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GPS :: Graphics Display Controllers (GDC)

Fujitsu's family of graphics display controllers optimise solutions for embedded graphic applications such as car navigation and mobile information terminals. [from Fujitsu]  >>  

Automotive Audio/ Multimedia :: Automotive Infotainment

Microtune offers high-performance RF modular and IC solutions for AM/FM radio, terrestrial digital radio, automotive TV, RDS systems and integrated antenna systems. [from MoSys]  >>  

Seating/ Lighting/ Wiper/ Climate Control :: Controllers for every application

Dialog’s motor control ICs are designed for automotive applications, including window and mirror control, automatic seat belt tensioning, windscreen wiper control and ... [from Dialog Semiconductor]  >>  

Mobile Handsets :: Qualcomm chipsets

Qualcomm chipsets offer the ideal solution for enabling a multimedia platform, minimizing power consumption or even adding a whole new type of functionality to a wireless device. [from Qualcomm]  >>  

Notebook PC Hardware :: PC, Notebook, WLAN and IA products

SiS offers vendors and customers a broad range of PC, notebook, WLAN and IA products that allow people to enjoy a better lifestyle. [from SiS]  >>  

Cell Phone/ Wireless Memory Solutions :: NROM is the only commercially-available technology that can be applied to all segments of the non-volatile memory market using the same manufacturing process

Saifun NROM technology represents a breakthrough in the non-volatile memory market because it offers a number of significant advantages over existing non-volatile memory technology. [from Saifun]  >>  

LCD Display Monitors :: SVP Video Processor Family

The SVPTM video processor is a highly integrated system-on-a-chip device, targeting the converging HDTV-ready and PC-ready LCD TV, PDP TV, and DLP TV applications. The Digital Cinema Reality... [from Trident Microsystems]  >>  

Battery Management :: TMS320F2803x/2x Piccolo MCUs -- real-time control for greater energy efficiency to cost sensitive applications

Piccolo MCUs, the new F2803x/2x devices feature architectural advancements and enhanced peripherals in packages from 38-pins to bring the benefits of 32-bit real-time control to applications... [from Texas Instruments]  >>  

Set-top Box/ DVR :: CPU Technology

Marvell’s Sheeva Central Processing Unit (CPU) technology is at the heart of a broad range of applications – from mobile devices and consumer electronics to enterprise IT infrastructure... [from Marvell]  >>  

Media Center PC :: IBM and MediaTek to Bring Wireless High Definition TV and Movies to Consumers

IBM and MediaTek launched a joint initiative to develop ultra fast chipsets that can wirelessly transmit a full-length high definition movie to and from a home PC. [from IBM]  >>  

Automotive Audio/ Multimedia :: Car Radio Sounds Set to Soar with Industry-First Digital-Input Audio Amplifier from STMicroelectronics

STMicroelectronics has introduced the world’s first car audio-amplifier with digital input. [from STMicroelectronics]  >>  

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]  >>  

Power-over-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]  >>  

Consumer/ Graphics Memory Solutions :: XDR Memory Architecture: The Picture-Perfect Solution for HDTV

The XDR memory architecture delivers the highest bandwidth per DRAM allowing designers to reach desired performance levels with the fewest number of devices. [from Rambus]  >>  

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]  >>  

Cardiac Rhythm Implants :: Medical Telemetry

Medical devices are increasingly incorporating wireless functionality to support new monitoring, diagnostic and therapeutic applications that are improving patient care and lowering healthcare... [from Zarlink]  >>  

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]  >>  

Notebook PC Hardware :: Samsung High-performance SDRAM for Main Memory

DDR2 and DDR3 Deliver High Bandwidth with Low Power Consumption for Servers, Desktops and Portables Double Date Rate SDRAM is today’s standard for high-performance servers, desktops and... [from Samsung]  >>  

Automotive Suspension :: Rugged automotive memory technology

Ramtron automotive nonvolatile memory is ideal for the new wave of cars that feature improved safety, fuel-efficiency, and enhanced driver experience. [from Ramtron]  >>  

Solid State Lighting :: Sharp's LED Modules

Sharp’s LED Modules are suited for a variety of lighting applications, including: General Lighting/Illumination; Residential Home Lighting (Indoor/Outdoor); Commercial Building Lighting (e.g.... [from Sharp Microelectronics]  >>  

Mobile Handset Camera, GPS :: SAMSUNG Offers High-Performance, Cost-Effective, Low-Power 65nm Application Processors for the PND Market

Samsung announced the S3C2450 and the S3C2416, the newest members of its highly successful S3C24xx family of application processors. Designed and manufactured using 65nm process technology, the... [from Samsung]  >>  

Phoneline-based Networking :: Phonelines-Based Home Networking

Xilinx Spartan-II FPGAs Enable HomePNA-Based Solutions [from Xilinx]  >>  

Residential Gateways :: Silicon Labs Introduces First Single Port PoE Interface with Integrated DC-DC Controller

Silicon Laboratories, provider of analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs, today announced the industry’s first dual-function, single-port Power over Ethernet (PoE) controller with an integrated... [from Silicon Laboratories]  >>  

Passive Optical Network :: Passive Optical Networks

Conexant has leveraged its expertise in broadband access technologies to deliver an industry-leading PON portfolio that encompasses gigabit passive optical networks (GPON), gigabit Ethernet passive... [from Conexant]  >>  

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