 | 40-nm FPGAs provide up to 680 K LEs and 48 8.5-Gbit/s transceivers
— Altera Well, yes, it does seem like FPGAs are always coming up with the next generation at twice the speed . . . >> |
 | ADCs add compression technology for the first time ever — Samplify
Systems By using compression in applications where it has never been employed, such as medical ultrasound or wireless base stations . . . >> |
 | Analyzer changes fundamental way communications networks are
designed — Agilent Technologies For years, the fundamental way engineers designed networks was using S-parameters to describe the desired linear behavior of the . . . >> |
 | Battery stack monitor helps squeeze the most juice from battery
systems — Linear Technology Li-ion batteries are finding their way into more high-power applications because of their high-energy density. For battery-based systems where . . . >> |
 | Converter IC raises the bar for power density — Enpirion Power density is critical, especially as the number of application features and functions increase and the equipment form-factor shrinks. . . . >> |
 | Digital control improves converter efficiency, enables high power
density — Ericsson Power Modules In the world of dc/dc converters, the quest for greater power, greater efficiency, higher output accuracy, and smaller size . . . >> |
 | Digital oscilloscope series sets new price/performance standard —
RIGOL Technologies The DS 1000E series two-channel digital storage oscilloscopes set a new standard for price and performance at the entry . . . >> |
 | ESD diode array improves high-speed protection — California Micro
Devices As more designs have begun to require, and ultimately adopt, high-speed-data interfaces such as HDMI, DisplayPort, and USB 3.0, . . . >> |
 | MEMS gas mass flow sensors use cyclonic effect to keep clean —
Omron Electronic Components In differential pressure-sensing applications for gasses, using a mass flow sensor often improves low-flow resolution, resulting in a much . . . >> |
 | Metro-Ethernet Framer/Mapper/PHY chip aids move to 10 GbE — AMCC In telecommunication systems, the move is on from SONET/SDH to 10 GbE/Optical Transport Networks (OTN). The Pemaquid 10-Gigabit Metro-Ethernet . . . >> |
 | PCB attach method challenges BGA for higher-speed applications —
Molex Standard ball-grid array (BGA) technology was developed as a response to increasing densities required by applications such as high-speed . . . >> |
 | Pushbutton switch adopts OLED technology — NKK Switches While adoption of OLED technology has been slow, its benefits over competing solutions, such as LCDs, are well accepted: . . . >> |
 | RF amps open up new direction for designers — Avago Technologies Wireless connectivity, whether for simple commercial applications such as garage door openers or for more complex military applications such . . . >> |
 | Sensor design tool configures signal-path solutions — National
Semiconductor Until now, designers have had to consume valuable development time matching sensor characteristics and performance with an op amp’s . . . >> |
 | Smart label RFID chip breaks price/performance barriers — IDS
Microchip As experts predict that the revenue growth rate for semipassive tags/labels will reach 75% over the next four years, . . . >> |
 | Solid-state disk drives outrun all competitors — Intel Solid-state disk drives are suddenly everywhere, but many are not much faster than a HDD, some take just as . . . >> |
 | Tactile switches allow tunable sound levels — C&K Components Whether done as an aesthetic affectation for branding in high-end automobiles or to denote that a particular piece of . . . >> |
 | The venerable 8-bit MCU gains newfound speed — Atmel, USA The AVR XMEGA raises system performance of the venerable 8-bit microcontroller to new heights in some cases beating . . . >> |
 | Universal charging solves the matching problem — Summit
Microelectronics The SMB339 is a switch-mode programmable battery charger IC for single-cell Li-ion and Li-polymer powered systems (see Electronic Products, . . . >> REF: http://www2.electronicproducts.com/productyear.aspx |
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