Ubidyne GmbH    D-89081 Ulm   Germany
May 25, 2012 Intended for small-cell and macro-cell active antennas, Micro Radio Transceiver provides output power from 0.8-6.4 W by parallel use of P-Chips. Each P-Chip Doherty MMIC power amplifier delivers more than 39 dBm peak output power. Based on micro radio, uB700 Active Antenna System supports 4G in 700 MHz digital dividend band for broadband mobile networks, while uB900 supports GSM, UMTS, and LTE in 900 MHz band. Each micro radio can be controlled digitally and independently by central hub.

Zentrum Mikroelektronik Dresden AG    Melville, NY 11747
May 25, 2012 For automotive and industrial applications, AEC-Q100 qualified ZSSC3154 can read out 2 different input signals. IC also measures temperature of full bridge sensor to compensate for offset, gain, and temperature coefficient as well as non-linearity failures. Digital compensation is also applied to ambient temperature sensor signal. Programmable configurations of 2 analog outputs allow reading both measurement results simultaneously or generating 2 complementary signals.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.    Seoul 100-742  Korea (south)
May 24, 2012 Built on 32 nm High-k Metal Gate process technology, Exynos 4 Quad is suited for heavy-load applications such as video editing and calculation-intensive simulation. Hot-plug functionality supports on-off switching for each core, while per-core DVFS minimizes power consumption by adapting different levels of voltage and frequency when changing workloads. Measuring 12 x 12 x 1.37 mm, processor incorporates full HD 30 fps video hardware codec engine for 1080p video recording and play-back.

Analog Devices Inc    Norwood, MA 02062
May 24, 2012 Available in half- and full-duplex versions, ADN469xE Series includes 8 transceivers, each of which is capable of connecting 32 data/clock nodes using single differential cable pair at data rates of 100 or 200 Mbps. TIA-EIA 899-compliant devices feature common mode range of -1 to 3.4 V and temperature range of -40 to 85°C. Housed in SOIC packaging, transceivers are suited for insertable/removable boards and cards used in wireless base station and networking infrastructure, data acquisition, and ATE.

Allegro MicroSystems Inc.    Worcester, MA 01615
May 22, 2012 Supplied in 28-pin TSSOP with exposed pad, A4979 has built-in translator and operates bipolar stepper motors in full-, half-, quarter-, and sixteenth-step modes at up to 50 V and 1.5 A. IC can be controlled by step and direction inputs or SPI-compatible serial interface. Also, current regulator can be programmed to operate in fixed off-time or fixed frequency PWM. Several decay modes are available, and phase current tables can be programmed to create unique microstep current profiles.

STMicroelectronics    Lexington, MA 02421
May 22, 2012 Featuring 32-bit embedded ARM® Cortex(TM)-M0 processor, 32-bit STM32 F0 series comes in 3 package options with memory densities from 16-64 KB Flash and 4-8 KB SRAM. Integrated hardware consumer electronics control module allows connections to multimedia devices without burdening MCU's CPU, memory, and peripherals. Other features include hardware RAM-parity checking, and advanced timing capabilities in addition to SPI, I²C port, and programmable analog and digital noise filtering.

Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI)    Dallas, TX 75243-4136
May 22, 2012 Featuring dimmer detect, phase decoder, and adjustable hold current circuits, Model LM3447 provides flicker-free dimming operation in off-line, isolated LED lighting applications, including A19, E26/27, and PAR30/38 bulbs, as well as can light retrofits. Device features greater than 0.9 power factor correction, and thermal fold-back that protects LED array from over-temperature. During fault conditions, open- and short-circuit protection and driver IC thermal shutdown protect lamp electronics.

Titan IC Systems    Belfast BT3 9DT  United Kingdom
May 22, 2012 Used for performing L2-L7 network processing at 100 Gbps on FPGA fabric, Themis is intended for security appliances market and optimized to utilize Altera 28 nm Stratix® V FPGAs. Solution provides ability to perform stateful IP flow classification, flow state tracking, and complex regular expression processing in hardware on FPGA fabric. Architecture is comprised of parallel data path with 10,000 Gbps internal and 1,000+ Gbps external memory bandwidth as well as diverse lookup functions.

ZMDI    Dresden 01109  Germany
May 22, 2012 Featuring flexible, separated I/Os, ASI4U-F comes in SSOP28 package and is designed for facilitated and safe interconnection of sensors, actuators, and switches in process and factory automation applications. Field bus AS-I (Actuator Sensor Interface), operating from -40 to +85°C, conforms to AS-Interface Specification v3.0 and transports power and data over same 2-wire unshielded cable. Bi-directional data exchange between one master and up to 62 slaves is possible.

Marvell Semiconductor Inc.    Santa Clara, CA 95054
May 21, 2012 Combining switching, ARM CPUs, and end audio node technology for LinkStreet® family of processors, Marvell® 88E7221, 88E7251, and 88E7251F operate up to 400 MHz while consuming less than 1 W. Audio Video Bridging-enabled SoCs feature integrated Fast Ethernet switches, USB and SDIO interfaces, and 2 AVB time-aware TDM/I2S ports that enable synchronized audio playback using AVB standards. Technology is suited for wireless routers, VoIP adapters, and 3G/4G gateways.

