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NOTEBOOK PC HARDWARE: News

Industry's First, Windows Vista-Compliant, Class D Audio Subsystems Save Space and Power in Notebooks

Maxim introduces the MAX9791/MAX9792, Windows Vista-compliant, audio-subsystem ICs for notebook computers. These devices combine a stereo 2W (or mono 3W) Class D speaker amplifier, a stereo...  >>  

STMicroelectronics' Free Fall Detection Solution for Advanced Hard-Disk Drives Prevents Data Damage in Newest Notebooks from Fujitsu Siemens Computers

STMicroelectronics’ complete free-fall detection solution has been chosen to protect the user’s data stored on hard-disk drives in the new ESPRIMO Mobile family of professional...  >>  

NVIDIA Demonstrates Powerful GPU Computing Solution From Lenovo At SC08

NVIDIA demonstrated a Lenovo ThinkStation equipped with Tesla C1060 GPU Computing processing technology. The demonstration showed cluster-class performance of complex seismic imaging data being...  >>  

NXP Semiconductors and Pegatron introduce the world's first Hybrid DVB-T TV tuner card in half-minicard form factor

NXP has announced that the collaboration project between NXP and Pegatron has achieved the world’s first Hybrid DVB-T TV tuner card in half the size of a minicard with the help of NXP's...  >>  

Nanya Technology Unveils Elixir DDR3 1066 SODIMM Supporting Intel Montevina Notebook Platform

Nanya Technology Corporation has announced the debut of its retail brand Elixir DDR3 1066 SODIMM, ready for the forthcoming Intel® Centrino® 2 Montevina mobile platform. Elixir DDR3 1066...  >>  

IDT Announces New Series of Fully Integrated, High Definition Single-chip PC Audio Systems

IDT has announced a new series of high-definition audio codecs that provide improved audio performance and fidelity, and design flexibility for multimedia notebooks and enterprise desktops.  >>  

MagnaChip Sets the Standard for VGA CMOS Image Sensor Performance

MagnaChip Semiconductor Ltd., a leading provider of analog and mixed signal semiconductor products for high volume consumer applications has announced the launch of its VGA raw Bayer output CMOS...  >>  

Low-cost Light Sensor for Display Dimming

Melexis announces a new light sensor for brightness dimming of mobile phone and notebook screens. The automotive version of the MLX75304 Light-to-Frequency SensorEyeCTM is specifically designed for...  >>  

8-string WLED driver provides flexible, accurate dimming control for even LED brightness

Maxim Integrated Products (PINK OTC MARKETS: MXIM) introduces the MAX17061 8-string white-LED (WLED) driver with an integrated MOSFET switch. This device utilizes an internal switch, current-mode,...  >>  

Marvell Enters Solid State Storage Controller Market

Marvell announced the ultra-slim Marvell 88NV8120 PCI Express (PCIe)-based NAND flash controller, the first Marvell product in a planned range of solid state storage controllers.  >>  

VIA Unveils Next-Generation Isaiah x86 Processor Architecture

VIA Technologies, Inc, has announced details of the VIA Isaiah Architecture, a new x86 processor architecture that will deliver significant boosts to the functionality and performance of desktop,...  >>  

OmniVision Announces First True High-Definition Video Sensor for Mobile Handsets and Laptop Computers

OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: OVTI - News), the world's largest supplier of CMOS image sensors, today heralded the start of a new era in mass market portable video technology with the...  >>  

STMicroelectronics Samples 65nm Hard Disk Drive Iterative Decoding Channel

STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), one of the world’s largest semiconductor suppliers and a leader in complex System-on-Chip (SoC) solutions for disk drives, is sampling its first 65nm iterative...  >>  

IDT Introduces 6-, 8-, and 10-channel Low Power, High Definition Audio Codecs

IDT ® (Integrated Device Technology, Inc.; NASDAQ: IDTI), a leading provider of essential mixed-signal semiconductor solutions that enrich the digital media experience, today introduced three...  >>  

Qualcomm Introduces Gobi Global Mobile Internet & GPS Solution for Notebook Computers

Qualcomm Incorporated has introduced Gobi global mobile Internet, an embedded solution for notebook computers. Notebooks featuring the multi-mode Gobi solution can take advantage of the high-speed...  >>  

Low-Cost, High-Security SHA-1 EEPROM Device Provides Bidirectional Authentication and Tamper-Proof Data Storage

Maxim Integrated Products introduces the DS28CN01, a new highly integrated secure memory device. The DS28CN01 provides bidirectional challenge-and-response authentication protection by using the...  >>  

AMD Details Next-Generation Platform for Notebook PCs

AMD officially disclosed more details of its next-generation open platform for notebook computing. Codenamed “Puma,” the platform is designed to deliver battery life, graphics and...  >>  

Winbond introduces Industry's first Mobile Embedded Controllers with SPI Flash Interface and Media Center Compliant Consumer IR Port

Winbond Electronics Corporation today announced its new generation highly-integrated Windows Vista ™ ready family of Embedded Controllers (EC) for mobile platforms, introducing SPI ™...  >>  

Intersil Releases the Only Controller that Supports Three Major Power Functions in Notebook Computing

Intersil Corporation introduced the ISL6236, a high-efficiency, multi-function quad output controller. This device reduces engineering resources by allowing designers to qualify one part for all...  >>  

Dual and Combinable Graphics Core Controller for Notebook Computers

Maxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX8775, a dual step-down, interleaved fixed-frequency, switch-mode power-supply (SMPS) controller with synchronous rectification. The device's...  >>  

New 3-Axis Accelerometers from STMicroelectronics Squeeze Size and Foster Flexibility

STMicroelectronics introduced the first two devices in its new family of low-g linear accelerometers, distinguished by small form factor and low power consumption. The feature-rich LIS302 sensors...  >>  

NVIDIA First To Deliver High-Definition Video Processing For All Desktop and Notebook PC Market Segments

NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), the worldwide leader in programmable graphics processing technologies, today announced the immediate availability of new NVIDIA® PureVideo™ technology...  >>  

Smart PWM Controller from STMicroelectronics Increases Efficiency and Reduces Costs for Notebook Power Supplies

STMicroelectronics announced an innovative current-mode primary controller IC designed to build single-ended switching power converters. The L6668's advanced functions make it one of the most...  >>  

SigmaTel Introduces New High-Fidelity, High-Definition Audio Solutions for Notebook PCs

SigmaTel, Inc.has introduced a new family of High-Fidelity High-Definition (HD) Audio codecs allowing for digital microphone capabilities and the ability to implement audio and modem functionality...  >>  

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