Microchip DC/DC Converter Reference Designs
Microchip Technology introduced the Quarter Brick DC/DC Converter Reference Design and DC/DC LLC Converter Reference Design. The reference designs feature intelligent control of the power converter and serial system communication, remote control and monitoring, and full fault protection. The reference designs are implemented using Microchip’s dsPIC33F GS digital-power Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs), which provide fully [...]
PMC-Sierra PAS65823A-KIT Pluggable GPON ONT Reference Design
PMC-Sierra introduced the PAS65823A-KIT pluggable GPON Optical Network Terminal (ONT) reference design. The PAS65823A-KIT pluggable ONT reference design enables OEMs and ODMs to easily and cost-effectively connect any customer premises equipment (CPE) using a standard SFP port to a high-speed Passive Optical Network (PON) without any hardware or software redesign. The PAS PAS65823A-KIT pluggable GPON [...]
Freescale Smart Meters Reference Designs
Freescale Semiconductor announced the MCF51EM256, MC9S08LH64, and MC9S08GW64 microcontroller (MCU) reference designs for electricity and flow meters. Freescale’s microcontrollers enable smart meters to be designed with tamper detection mechanisms and real time usage monitoring. Freescale’s MCF51EM256 device for single and three-phase electricity meters are available now for suggested resale pricing of $3.97 (USD) for quantities [...]
u-blox N731 UMTS/HSPA Modem Reference Design
u-blox announced the N731 UMTS/HSPA modem reference design. The high-speed wireless connectivity reference design features full High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) capabilities: 7.2 Mb/s download and 5.8 Mb/s upload speeds. The N731 is a design that combines a baseband processor, RF transceiver, antenna multiplexer, and power amplifier components to support eight bands of HSPA / UMTS [...]
Freescale Smartbook Reference Design
Freescale Semiconductor announced a smartbook reference design. The tablet reference design features a 7-inch touch screen with up to four times the viewing area of a typical smartphone and has a form factor that is about one-third the size and volume of a typical netbook. The reference design is based on the Freescale i.MX515 processor [...]
eDVR92 H.264 HD Reference Design
Aptina and eASIC teamed on a H.264 High Definition (HD) reference design that is capable of supporting up to 720p/30fps rates. The eDVR92-based H.264 HD reference design is aimed at enabling and simplifying the development for a new class of low-cost HD applications and making low-cost HD solutions available for the masses. It is ideal [...]
Atmel, HMT Microelectronic, MESCO Engineering IO-Link Reference Design
Atmel, HMT Microelectronic, and MESCO Engineering teamed together to create a turnkey solution for integrated IO-Link devices. The solution provides designers overall savings in bill-of-material and board space. The IO-Link reference design combines Atmel’s AVR , HMT’s PHY IC, and MESCO’s IO-Link stack to create the industry’s smallest IO-Link reference design. IO-Link is the upcoming [...]
Texas Instruments DM368IPNC-MT5 IP Camera Reference Design
Texas Instruments (TI) unvieled the DM368IPNC-MT5 Internet Protocol (IP) camera reference design. The DM368IPNC-MT5 camera reference design provides low power, high definition (HD) video processing for video surveillance applications. The DM368IPNC-MT5 IP camera reference design with H.264 main profile 1080p at 30 frames per second (fps) offers compression in a full HD solution, with the [...]
Microchip Digital Interleaved Power Factor Correction Reference Design
Microchip Technology introduced the Digital Interleaved Power Factor Correction (PFC) Reference Design. The Digital Interleaved PFC reference design provides an easy method to evaluate the power efficiency and features of Microchip’s dsPIC33 “GS” series of Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs) for Switch Mode Power Supplies (SMPSs), in an interleaved PFC application. The reference design helps designers [...]
Digital Pure Sine Wave Uninterruptible Power Supply Reference Design
The Pure Sine Wave Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Reference Design, from Microchip Technology, is based on the dsPIC33F “GS” series of digital-power Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs). The UPS reference design demonstrates how digital-power techniques enable easy modifications through software, the use of smaller magnetics, intelligent battery charging, higher efficiency, compact designs, lower audible and electrical [...]
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