Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI)
Dallas, TX 75243-4136
Nov 17, 2009 Model TMS37157 passive low frequency interface (PaLFI) can wirelessly supply MSP430 MCU, from up to 1 m, to remotely communicate with/power implantable medical devices, track containers, and configure electronic equipment. Unit provides battery check and charge function via RF field. Memory is accessible via SPI and wireless LF 134 kHz interface and no battery is required for data programming into memory. Product can supply MCU with energy and operate it even if its battery is empty.

Semtech Corp.
Newbury Park, CA 91320
Nov 13, 2009 Supplied in 2 x 2 x 0.6 mm plastic package, models SC654, SC657, and SC658 drive 6, 5, and 4 LEDs, respectively. Integrated mAhXLife(TM) charge pump monitors each LED's forward voltage and automatically selects 1x, 1.5x, or 2x mode to optimize efficiency. Also included, low-dropout current sink regulators provide LED current matching of 0.5% typ. LED current may be adjusted from 0-25 mA in 29 settings via one-wire SemPulse® interface, which also controls various other functions.

Semtech Corp.
Newbury Park, CA 91320
Nov 13, 2009 Designed for resistive touchscreens on portable devices, 4-wire Model SX8650 consumes 23 µA at 8 kSPS rate, supports 400 kHz fast-mode I²C serial bus data protocol, and operates from 1.65-3.7 V. Unit features 12-bit ADC for coordinates and touch pressure measurement and can achieve equivalent throughput output rate of 50 kSPS. Available in 3 x 3 mm 12-DFN and 1.46 x 1.96 mm 12-WLCSP packages, controller incorporates dedicated hardware/RESET pin and on-chip programmable settling time.

Semtech Corp.
Newbury Park, CA 91320
Nov 13, 2009 Housed in 3 x 3 mm, halogen-free, RoHS-compliant packaging, Model SC419 is intended for operation in systems that have dual supplies, while Model SC418 integrates LDO regulator to enable operation from single supply up to 28 V. Units feature ultrasonic power save with programmable floor frequency, and SmartDrive(TM) technology, which minimizes EMI and eliminates need for snubbers or gate drive resistors by adjusting drive characteristics to needs of specific MOSFETs.

Linear Technology Corp.
Milpitas, CA 95035-7417
Nov 13, 2009 Providing up to 100 W over 4-pair Ethernet cabling, single-channel LTC4274 is used for power sourcing equipment (PSE) required to provide IEEE 802.3at or proprietary higher power levels. Use of low RDS(ON) MOSFETs and 0.25 Ohm sense resistors eliminate need for heat sinks, and IEEE 802.3at powered device (PD) discovery is accomplished using dual-mode, 4-point detection mechanism that ensures optimal immunity from false detection. Various power management features are also included.

austriamicrosystems AG
Premstatten   Austria
Nov 13, 2009 Suited for portable battery powered applications, dual LDO regulator AS1374 offers 120 mV dropout at 200 mA load currents at each output. It is available with preprogrammed output voltages between 1.2-3.6 V (programmable in 50 mV steps). Output voltage noise is 20 µV rms and power supply rejection ratio is 85 dB at 1 kHz. Device is available in 6-bump WLP package, and requires only 1 µF output capacitor for stability at any load.

NXP Semiconductors
NanGang District   Taiwan
Nov 13, 2009 Supplied in SO20L package, UBA2028 enables lighting manufacturers to create CFLs with dimming capabilities down to 10% of full light intensity. It can drive and control dimmable CFLs up to 21 W and enables extended CFL lifetimes beyond 15,000 hr. Along with 2 internal 600 V, 3 ohm (max) MOSFETs, IC includes half-bridge power circuit, dimming function, high voltage level shift circuit, oscillator function, lamp voltage monitor, current control, timer, and detection/protection circuits.

Maxim Integrated Products
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Nov 12, 2009 Model MAX14502 Hi-Speed USB-to-SD(TM) card bridge maximizes read/write speed in portable electronics such as cell phones, PDAs, MP3 players, DSCs, and GPS devices. Unit supports SDHC and operates over -40 to +85°C temperature range. In 1 SD card port version, measuring 5 x 5 mm, IC preserves valuable I/Os by allowing simple control through 1 GPIO. Control is provided via I²C interface in case of 2-port, 3.23 x 3.5 mm model.

STMicroelectronics
GENEVA   Switzerland
Nov 12, 2009 Dedicated to managing SIM data for machine-to-machine cellular communications, ST32-M ICs utilize ARM Cortex(TM)-M3 embedded-processor core. Units are available in 4 variants having Flash density of 256, 320, 416, or 512 KB. Integrated memory supports total data cycling of 500,000 cycles per page or 50 million cycles per sector. Housed in 6 x 5 mm DFN8 package, ICs operate from -40 to 105°C.

Altera Corporation
San Jose, CA 95134
Nov 12, 2009 With 36 transceiver channels operating from 2.488-11.3 Gbps, Stratix® IV GT EP4S100G2 FPGAs meet bandwidth requirements for next-generation framer, MAC, bridging, and switching applications for 100-Gigabit Ethernet and 100-Gigabit Optical Transport Networks. Single-chip devices meet IEEE 802.3 standard for 100G systems and offer jitter performance to meet 10G, 40G, and 100G protocol specifications. Other features include 0.95 V core power, noise filtering, and 230K logic elements.

