MILPITAS, CA – April 5, 2011 – Linear Technology announces the LT3746, a 32-channel LED driver integrated with a 55V step-down controller. The LED driver powers up to 30mA of LED current for each channel, which can drive up to 13V of LEDs in series, making it ideal for applications such as large LED billboards. … Read More → "32-Channel 30mA Buck LED Driver with DOT Correction & Gray Scale Dimming"
Santa Clara, Calif. –– April 5, 2011 –– Kilopass Technology Inc., a leading provider of semiconductor logic non-volatile memory (NVM) intellectual property (IP), today announced that its first test chip silicon on TSMC 28nm High-K Metal Gate (HKMG) has demonstrated that Kilopass’ 2T antifuse technology is scalable to HKMG. Silicon data shows that existing 2T bit cell performs well on 28HKMG and can scale to 22nm and beyond. This milestone demonstrates how Kilopass patented antifuse NVM technology can migrate to bleeding edge logic CMOS processes.
< … Read More → "Kilopass’ TSMC 28nm HKMG Silicon Results Show Scalability of 2T Antifuse Technology"
DALLAS, TX (April 4, 2011) – Focusing on metering and Smart Grid applications, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced the MSP430AFE2xx series of metrology analog front end (AFE) ultra-low-power 16-bit microcontrollers. Part of TI’s leading embedded processing portfolio, the low-cost MSP430AFE series offers the industry’s first programmable single-phase metrology devices supported with multiple communication interfaces. The microcontrollers enable system partitioning in metering applications, such as electricity meters, home automation, sub-metering and energy saving systems, which allows flexible, stand-alone, high-quality measurement. The MSP430AFE series is based on a 16-bit RISC architecture with a … Read More → "TI’s MSP430 microcontroller portfolio expands to offer industry’s first programmable metrology devices for low-cost analog front end solutions"
Dresden, Germany, April 5, 2011 – ZMD AG (ZMDI), a global supplier of energy-efficient analog and mixed-signal solutions for automotive, industrial, and medical applications, today announced the fourth member of its cost-effective IO-Link line driver and level shifter IC family. The new ZIOL2411 offers two independent I/O channels that meet the physical layer requirements of master, sensor and actuator systems used in factory automation applications. The ZIOL2411 is pin- and function-compatible with the ZIOL2401. Designed for master applications ZMDI provides with the ZIOL2411 a cost-efficient IC without an integrated DC/DC converter.
ZMDI’s new high-voltage line driver … Read More → "ZMDI newest IO-Link high-voltage line driver targets harsh factory automation environments"
ACTON, MASS. –– April 5, 2011 –– Carbon Design Systems™, the leading supplier of solutions for architectural analysis, performance optimization and pre-silicon firmware debug, and Mentor Graphics Corporation announced today the availability of Mentor’s 8051 microcontroller family on Carbon’s IP Exchange web portal.
These models are 100% accurate and feature a link with the Keil™ µVision® IDE and debugger by ARM® to enable interactive software … Read More → "Mentor Graphics and Carbon Design Systems Partner for Model Distribution"
Monday, April 4, 2011 – THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minnesota, USA and Simi Valley, California, USA – Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry’s Read More → "Digi-Key Corporation Expands Distribution Agreement with Hirose Electric Co., LTD"
HILLSBORO, OR–(Marketwire – April 5, 2011) – Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced plans for its 2011 Programmable Logic Seminars. The 2011 seminars will provide designers of both consumer electronics and embedded systems rich technical and practical presentations that combine new advanced programmable logic concepts, basic design principles and real-world application examples. The seminars will feature the new MachXO2™ PLD Family, as well as the award-winning LatticeECP3™ FPGA family. MachXO2- and LatticeECP3-based evaluation kits will also be demonstrated.
Lattice application … Read More → "Programmable Logic Innovations for Consumer and System Designers to Be Showcased in Lattice Semiconductor’s 2011 Seminar Series"
HILLSBORO, OR -APRIL 4, 2011-Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced full support for Aptina’s High-Speed Serial Pixel Interface (HiSPi) using LatticeXP2TM FPGAs. The LatticeXP2 HiSPi bridge reference design allows any Image Signal Processor (ISP) with a traditional CMOS parallel bus to interface with an Aptina HiSPi CMOS sensor. This HiSPi bridge solution is ideal for security cameras, automotive applications, high end consumer cameras and other camera applications where the use of higher resolution and higher frame rate CMOS sensors is desirable.
“This is the second … Read More → "Lattice Reference Design Enables Image Sensor Processors (ISP) To Interface with Aptina HiSPi CMOS Sensors"
San Jose, Calif., April 4, 2011—Continuing its leadership in high-definition (HD) Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) surveillance camera solutions, Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR), Apical Ltd. (UK), and AltaSens, Inc. today announced the … Read More → "Altera, Apical, AltaSens Jointly Announce Industry’s First HD Wide Dynamic Range Video Surveillance Chipset"
HILLSBORO, OR– April 4, 2011 — Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced the official inauguration of Lattice India in a ribbon cutting ceremony that included Lattice President and Chief Executive Officer Darin G. Billerbeck and Lattice India General Manager Sidhartha (Sid) Mohanty, as well as representatives from Lattice’s customers and members of the press.
Lattice has had a presence in India through distributors for over 15 years, and established a direct sales office in 2006. As a complete sales and support center, … Read More → "Lattice Semiconductor Announces Expanded Presence in India"
