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More than doubling data rates and reach for next-generation networks based on VDSL2, the Vinax IVE1000 system-level vector engine chip is from Lantiq. Described as a major milestone towards a broad deployment of vectoring in the f... More about VDSL2 Vectoring Chip

A wireless monitoring and control system for solar panel installations can allow individual panel parameter tracking and control. The Smart Junction Box reference design using GreenPeak Technologies' wireless chips monitor solar s... More about Wireless Communication Chips

The first member of a family of proximity, contactless reader ICs, the CLRC663, is available from NXP Semiconductor. It provides multi-protocol support and patented, low-power, card detection technology. It is for infrastructure u... More about NFC-REady Infrastructure Reader IC

Designed specifically for mobile phones, the HFQPRAPCA RF wireless modules by Murata comprise a SAW filter, power amplifier and magnetic stabiliser. Believed to be the world's first module to combine the three components as a sing... More about Compact RF Wireless Modules

Vishay Intertechnology has broadened its optoelectronic portfolio with the introduction of what it claims is the industry's first signal conditioning ICs suitable for processing IR remote control signals from discrete photodiodes.... More about First Signal Conditioning ICs

ZMD has expanded its family of capacitive sensor signal conditioning ICs with the wide-dynamic-range ZSSC3123 IC. The chip delivers 14bit resolution over a range of sensor capacitances and temperatures. The IC is suitable for MEMS... More about Sensor conditioning IC suits MEMS-based and humidity sensors

Two integrated transceiver devices from ON Semiconductor are for use in LIN (local interconnect network) and CAN (control area network) designs in automotive and industrial applications. The NCV7425 LIN+LDO transceiver has integra... More about Integrated LIN and CAN transceivers

Broadcom, NXP Semiconductors, Freescale Semiconductor, and Harman International have formed a SIG (special interest group) to promote the adoption of Ethernet-based automotive connectivity. Jointly developed with founding automoti... More about Ethernet Based Connect

NXP is the first automotive semiconductor supplier to adopt Broadcom's Ethernet technology for in-vehicle networking. The high bandwidth (100Mbit/s), low cost network complements existing in-vehicle technologies, such as CAN, LIN,... More about Ethernet Transceivers For Networks

Micro Analog Systems has introduced the MAS6502, a 16bit piezo resistive sensor signal interface IC for MEMS-based pressure sensor modules. The IC uses a ratiometric ADC principle employing a delta-sigma conversion technique, givi... More about Sensor Signal Interface IC

The use of LIN nodes in automotive systems continues to grow. To meet the need for LIN transceivers, Melexis has introduced its next-generation LIN transceiver IC for LIN bus systems according to the LIN 2.x standard. The MLX80020... More about Next-Gen LIN Transceiver

A family of acceleration sensors by Freescale Semiconductor, the Xtrinsic MMA65xxKW family of accelerometers, uses intelligent sensing technologies designed for front and side crash detection. They can be integrated in to vehicle ... More about Advanced Airbag Sensors

Available in bare die and an SSOP20 package, for PowerTrain applications, the AS8222 FlexRay transceiver is claimed to be the first designed to operate in the harsh, high temperature environments of PowerTrain. The in-package maxi... More about High Temperature FlexRay Transceiver

Cavium has announced the Celestial CNC1800L multi-format, high definition set top box SoC processor for OTT (over the top), IPTV, and digital cable set top box applications.  The company's SoC processor combines multi-standard vid... More about Multi-format set top box SoC for OTT, IPTV and pay cable markets

STMicroelectronics has extended its portfolio for mobile devices with an IC that simplifies the design of LCD and keypad backlights comprising white LEDs.  According to the company, backlights built with white LEDs, instead of tra... More about Chip features boost or step-up DC/DC converter topology

Nuvoton Technology has introduced the ChipCorder ISD9160 SoC, featuring a 32bit ARM Cortex-M0 microcontroller core. The SoC is designed to optimise low-power audio recording and playback in industrial applications such as portable... More about SoC with ARM Cortex-M0

Qualified to Bluetooth V4.0, EM Microelectronic has added the EM9301 to its CoolRF circuits family. The single-mode master/slave controller is optimised for low voltage and low energy systems such as wireless sensors, wireless rem... More about Single-Mode Master-Slave Controller

Inphi has announced the low power 100GbE CMOS PHY solutions that support the IEEE 802.3ba standard and target next generation high density 100G line cards, says the company. By integrating multiple channels along with transmit and... More about 100GbE CMOS chipsets for data center and enterprise networks

STMicroelectronics has expanded its set-top-box portfolio by unveiling details of its forthcoming broadband set-top box SoC IC for home entertainment. Codenamed Orly, the IC features an energy-efficient multi-core ARM CortexT-A9 M... More about Set-top box SoC IC features multi-core ARM CortexT-A9 MPCoreT processor

The TCA5405 from Texas Instruments is a single-wire I/O expander with STSW (self-timed, single-wire) technology. The expander can control and expand outputs to five, using a single processor GPIO. According to the company, this I/... More about Single-Wire I/O Expander

PLX Technology has expanded its PCI Express Gen3 switch family with the addition of the PLX ExpressLane PEX8749 of 48 lanes and 18 ports, the PEX8733 of 32 lanes and 18 ports, and the PEX8725 of 24 lanes and 10 ports, which comply... More about PCI Express Gen3 Switches

Renesas Electronics has announced the release of a SuperSpeed USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 SATA3 bridge SoC, the µPD720230. The SoC enables data transfer between a USB3.0 host system and a SATA device in external USB storage equ... More about USB 3.0 SATA3 Bridge SoC

As streaming of audio-visual data is becoming more prevalent, it is being adopted for automotive infotainment use, replacing the MOST proprietary bus which is a single source with limited bandwidth, says Micrel. The KSZ84xx Ethern... More about Industrial Ethernet ICs Series

A five-channel output expander from Texas Instruments is claimed to be the industry's smallest. The TCA5405 reduces required connections by up to 75% with self-timed, single-wire technology. It can be used by system designers to c... More about Smallest Single-Wire I/O Expander