Atheros Communications, Inc.
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Nov 12, 2009 Targeting PC and broadband CPE markets, AR9287 PCIe and AR9227 PCI deliver full MIMO transmit and receive performance. Each integrates MAC/baseband and radio transceiver, 2 MIMO power amplifiers and low noise amplifiers, and transmit/receive switch, all on single chip. Suited for mid-tier notebook and netbook PCs, Model AR9287 delivers up to 300 Mbps PHY rates in both transmit and receive modes. Model AR9227 is intended for entry-level and mid-tier DSL, PON, and other broadband-enabled APs.

Atheros Communications, Inc.
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Nov 12, 2009 Building on ROCm® Mobile Wi-Fi and Align(TM) 1-stream 802.11n technologies, Model AR6003 achieves up to 48 Mbps TCP/IP in 2.4 GHz band in 20 MHz mode, and 85 Mbps TCI/IP in 5 GHz band in 40 MHz mode. Space Time Block Coding optimizes downlink performance to mobile device, while Low Density Parity Check encoding optimizes uplink performance of mobile clients. Employing Packet Traffic Arbitration-focused algorithms, AR6003 can examine contents of WLAN frames to prioritize Wi-Fi traffic.

Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI)
Dallas, TX 75243-4136
Nov 11, 2009 Targeted at process-intensive applications requiring low power consumption, TMS320C6472 features 6 high-speed C64X+ DSP cores running at 500, 625, and 700 MHz; up to 4.2 GHz/33600 MMACs; and 4.8 MB on-chip L1/L2 RAM. It delivers 3 GHz performance at 0.15 mW/MIPS, and architecture maximizes subsystem performance on chip. In addition to dedicated L1 and L2 memory to each core, C6472 features 768 KB shared L2 program/data memory and shared memory controller.

Maxim Integrated Products
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Nov 10, 2009 Supplied in 3 x 3 mm, 16-pin TQFN package, MAX4895E is designed to interface between video graphics controller and VGA port connector. Integrated HSYNC/VSYNC level-shifting buffers ensure compatibility with VESA VSIS specifications. Additionally, ±15 and ±8 kV ESD protection on all 7 VGA video outputs further eliminates need for multiple analog and passive components. Single-chip solution also features I²C level shifting using 2 nMOS devices and operates from single +5.0 V supply.

Maxim Integrated Products
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Nov 10, 2009 Suited for LCD TVs, monitors, and automotive displays, high-brightness MAX16814 integrates switching DC-DC controller to generate voltage required to drive multiple strings of LEDs. Four linear current sinks with internal power MOSFETs provide programmable current up to 150 mA per string. Delivering PWM dimming range of 5,000:1 with 200 Hz dimming frequency, MAX16814 optimizes display performance in all lighting environments. It includes thermal protection as well as open and short fault protection.

austriamicrosystems AG
Premstatten   Austria
Nov 10, 2009 Acting as interface between digital logic and copper cable transmission in automotive networks, AS8221 FlexRay Standard Transceiver is capable of transmission rates up to 10 Mbit/sec. RoHS-compliant unit provides all functions to enable integration in electronic control units powered with permanent battery voltage. While microchip is only fed by car battery, it provides wake-up functionality via network and is therefore responsible for controlling local voltage supply.

Zenverge, Inc.
Cupertino, CA 95014
Nov 09, 2009 Featuring diverse I/O, ZN200 combines encoding, decoding, and transcoding capabilities with graphics and DRM. Multi-format, HD to HD transcode and transrate capability is rated at up to 4 simultaneous real-time HD MPEG2 or high-profile H.264 streams. Host application and network stack processing is rated up to 2,500 DMIPS. Also available, ZN100 shares select ZN200 features and offers performance for up to 2 HD transcodes.

Maxim Integrated Products
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Nov 06, 2009 Consuming 20 µA of IQ to conserve battery life, 200 mA MAX16910 includes reset output with adjustable delay so no external reset IC is needed. Unit operates from 3.5-30 V to withstand cold-crank and double-battery conditions; it can also operate during load-dump conditions up to 45 V. Available in thermally enhanced 8-pin TDFN and SO packages, MAX16910 has 3 pin-selectable output-voltage configurations: 3.3 or 5 V fixed output, or externally adjustable output-voltage from 1.5-11 V.

Maxim Integrated Products
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Nov 06, 2009 Supplied in 4 x 4 mm package, MAX17409 offers active voltage positioning that lowers output voltage in response to load current and subsequently reduces output capacitance requirements and power dissipation. Load current is sensed at MAX17409's output, minimizing noise sensitivity, and can be sensed using current-sense resistor or DC resistance of inductor. Along with 200-600 kHz adjustable switching frequency, features include overvoltage, undervoltage, and thermal-fault protection.

STMicroelectronics
GENEVA   Switzerland
Nov 06, 2009 Intended for car body applications, L99PM62XP helps reduce stand-by current consumption to preserve energy stored in car battery. Dedicated regulator with optimized dynamic behavior enables periodic system activation to monitor configurable wake-up sources. Fail-safe functionality, including supervision of MCU, supply voltages, and temperatures, promotes sustainability and reliability of automotive electronic control units.