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Full HD over USB: Demo by DisplayLink connecting four 4K HD monitors
Sensor hub chip, a trending component in latest smart phone design
USB Type-C device makers can now get their products SlimPort certified
RS Components shipping FTDI’s latest USB3.0-to-FIFO
EtherCAT and OPC defining common interfaces for Industrie 4.0 and IoT
Microchip Licenses EtherCAT
MIfPI SoundWire interface transports audio and control data
Display driver IC market to reach $7.3 Billion in 2018
MIPI SoundWire interface transports audio and control data
Synaptics completes acquisition of Renesas SP Drivers
IHS: Capacitive touch controller IC market to grow by 50%
Total touch sensor area to reach 23.3 million square meters in 2015
Analysis by TrendForce on the latest acquisitions in touch and driver IC market
Cypress to use IDEX' fingerprint tech in its touch controllers
DLNA releases CVP-2 for viewing TV content on multiple home screens
Fairchild names x-TI Chris Allexandre as SVP, global sales
Micrel acquires Discera
USB-IF to develop Media Agnostic USB Specification
Dr. Ted Tewksbury, CEO of IDT resigns
Fairchild Semiconductor appoints Catherine Lego to Board of Directors
Sony BRAVIA TVs use Silicon Image MHL/HDMI chips
MHL launches program to promote its wireless HD streaming tech
Altera demos interlaken connectivity between Cavium processors and Stratix FPGA
4% sequential rise in 2nd Q 2013 revenues of Fairchild Semiconductor
Combination of gaze and touch to control your laptop
Fieldbus demonstrates "digital fieldbus automation experience"
IDT sells its PCIe enterprise flash controller biz to PMC-Sierra
MHL technology adopted by 200 companies
Huawei Ascend P2 touch is powered by Synaptics' touch controller chip
SuperSpeed USB and power delivery specs from USB-IF to enhance connectivity
MoSys GigaChip interface gets Renesas support
Praesum rejoins RapidIO as sponsor
SiS touch controllers powers touch feature of Windows 8 systems
Mobiveil to add support for the RapidIO 10xN specs to its SRIO digital IP controllers
HP's USB 3.0 docking station employs DisplayLink DL-3900 USB graphics chip
Taiwan based ITE gets IDT's timing patent licenses
Touch screen module market: $16 Billion in 2012 to $31.9B in 2018
NGSIS selects RapidIO as a standard for future space-based electronics
SIPI: LCD-panel to LCD-panel interface from Parade
IDT acquires FOX and also to acquire PLX tech
ADI acquires clock expert Mutligig
Touch controller IC market: Unit shipment estimated to grow by 28% in 2012
WHDI, WirelessHD, and WiGig are rated as the three top tech for CE interface
2.5M RapidIO switch shipment record from IDT
Micrel acquires PhaseLink
VadaTech selects IDT RapidIO Gen2 switch
SuperSpeed USB shipments to surpass 1B in 2014, up from 70M in 2011
Gen4 touch screen controllers from Cypress are in production
HDMI device shipments to rise 17% annually through 2015, estimates In-Stat
Emerson, Freescale and Kontron collaborate on I/O connectivity in COM Express
Sensor-on-cover and in/on-cell are emerging tech in capacitive touch panels
StarBridge select IDT's PCI Express to RapidIO devices for its RapidExpress products
6 Billion USB-enabled devices by 2015
Lenovo's IdeaPad uses Atmel's touch interface controller
More than 300 Million HDMI enabled mobile PCs are estimated to be shipped in 2014
MoSys demos interoperability of its Bandwidth Engine IC with SerDes from Avago
Touch controller chip mXT1386 from Atmel supports Windows 8
IDT and Phison Electronics settle patent litigation
USB SuperSpeed is forecasted to grow at 178% CAGR through 2015
Atmel's mXT224E used to design touch control of Samsung Galaxy S II phones
New PC phones from Fujitsu uses Cypress touch chips
WAC Lighting uses Cypress' multi-color LED light controller SoC CY8CLED02 in its tape light sys
USB SuperSpeed 3.0 integrated devices shipments to reach 80 Million in 2011
Galaxy tablet's capacitive touch screen interface uses Atmel's mXT1386 chip
Renesas ramping up USB 3.0 Host Controllers production to 6M units per month
Tablet computer display panel shipment exceeded 5M in April 2011
New interoperability guidelines from DLNA for playback of high quality video
Touch screen display shipments for professional apps to reach 2.97M units in 2013
AMI and Realtek Semiconductor are collaborating on SD 3.0 Card Reader booting
Fiberhome picks Mindspeed's crosspoint switch for use in OTN
HomePlug, HomePNA, and MoCA n/w node shipments surpass 40M in 2010
Semiconductor vendor ranking in 2010; the movers and shakers as per IHS iSuppli
Foldable Android phone from Kyocera uses Atmel's maXTouch touchscreen controller IC
Exar extends its distribution network in Russia
Fairchild Semiconductor reported 1Q 2011 sales of $413 million, up 4% sequentially
In-Stat: Over 225 Million tablet PC image sensors to ship using MIPI in 2016
LG Electronics' G-Slate tablet used Atmel touch controller chip
Touch screens in tablet computers are forecasted to grow 333% by 2011
Japan tremors and tsunami will pass through the global semiconductor industry
ST grows its business across multiple categories
Avago's SerDes handles 30-Gbps speeds
Strategy Analytics's tech predictions for 2011
Samsung's Wave 2 and Galaxy phone use Cypress' touch tech
Symwave and Fresco Logic demos speed of 370MB/s on USB 3.0.
