Analog Devices Inc. (ADI, Wilmington, MA) announced that NHK (Japan), a major national broadcast company, has incorporated ADI's JPEG2000 image compression chip into its latest Hi-Vision, high-definition television (HDTV) advancement. NHK Science and Technical Research Laboratories (STRL) announced the development of the single, real-time encoder/decoder board based on the JPEG2000 standard, enabled by ADI's JPEG2000 […]
Ericsson (Sweden) has signed a US$30 million GSM expansion contract with Hebei Mobile Communications Corp. (Hebei Province, China), which includes network equipment provision and professional services. Nanjing Ericsson Panda Communications Company Ltd., Ericsson's largest joint venture in China, will provide the hardware and software for the expansion. Ericsson (China) Technology Services Co. Ltd. will provide […]
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) introduced its new 600V, non-punch-through (NPT), IGBTs housed in the TO-220 fully isolated (Full-Pak) package...
National Instruments Corp. (NI, Austin, TX) and Ansoft Corp. announced integration between Ansoft Designer™ high-frequency, electronic-design software and the NI LabVIEW 7 Express virtual instrumentation software. Through a new API that integrates Ansoft Designer and NI LabVIEW, design engineers can incorporate real-world measurements into RF and wireless system design flow to accelerate the model development […]
Anderson Power Products (Sterling, MA) introduced the new SB350 multi-pole connector, which has spring-loaded, silver-plated contacts that create a self-wiping action during...
Micrel Semiconductor Inc. (San Jose, CA), a leader in power management and high-speed communications integrated circuits, introduced two new power management solutions...
Ericsson (Sweden) Technology Licensing announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with Philips Semiconductors (Sunnyvale, CA). The agreement states that Philips will license Ericsson's new Bluetooth baseband core, which implements the complete range of mandatory Bluetooth 1.2 features. A first pre-release has already been delivered. With the Ericsson Core Bluetooth Baseband Platform Q-E1, Philips […]
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) introduced the LT4254, a positive hot-swap controller that allows boards with supplies up to 36V to...
Sipex Corp. (Milpitas, CA) announced the latest addition to its power management product line. The SP6655 is a synchronous 400mA buck regulator in a dual-fine-pitch no-lead (DFN) package. By occupying only 3mm x 3mm of board space, the DFN package reduces layout area by 40%. The device has a 0.8V internal reference that allows low-output […]
Analog Devices Inc. (ADI, Wilmington, MA) announced its next-generation quad-band X-PA™ power amplifier module for GSM/GPRS cell phones. The new ADL5552 X-PA power amplifier module features an integrated control loop architecture and single-point calibration, both of which ease the design process and minimize manufacturing costs. In addition, the power amplifier is provided in a small […]
National Semiconductor Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) launched its high-voltage, two-phase, synchronous switching controller, the LM5642, which is suitable for power supply designs...
The Semiconductor Products Sector of Motorola Inc. and PowerDsine Ltd. (Farmingdale, NY), a leader in power-over-ethernet (PoE) solutions, are combining expertise to jointly create an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) for the emerging PoE market. PowerDsine and Motorola will assemble a joint team of engineers to design 802.3af-compliant chips based on Motorola's SMARTMOS™ technology and PowerDsine's […]
Intersil Corp. (Milpitas, CA) announced the launch of a new family of LINEARLINK™ RS-485/RS-422 high-performance data transceivers that are suitable for factory...
The Semiconductor Division of Mitsubishi Electric and Electronics USA Inc. (Philadelphia) introduced two new gallium arsenide (GaAs), hetero-structure, field-effect transistor (HFET) products. At 24W, the MGFK44A4045 device delivers a high output power device in the 14.0GHz to 14.5GHz range. The MGFK41A4045 device offers a 12W output at 14.0GHz to 14.5GHz. The devices' high output power […]
Fairchild Semiconductor International (South Portland, ME) introduced the FS6X1220RT power switch, an integrated, off-line, power switch for dc/dc forward or fly-back power supply applications, as well as for voice over internet protocol (VOIP) phones, digital feature phones, industrial power supplies, and telecom central office and PBX power supplies. The device integrates a fully avalanche-rated SenseFET […]