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2015-11 Power Qorvo US Inc.

[Nov 5 2015] Qorvo announced that the RFPD3580 power multiplier amplifier is now available to provide the lowest power consumption and highest output capability for cable television (CATV) DOCSIS 3.1 systems. It also provides high output capacity, excellent linearity, excellent return loss performance, and robust reliability for 45MHz to 1.218GHz CATV amplifier systems. Qorvo's RFPD3580 hybrid power multiplie ...

2015-11 Semiconductors Lattice Semiconductor Corporation

[Nov 4 2015] Lattice Semiconductor and Mikroprojekt are launching a new ECP5 FPGA-based development platform to accelerate system design for network edge applications in communications and industry, including HetNet small cells, industrial iot gateways, and IP camera applications. Mikroprojekt's Kondor AX development platform uses Lattice's low-power, small-size ECP5 FPGA, which provides flexible interface in ...

2015-11 Power IDT, Integrated Device Technology

[Nov 3 2015] IDT Corporation has announced a new technology for space applications that enables the transmission of larger volumes of data during space missions at higher speeds than any previously possible. BAE Systems' new space-grade chip, the RADNET1848-PS RapidIO switch, will use the first RapidIO interconnect technology on the market to accelerate the transfer of large amounts of data through a network ...

2015-11 Power Broadcom

[Nov 2 2015] Broadcom announced the introduction of a new family of BroadR-Reach in-vehicle Ethernet switches with integrated physical layers for automotive central gateways, Advanced Driver assistance systems (ADAS), infotainment, car audio, and time-sensitive applications. The new 28nm device features a unique design that reduces power consumption by 30%, making it the industry's lowest-power automotive swi ...

2015-11 Semiconductors Dialog Semiconductor GmbH

[Nov 1 2015] Dialog Semiconductor, a provider of highly integrated power management, AC/DC power conversion, solid-state lighting (SSL) and Bluetooth Smart technologies, announced its SmartBond The DA14582 Bluetooth SoC (System-on-chip) is the core component of Xiaomi's new Mi Bluetooth voice remote control. The company unveiled the remote control (RCU) at its recent Mi TV 3 (60-inch smart TV) and OTT set-top ...

2015-10 Connectors TE Connectivity

[Oct 16 2015] TE Connectivity announces the availability of the Model C USB connector. The connector's versatile interface eliminates the need for multiple cables when using a wide range of devices, from thin handheld devices to rugged industrial applications. The socket housing of TE's new Model C USB connector enhances EMI (electromagnetic interference) shielding to help eliminate unnecessary EMI leaks and p ...

2015-10 Connectors Analog Devices

[Oct 15 2015] Analog Devices, a leading global provider of high-performance signal processing solutions, recently introduced a 24-bit data acquisition system-on-chip (SoC) product line to improve the performance of protection, monitoring and power quality measurement devices that manage power transmission and distribution within smart grid systems. The AD7770 enables higher performance and smaller protective r ...

2015-10 Connectors Analog Devices

[Oct 14 2015] Analog Devices offers the industry's most robust line of digital isolators, the best combination of signal reliability, security and performance. The new isolator is based on Analog Devices' patented iCoupler digital isolation technology. For applications that operate in noisy, harsh, unpredictable healthcare and industrial environments, the new isolators ensure safe system operation. Advances in ...

2015-10 Connectors Texas Instruments

[Oct 13 2015] Texas Instruments announced the expansion of its Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) portfolio to further help automakers develop more advanced panoramic vision systems for primary and mid-level vehicles. The TDA2Eco processor, the newest member of TI's automotive System-on-chip (SoC) family, is developed on the same heterogeneous, scalable architecture as other TDA devices to provide autom ...

2015-10 Passive Components Texas Instruments

[Oct 12 2015] Texas Instruments has introduced a family of capacitance-sensing integrated circuits. The range is immune to ambient noise from radio, power, lighting and motors. Compared to existing capacitive sensing solutions, the FDC2214 series offers a 60-fold increase in performance when noise occurs. This enables human and object sensing in any environment based on a low-cost capacitive approach. These ne ...

2015-10 Connectors Analog Devices

[Oct 11 2015] ADI, the world's leading provider of high-performance signal processing solutions, recently introduced the ADA4530-1 electrometer operational amplifier, a compact solution that ensures maximum accuracy and data repeatability across a wider temperature range for chemical analysis instruments, reducing overall material cost and design size. The ADA4530-1 op amp's success lies in its extremely low b ...

2015-10 Connectors Maxwell Technologies

[Oct 10 2015] Marvell introduces the Marvell Alaska C 88X5121, an integrated dual-port 100Gbps Ethernet PHY transceiver that is fully IEEE 802.3bj compliant. The transceiver provides all the physical layer functionality required to meet the 100Gbps Ethernet standard and can support a variety of media such as optical fiber, backplane, passive copper cable. The 88X5121 also supports 25GbE applications and non-Et ...