Fibre Channel :: 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.   >>  

Automotive Power Management :: Fairchild Semiconductor Offers the Industry's First Standard Current Sense Ignition IGBT for Automotive Applications

Fairchild Semiconductor’s FGB3040CS is the industry’s first standard current sense ignition IGBT. This IGBT lowers power dissipation by 30 percent and reduces heat in...  >>  

Battery Management :: Fairchild Semiconductor’s 40V P-Channel PowerTrench® MOSFET Reduces Switching Losses by 50 Percent

Fairchild Semiconductor provides power engineers a fast-switching solution that reduces switching losses by half with its 40V P-Channel PowerTrench MOSFET. The FDD4141 offers low R...  >>  

Battery Management :: Summit Introduces Industry’s First Battery Charger to Enable True Universal USB Charging While Minimizing Solution Footprint

Summit Microelectronics has introduced its third-generation programmable battery charger integrated circuit (IC) for single-cell Li-Ion and Li-Polymer powered systems. The SMB339 integrates the...  >>  

Military/Aerospace MMICs (GaAs/SiGe) :: Allegro Announces New Series of White Multi-Chip LEDs

Allegro announces a new series of white multi-chip LEDs that provide a range of high-powered InGaN white LEDs that can be used in general lighting applications, amusement and gaming equipment, and...  >>  

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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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Desktop/Server Hardware :: 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]  >>  

Ethernet :: Power over Ethernet (PoE)

PD and PSE Solutions - Silicon Labs' Power over Ethernet (PoE) solutions address both ends of the Ethernet cable. - Si3400/01 PD interface and switching regulator - Si3460 PSE interface with... [from Silicon Laboratories]  >>  

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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...  >>  

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'...  >>  

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.  >>  

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,...  >>  

Set-top Box/DVR 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 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...  >>  

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DC/DC Power Conversion :: 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.  >>  

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...  >>  

DC/DC Power Conversion :: 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.  >>  

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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.  >>  

Motor and Motion 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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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.  >>  

Battery Management :: FDS8812NZ - 30V N-Channel PowerTrench MOSFET

This Fairchild N–Channel MOSFET is produced using Fairchild Semiconductor's advanced PowerTrench® process that has been especially tailored to minimize the on–state resistance.  >>  

Display Driving :: FAN5614 - Low Dropout LED Driver for White, Blue or any Color LED

The Fairchild FAN5611/12/13/14 low-dropout product family is designed to drive two to four parallel LEDs, providing matched current source bias for all color LEDs. The LED current is set by an...  >>  

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