Semiconductor industry sales forecast for 2010: SIA; 28.4%, Gartner; 27%
Touch screen panel market: Capacitive is growing faster than resistive type
Robust market demand for semiconductor devices in 2010
Latest semiconductor market stats from SIA and IDC
The market growth to continue for semiconductor industry in remaining quarters of 2010
Cypress Semiconductor improves the accuracy of its touch interface for 1 mm accurate stylus tip
Trident Micro revenue in 4Q09 is nearly same as previous quarter
CUI launches updated website for AMT Encoder series
WD and NEC partnered to raise USB 3.0 standard with new storage interface tech
FormFactor unveils 300-mm TouchMatrix probe card for NAND Flash devices
NXP Semiconductor and Virage Logic go for a long-term give and take relationship
Semiconductor industry is cautiously optimistic on next phase of growth
EXAR has acquired Canadian fables semiconductor firm Galazar
Gennum to acquire Tundra Semiconductor
New interface technology to connect timing controller IC with LCD driver IC
Exar Corp to acquire Hifn Inc
Q4 2008 revenues freeze semiconductor industry to a dope less silicon
Intel's new processor to pack graphic part and main processor in single chip
FlexEQ technology for signals to travel farther, faster, and error-free
Fairchild Semiconductor's quarterly revenues drop by 25%
Korea based AsTEK acquires display driver business of Leadis Technology
Monster Cable and Gennum partnering to deliver new cable products for HDMI
ST Engineer's book on Domino Logic
Catalyst Semiconductor proves small analog companies can perform well
Fairchild and Zilker Labs partner to manufacture digital power products
TI says its 1394 devices are a continued success
Cypress sharpens focus on PSOC and gets away from PC clock business by selling it to Spectra Linear.
New Products QuickLogic' EOS S3 sensor processing SoC in production Brushless DC Motor driver smartly control the speed of cooling fans in notebooks CAN FD and programmability featured Leaf CAN interfaces DisplayPort to HDMI 2.0a converter ICs with on-chip jitter cleaning Deserializer and Power ICs from Maxim for ADAS systems in automotives MegaChips shipping its MCDP28 DisplayPort1.2 and HDMI2.0a bridge device ARINC 429 Line Driver in 8-pin SOIC from DDC Solution connects USB Type-C receptacle and DisplayPort Lowest power programmable sensor hub in the market, by QuickLogic HDMI protection devices from STMicroelectronics 1300 DegC Thermocouple Interface IC alerts if sensor fails in automotives Low jitter clock synthesizer for serial data communications DSP audio chips from Dialog optimised for voice control Clock ICs offer ultra-low phase noise jitter of less than 200fs Load Switch from Diodes Incorporated Safeguards USB Ports Digital isolator devices optimized for serial peripheral interface (SPI) USB 3.0 with 100 meters cable length possible with Cypress controller chip Analog-to-MHL/HDMI converter ICs for products to support analog video USB PD controller based on the USB PD specs eASIC' Nextreme-3 to support MoSys' GigaChip Interface 2 and 4-channel LIN transceiver for automotive body control module 10MHz to 1.5GHz low jitter and power-efficient universal clocks Atmel extend its maXTouch T for mini tablets 3.12 Gbps SerDes chipsets from Maxim support both STP and coax cables DisplayPort certified transmitter and receiver from Analogix Dual gate, ultra-low power CMOS logic from Diodes 10 Gb serial link aggregators with 70% lesser footprint compared to FPGA High speed docking station chip-set supports dual 2K display and Gb Ethernet MIPI DSI to DisplayPort interface IC from TI Tabula' FPGAs to support of GigaChip Interface HDMI to MIPI DSI converter IC Three products from Mentor for HDMI 2.0 chip design 24-bit low power piezo resistive sensor signal interface IC Octal ultrasound transceiver from Maxim saves 40% space and 30% power Clock and data recovery devices support 28 Gbps speed USB 3.0 to HDMI adapter from DisplayLink HDMI 2 compliant communication interface chips from Panasonic High-speed CAN transceivers from TI feature ESD protection MHL, LLC announced the MHL 3.0 specification The MoCA chipset from ViXS passed MoCA 1.1 certification USB port power controller ICs with high charging current capability Fast-mode Plus I²C-bus buffer for servers HDMI/MHL to Wireless HD video interface reference design from silicon image ADC, processor IP, DSP software from synopsis for developing sensor interface Current-mode boost converter with 10 I²C programmable current sinks for LEDs HD video interface design: Stream HD video to display units over a pair of wires CSSP ICs from QuickLogic for connecting SDIO to USB Toshiba expands interface-converter bridge ICs for high resolution LCD display AEC-Q100-Compliant GPIO for I2C-bus/SMBus applications Touch controller support gloved fingers, thin stylus and also feature prox. Sensor high-rel RS-485/422 transceivers supporting data rates up to 20Mbps Nuvoton unveil new hardware monitoring IC supporting 4 PWM i/ps 2 x 3 x 0.75 mm size and 0.9 Volt operating RTCs from NXP USB 3.0 hub controller chip GL3520 from Genesys Logic certified by USB-IF IC as LVDS bridge between image sensors and processors Configurable 3G-SDI I/O device with long-reach adaptive cable EQ and cable driver LED driver from Allegro to drive arrays of HB LEDs Two channel linear LED driver IC from Allegro for interior lighting in cars Renesas enhances USB3.0 focus by unveiling USB 3.0-SATA3 Bridge SoC FAH4830 haptic driver with higher response time for touch screen design 1Ampere gate drive optocoupler drives both high/low side gates of the MOSFET buffer USB3.0 flash drive controller IC from Silicon Motion supports "Windows To Go" Single-Chip LCD MHL monitor controller ICs from Realtek Semiconductor Frequency synthesizer with VCO deliver low phase noise MIPI-DSI to LVDS interface-converter bridge IC for LCD displays Diodes expands its high-speed CMOS logic ICs with more package options Active light sensor interface IC from Melexis for designing gesture interface Single MIPI interface can be shared by both front and rear cameras of smart phones Robust capacitive touch controller ICs senses o.1 pF finger cap and tolerate water Two-lane SPDT switches supports PCI Express 3.0 Long lasting I2C interface isolators consume less power RF clock ICs with absolute broadband rms jitter of 83-fs at 245.76 MHz PLL clock generator family feature less than 200 fs RMS phase jitter TouchExplorer app from Synaptics for Android and Windows Phone SDI reclocker with integrated eye monitor revealed by TI for broadcast