Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) has unveiled details of a 45-nanometer (nm) semiconductor manufacturing process that leverages a “wet” lithography process to double the number of chips produced on each silicon wafer, increase processing performance and reduce power consumption. Through the use of numerous proprietary techniques, TI will drive the capabilities of its multi-million transistor, system-on-chip […]
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) introduced two dual-output, step-down dc-dc converters with a unique one-pin serial interface technology that allows simple digital voltage...
Semtech Corp. (Nasdaq: SMTC) introduced the SC905 family of power management ICs (PMICs) for cell phones and multi-function portable devices. These ICs...
The 2006 Digital Power Forum (DPF ’06), to be held from September 18 through 20, will feature a significantly expanded technical content,...
A motion was passed at the May 23, 2006 IEEE802.3at (Power over Ethernet, PoE) committee meeting to set the output voltage for power sourcing equipment (PSE) to 50-57V, up from 44-57V specified in the IEEE802.3af standard. The powered device (PD) voltage will remain the same as the IEEE802.3af standard at 36-57V. In addition to the […]
Power Integrations (Nasdaq: POWI) introduced a new reference design kit for Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) Powered Devices (PDs). The rapid growth of the PoE PD market is being driven by the wide adoption of network appliances, wireless LANs and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephones. Power Integrations has addressed the needs of this high-growth market by providing […]
Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MCHP) announced the production rollout of its 16-bit product portfolio with a new dsPIC(R) Digital Signal Controller (DSC) that offers designers a performance speed of 30 million instructions per second (MIPS), self-programming capabilities via Flash memory, and industrial and extended temperature ranges. The dsPIC30F6015 DSC features an advanced pulse-width modulation (PWM) peripheral […]
Zarlink Semiconductor (NYSE/TSX:ZL announced the purchase of the optical I/O (in/out) business of Primarion, Inc., a supplier of digital power conversion ICs (integrated circuits) for US $7 million in cash. The purchase includes Primarion’s optical I/O assets and intellectual property. Zarlink intends to retain all 10 former Primarion I/O group employees. This acquisition is expected […]
Luminary Micro announced the availability of its next four Stellaris™ family 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs). The four devices — the LM3S301, LM3S310, LM3S315...
Silicon Laboratories Inc. (Nasdaq:SLAB) today announced the acquisition of Silembia, a privately held company based in Rennes, France that develops semiconductor intellectual property for digital demodulation and channel decoding. Silicon Laboratories acquired Silembia in an all-cash transaction for approximately $20 million. “Silembia’s expertise augments Silicon Laboratories’ core competencies and enhances our ability to accelerate the […]
PowerDsine Ltd. (Nasdaq:PDSN), announced that it has granted Tyco Electronics Corp. of Middletown, Pennsylvania a license to use its U.S. Patent Number 6,473,608 in connection with the manufacture and sale of Midspan PoE products. “We are very pleased that Tyco Electronics has agreed to take a license,” said Simon Kahn, PowerDsine’s Director of Intellectual Property. […]
ColdWatt, Inc. announced its approach to energy efficient power solutions for enterprise server equipment has been validated by EPRI Solutions — a...
Analog Devices, Inc. (NYSE: ADI), announced the introduction of a family of digital power monitors that are intended to reduce power requirements, cost and thermal challenges in blade servers, blade PCs and advanced telecom computing architecture (ATCA) cards. The ADM1175/6/7/8 devices address the increasing power requirements of these systems — which result in part from […]
Phihong USA has developed a 24-port gigabit Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) midspan. Designated the POE37OU Series, the midspan is ideal for 10-, 100-, and...
Echelon Corp. (NASDAQ:ELON) and Streetlight.Vision have announced a collaboration to reduce energy and maintenance costs for streetlight systems in Europe, the Americas...