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Conexant CX92161 Single-Function Printer Controller

Ken Cheung — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:34:29 +0000

Conexant Systems launched their CX92161 system-on-chip. The CX92161 SoC is optimized for laser single-function printers (SFPs) and thermal label printers. The new Conexant IC features a 32-bit microprocessor core, embedded double data rate (DDR) synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), and enhanced printer engine direct control features. The CX92161 system-on-chip is sampling now. Volume production is scheduled for the third quarter of 2012. The CX92161 is priced at $10 each in 10K quantities.

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Texas Instruments DRV8662 Piezo Haptic Driver

Ken Cheung — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:50:13 +0000

Texas Instruments announced their DRV8662 piezo haptic driver for mobile consumer and industrial designs. The TI DRV8662 features an integrated 105-V boost converter, power diode, and 50-V to 200-V peak-to-peak (Vpp) fully-differential amplifier. The DRV8662 is available now in a 4mm x 4mm x 0.9mm QFN package It is priced at $1.75 in quantities of 1,000. The DRV8662 haptics driver makes it easy to include effects like localized vibrations and frequency variations in both touch screen-input devices and those without a touch screen. The driver is ideal for mobile phones, tablets, computer accessories, home appliances, and industrial automation consoles.

Texas Instruments PCM3070 Stereo Audio Codec with Embedded miniDSP

Ken Cheung — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:18:05 +0000

Texas Instruments introduced the PCM3070 stereo audio codec. The TI PCM3070 features SRS WOW HD, two embedded miniDSP (fully-programmable), stereo 24-bit digital-to-analog converter (DAC), stereo 24-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC), integrated phased-locked loop (PLL), fixed predefined and parameterizable signal processing blocks, integrated LDOs and flexible digital interfaces. The PCM3070 is available now in a 5-mm x 5-mm 32-pin QFN package. The stereo audio codec is priced at $2.95 (quantities of 1,000). The chip is ideal for soundbar, flat panel television, MP3 docking stations, cell phone docking stations, and 2.1 home audio systems.

Texas Instruments TMP006 Infrared MEMS Temperature Sensor

Ken Cheung — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:49:43 +0000

Texas Instruments introduced the TMP006 passive infrared (IR) MEMS temperature sensor. The TMP006 integrates an on-chip MEMS thermopile sensor, signal conditioning, a 16-bit analog-to-digital-converter (ADC), local temperature sensor and voltage references on a single 1.6-mm x 1.6-mm chip. The single-chip digital temperature sensor measures device case temperature using IR technology. The TMP006 is available now with a suggested retail price of $1.50 (1,000-unit quantities). The TI chip is ideal for mobile devices, such as smartphones, tablets and notebooks.

Conexant CX20708 Super Wideband Audio Voice Input Processor

Ken Cheung — Thu, 26 May 2011 14:10:25 +0000

Conexant Systems introduced the CX20708 super wideband (SWB) voice input processor system-on-chip (SoC). The Conexant CX20708 features high-fidelity 16-bit ADC, microphone pre-amp, asynchronous sample rate converter, sync buffer and digital signal processor. Samples of the CX20708 samples are available now. The Conexant chip is packaged in an environmentally friendly, RoHS/green-compliant 9×9 millimeter 76-pin quad flat no-lead package. Prototype pricing is $3.00 in 1K quantities.

New Texas Instruments DRV8x Integrated Motor Drivers

Ken Cheung — Wed, 25 May 2011 14:24:42 +0000

Texas Instruments announced eight new devices for their DRV8x motor driver family. The new TI motor drivers are DRV8813, DRV8825, DRV8829, DRV8814, DRV8840, DRV8841, DRV8842, and DRV8843. The new DRV8x motor drivers feature RDSon as low as 100 milliohms and microstepping options up to 256 microsteps and greater with an external microcontroller or up to 32 microsteps with an on-chip indexer. The DRV8825 DRV8x motor driver is priced at $2.40 (1,000 unit quantities). The other seven new drivers are priced at $2.25 (1,000-unit). The eight new devices are available now in a 9.7 mm x 6.4 mm HTSSOP package.

PMC-Sierra PM6373 POLO 40G SoC for Coherent Optical Networking

Ken Cheung — Tue, 24 May 2011 16:17:02 +0000

PMC-Sierra introduced the PM6373 POLO 40G System-on-Chip for coherent optical networking. The SoC is a single chip CMOS coherent DP-(D)QPSK transmission transceiver. The PMC-Sierra PM6373 POLO 40G features chromatic dispersion (CD), polarization mode dispersion (PMD), second order PMD (SOP), and high-rate polarization tracking. The device will sample later this year. The POLO 40G is implemented in 40nm CMOS technology and packaged in a 480-pin 23mm x 23mm FCBGA package.

Texas Instruments ADS5263 Analog-to-Digital Converter

Ken Cheung — Mon, 23 May 2011 16:15:18 +0000

Texas Instruments announced the ADS5263 quad-channel, 16-bit analog-to-digital converter. The ADS5263 ADC features a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of 84.6 dBFS with 10-MHz input and a sampling frequency of up to 100 MSPS. The TI ADS5263 is available now in two 9-mm x 9-mm QFN package options. The regular package for applications without a magnetic field is priced at $236.50 (quantities of 1,000). The non-magnetic package option for applications with a magnetic field is priced at $385.50 (quantities of 1,000). The ADC is ideal for medical imaging applications.

Texas Instruments bq76PL536 Battery Management Integrated Circuit

Ken Cheung — Thu, 19 May 2011 19:39:40 +0000

Texas Instruments announced the stackable bq76PL536 battery management integrated circuit. The TI bq76PL536 increases the life of rechargeable lithium-ion battery packs and maximizes available energy. The IC features analog-to-digital converters for independent cell voltage and temperature protection, cell balancing and isolated chip-to-chip communication. The bq76PL536 and AEC-Q100 automotive-qualified bq76PL536-Q1 battery monitors are available now in a 64-pin HTQFP package. Pricing starts at $4.30 (quantities of 1,000). The battery monitor, balancer and protector is ideal for hybrid and electric vehicles, power tools and uninterruptible power source (UPS) applications.

Texas Instruments TMP103 Digital Temperature Sensor

Ken Cheung — Thu, 12 May 2011 16:33:02 +0000

Texas Instruments introduced the TMP103 digital temperature sensor. The TI TMP103 features a two-wire interface that is compatible with both I²C and SMBus interfaces. Up to eight TMP103′s can be tied together in parallel and easily read by the host. The TMP103 sensor consumes 97% less power and is 75% smaller than the next closest competitor. The TMP103 is available now in a 0.76-mm x 0.76-mm four-ball wafer chip-scale package (WCSP). It is priced at $0.39 in 1,000-unit quantities.