video systems UFS Host and MIPI UniPro Controller IP from Synopsys for storage applications Tiny, low-power and low voltage single gate logic ICs from Diodes Octal source driver ICs for aero-space and high-rel power-electronics RS-485 transceivers operate from supply voltage of 1.8 volts Linear LED driver for automotive-interior, signage and general lighting ST’s audio/video converter SoC bridges DisplayPort and HDMI interfaces HT1380A/HT1381A real-time clock chips from Holtek Integrated capacitive touch and display driver IC from Synaptics USB-to-UART bridge controller from Cypress for printers, cables and industrial applications Two high-speed multiplexer switch ICs from NXP for Intel Thunderbolt interface High speed CAN transceivers from Infineon for automotive network applications 450mA Integrated LED driver modules from TI in a single IC package 3.3V linear Hall-Effect sensor IC from Allegro for automotive and industrial markets LED driver from New Japan Radio for backlighting of medium/small sized LCDs in cars Flat Panel Display-Link serializer from TI for tablets, ebooks and laptops Reset IC for mobile devices for resetting hardware lock ups Ingenico iWL200 series uses Atmel’s touchscreen controllers for portable payment terminals ARM tech based display controller from Evatronix for smartphones and tablets Digital LED controller with two color mixing from Cirrus Logic for better color temperature quality 30W fast-startup constant current LED driver from Microsemi for linear lighting fixtures HT7943/HT7945 WLED backlight driver devices from Holtek Smart high-side switches from Fairchild for automotive applications HDMI over IP broadcasting technology introduced by LevelOne for multimedia displays SOT1226 package with 0.5 mm pad pitch, the world's smallest logic package revealed by NXP HDMI Jitter reduction/purifier IC chip from Parade Single channel gate drivers from TI for high density switching applications 2 Terabits/s crosspoint switch from Mindspeed for broadcasting and telecom apps Antenna-sharing IC from STMicroelectronics for 4G phones Automotive gate driver ICs from Fairchild for driving Inverter MOSFETs 4-Channel CCD vertical driver from Holtek for surveillance cameras LED lamp driver IC compatible with TRIAC Dimmer Low-noise and low-jitter clock buffers from TI World's smallest push-button-reset IC from Micrel 100 Watt capable buck boost type LED driver from Linear for range of apps Cypress lauch improved touch controllers for low cost phones Smart LED driver produces light effects for phones and tablets Chip for single wire interface from phone to battery pack New version of reset ICs from ST LED driver compatible with triac dimming ST claims a share of 80% in semiconductor chips powering AMOLED VFD Controller/Driver ICs for your design Larger screen supporting capacitive touch screen controllers from Cypress and Atmel RS-232/485/422 serial tx/rx IC allows single connector for multiple serial protocols 28G VSR-Compliant ASIC SerDes for faster networking apps Capacitive touch controller with proximity sense range of 25cm Single chip touch controller from Cypress for large screens Touch-over-AUX DisplayPort 1.3 TCON with touch screen controller from IDT RS-232/RS-485/RS-422 serial transceiver chip with internally switched cable termination SLIC protection device with peak pulse current upto 75A Chips from Triad for interfacing high voltage sources to processors and FPGAs Clock generator ICs from ON Semi manages EMI and RFI at the clock source Isolators from ADI achieve minimum creepage distance of 8mm 2.5A "optocoupled" Gate Drive with VIN of 15V to 30V Optocouplers for onboard chargers and other HV systems in hybrid and electric vehicles Clock translators ICs o/ps 2 kHz-1.25 GHz with sub-400-fs RMS jitter on 12 kHz to 20 MHz PSoC 3 capacitive touch-sensing solution for buttons, sliders, touchpads 4x4 capacitive touch interface keypad device from Cypress Semiconductor Clock generator with 50 fs rms jitter at 312.5-MHz output frequency I²C, SMBus, or SPI interfaced GPIO Expanders Frequency translator ICs from IDT translate 8kHz-710MHz to 1MHz -1.3GHz range Touch screen controller chip from Semtech senses touch in 4 dimensions Single-wire 5 channel I/O expander with STSW tech 2.4-GHz wireless USB chip for use in Human Interface Devices USB 2.0 protection device for portable apps Intersil's high speed, dual channel 6A MOSFET driver 30µA active current drain GPIO controllers packs programmable logic/PWM USB 2.0 switches with multiplexing, port protection & battery charger detection No-offset I2C-bus buffers supports Fm+ 8-channel constant current LED display driver IC from Holtek Hall effect based fan driver IC can drive fan using PWM or anlog signals Avago adds 30V line drivers for industrial automation apps Cypress launches USB 3.0 West Bridge peripheral controllers for mobile devices High voltage capable LED driver can drive 32 strings of LEDs TTL compatible 74AHCT1Gxx logic ICs from Diodes replaces bipolar/CMOS parts SAS/SATA backplane controller chip from AMI ST's touchscreen tech detects atto-Farad capacitance variation with noise immunity Cypress' touch screen controllers supports waterproofing 16 Gbps PCIe Gen2 to 16 Gbps RapidIO Gen2 bridge chip from IDTI Serial RapidIO development platform using new switches and clocking chips from IDT HD display driver IC from Orise made using TSMC's 80nm HV process Two port processor and transmitter ICs supporting HDMI 1.4a Single-chip 5-kVrms signal- and power-isolated RS-485 data transceivers 22V latch-up proof quad switches from ADI for industrial and automotive apps Resistive touch panel controller from Fujitsu supports dual touch Parade expands USB 3.0 product line with dual repeater/redriver chip 3mmx3mm 18-V hot-swap controller with programmable FET SOA protection ICs and software for designing capacitance touch interface to TI's MCUs Atmel launches capacitive touch controllers with integrated haptic effects Dot matrix LED control driver IC from Holtek for LED panel display/control design Acer choose Atmel maXTouch touch controller chip for its Android tablet TI receive certification from the USB-IF for its USB 3.0 4-port xHCI RapidIO switch IC from IDT supports eight x4 ports at up to 6.25 Gbaud per lane High speed logic gates families from Diode Inc 10 Gbps CMOS Multiplexer/Demultiplexer switch from NXP Class H VDSL line driver with adjustable quiescent current DisplayPort 1.2 Dual Mode HDMI Demultiplexer ICs from Parade Technologies Increasing use of MIPI interface between camera and processor 10-bit magnetic