Transwitch Corp.    Shelton, CT 06484
May 18, 2012 Optimized for space-sensitive and power-conscious mobile applications such as smartphones and tablets, HDmobile(TM) combines USB®, HDMI®, and DisplayPort(TM) interfaces to deliver accelerated data connectivity and HD video transmission via one cable. IC is optimized to provide USB 2.0, USB 3.0, HDMI 1.4, and DisplayPort 1.2 connectivity through single physical layer (PHY) and provides HD and 3D video output capabilities. Solution also supports charging while streaming.

Broadcom Corp.    San Jose, CA 95110
May 14, 2012 BCM84790 and BCM84793 gearbox PHYs delivers 4- and 10-lane bi-directional transmission for increased flexibility for network managers. Low power 40 nm CMOS architecture dissipates 2.5 W per port. BCM84790 features 17 x 17 mm BGA package engineered to support CFP network applications, while BCM84793 is 19 x 19 mm package that supports 10-lane bi-directional transmissions at 10 Gbps each. Both devices can be configured to support 4 bi-directional lanes at 10 Gbps for 40 GbE repeater applications.

Allegro MicroSystems Inc.    Worcester, MA 01615
May 11, 2012 Offered in 28-pin eTSSOP, A8601 fixed-frequency, multiple-output supply for LCD bias is Automotive Grade AEC Q-100 qualified and targets infotainment applications. Switching frequency can be programmed or synchronized with external clock signal from 350 KHz to 2.25 MHz to minimize interference with AM and FM radio bands, and up to 5 output voltages are provided from 3 linear regulators and 2 charge-pump regulators. Each output voltage can be adjusted independently.

Cavium Networks    Mountain View, CA 94043
May 11, 2012 Intended for telecom equipment manufacturers, OCTEON Fusion(TM) Series delivers capacity and throughput required for micro, pico, and enterprise femto base stations. OCTEON Fusion CNF71XX integrates 4 MIPS64 cores and 6 DSPs, along with baseband hardware acceleration units interconnected with low-latency crossbar and shared memory subsystem. Base station-on-a-chip allows service of more than 128 connected users while delivering line-rate throughput for uplink and downlink.

Analog Devices, Inc.    Norwood, MA 02062-9106
May 11, 2012 Intended for instrumentation and communications applications, AD568xR nanoDAC+(TM) series comes in 16-lead SMT LFCSP or leaded TSSOP and includes quad DACs with 16-, 14-, or 12-bit resolution; on-chip or external reference; and SPI or I²C control interface. Model AD5686R, with relative accuracy of ±2 LSB max at 16-bits, suits open-loop applications. Along with on-chip 2.5 V, 2 ppm/°C integrated reference, AD5686R features 4 kV HBM ESD rating and high- or mid-range performance grades.

Analog Devices Inc    Norwood, MA 02062
May 11, 2012 Respectively providing 3 kV rms isolation in narrow-body, 16-lead SOIC and 5 kV rms reinforced isolation in wide-body, 16-lead SOIC, ADuM3223 and ADuM4223 use iCoupler® digital isolator technology, feature sub 55 nsec propagation delay and less than 5 nsec delay matching, and offer 700 Vpeak galvanic isolation between high- and low-side outputs. With 2 independent isolation channels, drivers feature 4 A PEAK current drive and operate from 3.3-5.5 V.

austriamicrosystems AG    Schloss Premstaetten A 8141  Austria
May 10, 2012 Equipped with RF receiver, AS3935 Franklin Lightning Sensor detects electrical emissions from lightning activity. Proprietary algorithm, drawing on meteorological survey data, produces estimated distance-to-storm calculation from 40 km down to 1 km, while rejecting disturbances from man-made signals such as motors and microwave ovens. Housed in 4 x 4 mm 16-pin MLPQ package with current consumption of 60 µA, IC can be integrated into variety of portable/outdoor devices.

Broadcom Corp.    San Jose, CA 95110
May 09, 2012 Based on StrataXGS® architecture, BCM56545 Series offers integrated and wire-speed application-level visibility and mobility features. App-IQ Web 2.0-ready technology delivers ubiquitous traffic visualization for social networking and peer-to-peer file sharing applications. ICs also provide 48 ports of 1 GbE, 4 ports of 10 GbE, and 80 Gigabit optical QSFP-based stacking performance. With support for thousands of virtual switch ports, IT managers can deploy large base of mobile users and devices.

Broadcom Corp.    San Jose, CA 95110
May 09, 2012 Combining 1/10/40/100 GbE network interfaces, BCM88650 Series enables design of switching platforms with densities up to 4,000 100 GbE ports. Device can process single stream of 200 Gbps, supporting two 100 Gbps full-duplex ports. Deep buffers with distributed scheduling scheme allow hierarchical QOS, transmission scheduling, and flow control schemes, while programmable packet classification engine supports data center, metro Ethernet, and transport applications.

STMicroelectronics    Lexington, MA 02421
May 08, 2012 With receiver sensitivity of -120 dBm, SPIRIT1 handles communication between smart meters and data concentrator, which relays information to utility provider control center. By enabling short-range transmissions in frequency ranges below 1 GHz, SPIRIT1 ensures proper wireless signal propagation through concrete walls and building structures. Transceiver includes 128-bit encryption, error correction/detection, FIFO memory blocks, and programmable data packet management.