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February 2009 |
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TI Acquires CICLON Semiconductor: TI has acquired Bethlehem, PA-based CICLON Semiconductor, a designer of high-frequency, high-efficiency power MOSFETs. CICLON's energy-saving technology will help TI deliver high-density, high-frequency power solutions with double the operating frequency, a 20% smaller footprint, and greater than 90% efficiency. Applications for this technology include high-power computing and server systems.
CICLON and TI |
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Single-Cell, Li-Ion Battery Fuel Gauge for Battery Pack Integration: The bq27541 is a highly accurate, standalone, single-cell Li-Ion and Li-Polymer battery capacity monitoring and reporting device designed for space-limited, portable applications. It uses patented Impedance Track™ technology to accurately predict battery capacity instantly under all conditions without learning or conditioning cycles.
- HDQ or I²C communication
- Reports accurate time-to-empty at both measured and host-requested load values
- Reports available capacity compensated for discharge rate, temperature, and age
- Applications: PDAs, MP3 players, multimedia players, digital still cameras, video cameras, handheld devices, chargers, external hard drives, headsets
bq27541 Price (1 ku): $1.85 |
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10-V, Single-Output LDO, 80-mA, Adjustable (1.2 to 8.88V): The TPS714xx low-dropout voltage regulators offer high-input voltage, low-dropout voltage, low-power operation, and miniaturized packaging. Operating over an input range of 2.5V to 10V, the devices are stable with any capacitor (≥ 0.47µF).
- Low dropout voltage: 670mV typ at 80mA of load current
- Low quiescent current: 3.2µA typ
- Applications: Ultra-low power microcontrollers, industrial/automotive, PDAs, portable battery-powered equipment
TPS71401 Price (1ku): $0.49 |
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6-Channel Power Management Unit with Externally Adjustable VOUT: The PTS650250 combines 6 channels – 3 buck converters and 3 LDOs – in a small 5x5 mm QFN package. This device adjusts the output voltages by using external resistor dividers and features dynamic voltage scaling (DVS) at the core voltage, DCDC3.
- 1.6-A, 97%-efficient step-down converter for system voltage (3.3V, 2.8V or adjustable)
- 0.8-A, up to 95%-efficient step-down converter for memory voltage (1.8V, 2.5V or adjustable
- Applications: Cell phones, Smartphones, GPS, OMAP™, Samsung ARM-based processors, digital still cameras, split-supply DSP and micropower solutions
TPS650250 Price (1ku): $2.95 |
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8-Pin, High-Performance, Resonant Mode Controller: Designed for off-line AC/DC or DC/DC applications, the UCC25600 controller works in the LLC-resonant, half-bridge topology and operates with zero voltage switching (ZVS) to provide highly-efficient voltage conversion operation that eliminates nearly all switching losses.
- Frequency modulation control
- Programmable dead-time control with precision +50nSec set-point accuracy
- Applications: Power supplies from 300W to 1kW+, AC/DC power supplies for digital TVs, embedded power supplies for consumer electronics, merchant AC/DC or DC/DC power supplies, gaming and general-purpose adapters, computer and LCD monitor power supplies
UCC25600 Price (1ku): $0.90 |
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2-A, 28-V, 1-MHz Step-Down SWIFT™ DC/DC Converter with Eco-Mode™: The TPS54232 is a 3.5 V - to 28-V input, 2-A, non-synchronous buck DC/DC converter that integrates an 80mΩRds (on) high-side MOSFET. The device switches at 1000 kHz, allowing a smaller inductor to save board space. When the peak load current falls below 160mA, a pulse-skipping Eco-Mode™ feature is automatically activated to increase efficiency under light load conditions.
- 1-MHz fixed switching frequency
- Applications: Set-top boxes, CPE equipment, LCD displays, peripherals, battery chargers, industrial and car audio power supplies, 5-V, 12-V and 24-V distributed power systems
TPS54232 Price (1ku): $1.65 |
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150-mA, 5-V Charge Pump in 2x2 SON
TPS60150 Price (1ku): $0.70 |
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3-A, High-Voltage Boost Converter with Soft-Start and Programmable Switching Frequency
TPS61175 Price (1ku): $1.80 |
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Integrated Power Management IC with 3 DC/DCs, 11 LDOs, Audio Codec, USB High-Speed Transceiver, Charger
TPS65950 Price (1ku): $10.20 |
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4.5-V to 14-V Input Synchronous Buck Controller with 4-Bit VID Interface and Power Good
TPS40197 Price (1ku): $4.70 |
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Adjustable, Current-Limited, Power-Distribution Switches
TPS2552 Price (1ku): $0.75 |
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Single-Output LDO, 150-mA, Fixed (2.1V), Low Noise, High PSRR
TPS71721 Price (1ku): $0.60 |
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Single-Output LDO, 1-A, Fixed (3.3V), Reverse Current Protection
TPS73730 Price (1ku): $0.75 |
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Charger Front-End Protection IC with 30-V Max Vin and 10.5-V OVP
bq24313 Price (1ku): $0.55 |
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16-Bit, 80-MSPS ADC with Buffered Analog Input: The ADS5481 is a high-performance, 16-bit, 80-MSPS ADC in a small 9x9 mm 64-pin QFN package. At that speed node, the ADS5481 offers the highest dynamic performance across the first two Nyquist zones.
