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Signal Receivers

GPS Receiver provides 20 Hz update rate.

Hsinchu, Taiwan, - SkyTraq introduces Venus638FLPx, a new GPS receiver that pushes consumer/industrial-grade GPS receiver performance to a new level. The new Venus638FLPx features industry leading 20Hz update rate, -165dBm signal tracking and -148dBm cold starting sensitivity, 29 second cold start TTFF, 67mW full-power navigation, and in 10mm x 10mm x 1.3mm LGA69 packaging. The device contains...

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Signal Receivers

GPS Receiver provides 20 Hz update rate.

Hsinchu, Taiwan, - SkyTraq introduces Venus638FLPx, a new GPS receiver that pushes consumer/industrial-grade GPS receiver performance to a new level. The new Venus638FLPx features industry leading 20Hz update rate, -165dBm signal tracking and -148dBm cold starting sensitivity, 29 second cold start TTFF, 67mW full-power navigation, and in 10mm x 10mm x 1.3mm LGA69 packaging. The device contains...

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Communications Software

ISIS IP Chooses EnSilica's eSi-RISC as the MCU for Its 2nd Generation DAB Baseband Solution

Wokingham, UK - November 3, 2010. EnSilica, a leading independent provider of front-end IC design services, has announced that ISIS IP, a Chinese fabless semiconductor company focusing on DAB/DAB+/DMB baseband solutions, has chosen the eSi-RISC family of soft processor cores as the MCU for its 2nd generation DAB baseband solution. ISIS IP's 2nd generation DAB baseband solution will be a...

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Communications Software

ISIS IP Chooses EnSilica's eSi-RISC as the MCU for Its 2nd Generation DAB Baseband Solution

Wokingham, UK - November 3, 2010. EnSilica, a leading independent provider of front-end IC design services, has announced that ISIS IP, a Chinese fabless semiconductor company focusing on DAB/DAB+/DMB baseband solutions, has chosen the eSi-RISC family of soft processor cores as the MCU for its 2nd generation DAB baseband solution. ISIS IP's 2nd generation DAB baseband solution will be a...

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STMicroelectronics Confirms iDP-LVDS 'Bridge Chips' Support Cinema Mode Format

Robust Internal DisplayPort (iDP(TM)) interface enables extended TV formats Geneva - STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a leader in chips for set-top boxes and digital TVs and one of the supporters and developers of the Displayport and iDP (Internal DisplayPort) standard, today announced it has demonstrated to key customers that its iDP-LVDS 'bridge chips,' the STiDP888 and STi880, fully support the...

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STMicroelectronics Confirms iDP-LVDS 'Bridge Chips' Support Cinema Mode Format

Robust Internal DisplayPort (iDP(TM)) interface enables extended TV formats Geneva - STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a leader in chips for set-top boxes and digital TVs and one of the supporters and developers of the Displayport and iDP (Internal DisplayPort) standard, today announced it has demonstrated to key customers that its iDP-LVDS 'bridge chips,' the STiDP888 and STi880, fully support the...

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Step-Down DC/DC Converter features dual linear controllers.
DC to DC Power Supplies (Converters)

Step-Down DC/DC Converter features dual linear controllers.

MILPITAS, CA - Linear Technology Corporation announces the LT3694, a 2.6A, 36V step-down switching regulator with dual linear controllers, packaged in a 4mm x 5mm QFN or TSSOP-20E. The LT3694 operates from a VIN range of 4V to 36V with transient protection to 70V, making it ideal for load dump and cold-crank conditions found in automotive applications. Its internal 3.5A switch can deliver up to...

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Step-Down DC/DC Converter features dual linear controllers.
DC to DC Power Supplies (Converters)

Step-Down DC/DC Converter features dual linear controllers.

MILPITAS, CA - Linear Technology Corporation announces the LT3694, a 2.6A, 36V step-down switching regulator with dual linear controllers, packaged in a 4mm x 5mm QFN or TSSOP-20E. The LT3694 operates from a VIN range of 4V to 36V with transient protection to 70V, making it ideal for load dump and cold-crank conditions found in automotive applications. Its internal 3.5A switch can deliver up to...

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Timing Chips suit SDH/SETS, SONET, and synchronous Ethernet.
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Timing Chips suit SDH/SETS, SONET, and synchronous Ethernet.

Offering 3 V operation, STC5420 Series chips accept 12 clock reference inputs from 8 kHz to 125 MHz and generate 10 synchronized clock outputs from 2 kHz to 312.5 MHz in LVCMOS, LVPECL, or LVDS. They include independent timing generators that operate in freerun, synchronized, pseudo-holdover, and holdover mode. Reference inputs are individually monitored for quality, and devices also provide...

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Buck-Boost DC/DC Converter features intgrated power MOSFETs.
DC to DC Power Supplies (Converters)

Buck-Boost DC/DC Converter features intgrated power MOSFETs.

With 2.7-15 V input range and 2.5-14 V output, Model LTC3112 delivers 2.5 A of current from wide range of power sources, including batteries, super capacitor stacks, and wall adapters. Unit includes 4 internal N-channel MOSFETs to deliver efficiencies up to 95%. Default switching frequency of 750 kHz can be synchronized to external 300 KHz to 1.5 MHz clock. Providing continuous, jitter-free...

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