Featured Products

Atmel’s ATXMEGA256A1
256K Flash
Microcontroller

The new AVR XMEGA™ family

from Atmel brings 8/16-bit
microcontrollers up to a new level
of system performance. Increased
focus on system performance is
important because more and more
8/16-bit microcontroller families do
not meet today’s requirements.

In This Issue:

Audio/Video
Conexant

Converters
Linear Technology

Datacom
Gennum

Interface
Exar

Microcontrollers
Atmel
Renesas

Power & Battery Management

Linear Technology
Micrel

January 2010
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LTC2635- Quad 12-/10-/8-Bit I2C VOUT
DACs with 10ppm/°C Reference

C onverters
DACs with Internal Reference Include Reset to High
Impedance Outputs for Power Supply Margining
Linear Technology Corporation recently introduced the LTC®2635 quad 12-bit, 10-bit and 8-bit rail-to-rail digital-to-analog converters
(DACs), which integrate a precision 10ppm/°C reference in tiny 3mm x 3mm QFN and MSOP packages. In addition to offering power-
on reset to zero and mid-scale options, the LTC2635-L also includes ordering options for high impedance outputs at power-on reset
and during shutdown. This allows the DAC to be used in applications such as power supply margining where the DAC outputs must be
electrically isolated from the power supply at power-on, before being called to action to adjust supply voltages up and down.

Pricing begins at $2.03 in 1,000-piece quantities.

Features
 Integrated Precision Reference

 2.5V Full-Scale 10ppm/°C (LTC2635-L)

 4.096V Full-Scale 10ppm/°C (LTC2635-H)
 Maximum INL Error: ±2.5 LSB (LTC2635-12)
 Power-On-Reset to Zero-Scale/Mid-Scale/Hi-Z
 Low Noise: 0.75mVP-P 0.1Hz to 200kHz
 Guaranteed Monotonic Over –40°C to 125°C
Automotive Temperature Range
 Selectable Internal or External Reference
 2.7V to 5.5V Supply Range (LTC2635-L)
 Ultralow Crosstalk Between DACs (3nV•s)
 Low Power: 0.6mA at 3V
 Double-Buffered Data Latches
 Small 16-Pin 3mm × 3mm QFN and 10-Lead MSOP
Packages
Integral Nonlinerity
2
VCC = 3V
INTERNAL REF.
Applications
1
 Mobile Communications
 Process Control and Industrial Automation
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 Power Supply Margining
 Portable Equipment
 Automotive –1

–2
0 1024 2048 3072 4095
CODE
2635 TA01

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 LTC2470 / LTC2472 - Selectable
250sps/1ksps, 16-Bit Delta Sigma ADCs
C onverters

with 10ppm/°C Max Precision Reference

Designed to measure single-ended or differential
sensors via an SPI serial interface.
Linear Technology Corporation recently introduced the LTC®2470 and LTC2472, a pair of 16-bit delta sigma ADCs that integrate a high
accuracy reference in tiny 3mm x 3mm DFN and 12-lead MSOP packages. The device’s integrated 1.25V reference offers 2ppm/°C drift
performance and 0.1% initial accuracy for precise measurements in space-constrained applications. Both ADCs provide guaranteed
16-bit no missing code resolution and selectable 250sps or 1ksps output rate. The LTC2470 and LTC2472 are ideal for system and
environmental monitoring and data acquisition systems requiring fast output rates.

Operating from a single 2.7V to 5.5V supply, these ADCs are designed to measure single-ended (LTC2470) or differential (LTC2472)
sensors via an SPI serial interface. With its internal 1.25V reference, the LTC2470 can measure a single-ended input between 0V and
1.25V, while the LTC2472 is capable of measuring a differential input up to ±1.25V.

Pricing for the LTC2470 & LTC2472 begin at $1.70 each in 1,000-piece quantities.

Features
 16-Bit Resolution, No Missing Codes
 Internal, High Accuracy Reference—10ppm/°C (Max)
 Single-Ended (LTC2470) or Differential (LTC2472)
 Selectable 250sps/1ksps Output Rate
 1mV Offset Error
 0.01% Gain Error
 Single Conversion Settling Time for Multiplexed
Applications
 Single-Cycle Operation with Auto Shutdown
 3.5mA (Typ) Supply Current
 2μA (Max) Sleep Current
VREF vs Temperature
 Internal Oscillator—No External Components 1.2520
Required
1.2515
REFERENCE OUTPUT VOLTAGE (V)

 SPI Interface 1.2510

 Small 12-Lead, 3mm × 3mm DFN and MSOP 1.2505
Packages
1.2500

1.2495

1.2490

1.2485
Applications
1.2480
–50 –30 –10 10 30 50 70 90
 System Monitoring
TEMPERATURE (°C)
 Environmental Monitoring 24702 TA01b

 Direct Temperature Measurements

 Instrumentation
 Industrial Process Control
 Data Acquisition
 Embedded ADC Upgrades

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High Performance Dual/Quad/Octal
PCI Express UARTs

I nterface
Direct Connectivity with Complete Single Chip
Endpoint Solution
The XR17V352 (V352), XR17V354 (V354) and XR17V358 (V358) are part of the single chip 2/4/8-channel PCI Express (PCIe) UART (Universal
Asynchronous Receiver and Transmitter) product family. The PCIe UART Family is optimized for higher performance and lower power. All three
PCIe UARTs serve as a single lane PCIe bridge to 2, 4 or 8 independent enhanced 16550 compatible UARTs and are compliant to PCIe 2.0 Gen
1 (2.5GT/s).

