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Analog IC market research 2013 update by IC insights
IC insights said the sales and unit shipments of both analog and digital ICs are forecast to post gains in 2013, but the strength of these increases will differ considerably". The latest findings on analog IC market reported by IC insights include: Figure below compares market results and fo
3 min readADI sold its microphone business to InvenSense
Analog Devices sold its microphone product line assets to MEMS device maker InvenSense for $100 million in cash. The sold assets include analog and digital output microphones, as well as certain support operations. The total revenue ADI has earned from microphone business is not more than 1% of t
1 min readICsense designs ASIC for world's first MEMS speaker
Audio Pixels Holdings Limited has selected ICsense to design high-voltage ASIC chips for driving its MEMS based digital speakers. Audio Pixels has designed and patented low cost micro-electro mechanical ("MEMS") digital speakers to convert digital audio signal into sound waves. "The wealth of kn
3 min readFairchild names x-TI Chris Allexandre as SVP, global sales
Fairchild Semiconductor has appointed Chris Allexandre to the position of Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales. Recently Chris was Vice President of EMEA Regional Sales & Applications and Distribution at Texas Instruments (TI). He holds a Masters Degree in Electronics Engineering and Physics.
2 min readChip from TI senses inductance and converts to digital data
Texas Instruments has developed a chip for contactless touch free sensing solution for multiple number of applications. The device/chip called inductance to digital converter is an analog to digital converter integrated device, which converts the measured analog inductance into digital data. The ind
4 min readBing Xie appointed as VP of TI's worldwide sales and marketing
Texas Instruments has announced Bing Xie’s election as vice president of the company. “Bing’s sales experience in both Asia and the Americas combined with his strong customer relationships and proven track record in building cohesive teams will benefit our worldwide sales organization,” said Joh
2 min readMaxim's digital isolator based ref design eliminates optocouplers
Maxim says designers now have a way to reduce power, system cost, and size for programmable logic controller (PLC) digital-input subsystems, with its Corona reference design . This design reduces isolated channels and leverages analog integration for industrial control and automation applications, a
3 min readMaxim to acquire Volterra Semiconductor
Maxim has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Volterra Semiconductor Corp. by agreeing to pay approximately $605 million equity value or $450 million net of Volterra's cash position of approximately $155 million. Volterra develops power management solutions for the enterprise, cloud compu
2 min readPrecision and low-output noise rad-hard voltage references
Intersil has introduced precision and low output-noise producing radiation hardened (rad-hard) voltage reference components. The ISL71090SEH12 and ISL71090SEH25 are suggested for telemetry equipment, data acquisition systems and high-end instrumentation products in space and satellite applications.
2 min readADC, processor IP, DSP software from synopsis for developing sensor interface
Synopsys as offering a full package of IP for developing sensor interface for range of applications which includes Internet of Things (IoT), automotive and industrial systems. The IP includes front-end analog such as ADCs and also 32 bit ARC processor IP core. The ARC EM4 32-bit processor core has
2 min readGrowth in analog and embedded sales gets TI 8% quarterly growth
Analog and mixed-signal semiconductor leader Texas instruments has posted a quarterly revenue of US$3.05 billion and a net income of US$660 million for its second quarter of 2013, a revenue growth of 8% compared to the previous quarter. TI is focusing on analog and embedded which is giving a good gr
3 min read28 nm enhanced ADC, DAC, PLL IP from Synopsys for SOC design
Synopsys has made available of its new 28 nm data converter IP. The IP includes ADC, DAC and PLLs. Synopsys claims its 28nm IP offers up to 76% reduction in power consumption and 86% reduction in area, which is important in mobile SOC chips. Synopsys says " Increasing Synopsys' 12-bit ADCs' pe
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