Powerful data acquisition module for digital signal processing 6 April 2005 Sundance has released to market a high throughout configurable data acquisition module (DAQ).
The SMT391 is a powerful 1 GSPS, 8-bit, dual channel analog-to-digital converter (ADC) that is well-suited ...
Watchdog supervisory circuits 6 April 2005 Microprocessors and DSPs need to be reset when code execution errors occur, as well as when supply voltages fall to invalid levels. A watchdog function can detect code execution errors by monitoring frequent ...
Microcontroller claims record function density 6 April 2005, MB Silicon Systems Cyan Technology claims its new 16-bit Flash µCOG1m microcontroller packs more functionality into its ultra-small package than any comparable product on the market. Each low-power device contains a full ...
Low jitter clock generator 6 April 2005, CST Electronics, Electrocomp The new MAX9476 is a cost-effective, low-jitter, high-performance clock generator with an 8 kHz reference-clock input, making it an ideal timing solution for ADSL/VDSL central-office linecards, T1/E1, ...
NDS-approved smartcard interface IC 23 March 2005, Electrocomp TDK Semiconductor's 73S8024RN single smartcard interface IC, is fully approved by NDS for use with NDS' VideoGuard Conditional Access solution in set-top-boxes, digital TVs and personal video recorders ...
First 90 nm ARM9 mirocontrollers 23 March 2005 Royal Philips Electronics has introduced the industry's first 90 nm ARM9 family-based 32-bit microcontrollers. The LPC3000 family is based on Philips' Nexperia platform and manufactured in the 90 nm process ...
PCI Express solutions family 23 March 2005 IDT's Precise family of PCI Express solutions consists of four bridging and switching products that are aimed at high-performance server and storage applications. IDT is offering two 3-port PCI Express ...
MCU is a 'tiny dynamo' 23 March 2005, Electrocomp, Security Services & Risk Management Zilog has added an innovative 8-pin small-footprint device to its Z8 Encore! XP family of microcontrollers. Nicknamed the 'tiny dynamo' by Zilog insiders, it offers the features and power of its larger ...
Universal sensor interface MCU 9 March 2005, NuVision Electronics Silicon Laboratories' C8051F35x family of universal sensor interface MCUs for signal conditioning and digitising sensors provides up to 17-bit of true measurement performance on a 20 mV input signal. ...
New tiny AVR microcontroller members 9 March 2005, Altron Arrow, EBV Electrolink, Information Security Three new members have been added to the tinyAVR 8-pin family of Flash microcontrollers from Atmel. The devices offer three different Flash, EEPROM and SRAM combinations. The ATtiny25 has 2 KB of self-programmable ...
High density serial EEPROMs now in ultra-small packages 23 February 2005, Altron Arrow, Tempe Technologies Microchip is introducing 2 x 3 mm DFN (dual flat no leads) package options across its product line of I²C and Microwire serial EEPROMs. This provides an extremely small footprint and low profile for space-constrained ...
Flash emulation tools offer low-cost USB-based development 23 February 2005, Altron Arrow Texas Instruments recently announced availability of its universal serial bus (USB) JTAG Debugging Interface and USB Development flash emulation tools (FET) for ultra-low power MSP430 microcontrollers ...
Upgraded 2,4 GHz transceiver a drop-in replacement 23 February 2005, RF Design Nordic Semiconductor has released to market the nRF2401A transceiver, an addition to its nRF24XX chip family for 2,4 GHz operation. The nRF2401A was developed as a pin-compatible drop-in replacement for ...
256 Mbit NAND flash memory in BGA package 23 February 2005, Altron Arrow STMicroelectronics' VFBGA55 version of its 256-Mbit 'Small Page' NAND Flash memory chip is now in volume production. This tiny 8x10 mm ball grid array package will allow manufacturers to use a significant ...
First fully-configurable single-chip smart battery solution 23 February 2005, Altron Arrow, EBV Electrolink Atmel has introduced its high-voltage technology AVR microcontroller that implements full 2-4 cell Lithium Ion smart battery monitoring and protection on a single chip.
Lithium Ion (Li-ion) is the battery ...
Adaptive AI technology for microcontrollers 23 February 2005, KH Distributors Sensory has introduced Adaptive Artificial Intelligence for its RSC-4x Family of speech processors. This new technology empowers developers to create products that learn over time and display life-like ...
Microcontroller has analog building blocks 23 February 2005, Altron Arrow, Tempe Technologies Microchip's new PIC16F785 microcontroller provides a large complement of onboard analog peripherals, including ADCs, comparators, a voltage reference and two op-amps. These make it ideal for digital control ...
40 MHz PIC microcontrollers for high-end designs 9 February 2005, Altron Arrow, Tempe Technologies Microchip has released four new high pin-count, high-density members of the PIC18F family, offering 96 and 128 Kbytes of self-reprogrammable, high-endurance Flash memory with up to 10 MIPS performance ...
Maximising design potential with a mixed-signal MCU 9 February 2005 Historically, the minimum requirement of a mixed-signal microcontroller (MCU) was support for analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and/or digital-to-analog converters (DACs) on a single IC. However, designers ...
