Summit SMB137 Programmable Battery Charger IC
Summit Microelectronics' SMB137 programmable battery charger IC was designed for mobile consumer electronics. Dual (USB or AC/DC) inputs and outputs (System or Battery) with CurrentPath(TM) automatic arbitration allow system operation with any input source, any battery charge state, or even missing battery. Proprietary TurboCharge(TM) technology yields dramatic reductions in charge time, power dissipation, and solution […]
NEC 15-inch LCD Modules
NEC LCD Technologies recently introduced two new 15-inch [38 centimeters (cm)-diagonal] amorphous-silicon color thin-film-transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) modules with extended graphics array (XGA) resolution for industrial equipment such as factory automation controllers, measuring instruments, automatic teller machine (ATM) terminals, kiosks, and point-of-sale (POS) systems. The NL10276BC30-32 is a standard product with brightness of […]
STMicroelectronics LIS331 Motion Sensors
STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) introduced a new generation of 'nano' three-axis linear accelerometers. The low-power MEMS sensors provide complete output flexibility and embedded smart features. ST's new 3-axis motion sensors represent a significant step forward in the product's miniaturization. The 3×3×0.9mm plastic package addresses the space and weight constraints of portable electronic devices. The LIS331 accelerometers […]
Texas Instruments TMP421, TMP422 Temperature Sensors
The TMP421 and TMP422, from Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN), is the industry's smallest remote junction temperature sensors with a built-in local temperature sensor. The single remote channel TMP421 and dual remote channel TMP422 provide remote sensor accuracy of +/-1C (maximum) and a local temperature sensor range of +/-1.5C (maximum). Both sensors are RoHS […]
TigerJet Tiger581 Single Chip Solution for USB Phones
TigerJet Network's Tiger581 is the first single chip solution for USB phones with built-in flash drive controller, echo cancellation, and a 16 bit audio codec with speaker phone capability. Integrating all of the required features into a single chip changes the economic argument so dramatically that VoIP solutions in an office environment will migrate from […]
STMicroelectronics STW81103 RF Synthesizer
STMicroelectronics' (NYSE:STM) STW81103 is a RF synthesizer with integrated voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs). it features the highest frequency coverage in the market. The STW81103 is the first single-chip device that operates up to 5GHz, meeting the increasing demand of equipment manufacturers for space and cost-efficient solutions in radio applications with frequencies in the microwave range. Among […]
TI ADS5474 14-bit Analog-to-Digital Converter
The ADS5474, by Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN), is the industry's fastest monolithic 14-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC) at 400 mega samples per second (MSPS). The new ADC offers 11.1 effective number of bits (ENOB) at this speed, enabling high-bandwidth applications such as test and measurement instrumentation, software-defined radio, radar systems and communication instrumentation that […]
TI bq24314, bq24316 Battery Charger Front-end ICs
The bq24314,, by Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE: TXN), is a battery charger front-end integrated circuit that increases protection when charging a cell phone or other portable electronic device. The 2 mm x 2 mm safety circuits protect a system from input over-voltage, over-current and battery over-voltage conditions, which may result from a power spike during […]
STMicroelectronics JEDEC JC42 Temperature Sensors
STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) offers two high-accuracy application specific digital temperature-sensor chips that are fully compliant with the JEDEC JC42.4 specification. The chips are intended for monitoring the temperature of the DIMMs (dual in-line memory modules). The faster DDR2 and DDR3 (double-data-rate) DRAM memories installed in computers and other systems increase the risk of memory overheating, […]
Texas Instruments REF50xx Voltage Reference Family
The REF50xx, from Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN), is a 3ppm/C (max) temperature drift, high accuracy, low cost, CMOS voltage reference family with high output current. The REF50xx features accuracy and system performance levels previously found only in costly buried zener technologies. The REF50xx is designed for next-generation industrial process control, but is also […]
Texas Instruments OPA369 Zero-Crossover Op Amp
Texas Instruments Incorporated's (TI) (NYSE: TXN) OPA369 is the industry's lowest power zero-crossover operational amplifier (op amp). The OPA369 features a unique single-input-stage architecture and achieves rail-to-rail performance without input crossover to solve the common design problem of input offset distortion due to the change in common mode voltage that is very prominent in low-voltage, […]
TI OPA376 Operational Amplifier
The OPA376, by Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN), is a single-supply operational amplifier with e-Trim(TM) precision and very low noise. The OPA376 combines low offset voltage of 25uA (max) and wide bandwidth of 5.5MHz in micro-packages. In addition, the device offers low noise density of 7.5nV/sq rt Hz and quiescent current of 950uA (max). […]
4D Systems microOLED
microOLED is the easiest way to add a small color display with sophisticated text/graphics/animations to a project. microOLEDs are compact, cost-effective, ready-made smart organic LED displays with a full-color embedded graphics controller that will deliver 'stand-alone' emissive display capability to any PIC, AVR, Basic Stamp, ARM or any other microcontroller — even a PC. Simple-to-use […]
Hynix Semiconductor 1Gb Mobile DRAM
Hynix Semiconductor, Inc. recently announced it has developed the industry's smallest 1 Gigabit mobile DRAM. The product is also the industry's first commercially available 1Gb mobile DRAM built on Hynix's 66 nm process technology. The finer processing geometry reduces die size but also improves speed and power characteristics of the device.
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