rotary encoder with integrated wake-up & power-down feature LVDS to DisplayPort converter ICs compatible with WUXGA resolutions Signal repeater ICs for SATA Key-input LCD control & driver IC New devices for galvanically isolating interface between MCU and power switch Touch screen controllers from Atmel supports button, slider and wheel functions Three phase sensorless fan driver IC from Allegro Design capacitive touch screen displays using single-layer multi-touch controller from IDT Hittite Launches 14 Gbps 2 x 2 crosspoint switch for fibre channel & infiniband networks DisplayPort-to-RJ-45 Adapter jointly by IDT and ICT-LANTO MHL/HDMI-to-HDMI Bridge chip from Silicon Image 2D to 3D video conversion chip for smartphones and tablet PCs ELMOS unveils high-speed partial CAN transceiver Clock buffer families from TI with additive jitter of less than 100 fs RMS Universal TFT/OLED LCD display driver board from Amulet supports up to 800x600 resolution Microchip launches stand-alone I2C Real-Time Clock/Calendar family Two UARTs from Exar with integrated level shifters SX8122 from Semtech enables popular 555 timer IC to operate from AAA battery Display controller platform from Epson for electronic reading devices USB 3.0 device controller from Faraday obtains USB-IF certification ST releases a single chip widescreen capacitive touchscreen controller for slim phones New I²C interface clock IC from Holtek TI introduces two new hotswap devices Single channel equilizers from Intersil delivers video images over a distance of 1.67km New USB UARTs from Exar Digital monitor IC from Linear monitors system temp, voltages and currents via I2C interface Fujitsu adds new member to its USB 3.0-SATA bridge IC family Two new gate driver IC families from IXYS High voltage gate driver ICs from Fairchild Semiconductor with improved noise immunity 8 channel ultrasound Tx/Rx chipset from National Semiconductor for portable medical electronics 1 microsecond to 33.6 seconds pulse generator IC from Linear Tech 2-channel proximity/touch sensor IC for passive RKE systems from Maxim New CAN/LIN ICs for in-vehicle networks from NXP New LED dot-matrix driver from austriamicrosystems can drive 144 LEDs Hot swappable, dual I2C digital isolator from Analog Devices 6-Gbps single-lane SATA redriver/equalizer with active power consumption of 290mW New PCI-104 board with CAN bus interface, 24 channel digital I/O and SRAM module from Acrosser Two new high voltage latch-up proof, quad SPST switches from ADI LED backlight driver IC from AnalogicTech can drive string of 88 LEDs Configurable bi-directional voltage translator for I2C interface apps New wireless USB port replicator from Toshiba TN/STN LCD driver ICs from Holtek Signal encoder ICs for remote control system applications from Holtek 2:1 multiplexer/switch from NXP Semiconductor with speeds of up to 8Gbps New single-gate logic family with open drain logic from Diodes Inc Evaluation board for laser diode driver IC from IXYS IXYS and Clare introduce family of 4A dual-channel gate driver ICs A signal conditioner with a line driver for sensor applications ARINC 429 Line Driver from Holt powered by a single +5V supply 5 Amp hot swap controller from Linear Reset timers with time select pin from Fairchild for Smartphone applications Discrete SuperSpeed USB tranceiver from TI offers 5 Gbps speed New programmable pulse generator chip from Nippon provide high speed of 6.5 Mpps pulses Octal high-voltage protected PZT and CMUT buffers from Maxim RS-485 transceivers with switchable termination resistor New ANT IC with USB interface from Nordic for USB dongles New spread-spectrum clock generators from Maxim deliver 2MHz to 134MHz Auto-selecting Hi-Speed USB switch from Fairchild for mobile handsets Maxim adds new member to its deserializer family SerDes family from National Semiconductor for FPGA based designs Symwave's new USB 3.0 storage controller chip consumes low power Dual hot-swap controller from Maxim for systems with two 0-16V supply voltages Low-power EM touch processor from SiS USB transceiver and USB accessory detection switch from Fairchild for mobile design 8-bit, auto direction, logic level translator from Fairchild for multiple range operations Half-duplex RS-485 transceivers for industrial applications from Maxim Clock ICs from ADI to improve performance Atmel enhances its touch interface technology to support big screens Interface IC from Maxim connects directly to UARTs and 5V RS232 systems High-speed LVDS serializer from Maxim for gigabit multimedia designs 2:1/1:2 active multiplexer from Maxim to switch and redrive SAS/SATA signals 2:2VGA crossover switch for switchable-graphics apps 6.5kV ESD-protected RS-485 and RS-422 receivers from Intersil ICs to drive MOSFET/IGBTs in automotive electronics systems Hot swap controllers for backplanes with the supply voltage range of 1V to 13.2V Dual-channel buffer for re-driving SAS/eSATA/SATA signals Hall-Effect latches withstanding extreme environment BOM saving clock IC from National for video equipment Magnetic rotary encoder IC with automatic power-down and wake-up modes 2:1 VGA multiplexer IC for notebook and consumer video applications USB-to-UART interface conversion made easier by Microchip 3.3V/5.0V single-chip RS-232/RS-485/RS-422 serial transceiver IEEE 802.3af/at-compliant interface controller chips for Power over Ethernet devices Haptic piezo controller for touch-screen and touch-button apps ON Semiconductor expands its clock management portfolio with new clock and data driver ICs Multiprotocol data transceiver/clock transceiver/termination ICs from Maxim A single IC with SPI/I²C UART interface with built-in oscillator 52 Mbps single-chip multiprotocol serial transceiver IC from Exar Dual-channel buffer from Maxim redrive SATA I/ II with cable detect and high ESD RapidIO 2.1 spec IP core from Altera for FPGA based system developers Piezo electronic sensor interface from AMS for automotive unbiased capacitive sensors NXP's CAN/LIN ICs for automotive in-vehicle networks Quad-channel digital power-supply controller with PMBus interface from Maxim Switch multiplexes USB data, audio, microphone, and UART on a single connector port 2-bit Digital Step Attenuator for 4G LTE applications NEC launches USB 3.0 SOC Design Solution Smart switch devices TDA19997 and TDA19998 from NXP support HDMI 1.4 specs Memory-card switches from Fairchild Semiconductor for mobile phone and portable apps Multiplexer ICs to switch video display across DisplayPort, HDMI and DVI ports Pericom's family of 5 new products for SuperSpeed USB 3.0 