Digital Power Management :: Fairchild Semiconductor’s Power-SPM™ Module Enables Power Supplies To Meet Stringent ENERGY STAR® Requirements

Fairchild Semiconductor offers power supply designers a Power-SPM module that increases efficiency in power supplies to meet...  >>  

SAN :: Avago Technologies First to Market with 8 Gb/sec SFP+ LR Transceiver for Fibre Channel

Avago Technologies today announced availability of the industry’s first 8 Gb/sec SFP+ LR (Long Reach) optical transceivers for Fibre Channel applications.   >>  

Display Driving :: Fairchild Semiconductor’s LED Driver Provides Ultra-Low Power Consumption (33µA) in a Small Form Factor for Blinking LED Applications

Fairchild Semiconductor’s FAN5645 , a single wire programmable LED driver, offers a flexible and compact solution for blinking LED indicators. This device records a blinking...  >>  

Notebook PC Hardware :: Infineon Introduces World’s First 1.8V Broadband Low Noise Amplifier to Support Portable TV and Mobile TV Systems

Infineon Technologies announced the availability of the company’s new low noise amplifier (LNA), one of the industry’s smallest broadband LNAs for portable and mobile TV applications...  >>  

SAN :: Avago Technologies First to Market with 8 Gb/sec SFP+ LR Transceiver for Fibre Channel

Avago Technologies today announced availability of the industry’s first 8 Gb/sec SFP+ LR (Long Reach) optical transceivers for Fibre Channel applications.   >>  

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Automotive Dash/Display :: Can China Automotive Electronics Be the Next Big Thing?

By Tony Armstrong, Linear Technology Corporation The Chinese automotive electronics annual growth rate has been greater than 40% since 2005, and will most likely continue at this rate through...  >>  

Computing Memory Solutions :: Enterprise Computing and Flash SSD: Forecasts and Current Usage

By Joanne De Peralta, BiTMICRO Networks, Inc. IDC has concluded in its report released in June 2008 that the deployment of Solid State Drives (SSDs) in enterprise computing will pick up by 2010. It has forecasted that enterprise-computing applications will account for most of the SSD revenue by 2011, up from 12% in 2007.  >>  

Sensor Signal Conditioning :: Which Way to Yield?

By Bruce Swanson, Mentor Graphics With full apologies to Shakespeare, “To yield, or not to yield” almost became the title for this blog article. Fortunately, he didn’t have to turn over in his grave because I believe the real question is “Which is the best way to Yield?” since everyone wants a good yield.  >>  

Digital TV/Hi-Def :: Docsis 3.0: Empowering Applications in the New Digital Home

By Peter Percosan, Texas Instruments Over the last 25 years, digital electronic technology has transformed one segment of society after another. It started with PCs, continued with the advent of wireless communication devices and the Internet and recently has taken hold with Internet connected consumer electronics and media playing devices. Along the way and behind the scenes the network...  >>  

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Image Sensors :: NVIDIA GeForce Motherboard GPUs Power New Lines Of Smaller, More Visual Consumer PCs

Suppliers of corporate and business PCs have had success in marketing small-form-factor PCs, but to date the demand for smaller PCs in the consumer market has not appeared because these PCs lacked... [from nVidia]  >>  

LCD Display Monitors :: Sharp Introduces 46-Inch Display Module for Signage Applications, Advancing Innovations for the Digital Signage Market

Sharp has introduced a new 46-inch LCD panel module, for the digital signage market. The new large-format display module delivers a contrast ratio of 1800:1 and a 6 ms (millisecond) response time.... [from Sharp Microelectronics]  >>  

Handheld/PDA/Palmtop :: LEDs

Sharp continues to add to its family of white Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs). These High Brightness (HB) LEDs are specifically designed with small packages for space-limited applications such as... [from Sharp Microelectronics]  >>  

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HDMI/DVI White Papers :: WHDIâ„¢ - Wireless High Definition Interface

WHDI™ - Wireless High Definition Interface sets a new standard for wireless high-definition video connectivity. It provides a high-quality, uncompressed wireless link which can support...  >>  

DC Motor Control Application Notes :: Fairchild's FAN4800 Power Factor Correction (PFC) and PWM Controller Combo

The FAN4800 is a controller for power-factor-corrected, switched-mode power supplies.  >>  

Passive Optical Network White Papers :: 10G EPON Brings Advantages to the Fiber Access Network

As the deployment of Fiber to the Home (FTTH) technologies in the access network accelerates, vendors and technology innovators are looking ahead to solve next-generation applications'...  >>  

Automotive Power Management Application Notes :: Automotive Solutions

Whether specifying an intelligent ignition control for high performance engine management systems or developing  Products to optimize power management in a next-generation hybrid vehicle,...  >>  

Digital TV/Hi-Def White Papers :: NVM - the Fastest Growing Sector of the Semiconductor Market

Non-volatile memory (NVM) devices retain stored information even without a power source.  Products using NVM technology include mobile phones, still and video digital cameras, personal digital...  >>  

HDMI/DVI Application Notes :: HDMI Transmitter/Receiver Support on TMS320DM6467

This application report describes how to equip the DM6467 device with transmit/receive capabilities via high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI). A general description is provided for all the...  >>  

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Battery Management :: Actel Offers Additional Power Reduction And Simplifies Design Creation With Libero Ide 8.4

Actel today announced new power reduction and design creation enhancements to its Libero Integrated Development Environment (IDE), giving designers additional power supply options and enabling...  >>  

Desktop/Server Hardware :: Fairchild Semiconductor’s 40V Synchronous Rectifier Offers Industry’s Best Figure of Merit for Switching Designs

Fairchild Semiconductor enables designers to achieve higher levels of efficiency in their power designs with its 40V breakdown DC-DC synchronous rectifier.  >>  

HDMI/DVI :: Maxim’s EV Kit Provides a Complete, Drop-In 2:1 HDMI Solution

Maxim introduces the MAX4886 evaluation kit (EV kit), a fully assembled and tested surface-mount PCB that combines a MAX4886 quad, high-speed HDMI™/DVI digital video switch with a MAX4929E...  >>  

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PCI/PCI Express :: Evaluating and Enhancing PCI Express Performance

Lattice will be presenting our PCI Express IP offerings, various hardware evaluation platforms, and the associated demos and reference designs for evaluating PCI Express.  >>  

Lighting :: Cypress Webinar Gives Designers Overview And Design Tips On Communication Interfaces For Intelligent Lighting Networks

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. announced a free online seminar that reviews communication interfaces for intelligent lighting networks and presents tools to simplify the design process.  >>  

AC Motor Control :: Providing Reliable and Accurate Motor Control Systems with Isolation Solutions

In a high electrical noise and hazardous voltage environment of motor control system, designers face challenges in achieving system reliability, accuracy and smooth communication within industrial...  >>  

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DC/DC Power Conversion :: FSQ0765R - SMPS Power switch(QRC), 7A, 650V, TO220F (Green)

The Fairchild FSQ-series is an integrated Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) controller and SenseFET specifically designed for quasi-resonant operation and Alternating Valley Switching (AVS). A...  >>  

High Voltage Power Management :: FAN7888 - 3Ch. Half Bridge Gate Driver

The Fairchild FAN7888 is a monolithic three half-bridge gate-drive IC designed for high-voltage, high-speed driving MOSFETs and IGBTs operating up to +200V.  >>  

Voltage Reference :: KA317 - 3-Terminal Positive Adjustable Regulator

This Fairchild monolithic integrated circuit is an adjustable 3-terminal positive voltage regulator designed to supply more than 1.5A of load current with an output voltage adjustable over a 1.2...  >>  

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