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Wolfson’s world-leading audio devices selected for LG mobile phones
Wolfson Microelectronics plc has announced that its category-defining audio hub solution, the WM8993, and its innovative high performance low power audio amplifier, the WM9093, have been selected by LG to deliver world-class audio to a wide range of its highly integrated mobile phones and smartphones.
Atmel Targets Mobile Devices with Capacitive Touch Button Controller
Atmel has announced a low cost touch sensor IC, which brings capacitive user interfaces to price-sensitive consumer and mobile devices. This AT42QT1040 device is available in a 3mm x 3mm VQFN 20 pin package, making it ideal for use in mobile phones and other handheld devices where PCB space is at a premium. In low power mode the AT42QT1040 draws only 31uA from a 1.8 VDC supply, allowing capacitive sensing to be added with minimal impact on batter...
Atmel Cortex-M3 Flash MCU Selected by Xirgo Technologies for Next-Generation Asset Tracking Platforms
Atmel today announced that Xirgo Technologies, LLC has selected Atmel's Cortex-M3-based product family for its next-generation enhanced-battery-life asset tracking platform. Xirgo Technologies' existing machine-to-machine communications devices are used by leading companies in automotive insurance, fleet tracking, vehicle financing, and dealer lot inventory verticals. Xirgo is targeting its next-generation platform, designed to address the long b...
Atmel Reduces System Cost in Industrial Applications with High-Quality Video Decoding ARM926-based Microprocessor
Atmel today announced the SAM9M10, a high-performance ARM926EJ-based embedded microprocessor (MPU) that integrates a video decoder and 2D acceleration (scaling, rotating, color space conversion, picture in picture) to provide high-quality video performance in industrial embedded applications. The SAM9M10 is targeted at media rich display and control panels in application segments such as home and commercial buildings, POS (Point of Sale) terminal...
Atmel Develops Floating Point Unit for 32-bit AVR UC3 Microcontrollers
Atmel Corporation announced a new technology, a Floating Point Unit, that is being designed for Atmel's 32-bit AVR UC3 product family. This new technology will enable designers to replace a two chip microcontroller and digital signal processing (DSP) solution with just one Atmel microcontroller (MCU) for applications in the automotive and industrial control markets.
NXP Launches Digital Wideband VGAs with High Linearity and Flexible Current Settings
NXP Semiconductors N.V. today introduced the BGA7204 and BGA7210 – two 6-bit digital variable gain amplifiers offering high linearity, low noise and low power consumption across a very wide frequency band. The BGA7210 is the only device of its kind capable of working as a VGA up to 4 GHz without external matching.
NXP Releases World’s Smallest Logic Packages for Handheld Mobility
NXP Semiconductors announced the world’s smallest logic plastic packages measuring 0.9 x 1.0 x 0.35 mm with 0.3 mm pitch. The ultra-compact packaging design is ideal for leading-edge portable handheld devices such as smartphones, tablets and SD cards where chip and board space comes at a premium.
NXP unveils suite of efficient power supply products
NXP Semiconductors has unveiled a suite of new power management solutions that will reduce power consumption in desktop PCs and laptops for the mass market. The highly efficient GreenChip PFC, GreenChip SR controllers and a portfolio of 30V power MOSFETs in LFPAK will be showcased at the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) in Washington in February.
SiGe Mixers for DCS/PCS, WCDMA, WCS, LTE, WiMAX, and MMDS Base Stations
Maxim has introduced the MAX19995/MAX19995A/MAX19997A/MAX19999 family of high-performance, dual, downconverting mixers targeted specifically for DCS/PCS, cdma2000, WCDMA, WCS, LTE, WiMAX (TM), and MMDS wireless-infrastructure applications. Together with the previously announced MAX19985A, these mixers provide complete downconverter solutions that address all base-station applications spanning the 700MHz to 4000MHz bands.
NXP Announces GreenChip Solution for Non-Dimmable LED Retrofit Lamps
NXP Semiconductors N.V. today announced the SSL21081, a highly efficient, high-voltage LED driver IC for compact, non-dimmable retrofit lamps based on GreenChip technology. The SSL21081 platform makes it easy for LED retrofit lamp manufacturers to design cost-effective applications for the 100V, 110V and 120V markets with up to 95 percent efficiency, underscoring NXP’s commitment to smarter energy-efficient lighting solutions.