apps Integrated 3-Channel video filter from Fairchild Semiconductor Mindspeed's dual-channel backplane equalizer and re-driver for serial digital interface Atmel launches new family of maXTouch touch screen controller devices New TrueTouchT touchscreen controllers with programmable system-on-chip Dual die magnetic rotary encoder IC for microcontroller-based automotive apps LED blinker with TinyWire interface for handheld apps from Fairchild semiconductor 150V high-side driver IC for automotive applications from IR Maxim's dual-channel RS-232 transceiver with in-built ±70V fault protection New LVDS serializer for low-power embedded processors Maxim's 1Gbps to 10.3Gbps quad linear equalizer for copper interconnects Maxim's multiple-output clock generators for high-speed networking applications Maxim's touch-screen ICs with integrated infrared-based proximity sensing Resistive touch screen controllers for large volume small formfactor embedded systems New PCI Express to PCI translation bridge IC Low priced new MB86C30A USB 3.0-SATA Bridge IC Small size High-ESD withstanding USB 2.0 multiplexer operates from 1.8V USB 2.0 and 3.0 power measurement features in LeCroy USB analyzer platform 0.55 mm thick RTC chips for low-voltage and portable applications TI's new isolated CAN transceiver Low-Jitter four-lane, bidirectional PCIe SATA transceivers for backplane extension Exar's new USB 2.0 compliant UART interface IC works at 12 Mbps ESD protected logic level translators for memory card apps 4bit and 8bit voltage translators with automatic detection DDC adds ARINC 575 support for its new ARINC 429 products Precision clock generators to support multiple standards and designs New dual channel synchro/resolver PC/104 Card from DDC 12V hot swap controller with integrated hall-effect sensor USB 3.0 integrated PHY and controller IP for SoCs New positive emitter-coupled logic (PECL) buffers ICs from TI New clock generator produces multiple precision clock frequencies for networking Voltage protection device family for data communication lines Temperature-stable and stress-resistant Hall-effect switches and latches Single-channel multi-supply voltage UART series with VLIO bus interface Low distortion high-speed voice and data switches Synchronous clock multiplier IC supporting 10G line encoding rates Real-Time Clock (RTC) module for recording and storing time and date Common mode, 70V, fault-protected RS-485 transceiver family Self-protected, hot-plug switch for 12V back-planes Clock and data recovery transceiver for video broadcast applications Programmable clock multiplier for Networking and consumer applications 8-channel analog multiplexers for high-voltage systems Low-cost, low-power dual-SCART video switches for set-top-box designs Quad hot-swap controller with integrated I²C voltage and current monitor Small and fast single-channel UART devices Programmable multi-output clock generators Atmel's 6-channel touch controller with integral LED driver New transceiver from Intersil can switch between RS232 and RS485/422 Intersil's ISL59450 multi-format video multiplexer with integrated sync separator Texas Instrument's new four-channel SerDes Device New clock generator from Analog Devices for networking apps Pre-calibrated Real Time Clocks from ST Microelectronics Real Time Clock IC from Intersil does more than a timing IC Samsung announces mass production of 256 channel display driver for plasmas LED driver from Analog Devices for brighter camera flash in mobile phones. New switch from Fairchild multiplex high speed USB2.0 and audio into a single connector. Intersil has released 2:1 multiplexers(ISL54415) to multiplex high-quality A/V and full-speed USB Data Fairchild"s 1.2 volt load switches in WL-CSP/MLP packages. Cypress released industry’s first dual port Address/Data Multiplexed Dual-Ports.. Inductor free, charge pump type LED Driver from Catalyst saves board space. Sipex RS485 transceiver withstand 15 KV of ESD and are hot swappable. Cypress has improved the performance of capacitor sense interface devices. Intersil has improved accuracy of RTCs by compensating drift in time with temperature. New radiation hardened clock driver from Aeroflex
New Products
QuickLogic' EOS S3 sensor processing SoC in production
Brushless DC Motor driver smartly control the speed of cooling fans in notebooks
CAN FD and programmability featured Leaf CAN interfaces
DisplayPort to HDMI 2.0a converter ICs with on-chip jitter cleaning
Deserializer and Power ICs from Maxim for ADAS systems in automotives
MegaChips shipping its MCDP28 DisplayPort1.2 and HDMI2.0a bridge device
ARINC 429 Line Driver in 8-pin SOIC from DDC
Solution connects USB Type-C receptacle and DisplayPort
Lowest power programmable sensor hub in the market, by QuickLogic
HDMI protection devices from STMicroelectronics
1300 DegC Thermocouple Interface IC alerts if sensor fails in automotives
Low jitter clock synthesizer for serial data communications
DSP audio chips from Dialog optimised for voice control
Clock ICs offer ultra-low phase noise jitter of less than 200fs
Load Switch from Diodes Incorporated Safeguards USB Ports
Digital isolator devices optimized for serial peripheral interface (SPI)
USB 3.0 with 100 meters cable length possible with Cypress controller chip
Analog-to-MHL/HDMI converter ICs for products to support analog video
USB PD controller based on the USB PD specs
eASIC' Nextreme-3 to support MoSys' GigaChip Interface
2 and 4-channel LIN transceiver for automotive body control module
10MHz to 1.5GHz low jitter and power-efficient universal clocks
Atmel extend its maXTouch T for mini tablets
3.12 Gbps SerDes chipsets from Maxim support both STP and coax cables
DisplayPort certified transmitter and receiver from Analogix
Dual gate, ultra-low power CMOS logic from Diodes
10 Gb serial link aggregators with 70% lesser footprint compared to FPGA
High speed docking station chip-set supports dual 2K display and Gb Ethernet
MIPI DSI to DisplayPort interface IC from TI
Tabula' FPGAs to support of GigaChip Interface
HDMI to MIPI DSI converter IC
Three products from Mentor for HDMI 2.0 chip design
24-bit low power piezo resistive sensor signal interface IC
Octal ultrasound transceiver from Maxim saves 40% space and 30% power
Clock and data recovery devices support 28 Gbps speed
USB 3.0 to HDMI adapter from DisplayLink
HDMI 2 compliant communication interface chips from Panasonic
High-speed CAN transceivers from TI feature ESD protection
MHL, LLC announced the MHL 3.0 specification
The MoCA chipset from ViXS passed MoCA 1.1 certification
