Semiconductors

Switching DC/DC Regulator operates from -55 to 125-

Suited for military and avionics applications, Â-µModule(TM) LTM4600HVMPV is comprised entirely of silicon with built-in inductor. Synchronous unit operates from input supply range of 4.5-28 V and regulates output voltage from 0.6-5 V. Housed in 15 x 15 x 2.8 mm Military Plastic LGA package, device can deliver 10 A continuous load current and achieve efficiencies as high as 92%. Regulator is...

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Texas Instruments Sees Dramatic Results from New Chip Material, Addresses Power Leakage, Scaling for 45-nm and Beyond

High-k Approach Delivers Largest Reported Reduction in Power Drain without Sacrificing Other Key Parameters DALLAS, June 13 / / - Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE:TXN) (TI) today announced plans to integrate a high-k value material within the transistors in its most advanced, high performance 45-nanometer (nm) chip products. For years, high-k dielectrics have been under consideration to...

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Simrit Introduces Bonded Gates to the Semiconductor Industry

Unique manufacturing process allows seal profiles to be directly bonded to process chamber gates PLYMOUTH, Mich., July 9, 2007 - Through a unique manufacturing process, Simrit has created bonded gates for the semiconductor industry. In this process, seal profiles are bonded directly to process chamber gates, allowing for less seal movement and reducing contamination in process. Simrit, the...

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Freescale Revs Up Analog Product Portfolio for Engine Control

Freescale Revs Up Analog Product Portfolio For Engine Control AUSTIN, Texas - June 19, 2007 - Today's vehicles require sophisticated engine control solutions to meet consumers' performance, fuel efficiency and environmental expectations. To address these challenges, Freescale Semiconductor, the leading supplier of semiconductors to the automotive industry, is introducing six standard SMARTMOS(TM)...

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Spirent-® Communications Demonstrates Teranetics' Single Chip 10GBase-T Ethernet PHY on its Spirent TestCenter (TM) Platform

SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 21 - Teranetics, Inc., a leading mixed-signal fabless IC company, and Spirent Communications plc (NYSE:SPM), a global provider of performance analysis and service management solutions, today announced a joint technology demonstration of Spirent TestCenter configured with the 10GBaseT interface using Teranetics enabled 10GBaseT technology. The demonstration will be...

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10GBASE-T Interoperability Demonstrated at University of New Hampshire

Fulcrum Microsystems, Solarflare Communications, Teranetics, and University of New Hampshire Interoperability Lab, Jointly Participated in Multi-Day Testing to Achieve Significant Ethernet Milestone; Demonstration to Be Repeated in Ethernet Alliance Booth #2265 LAS VEGAS, INTEROP, May 21 -- Fulcrum MicrosystemsÂ-®, SolarflareÂ-® Communications, Teranetics, and the University of New...

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Digi-Key Announces Expansion of Infineon Technologies Product Line

Thief River Falls, Minnesota - May 29, 2007 - Electronic component distributor Digi-Key Corporation announced today the broad expansion of its Infineon Technologies product offering to include Infineon's power semiconductors, discretes, sensors, wireless control products, communication ICs and microcontrollers. Within the Infineon microcontroller (MCU) family, Digi-Key now offers the XC166 and...

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austriamicrosystems and IBM Announce Process Development Agreement on Advanced High-Voltage CMOS Process

New 180nm high-voltage technology ideally suited for smart power management ICs in cell phones, PDAs, portable media players and other mobile devices Essex Junction, VT, USA, and Unterpremstaetten, Austria - April 20, 2007 - IBM and austriamicrosystems (SWX:AMS) announced today the signing of a development agreement for an advanced high-voltage (HV) complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS)...

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Announces First Customer Shipments of the Arrix(TM) Family of Field Programmable Object Arrays(TM)

HILLSBORO, Ore., Nov. 21 MathStar, Inc. (NASDAQ:MATH) plans to ship the first commercial units of the Arrix Family of Field Programmable Object Arrays (FPOAs) to customers on November 29, 2006. About MathStar, Inc. MathStar is a fabless semiconductor company offering best-in-class, high performance programmable logic solutions. MathStar's Field Programmable Object Array(TM) (FPOA) can process...

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System-On-Chip offers industrial motor circuit protection.

System-On-Chip offers industrial motor circuit protection.

Featuring Single Converter Technology(TM), Model 71M6403 Electronic Trip Unit can be tuned according to voltage, current, rate of voltage increase, and rate of current increase. It trips instantaneously on threshold events within 7 ms from power on, or can be set to trip on delay. Unit incorporates 22-bit delta-sigma ADC, 7 current sensor inputs, digital temperature compensation, precision...

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