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Octal ultrasound transceiver from Maxim saves 40% space and 30% power

Maxim Integrated Products has released MAX2082, an octal ultrasound transceiver, which claimed by Maxim to save 40% board space and consumes 30% less power than conventional architecture in designing ultrasound medical equipment. MAX2082 integrates 8 channels of 3-level 200V pulsers and T/R swi

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Clock and data recovery devices support 28 Gbps speed

Mindspeed Technologies has unveiled low-power consuming and small size clock and data recovery (CDR) devices supporting data rates up to 28 gigabits per second (Gbps). Mindspeed's M37046 four-channel CDR supports data rates required for multiple standards, including 100G Ethernet, InfiniBand enha

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USB 3.0 to HDMI adapter from DisplayLink

In most of the systems today, there is increased availability of USB 3.0, which is capable of video display interface to other display systems. The display interface expert DisplayLink has recently demonstrated the Winstars SuperSpeed USB 3.0 to HDMI adapter, to easily interface HD displays to PCs.

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HDMI 2 compliant communication interface chips from Panasonic

To help design HDMI 2.0 compliant display interfaced system to support high definition 4K image data, Japanese semiconductor vendor Panasonic has released new HDMI 2.0-compliant communication ICs MN864777 and MN864778. HDMI 2.0 handles bandwidth up to 18Gbps and supports for the transmission of

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USB-IF to develop Media Agnostic USB Specification

USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) has announced the development of the Media Agnostic (MA) USB specification. The specification is designed to allow wireless devices and docking stations to communicate over the USB protocol, without the need for a physical USB connection. An important design goal of t

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High-speed CAN transceivers from TI feature ESD protection

Texas Instruments has introduced two new 5V Controller Area Network (CAN) transceiver chips which are compliant with ISO 11898-2 and ISO 11898-5 standards for automotive networking. To protect the devices from high electrostatic discharge (ESD) particularly important in electric and hybrid cars, Te

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Dr. Ted Tewksbury, CEO of IDT resigns

Integrated Device Technology has announced that Dr. Ted Tewksbury has resigned as President, Chief Executive Officer and board member, effective August 27, 2013. The Board of Directors has appointed board member Jeffrey McCreary as interim President and Chief Executive Officer. Jeffrey McCreary

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Fairchild Semiconductor appoints Catherine Lego to Board of Directors

Fairchild Semiconductor has announced that Catherine P. Lego has joined the company's board of directors. "I am delighted to announce the appointment of Catherine Lego to our board," said Mark Thompson, Fairchild's chairman and CEO. "Cathy's depth of industry knowledge and experience, financial,

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MHL, LLC announced the MHL 3.0 specification

MHL, LLC has announced the MHL 3.0 specification to address the latest consumer requirements for connecting a mobile device to displays, marking major advancements in the areas of audio and video transmission over an MHL link. With double the bandwidth compared to the previous specification, MHL 3.0

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The MoCA chipset from ViXS passed MoCA 1.1 certification

The MoCA chip-set XConnex 1000 and the XConnex 1030 from ViXS Systems has passed the MoCA 1.1 Certification Test Plan (CTP). The ViXS XConnex 2-chip MoCA solution consists of a Radio Frequency (RF) transceiver, and a System on Chip (SoC) integrating the Media Access Controller (MAC) and the Phy

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Sony BRAVIA TVs use Silicon Image MHL/HDMI chips

Silicon Image has announced that its MHL/HDMI dual-mode connectivity products are used in Sony BRAVIA TVs to connect them to mobile devices such as tablets and smart phones. MHL and HDMI are becoming most used video interface to connect mobile phones and computers to large screen displays such

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USB port power controller ICs with high charging current capability

Microchip has launched USB port power controller ICs with higher charging current capability of 12 Watts. The UCS1001-3, UCS1001-4 and UCS1002-2 offer higher current and priority charging for smart phones and tablets. The UCS1002-2 has built-in current sensor to sense/measure amount of charging

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