- 79.0 dBFS SNR, 97dBc SFDR @ 30MHz
- 78.2 dBFS SNR, 88 dBc SFDR @ 100MHz
- Applications: Wireless communication (baseband I/Q receivers, software-defined radio, multi-carrier GSM), test, measurement and instrumentation, radar and guidance systems
ADS5481 Price (1ku): $60.45 |
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Triple 10-Bit, 180-MSPS Graphics and Video DAC: The THS8136 is a triple 10-bit, high-speed D/A converter optimized for use in graphics applications. Operating from 3.3-V analog and 1.8-V digital supplies, the device consists of three 10-bit D/A converters. A generic triple DAC mode makes it ideal for graphics applications.
- 180-MSPS operation
- Applications: Graphics and video generation, high-resolution image processing, generic triple D/A converter
THS8136 Price (1ku): $3.00 |
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1.8-V, 700-nA, Nanopower, Zero-Crossover, Rail-To-Rail I/O Op Amp: The OPA369 is an ultra-low-power, low-voltage op amp designed for battery-powered applications. Operating on a supply voltage as low as 1.8V, it has true rail-to-rail operation that makes it useful for a wide range of applications.
- Zero crossover input: CMRR: 100dB (min)
- Precision Vos: 750µV (max)
- Applications: Portable medical devices (glucose meters, oxygen metering, current sensing), portable instrumentation, sensor signal conditioning, portable consumer devices, filtering, handheld test equipment
OPA369 Price (1ku): $1.00 |
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500-MHz, Fixed Gain of +2V/V, JFET Input Amp: The OPA653 combines a very wideband, voltage feedback op amp with a JFET-input stage to offer an ultra-high dynamic range for high impedance buffering at a fixed gain of 2V/V. The wide 500-MHz gain of 2V/V bandwidth is complemented by a very high 2675V/µs slew rate with fast settling time that makes it ideal for time-domain and pulse-oriented applications.
- Fast settling time and fast overdrive recovery (1% 4 V step) = 8ns
- Low distortion: -72dBc THD at 10MHz
- Applications: Test and measurement front end, high-input impedance probes, data acquisition cards, oscilloscope input, ADC input amplifier
OPA653 Price (1ku): $3.45 |
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Low-Noise, Very Low-Drift, Precision Voltage Reference: The REF50xx, designed for industrial applications, combines excellent low drift with the lowest noise and highest accuracy of TI's voltage reference devices. The combination of 3ppm/°C maximum drift, low noise (3Vpp/V), and high accuracy (0.05%) achieves accuracy and system performance levels previously available only through use of more costly buried zener technologies.
- Low temperature drift:
- High grade: 3ppm/°C (max)
- Standard grade: 8ppm/°C
- Applications: Medical instrumentation, test and measurement, high-accuracy industrial and process control, high-accuracy reference, precision current sources, high-resolution A/D and D/A converters
REF5010 Price (1ku): $2.35 |
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5-V TTL to Differential PECL Translator: The SN65ELT20 operates on a +5-V supply and ground only. The output is undetermined when the inputs are left floating, and the low output skew makes the device ideal for clock or data signal translation.
- Operating range: Vcc 4.2V to 5.7V with GND =0V
- Support for clock frequencies up to 400MHz
- Applications: Clock and data buffering, telecom, test, medical
SN65ELT20 Price (1ku): $2.40 |
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PECL/ECL Differential 1:2 Fanout Buffer: The SN65EL11 includes circuitry to maintain known logic level when inputs are in an open condition.
- Operating range:
- PECL: Vcc 4.2V to 5.7V with VEE =0V
- NECL: Vcc=0V with VEE= 4.2 to 5.7V
- 5-ps skew between outputs
- Applications: Clock and data buffering, telecom, test, medical
SN65EL11 Price (1ku): $2.40 |
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9-Channel RS-485/RS-422 Transceiver: The SN65HVD09, the industry's first 9-channel transceiver for RS-422 and RS-485 applications, combines both the driver and receiver in a single device, reducing BOM and footprint. Industrial rated, the SN65HVD09 supports -40°C to 85°C and can withstand 12KV of ESD.
