IC UpdateAnalog/General Purpose…Data Conversion/Interface…Power Conversion/Control…Microprocessors…
Type | Features | Device | Price | Source and Contact | |||||
Audio ICs | Stereo codec with power management capability, delivers a 98-dB SNR; features include six analog inputs, two stereo analog outputs, and two mono line outputs; can drive headphones directly; offers on-chip battery charger that supports both trickle charging and fast charging of single-cell lithium batteries; integrates 4- (‘1) or 6-(‘2) dc/dc converters . | WM8351 WM8352 | ea/1,000 $4.63 $5.41 | Wolfson Microelectronics, Edinburgh, U.K. Sales 011-44-131-272-7000 usa@wolfsonmicro.com http://www.wolfsonmicro.com | |||||
Audio system | High-efficiency audio system combines audio processing and Class D power amplifier ICs in a PowerSSO-36 package; features multiband dynamic range compression and a seven-band equalizer; offers configurable output that delivers 2 x 20-W stereo into 8-Ω speakers or 2.1 channels at 2 x 10 W plus 20 W; has selectable 32 to 192-kHz input sample rates. | STA339BWS | ea/10,000 $2.50 | STMicroelectronics Lexington, MA Information 781-861-2650 http://www.st.com | |||||
Media reader and hub controller | ICs integrate both a USB 2.0 flash media card and a USB 2.0 Hub controller; 7 x 7-mm 48-pin package, optional –40° to 85°C operation; features PortMap, PortSwap, and PHYBoost; external and internal program memory. | USB2640 USB2641 USB2649 | ea/1,000 $2.40 | SMSC, Hauppauge, NY Sales 631-435-6180 custserv@smsc.com http://www.smsc.com | |||||
Temperature sensor | 12-bit (plus sign bit) digital output temperature sensor with 2 Kbits of Serial Presence Detect (SPD) EEPROM for DDR3 DIMM memory module applications; complies with JEDEC specification JC42.4, providing ±1°C temperature sensing accuracy from 75° to 95°C and ±3°C accuracy from 20° to 100°C, across the device supply voltage range of 3.0 to 3.6 V; TDFN-8. | CAT34TS02 | $1.08 | ON Semiconductor, Phoenix, AZ Sales 602-244-6600 http://www.onsemi.com | |||||
Battery charger | A stand-alone, NiMH charger IC featues alkaline-cell detection; single-chip charger protects against system damage due to corrosive cell leakage; is suitable for charging batteries from a USB port. | DS2710 | ea/1,000 $1.52 | Maxim Integrated Products, Sunnyvale, CA Information 800-998-8800 http://www.maxim-ic.com | |||||
Boost regulator | The MIC2601 operates at 1.2 MHz and the MIC2602 at 2 MHz; both supply up to 1.2-A switch current; target multimedia STB/antenna/tuners, broadband communications, TFT-LCD bias supplies; input voltage extends from 4.5 to 20 V, boosts output voltages to as high as 40 V. | MIC2601 MIC2602 | ea/1,000 $1.14 | Micrel Semiconductors, San Jose, CA Julianne DiBene 408-474-1276 julie.dibene@micrel.com http://www.micrel.com | |||||
Digital pulsers | Dual, high-voltage digital pulsers provide a guaranteed 1.3-A minimum output current; can be independently configured to provide unipolar or bipolar outputs from low-voltage logic inputs; features three logic inputs per channel and two independent enable inputs; operate from a single positive supply up to 220 V, a single negative supply down to -200 V, or dual ±110-V supplies. | MAX4810 MAX4811 MAX4812 | ea/1000 From $6.00 | Maxim Integrated Products, Sunnyvale, CA Information 800-998-8800 http://www.maxim-ic.com | |||||
Power conversion | Combines 700-V switching power MOSFET with controller and supervisory functions in 2-mm-high e-SIP-L package; applications include slim power adapters used with netbook/laptop computers, printers and video game consoles, and for LCD TVs and monitors. | TOP255LN TOP256LN TOP257LN TOP258LN TOP259LN | ea/10,000 $0.95 | Power Integrations, San Jose, CA Information 408-414-9200 http://www.powerint.com | |||||
Step-up/down regulator | Contain a hysteretic converter that uses a gated oscillator to regulate output voltage and does not require external compensation; for incorporating in step-down, step-up, step-up/step-down, SEPIC and voltage inverting applications; has | NCP3064 NCV3064 | ea/50 PDIP-8 $0.30 to $0.44 | ON Semiconductor, Phoenix, AZ Information 888-743-7826 http://www.onsemi.com | |||||
Voltage regulator | Adjustable output from 1.3 to 5 V with an external resistor network and 1.0% output voltage accuracy at 25°C; features 35-µA typical ground current at a 1-mA load; delivers 330-mA typical peak current; the output automatically discharges by connecting the output to ground through a 100-Ω n-channel MOSFET. | SiP21110 | ea/1,000 $0.38 | Vishay Intertechnology, Malvern, PA Information 619-336-0860 infor@vishay.com http://www.vishay.com | |||||
8-bit MCUs | Cost-effective MCU families intended for small appliances, medical monitoring equipment, and low-power industrial; LCD control for 8 × 14, 8 x 21, 4 × 18, and 4 x 25 segments, 20 MHz at 2.7 V to 5.5 V and –40° to 85° C, 4 or 3 Kbytes of flash, 256 bytes RAM, 10-bit A/D converter, timer/PWM, serial port, 48 or 28 pin package. | MC9RS08LA8 MC9RS08LE | ea/10,000 $0.99 $0.90 | Freescale Semiconductor, Austin, TX Sales 800-521-6274 http://www.freescale.com | |||||
Energy measurement MCU | MCUs integrate single-phase energy metering function with temperature sensor and up to 32 Kbytes of flash; provides 0.1% accurate energy measurement over a dynamic current range of 1,000-to-1, 128-segment LCD driver, three channel 16-bit PWM timers, serial port, RTC timer, 400 µA at 1 MHz, 1.1 µA standby mode with 6 µs start-up; 64-pin QFP. | MSP430FE4232 MSP430FE4242 MSP430FE4252 MSP430FE4272 | ea/100 $4.40 $4.65 $4.95 $5.40 | Texas Instruments, Dallas, TX Product Information Center 800-477-8924 http://www.ti.com | |||||
Mobile application processor | 266-MHz application processor targets mobile phone applications with multimedia functions; boosts video processing performance 30%; supports H.264/ MPEG-4; achieves 30-fps encoding; USB 2.0 interface, D/A converter for TV output, camera interface, color LCD controller, memory card interface, 8 × 10-mm 284-pin BGA package. | SH-MobileUL2 (SH7366) | Sample price $16 to $21 | Renesas Technology America San Jose, CA Technical Support 408-382-7500 http://www.america.renesas.com |
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