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FPGA Board enhance ASIC development and testing.

FPGA boards accelerate hardware and software development time associated with complex ASIC designs on CatsEye Development system. They are used to add logic to CatsEye chip platform, allowing full integration and testing of developers' IP before releasing design to fabrication. Connected to CatsEye Development system board via high-speed OCP inter-board connection, FPGA boards include Xilinx...

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IC enables energy-efficient DC/DC converters.

IC enables energy-efficient DC/DC converters.

Supplied in 12-pin, 3 x 4 mm DFN Pb-free package, IR3725 input power, voltage, and current monitor IC is intended for 12 V power supplies used in CPU, server, and storage applications. TruePower(TM) technology is utilized to output average power during specified interval over digital IÂ-²C interface. This information is used by system controller to optimize overall power consumption,...

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HD Radio Receiver is offered as single-chip solution.

Featuring tuner, baseband, and DC-DC converters on one die, SP1010(TM) single-chip HD Radio(TM) receiver enables Digital Radio and Digital Data Services from terrestrial broadcasts to high-volume devices such as mobile handsets and MP3 players. Power consumption is 100 mW for entire HD Radio sub-system, RF performance and interference rejection is maximized in all operating modes, and DSP...

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AdTech Ceramics to Exhibit at Electronica 2008

Chattanooga, TN, USA - AdTech Ceramics will participate in Electronica 2008 with sister company Statek Corporation of Orange, California this year In Area B6, Booth 456. AdTech Ceramics produces custom multilayer co-fire ceramic packages in 92% alumina (HTCC), Aluminum Nitride (AlN) and LTCC materials. In addition, ceramic/metal package assemblies are also available. A new HD Alumina system has...

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Battery Fuel Gauge is intended for handheld electronics.

Single-cell battery fuel gauge IC, bq27505, leverages Impedance Track(TM) technology, which predicts battery capacity under all operating conditions. Residing in system, stand-alone lithium battery capacity monitoring device measures 2.5 x 2 x 0.625 mm and reports remaining capacity, time-to-empty, voltage, current, and temperature. Residing within battery pack or on system's main board in...

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ESD Device protects antennas in mobile handsets.

Intended for FM radio, GPS, Bluetooth, and WLAN antennas, single-channel PicoGuard CM1282 features low capacitance of 0.5 pF and low insertion loss of less than -0.25 dB through 1.8 GHz. Device delivers 8 kV contact discharge protection per IEC 61000-4-2 Level 4. Available in SOD-882 lead-free package, RoHS-compliant unit meets linearity mask for 802.11 protocols.

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Atmel's Low-Cost CAP Starter Kit Hosts Image Viewer Reference Design from PGC

Illustrates Ease and Rapidity of CAP Application Development; JPEG Compression and De-compression IP available from PGC Rousset, France and Taipei, Taiwan, February 26, 2009 - AtmelÂ-® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML), and PGC (Progate Group Corporation) announced today the availability of a JPEG image viewer reference design ported onto the low-cost AT91CAP9A-STK Starter Kit for Atmel's AT91CAP9S...

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Hall-Effect Switch consumes low power of only 5 -µA at 3 V.

Available in TSOT or ultra-thin CSP packages, MLX90248 non-contact magnetic switch IC suits low power consumer applications like flip, slide, and clamshell portable handsets, PDA's, and personal entertainment devices. It has operating voltage of 1.5 V and offers ESD protection up to 8 kV. CMOS technology provides bounce-free, contactless solid-state switching, while Omnipolar(TM) switching...

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DC/DC Converters come in IC-style surface mount packages.

Comprising 9 models with efficiency levels up to 70%, 1 Watt NTF Series is available with choice of 4-6, 9-15, and 18-36 V input voltages and tightly regulated output voltages of 5, 12, or 15 V. All devices provide 1 kVdc isolation and include voltage trim feature. Measuring 0.7 x 0.5 x 0.228 in., RoHS-compliant converters feature power density of 0.7 W/cmÂ-³, operating temperature of -40 to...

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PECL Buffers facilitate clock and data management.

Operating at various power supplies of 2.5, 3.3, and 5 V, Positive Emitter-Coupled Logic Buffers, Translators, and Splitters come in speed grades from 430 MHz to 3 GHz to meet needs of communications, test and measurement, and medical applications. Operating at either 3.3 or 2.5 V, Model SN65LVEP11 consists of 3 GHz differential, 1-2 fanout buffer that enables low-power designs.

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