USB port power controller ICs with high charging current capability
Fast-mode Plus I²C-bus buffer for servers
HDMI/MHL to Wireless HD video interface reference design from silicon image
ADC, processor IP, DSP software from synopsis for developing sensor interface
Current-mode boost converter with 10 I²C programmable current sinks for LEDs
HD video interface design: Stream HD video to display units over a pair of wires
CSSP ICs from QuickLogic for connecting SDIO to USB
Toshiba expands interface-converter bridge ICs for high resolution LCD display
AEC-Q100-Compliant GPIO for I2C-bus/SMBus applications
Touch controller support gloved fingers, thin stylus and also feature prox. Sensor
high-rel RS-485/422 transceivers supporting data rates up to 20Mbps
Nuvoton unveil new hardware monitoring IC supporting 4 PWM i/ps
2 x 3 x 0.75 mm size and 0.9 Volt operating RTCs from NXP
USB 3.0 hub controller chip GL3520 from Genesys Logic certified by USB-IF
IC as LVDS bridge between image sensors and processors
Configurable 3G-SDI I/O device with long-reach adaptive cable EQ and cable driver
LED driver from Allegro to drive arrays of HB LEDs
Two channel linear LED driver IC from Allegro for interior lighting in cars
Renesas enhances USB3.0 focus by unveiling USB 3.0-SATA3 Bridge SoC
FAH4830 haptic driver with higher response time for touch screen design
1Ampere gate drive optocoupler drives both high/low side gates of the MOSFET buffer
USB3.0 flash drive controller IC from Silicon Motion supports "Windows To Go"
Single-Chip LCD MHL monitor controller ICs from Realtek Semiconductor
Frequency synthesizer with VCO deliver low phase noise
MIPI-DSI to LVDS interface-converter bridge IC for LCD displays
Diodes expands its high-speed CMOS logic ICs with more package options
Active light sensor interface IC from Melexis for designing gesture interface
Single MIPI interface can be shared by both front and rear cameras of smart phones
Robust capacitive touch controller ICs senses o.1 pF finger cap and tolerate water
Two-lane SPDT switches supports PCI Express 3.0
Long lasting I2C interface isolators consume less power
RF clock ICs with absolute broadband rms jitter of 83-fs at 245.76 MHz
PLL clock generator family feature less than 200 fs RMS phase jitter
TouchExplorer app from Synaptics for Android and Windows Phone
SDI reclocker with integrated eye monitor revealed by TI for broadcast video systems
UFS Host and MIPI UniPro Controller IP from Synopsys for storage applications
Tiny, low-power and low voltage single gate logic ICs from Diodes
Octal source driver ICs for aero-space and high-rel power-electronics
RS-485 transceivers operate from supply voltage of 1.8 volts
Linear LED driver for automotive-interior, signage and general lighting
ST’s audio/video converter SoC bridges DisplayPort and HDMI interfaces
HT1380A/HT1381A real-time clock chips from Holtek
Integrated capacitive touch and display driver IC from Synaptics
USB-to-UART bridge controller from Cypress for printers, cables and industrial applications
Two high-speed multiplexer switch ICs from NXP for Intel Thunderbolt interface
High speed CAN transceivers from Infineon for automotive network applications
450mA Integrated LED driver modules from TI in a single IC package
3.3V linear Hall-Effect sensor IC from Allegro for automotive and industrial markets
LED driver from New Japan Radio for backlighting of medium/small sized LCDs in cars
Flat Panel Display-Link serializer from TI for tablets, ebooks and laptops
Reset IC for mobile devices for resetting hardware lock ups
Ingenico iWL200 series uses Atmel’s touchscreen controllers for portable payment terminals
ARM tech based display controller from Evatronix for smartphones and tablets
Digital LED controller with two color mixing from Cirrus Logic for better color temperature quality
30W fast-startup constant current LED driver from Microsemi for linear lighting fixtures
HT7943/HT7945 WLED backlight driver devices from Holtek
Smart high-side switches from Fairchild for automotive applications
HDMI over IP broadcasting technology introduced by LevelOne for multimedia displays
SOT1226 package with 0.5 mm pad pitch, the world's smallest logic package revealed by NXP
HDMI Jitter reduction/purifier IC chip from Parade
Single channel gate drivers from TI for high density switching applications
2 Terabits/s crosspoint switch from Mindspeed for broadcasting and telecom apps
Antenna-sharing IC from STMicroelectronics for 4G phones
Automotive gate driver ICs from Fairchild for driving Inverter MOSFETs
4-Channel CCD vertical driver from Holtek for surveillance cameras
LED lamp driver IC compatible with TRIAC Dimmer
Low-noise and low-jitter clock buffers from TI
World's smallest push-button-reset IC from Micrel
100 Watt capable buck boost type LED driver from Linear for range of apps
Cypress lauch improved touch controllers for low cost phones
Smart LED driver produces light effects for phones and tablets
Chip for single wire interface from phone to battery pack
New version of reset ICs from ST
LED driver compatible with triac dimming
ST claims a share of 80% in semiconductor chips powering AMOLED
VFD Controller/Driver ICs for your design
Larger screen supporting capacitive touch screen controllers from Cypress and Atmel
RS-232/485/422 serial tx/rx IC allows single connector for multiple serial protocols
28G VSR-Compliant ASIC SerDes for faster networking apps
Capacitive touch controller with proximity sense range of 25cm
Single chip touch controller from Cypress for large screens
Touch-over-AUX DisplayPort 1.3 TCON with touch screen controller from IDT
RS-232/RS-485/RS-422 serial transceiver chip with internally switched cable termination
SLIC protection device with peak pulse current upto 75A
Chips from Triad for interfacing high voltage sources to processors and FPGAs
Clock generator ICs from ON Semi manages EMI and RFI at the clock source
Isolators from ADI achieve minimum creepage distance of 8mm
2.5A "optocoupled" Gate Drive with VIN of 15V to 30V
Optocouplers for onboard chargers and other HV systems in hybrid and electric vehicles
Clock translators ICs o/ps 2 kHz-1.25 GHz with sub-400-fs RMS jitter on 12 kHz to 20 MHz
PSoC 3 capacitive touch-sensing solution for buttons, sliders, touchpads
4x4 capacitive touch interface keypad device from Cypress Semiconductor
Clock generator with 50 fs rms jitter at 312.5-MHz output frequency
I²C, SMBus, or SPI interfaced GPIO Expanders
Frequency translator ICs from IDT translate 8kHz-710MHz to 1MHz -1.3GHz range
Touch screen controller chip from Semtech senses touch in 4 dimensions
