Linear Technology Debuts LTC4447 High Speed Synchronous MOSFET Driver
Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC4447, a high speed synchronous MOSFET driver designed to drive upper and lower power N-Channel MOSFETs in a synchronous rectified converter topology. This driver, combined with power MOSFETs and one of Linear Technology’s DC/DC controllers, forms a complete high efficiency synchronous regulator that can be used as a step-down or step-up DC/DC converter.
eASIC, Northwest LogicTeam on 533 Mbps DDR2 SDRAM Nextreme Solution
eASIC Corporation, a provider of zero-mask charge ASIC devices, and Northwest Logic, a provider of high-performance IP Cores, announced the immediately availability of a silicon-proven 533 Mbps DDR2 SDRAM solution for eASIC’s low-cost Nextreme family of devices. The combination of eASIC’s Nextreme and Northwest Logic’s DDR2 SDRAM Memory Interface Solution provides 60% higher performance than mainstream low-density FPGAs, which are typically limited to 333 Mbps or less performance. The solution utilizes Northwest Logic’s high-performance DDR2 SDRAM Controller Core and eASIC-specific DDR PHY to provide an easy-to-use, one-stop-shop solution for eASIC’s Nextreme devices.
Agilent Acquires MTS Systems’ Nano Instruments Business
Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that it has acquired the Nano Instruments business unit of MTS Systems Corp. The acquisition will strengthen Agilent’s portfolio of instrumentation for imaging, characterizing and quantifying nanomechanical material properties. Financial details were not disclosed. Based in Oak Ridge, Tenn., Nano Instruments is a leading supplier of nanoindentation systems and related equipment as well as supporting software.
CSR BlueCore4-ROM Plug-n-Go Automotive Silicon Supports Bluetooth v2.1
CSR (LSE:CSR) announced that it has enhanced its leading BlueCore4-ROM Plug-n-Go automotive Bluetooth silicon with Bluetooth v2.1 functionality. BlueCore4-ROM Plug-n-Go is the world’s first Bluetooth chip that adheres to both the AEC-Q100 automotive stress test qualification and Bluetooth v2.1, enabling OEMs to create feature-rich in-car multimedia systems quickly and easily.
Renesas Rolls Out RQA0010, RQA0014 High Frequency Power MOSFETs
Renesas Technology America, Inc. introduced two new high-frequency power MOSFETs: the RQA0010 and RQA0014 transistors for use in the transmitter power amplifiers of handheld wireless products, including those that combine communication, information and multimedia capabilities. The semiconductor devices achieve the industry’s highest efficiency class and the high reliability characterized by a rating of ESD immunity level 41.
Laird Optimizes T-pcm Thermal Interface Materials for Intel Penryn
Laird Technologies, Inc., a global leader in the design and supply of customized performance-critical components and systems for advanced electronics and wireless products, announced two new products in its T-pcm[tm] phase change line of thermal interface materials, T-pcm[tm] 670 and T-pcm 680[tm]. The new products are optimized for Intel’s Penryn Quad-core mobile processor. The unique material formulation softens at regular chip operating temperatures to fill the microscopic irregularities found in the surfaces of the microchip package and heat-sink. The proprietary mix of thermally conductive fillers and resins minimizes resin migration and pump-out to extend the lifetime of the electronic device.
IDT Announces Ultra Low Power Timing Devices for Ultra Mobile PC
IDT® (Integrated Device Technology, Inc.; NASDAQ: IDTI), a leading provider of essential mixed signal semiconductor solutions that enrich the digital media experience, announced a family of ultra-low-power timing devices designed for use in ultra-mobile PCs (UMPCs). These ultra-low-power timing devices minimally require 1.5 volt power supply, as opposed to the 3.3 volts for standard timing devices, helping extend the battery life of the UMPC.
Virage Logic Acquires Logic Non-Volatile Memory IP Unit from Impinj
Virage Logic Corporation (NASDAQ:VIRL), the semiconductor industry’s trusted IP partner and pioneer in Silicon Aware IP[tm], and Impinj, Inc., the world’s leading provider of UHF Gen 2 radio frequency identification (RFID) solutions, announced that Virage Logic has acquired Impinj’s logic non-volatile memory (NVM) intellectual property (IP) business for an aggregate purchase price of $5.2 million. The purchase extends Virage Logic’s embedded memory leadership position into the rapidly growing NVM market for standard CMOS processes.
Energy Optimizers Selects Ramtron FM25L512 F-RAM for Plogg
Ramtron International Corporation (Nasdaq: RMTR), a leading developer and supplier of nonvolatile ferroelectric random access memory (F-RAM) and integrated semiconductor products, has announced that UK-based Energy Optimizers Ltd., a designer and manufacturer of ZigBee and Bluetooth smart energy saving devices, has designed Ramtron’s FM25L512 512-kilobit (Kb) serial F-RAM memory device into its series of Plogg® wireless energy management plugs. F-RAM’s NoDelay[tm] writes, virtually unlimited endurance, and low power provide fast and frequent data logging and storage for this smart power meter that measures, monitors, and controls energy consumption at the point of use – the appliance.
CoWare Model Library Supports ARM Cortex A8, R4 Processors
CoWare®, Inc., the leading supplier of platform-driven electronic system-level (ESL) design software and services, announced support for the ARM Cortex A8 and ARM Cortex R4 processor models. The addition of these ARM models further extends the CoWare Model Library of ARM processor models for use in heterogeneous, multi-vendor, multi-core designs. These new ARM Cortex models, already in use by CoWare customers, enable designers to optimize architecture design, and perform platform verification and software development earlier in the design cycle.
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