Dallas Semiconductor's DS2703, authentication IC, implements a challenge/response scheme, using the Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA-1), to authenticate a battery pack for a host system such as a cellphone, ...
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WJ Communications, a leading designer and supplier of RF semiconductors and multichip modules, has announced it now offers lead (Pb)-free compliant products. First products to be offered in lead-free ...
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The MAX1577Z/MAX1577Y ICs are high-efficiency 1x/2x charge pumps from Maxim, which can drive white LEDs with regulated current up to 1,1 A (800 mA guaranteed). By using a proprietary adaptive-mode switching ...
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Dallas Semiconductor has released four serial realtime clocks that include a 32,768 kHz crystal in a 16-pin SO package. Combining the crystal in the package eliminates potential sourcing, layout, and ...
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Maxim has introduced what it claims are the industry's smallest I²C, 32-tap, nonvolatile digital potentiometers, packaged in a 3 x 3 mm SOT23 or TDFN. The MAX5432-MAX5435 devices feature an integrated ...
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Power amplifiers used in basestations require biasing for proper RF performance. This article explains the two classes of biasing that are prevalent in the RF industry, analyses their characteristics, ...
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Maxim has introduced what it claims are the industry's first fully integrated hot-swap controllers for IEEE1394 (FireWire) applications, allowing safe insertion and removal of IEEE1394 peripherals from ...
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Maxim has introduced a high performance, fully integrated, dual SiGe mixer. Designed specifically for 2,5 G and 3 G wireless-infrastructure applications, the MAX9995 delivers a superior combination of ...
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Maxim's new EEPROM-programmable, hex/quad power-supply sequencers/supervisors with an integrated 10-bit ADC are system-management devices that combine voltage monitoring, supervisory functions, margining ...
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The DS4520 is Dallas Semiconductor's new 9-bit nonvolatile (NV) port expander plus memory, that offers users a programmable alternative to the hardware jumpers and mechanical switches used to control ...
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The MAX1583, a high-efficiency, step-up DC-DC converter that drives up to five white LEDs in series with a high constant current to provide camera flash/strobe power in cellphones, PDAs, and other handheld ...
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Ref: z2717156m Demanding requirements are placed on high-performance analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and analog components in most digital receivers. In cellular base station digital receivers for ...
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