Single-wire 5 channel I/O expander with STSW tech
2.4-GHz wireless USB chip for use in Human Interface Devices
USB 2.0 protection device for portable apps
Intersil's high speed, dual channel 6A MOSFET driver
30µA active current drain GPIO controllers packs programmable logic/PWM
USB 2.0 switches with multiplexing, port protection & battery charger detection
No-offset I2C-bus buffers supports Fm+
8-channel constant current LED display driver IC from Holtek
Hall effect based fan driver IC can drive fan using PWM or anlog signals
Avago adds 30V line drivers for industrial automation apps
Cypress launches USB 3.0 West Bridge peripheral controllers for mobile devices
High voltage capable LED driver can drive 32 strings of LEDs
TTL compatible 74AHCT1Gxx logic ICs from Diodes replaces bipolar/CMOS parts
SAS/SATA backplane controller chip from AMI
ST's touchscreen tech detects atto-Farad capacitance variation with noise immunity
Cypress' touch screen controllers supports waterproofing
16 Gbps PCIe Gen2 to 16 Gbps RapidIO Gen2 bridge chip from IDTI
Serial RapidIO development platform using new switches and clocking chips from IDT
HD display driver IC from Orise made using TSMC's 80nm HV process
Two port processor and transmitter ICs supporting HDMI 1.4a
Single-chip 5-kVrms signal- and power-isolated RS-485 data transceivers
22V latch-up proof quad switches from ADI for industrial and automotive apps
Resistive touch panel controller from Fujitsu supports dual touch
Parade expands USB 3.0 product line with dual repeater/redriver chip
3mmx3mm 18-V hot-swap controller with programmable FET SOA protection
ICs and software for designing capacitance touch interface to TI's MCUs
Atmel launches capacitive touch controllers with integrated haptic effects
Dot matrix LED control driver IC from Holtek for LED panel display/control design
Acer choose Atmel maXTouch touch controller chip for its Android tablet
TI receive certification from the USB-IF for its USB 3.0 4-port xHCI
RapidIO switch IC from IDT supports eight x4 ports at up to 6.25 Gbaud per lane
High speed logic gates families from Diode Inc
10 Gbps CMOS Multiplexer/Demultiplexer switch from NXP
Class H VDSL line driver with adjustable quiescent current
DisplayPort 1.2 Dual Mode HDMI Demultiplexer ICs from Parade Technologies
Increasing use of MIPI interface between camera and processor
10-bit magnetic rotary encoder with integrated wake-up & power-down feature
LVDS to DisplayPort converter ICs compatible with WUXGA resolutions
Signal repeater ICs for SATA
Key-input LCD control & driver IC
New devices for galvanically isolating interface between MCU and power switch
Touch screen controllers from Atmel supports button, slider and wheel functions
Three phase sensorless fan driver IC from Allegro
Design capacitive touch screen displays using single-layer multi-touch controller from IDT
Hittite Launches 14 Gbps 2 x 2 crosspoint switch for fibre channel & infiniband networks
DisplayPort-to-RJ-45 Adapter jointly by IDT and ICT-LANTO
MHL/HDMI-to-HDMI Bridge chip from Silicon Image
2D to 3D video conversion chip for smartphones and tablet PCs
ELMOS unveils high-speed partial CAN transceiver
Clock buffer families from TI with additive jitter of less than 100 fs RMS
Universal TFT/OLED LCD display driver board from Amulet supports up to 800x600 resolution
Microchip launches stand-alone I2C Real-Time Clock/Calendar family
Two UARTs from Exar with integrated level shifters
SX8122 from Semtech enables popular 555 timer IC to operate from AAA battery
Display controller platform from Epson for electronic reading devices
USB 3.0 device controller from Faraday obtains USB-IF certification
ST releases a single chip widescreen capacitive touchscreen controller for slim phones
New I²C interface clock IC from Holtek
TI introduces two new hotswap devices
Single channel equilizers from Intersil delivers video images over a distance of 1.67km
New USB UARTs from Exar
Digital monitor IC from Linear monitors system temp, voltages and currents via I2C interface
Fujitsu adds new member to its USB 3.0-SATA bridge IC family
Two new gate driver IC families from IXYS
High voltage gate driver ICs from Fairchild Semiconductor with improved noise immunity
8 channel ultrasound Tx/Rx chipset from National Semiconductor for portable medical electronics
1 microsecond to 33.6 seconds pulse generator IC from Linear Tech
2-channel proximity/touch sensor IC for passive RKE systems from Maxim
New CAN/LIN ICs for in-vehicle networks from NXP
New LED dot-matrix driver from austriamicrosystems can drive 144 LEDs
Hot swappable, dual I2C digital isolator from Analog Devices
6-Gbps single-lane SATA redriver/equalizer with active power consumption of 290mW
New PCI-104 board with CAN bus interface, 24 channel digital I/O and SRAM module from Acrosser
Two new high voltage latch-up proof, quad SPST switches from ADI
LED backlight driver IC from AnalogicTech can drive string of 88 LEDs
Configurable bi-directional voltage translator for I2C interface apps
New wireless USB port replicator from Toshiba
TN/STN LCD driver ICs from Holtek
Signal encoder ICs for remote control system applications from Holtek
2:1 multiplexer/switch from NXP Semiconductor with speeds of up to 8Gbps
New single-gate logic family with open drain logic from Diodes Inc
Evaluation board for laser diode driver IC from IXYS
IXYS and Clare introduce family of 4A dual-channel gate driver ICs
A signal conditioner with a line driver for sensor applications
ARINC 429 Line Driver from Holt powered by a single +5V supply
5 Amp hot swap controller from Linear
Reset timers with time select pin from Fairchild for Smartphone applications
Discrete SuperSpeed USB tranceiver from TI offers 5 Gbps speed
New programmable pulse generator chip from Nippon provide high speed of 6.5 Mpps pulses
Octal high-voltage protected PZT and CMUT buffers from Maxim
RS-485 transceivers with switchable termination resistor
New ANT IC with USB interface from Nordic for USB dongles
New spread-spectrum clock generators from Maxim deliver 2MHz to 134MHz
Auto-selecting Hi-Speed USB switch from Fairchild for mobile handsets
Maxim adds new member to its deserializer family
SerDes family from National Semiconductor for FPGA based designs
Symwave's new USB 3.0 storage controller chip consumes low power
Dual hot-swap controller from Maxim for systems with two 0-16V supply voltages
Low-power EM touch processor from SiS
USB transceiver and USB accessory detection switch from Fairchild for mobile design
8-bit, auto direction, logic level translator from Fairchild for multiple range operations
