'Reference Design' Category Archive

NCP1562 GreenPoint 200W Reference Design

Posted by Ken Cheung in Reference Design on Wednesday, April 9, 2008

ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN) recently introduced a GreenPoint(tm) reference design for 200 watt (W) power adapters used to power game consoles. The solution provides a blueprint for design engineers to implement adapters that minimize both active- and standby-mode power consumption. Delivering active-mode energy efficiency of 90% at full load, the new GreenPoint(tm) reference design achieves […]

Broadcom BCM92153 HEDGE Reference Design

Posted by Ken Cheung in Reference Design on Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM) recently announced a new HEDGE reference design platform that will significantly accelerate the process of developing next generation smartphones for mass consumer handsets. The new reference design is based on Broadcom's 65 nanometer single-chip dual-core HSDPA + EDGE multimedia baseband processor and integrates the leading connectivity solutions on a compact, cost […]

Renesas R8C/25-based BLDC Motor Control Reference Platform

Posted by Ken Cheung in Industrial, Microcontrollers, Reference Design on Monday, March 17, 2008

The R8C/25-based BLDC (brushless DC) Motor Control Reference Platform (MCRP), from Renesas Technology, enables engineers to quickly bring the latest motor control technology to appliances, power-tools, fans, pumps, and many other products, while at the same time providing the performance, reliability and power efficiency needed in these systems. At the heart of the reference platform […]

Purple Magic Reference Phone

Posted by Ken Cheung in Reference Design, Wireless on Wednesday, March 12, 2008

NXP Semiconductors, and Purple Labs recently released a 3G Linux reference feature phone that offers video telephony, music playback, high-speed Internet browsing, and video streaming at a transfer price below US$100. The new Purple Magic phone serves as a reference design for phone manufacturers creating entry-level 3G handsets, including those targeting mobile markets such as […]

TD-SCDMA Femtocell Reference Design

Posted by Ken Cheung in Reference Design, Wireless on Tuesday, January 29, 2008

The PC8808 TD-SCDMA femtocell reference design, from picoChip, is the first design to support the TD-SCDMA standard. Femtocells (or 3G access points) are low-cost basestations optimized for deployment inside buildings to improve coverage and data rates. TD-SCDMA is the third major 3G standard, and is expected to launch in China this summer.
The PC8808 TD-SCDMA femtocell […]

Waytronx WayCool U350GX, U400NT Cooler Reference Designs

Posted by Ken Cheung in Reference Design on Monday, January 28, 2008

Waytronx, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WYNX) recently introduced two new reference designs to enable OEMs and ODMs to manage severe thermal issues in advanced processors. The WayCool(TM) U350GX Graphics Cooler reference design offers a noiseless thermal management solution to address extreme heat challenges from powerful graphics chips. The WayCool(TM) U400NT reference design is the industry's […]

TAEC TC90413XBG Single-Chip SoC for ATSC LCD TV

Posted by Ken Cheung in Components, Reference Design on Monday, January 21, 2008

The TC90413XBG, from Toshiba America Electronic Components (TAEC), is a system-on-a-chip (SoC) IC for mass-market ATSC high-definition LCD TVs. The new SoC features a level of integration previously unseen in SoCs intended for use in designing mass market HDTVs for the North American market. The TC90413XBG IC incorporates MPEG-2 HD video and Dolby(R) Digital audio […]

Broadcom Blu-ray Disc, HD DVD Reference Design

Posted by Ken Cheung in Reference Design on Tuesday, January 8, 2008

The BCM97440 reference design, from Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), is a reference design platform for the newest generation of high definition (HD) optical disc players. The BCM97440 reference design is built around the Broadcom BCM7440 system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution. The BCM7440 is the industry's only single-chip solution that fully supports the demanding requirements of both Blu-ray […]

Qpixel's H.264 Streaming, Digital Recording Reference Designs

Posted by Ken Cheung in Reference Design on Monday, January 7, 2008

Qpixel Technology announced the Q.stream network media streamer and Q.record personal video recorder/player, two new reference platforms based on their low power H.264 codec family. The new platforms help consumer electronics OEMs shorten their design cycles. Both Q.stream and Q.record platforms are available today.

Freescale M53281KIT Reference Platform for Embedded VoIP

Posted by Ken Cheung in Reference Design on Monday, November 26, 2007

Freescale and Arcturus Networks developed an embedded voice-over-IP (VoIP) reference platform to speed time to market for industrial embedded voice applications using VoIP technology. The solution is available as an evaluation and development kit, a ready-to-use module, or a microcontroller (MCU) and software combination for integration into a hardware and software product.
Freescale's M53281KIT features a […]

ARC Common Power Format Low-Power Reference Design Methodology

Posted by Ken Cheung in Reference Design on Wednesday, October 31, 2007

ARC International's (LSE:ARK) LP-RDM is a new automated Common Power Format (CPF)-enabled low-power reference design methodology. The LP-RDM has been implemented in ARChitect processor configuration tool. The LP-RDM with the Cadence(R) Low Power Solution ensures that ARC's new Energy PRO technology is captured in RTL and implemented consistently throughout the design flow to GDSII. Users […]

eInfochips IPNetCam Camera Reference Design

Posted by Ken Cheung in Reference Design on Thursday, August 2, 2007

eInfochips' IPNetCam is one of the world's first camera reference designs with dual streaming with multiple codecs and ObjectVideo(R) OnBoard(TM) robust analytics on Texas Instruments' DaVinci(TM) technology. The camera establishes new standards in network-supported security and video surveillance technology. The reference design is a ready-to-go solution enabling original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to build a range […]

Texas Instruments Digital Still Camera Reference Design

Posted by Ken Cheung in Reference Design on Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN) offers a digital still camera (DSC) reference design, based on DaVinci(TM) technology. Manufacturers can use the reference design to bring the type of burst capture performance found today only in digital single-lens reflex (D-SLR) cameras to low-cost, point-and-shoot digital cameras. In addition, by enabling high-definition (HD) video on digital cameras priced as […]

Broadcom Debuts Mobile TV Reference Design

Posted by Ken Cheung in Reference Design on Thursday, June 7, 2007

Broadcom's (Nasdaq: BRCM) new mobile television reference design platform includes integrated mobile TV software and a reference application that can be customized specifically for each manufacturer's handset design, enabling product differentiation that will help drive the widespread acceptance of high quality mobile television.

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