Communications

Tundra Semiconductor is now in full production of its low power, asynchronous PCI-to-PCI bridge. The Tundra Tsi350 offers communications and network equipment customers a competitive high quality bridge solution with low power consumption.

Texas Instruments has introduced what is said to be the industry's first dedicated multipoint-LVDS receivers. To date, customers converting M-LVDS to LVTLL for multi-drop clock distribution have used transceivers with unnecessary integrated driver circuitry. The new single-channel receivers save space, power consumption and cost in end equipment such as cellular base stations, central office switches, network switches, routers and AdvancedTCA sys...

A 4:2 IF switch announced by Zetex Semiconductors is the world’s first to feature integrated gain and control functions. Dramatically improving IF signal reliability, eliminating false switching and significantly reducing circuit complexity, the ZXHF5000 chip is set to have a far-reaching impact on the design of twin and quad LNBs and satellite TV distribution networks.

A new high performance mixer from Linear Technology features low power consumption and the capability of operating from low frequency up to 4GHz. The LT5560 can be configured either as an up- or a downconverting mixer, providing flexibility for a wide range of high performance portable or fixed wireless systems, including public-safety handheld radios, WiMAX transceiver modems, handheld RFID readers, VHF/UHF transceivers, wireless headphones and ...

Analog Devices has announced the availability of its second-generation chipset for developers of advanced multimedia mobile handsets based on the 3G TD-SCDMA Low Chip Rate (LCR) air interface. The new SoftFone-LCR+ chipset expands Analog Devices’ portfolio of TD-SCDMA technology solutions and builds upon the company’s legacy as a leader in TD-SCDMA technology development by adding support for a wide range of enhanced multimedia functions.

The CX24118 and CX24116 from Conexant, which form the front end (tuner and demodulator) for set top boxes supporting DVB-S2. The CX24118A Digital Satellite Tuner RFIC is Conexant’s third generation direct down-conversion satellite tuner intended for high-volume digital video, audio and data receivers.

Semtech Corp has announced the ACS8946 and ACS8944 jitter attenuating and multiplying (JAM) phase locked loop (PLL) devices for generating low jitter output clocks for low-cost SONET/SDH and Gigabit Ethernet line cards.

Texas Instruments has introduced the expansion of its FlatLinkTM3G family of high-speed interface integrated circuits that transmit true 24-bit (16 million color) RGB color data for high-resolution video content in handheld electronics such as clamshell phones, multimedia players and digital cameras. The new one- and two-channel subLVDS (sub-low voltage differential signaling) serialisers and deserialisers support LCD resolutions from QVGA to XGA...

Available from DT Electronics, SMSC’s LAN9218 is a full-featured, single-chip 10/100 Ethernet controller that uses HP’s Auto-MDIX technology. HP Auto-MDIX eliminates the confusion associated with device pin assignments, the need to add a manual MDIX switch or use cross-over cables. The LAN9128 is driver-, register- and footprint –compatible with the previous generation of LAN9118 devices. Designed for embedded applications where performance...

Texas Instruments has announced the availability of five new xDSL solutions from its next-generation UR8 residential gateway family. Based on an advanced multimedia gateway processor, these platforms give manufacturers the flexibility to design RGs with multiple home networking options and variations of feature functionality, including enhanced voice capabilities and advanced video services, over all ADSL and VDSL2 standards.