Product Introductions

Announcements about analog/mixed-signal semiconductor products are updated frequently and cover the gamut from op amps and PLLs, to RF, Sonet and Ethernet transceivers.

• Semi-Custom & Application
• Thin integrated optical proximity sensor targets mobile applications
• Digitally controlled potentiometer reduces cost, programming and system calibration
• National rolls high-side dual LED flash driver
• Surge protection IC targets Power-over-Ethernet
• TV tuner IC captures analog, digital standards, features LNA and tracking filters for superior performance
• Murata's ultra-thin RFID modules target paper tags
• TI announces Piccolo MCU motor control kits with power factor correction
• Oscilloscopes speed debugging of serial, parallel digital signals
• Low-power stereo codec integrates Class D speaker driver
• NXP claims data converters are first to support JEDEC JESD204A serial interface


• Standard Linear
• Micrel's first high brightness LED driver debuts
• Dual white-LED flash driver maximizes picture quality in cell phone cameras
• 16-bit octal SPI DAC achieves +/-4LSB INL (Max)
• High power PD controllers address IEEE 802.3at PoE+ Standard
• New family of LED drivers support small LCD screens
• Freescale LED driver eliminates audible noise, visual artifacts for LCDs
• Octal A-D converter claims lowest power consumption
• National rolls high-side dual LED flash driver
• RF PA 6-MHz DC/DC converter implements dynamic voltage scaling for improved efficiency of 3G handsets
• PWM control IC targets energy efficient DC-DC apps