integrated circuits
Seamless Migration from Structured ASIC to Standard Cell.A new methodology from ChipX Inc enables customers to get products to market quickly and inexpensively using a structured ASIC, and then seamlessly migrate their design to a Standard Cell device. read more....

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280% Peak Power from power supply control IC
An integrated power supply control IC with the ability to deliver up to 280% power at peak demands, has been introduced by Power Integrations, leader in high-voltage analogue ICs for power conversion. read more....

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2nd Generation ultradense memory technology improves speed and power. The developer of Z-RAM® high density memory intellectual property (IP), Innovative Silicon Inc. (ISi), has announced the availability of its second generation ZRAM technology, Z-RAM Gen2, which delivers significant performance improvements with greatly reduced power consumption. Simultaneously, it has announced that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has contracted to purchase a license for Z-RAM Gen2, having already contracted to purchase a license to the previous generation technology in December of 2005. read more....

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Complete 667Mbps DDR/DDR2 SDRAM Structured ASIC announced
A complete DDR/DDR2 SDRAM solution with speeds up to 667Mbps, including a DDR/DDR2 PHY; and DDR/DDR2 SDRAM Controller Cores for use on all CX6000 Structured ASIC products, has been annouced by ChipX Inc, Structured ASIC Leader, and Northwest Logic. read more....

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nonNew low-cost socketing system is RohS compliant
Expanding on its 2go range, connector manufacturer GTK has released an extremely low cost Turned Pin IC socket. read more....

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Ultra low power, compact Op Amp is a first
With the release of the MP8102, Monolithic Power Systems (MPS) has introduced its first operational amplifier to complement its wide offering in DC to DC converters, LED and CCFL drivers, and Class D audio amplifiers. read more....

New IC Family Enables World's Simplest Cell- Phone Chargers The leader in high-voltage analog integrated circuits for power conversion, Power Integrations, has announced a new family of ICs that enables the design of energy-efficient, low-power and low-cost battery chargers using only 14 components. read more....

Smallest Dual-Channel 20W Class D Audio Amplifier

November 2005...Monolithic Power Systems (MPS) is now shipping the MP7722, an ultra compact 2 x 20W Class D audio amplifier. Delivering 20W into 4 Ohms (10% THD) and integrating four 180mW MOSFETs, it achieves 93% efficiency at full output power. read more....

Rhopoint is new source for digital isolators Following the Company’s appointment by NVE Corporation to be its exclusive agent for Scandinavia, a new range of fully monolithic 40Mbps magnetic digital isolators is now available ex-stock from Rhopoint Components. read more....

Compact, Single Supply 50W Class D Audio Amplifier Los Gatos, California, September 2005…Molithic Power Systems (MPS) has announced the immediate availability of the MP7782, a full bridge Class D audio amplifier. Operating from a single power supply in the range of 9.5 - 24V, the MP7782 can provide up to 50W of continuous output power... read more....

Complete, USB 2.0 Hi-Speed Subsystem in a Structured ASIC ChipX, leader in structured ASICs, has announced with high-quality IP products specialists CAST, a new portfolio of compliance-tested USB controller IP solutions for its Structured ASIC products. read more....

High Voltage, Quad, 9-bit V/I DAC Drives over 200V Goal Semiconductor has launched the HVDAC 200, a high voltage, 4-channel, 9- bit, serially configurable voltage/current D/A converter. This employs an advanced highvoltage silicon process, making it capable of driving outputs in excess of 200V. With an extremely high level of integration, the HVDAC 200 replaces in a single IC a plethora of peripheral circuitry read more....

ASIC Family with Embedded IP
Santa Clara, CA...ChipX, the Structured ASIC leader, has announced the CX6000 family of Structured ASICs. Fabricated in a high performance, eight-metal 0.13-µm process, the latest addition to ChipX' extensive product portfolio accelerates timeto- market and reduces risk by integrating silicon-proven IP subsystems into the Structured ASIC fabric. read more....
New USB 1.1-Speed Switch Offers Low Power,
High Bandwidth for Ultra-Portables
A new, highly-compact analogue switch announced by Fairchild Semiconductor, provides high-speed multiplex/demultiplexing of analogue audio and USB 1.1 signals in a variety of ultra-portable and other USB 1.1-ported devices. read more....
Driver offers multiple video I/O standards on a single chip A highly integrated, triple video driver that is selectable for High Definition (HD) or Standard Definition (SD) signal filtering has been launched by Fairchild Semiconductor. The FMS6418A is used to remove high frequency noise prior to digitising the signal (anti-aliasing), or to remove artefacts introduced during digital to analogue conversion in the encoder read more....