- Operates at up to 20 million data transfers per second on each RS-422/RS-485 channel
- Applications: RS-485 or RS-422 applications needing many channels, industrial parallel communications, industrial computers, data acquisition and control
SN65HVD09 Price (1ku): $3.50 |
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1-Channel, 600-Mbps to 3.75-Gbps Multi-Rate Transceiver
TLK3131 Price (1ku): $16.00 |
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DisplayPort 1:2 Switch
SN75DP128A Price (1ku): $2.10 |
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70-V, Fault-Protected RS-485 Transceivers
SN65HVD17xx Price (1ku): $ 1.85 |
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92-dB (16-Bit) Low-Power Stereo ADC with Digital Mic Support: The TLV320ADC3101 analog-to-digital converter supports sampling rates from 8 kHz with an integrated programmable gain amplifier providing up to 40 dB analog gain (AGC). Front-end input coarse attenuation of 0dB, -6dB, or off, is also provided.
- Inputs programmable in a combination of single-ended or fully differential configurations (6 single-ended and 3 differential inputs)
- Supports digital and analog microphones
- Applications: Cell phones, PDAs, voice/audio processors, conference/IP phones, portable audio equipment
TLV320ADC3101 Price (1ku): $1.75 |
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Low-Power, Stereo Codec with 6 Inputs, 6 Outputs, Speaker/HP Amp and Enhanced Digital Effects
TLV320AIC3101 Price (1ku): $4.25 |
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20-W, Stereo Closed-Loop I²S Input Audio Power Amp with On-Chip DRC and Speaker EQ
TAS5708 Price (1ku): $2.55 |
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19-Vpp Mono Class-D Audio Amplifier for Piezo/Ceramic Speakers
TPA2100P1 Price (1ku): $1.30 |
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25-mW DirectPath™ Stereo Headphone Amplifier with Pop Suppression
TPA6132A2 Price (1ku): $0.65 |
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Audio Codec AC'97 Voltage-Translation Transceiver: The SN74AVC6T622 voltage-level transceiver interfaces 1.8-V audio codec (AC'97) controllers – the audio/analog modem functionality found in personal computers – with 3.3-V AC'97 codec links. With the digital switching levels of today's AC'97 codecs lowering to 1.8-V logic levels, the SN74AVC6T622 device can be used to bridge the gap between legacy 3.3-V AC'97 codecs and AC'97 controllers that are now operating at 1.8V.
- Configurable I/O switching levels with dual-supply pins operating over full 1.2-V to 3.6-V power supply range
- ESD protection of 7-kV HBM
- Low static power consumption and small package size ideal for AC'97 applications
- Applications: Notebooks, desktop computers
SN74AVC6T622 Price (1ku): $0.90 |
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Hot-Swappable 2-Wire Bus Buffers
TCA4311 Price (1ku): $1.41 |
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High-Speed USB 2.0 (480-Mbps) 1:2 Multiplexer/Demultiplexer Switch: The TS3USB30E high-bandwidth switch is designed for the switching of high-speed USB 2.0 signals in handset and consumer applications, such as PDAs, cell phones, digital cameras, notebooks with hubs or controllers with limited USB I/Os. The wide bandwidth (900 MHz) of this switch allows signals to pass with minimum edge and phase distortion.
- Multiplexes differential outputs from a USB host device to one of two corresponding outputs
- Switch is bi-directional and offers little or no attenuation of high-speed signals at the outputs
- Low bit-to-bit skew and high channel-to-channel noise isolation
TS3USB30E Price (1ku): $0.65 |
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MSP430 Ultra-Low Power Microcontrollers: TI and third-party developers offer a number of hardware and software development tools enabling you to evaluate device performance, complete an entire design project or set up your own production programming. TI offers J-TAG based, real-time, in-system emulation kits in USB, parallel or easy-to-use USB stick form factors.
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Low-Power RF Solutions Workshop: This workshop will accelerate the time to market for engineers working with TI's four wireless networking protocols; SimpliciTI™, TI-MAC, ZigBee®, and Z-Accel™. You can choose to attend the first 2 days of the workshop covering SimpliciTI or attend the entire 4-day workshop which also covers the 802.15.4 protocols (TI-MAC, ZigBee, Z-Accel).
Technology Days 2009: Join TI for a day packed with technical design sessions and technology exhibits. The seminar provides a learning forum where practical high-performance design solutions, tools, techniques, topologies and examples will be presented.
Analog eLab Videocast - Selecting the Right LED for Your Design: This analog eLab, done in partnership with Cree and Arrow, focuses on solid-state lighting along with specific applications like solar-powered lighting, cove lighting, and MR16 lamp replacement.
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| COMPANY-AUTHORED ARTICLES IN THE MEDIA |
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"Optimize Power Consumption in Portable Electronics Using Integrated Load Switches," by Phillppe Pichot. Portable Design, November 2008.
"Audio Parametrics: A necessary toolset for any audiophile," by Sachin Ranganathan. Electronic Products, December 2008.
"Product Development Insight: SAR ADCs," by Frank Ohnhaeuser. AnalogDesignLine.com, December2008.
"Power Tip #5: Buck-Boost Using a Buck Controller," by Robert Kollman. PowerManagementDesignLine.com, November 2008.
"Power Management Problems and Solutions for Low Power IP Phones and VOIP Devices," by Richard Nowakowski & Richard Chan, T.Y., EDN, December 2008. |
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