Half-duplex RS-485 transceivers for industrial applications from Maxim
Clock ICs from ADI to improve performance
Atmel enhances its touch interface technology to support big screens
Interface IC from Maxim connects directly to UARTs and 5V RS232 systems
High-speed LVDS serializer from Maxim for gigabit multimedia designs
2:1/1:2 active multiplexer from Maxim to switch and redrive SAS/SATA signals
2:2VGA crossover switch for switchable-graphics apps
6.5kV ESD-protected RS-485 and RS-422 receivers from Intersil
ICs to drive MOSFET/IGBTs in automotive electronics systems
Hot swap controllers for backplanes with the supply voltage range of 1V to 13.2V
Dual-channel buffer for re-driving SAS/eSATA/SATA signals
Hall-Effect latches withstanding extreme environment
BOM saving clock IC from National for video equipment
Magnetic rotary encoder IC with automatic power-down and wake-up modes
2:1 VGA multiplexer IC for notebook and consumer video applications
USB-to-UART interface conversion made easier by Microchip
3.3V/5.0V single-chip RS-232/RS-485/RS-422 serial transceiver
IEEE 802.3af/at-compliant interface controller chips for Power over Ethernet devices
Haptic piezo controller for touch-screen and touch-button apps
ON Semiconductor expands its clock management portfolio with new clock and data driver ICs
Multiprotocol data transceiver/clock transceiver/termination ICs from Maxim
A single IC with SPI/I²C UART interface with built-in oscillator
52 Mbps single-chip multiprotocol serial transceiver IC from Exar
Dual-channel buffer from Maxim redrive SATA I/ II with cable detect and high ESD
RapidIO 2.1 spec IP core from Altera for FPGA based system developers
Piezo electronic sensor interface from AMS for automotive unbiased capacitive sensors
NXP's CAN/LIN ICs for automotive in-vehicle networks
Quad-channel digital power-supply controller with PMBus interface from Maxim
Switch multiplexes USB data, audio, microphone, and UART on a single connector port
2-bit Digital Step Attenuator for 4G LTE applications
NEC launches USB 3.0 SOC Design Solution
Smart switch devices TDA19997 and TDA19998 from NXP support HDMI 1.4 specs
Memory-card switches from Fairchild Semiconductor for mobile phone and portable apps
Multiplexer ICs to switch video display across DisplayPort, HDMI and DVI ports
Pericom's family of 5 new products for SuperSpeed USB 3.0 apps
Integrated 3-Channel video filter from Fairchild Semiconductor
Mindspeed's dual-channel backplane equalizer and re-driver for serial digital interface
Atmel launches new family of maXTouch touch screen controller devices
New TrueTouchT touchscreen controllers with programmable system-on-chip
Dual die magnetic rotary encoder IC for microcontroller-based automotive apps
LED blinker with TinyWire interface for handheld apps from Fairchild semiconductor
150V high-side driver IC for automotive applications from IR
Maxim's dual-channel RS-232 transceiver with in-built ±70V fault protection
New LVDS serializer for low-power embedded processors
Maxim's 1Gbps to 10.3Gbps quad linear equalizer for copper interconnects
Maxim's multiple-output clock generators for high-speed networking applications
Maxim's touch-screen ICs with integrated infrared-based proximity sensing
Resistive touch screen controllers for large volume small formfactor embedded systems
New PCI Express to PCI translation bridge IC
Low priced new MB86C30A USB 3.0-SATA Bridge IC
Small size High-ESD withstanding USB 2.0 multiplexer operates from 1.8V
USB 2.0 and 3.0 power measurement features in LeCroy USB analyzer platform
0.55 mm thick RTC chips for low-voltage and portable applications
TI's new isolated CAN transceiver
Low-Jitter four-lane, bidirectional PCIe SATA transceivers for backplane extension
Exar's new USB 2.0 compliant UART interface IC works at 12 Mbps
ESD protected logic level translators for memory card apps
4bit and 8bit voltage translators with automatic detection
DDC adds ARINC 575 support for its new ARINC 429 products
Precision clock generators to support multiple standards and designs
New dual channel synchro/resolver PC/104 Card from DDC
12V hot swap controller with integrated hall-effect sensor
USB 3.0 integrated PHY and controller IP for SoCs
New positive emitter-coupled logic (PECL) buffers ICs from TI
New clock generator produces multiple precision clock frequencies for networking
Voltage protection device family for data communication lines
Temperature-stable and stress-resistant Hall-effect switches and latches
Single-channel multi-supply voltage UART series with VLIO bus interface
Low distortion high-speed voice and data switches
Synchronous clock multiplier IC supporting 10G line encoding rates
Real-Time Clock (RTC) module for recording and storing time and date
Common mode, 70V, fault-protected RS-485 transceiver family
Self-protected, hot-plug switch for 12V back-planes
Clock and data recovery transceiver for video broadcast applications
Programmable clock multiplier for Networking and consumer applications
8-channel analog multiplexers for high-voltage systems
Low-cost, low-power dual-SCART video switches for set-top-box designs
Quad hot-swap controller with integrated I²C voltage and current monitor
Small and fast single-channel UART devices
Programmable multi-output clock generators
Atmel's 6-channel touch controller with integral LED driver
New transceiver from Intersil can switch between RS232 and RS485/422
Intersil's ISL59450 multi-format video multiplexer with integrated sync separator
Texas Instrument's new four-channel SerDes Device
New clock generator from Analog Devices for networking apps
Pre-calibrated Real Time Clocks from ST Microelectronics
Real Time Clock IC from Intersil does more than a timing IC
Samsung announces mass production of 256 channel display driver for plasmas
LED driver from Analog Devices for brighter camera flash in mobile phones. New switch from Fairchild multiplex high speed USB2.0 and audio into a single connector. Intersil has released 2:1 multiplexers(ISL54415) to multiplex high-quality A/V and full-speed USB Data Fairchild"s 1.2 volt load switches in WL-CSP/MLP packages. Cypress released industry’s first dual port Address/Data Multiplexed Dual-Ports..
Inductor free, charge pump type LED Driver from Catalyst saves board space.
Sipex RS485 transceiver withstand 15 KV of ESD and are hot swappable.
Cypress has improved the performance of capacitor sense interface devices.
Intersil has improved accuracy of RTCs by compensating drift in time with temperature. New radiation hardened clock driver from Aeroflex