, scalable solutions that address a multitude of consumer requirements around the globe. TI initially ...

In five years, Texas Instruments Incorporated has launched more than a dozen wireless single-chip solutions, ranging from the world’s first single-chip cell phone modem to multi-radio connectivity devices, and continues to shape and define the rapidly changing wireless landscape. Increasingly, handset manufacturers require highly integrated, scalable solutions that address a multitude of consumer requirements around the globe. TI initially addr...