In addition to the UART channels, the PCIe UARTs have 16 multi-purpose I/Os (MPIOs), a 16-bit general purpose counter/timer and a global
interrupt status register to optimize interrupt servicing.

Features Benefits
Single 3.3V power supply  Most advanced PCIe endpoint solution supporting up to
 Internal buck regulator for 1.2V core 25 Mbps UART data rates, 16 GPIOs and large FIFO sizes

 PCIe 2.0 Gen 1 compliant

 Highly differentiated single-chip offerings provide system
 x1 PCIe Link, dual simplex, 2.5Gbps in each direction architects PCIe connectivity for their next generation OEM
 EEPROM interface for confi guration products while presenting a cost optimization opportunity
for existing designs using PCIe-PCI bridges with PCI
 Data read/write burst operation
UARTs.
 Global interrupt status register for up to eight UARTs

 Up to 25 Mbps serial data rate  Wide variety of software drivers are available for Windows
 16 multi-purpose inputs/outputs (MPIOs) 2000, XP, Vista, and Windows 7, QNX as well as Linux for
ease of design.
 16-bit general purpose timer/counter

 Sleep mode with wake-up Indicator

 Expansion port interface on V354/V358 allows cascading up

to 16 UART channels

Applications
 Next generation Point-of-Sale Systems

 Remote Access Servers

 Storage Network Management

 Factory Automation and Process Control

 Multi-port RS-232/RS-422/RS-485 Cards

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 Gennum’s CDR Solutions
The most comprehensive clock and data recovery
D atacom

(CDR) products with the highest performance in the key

areas of power consumption, receiver sensitivity, output
jitter and jitter tolerance.
CDRs accept a noisy, or high jitter signal, and output a low noise, or low jitter signal at the same data rate. By retiming and cleaning up
the signal, the CDR enables high speed, robust communications between ASICs and/or FPGAs.

ENABLING THE NEXT GENERATION OF LINECARD AND BACKPLANE APPLICATIONS

Gennum’s award winning portfolio of single and multi-channel CDRs enhance the reach of high-speed serial links by compensating for
transmission losses and re-setting the crosstalk and jitter budgets.

WHAT IS DRIVING THE CDR ADOPTION

 SFP+ modules sold into 8G Fiber Channel or 10G Ethernet applications where the linecards may require CDRs to solve signal
integrity issues
 Applications using Crosspoint Switches have potential for CDRs at rates such as 2.5G, 3.125G, 5.0G, 6.25G covered by GN1406
and 9.95G to 11.3Gb/s covered by GN2406 and our single XFP CDRs GN2003S, GN2004S, GN2023, GN2024
 PCI Express Switches and 10G, 40G and 100G Ethernet Switches
 Any FPGAs with links going over cables or backplanes where the potential for high-speed signal integrity issues arise
 Support for XAUI based applications migrating towards 6.25G RXAUI – GN1406

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 P ow er (DC-DC Converters)
CDR Benefits CDR Applications
 Capable of delivering the industry’s lowest power  Storage Area Networks
10Gb/s CDR products to enable high density system  Predominantly Fiber Channel
architectures
 Companies making HBAs with SFP+ modules may
 Pin compatible solutions for 10GbE, SONET OC-192 be interested in our CDRs if they signal integrity issues
and 8G, 10G and 16G Fibre Channel, means that the
 Companies making Fiber Channel switches may
overall design efforts are reduced
have signal integrity issues over backplanes or with
 Gennum’s CDRs are reference clock free, easing the SFP+ modules that require CDRs
requirements at both the module and system level
 Infiniband switches
 Leading input and output jitter performance to create  DDR Infiniband operates at 5Gb/s (GN1406)
extremely robust backplane and linecard designs  QDR Infiniband is at 10Gb/s (GN2406)
 Fully XFP and SFP+ module compliant with low power,  Infiniband Switch and HBA vendors
reference free architecture  Ethernet Switches
 At high frequencies, losses in the channel increase  10G, 40G and 100GbE
and in moving from a 5Gb/s signal to a 10Gb/s signal
 Routers
the attenuation is 3 times worse. The effect of noise on
the signal will therefore be more pronounced meaning a  Optical Networking Products used in telecom
CDR is necessary networking equipment
 Auto-rate detect features for compatibility with legacy  Blade Server manufacturers
standards  ATCA or Other Blade makers
 Integrated limiting amplifier for optical module  Any application using SFP+ optical modules typically
applications require a CDR on the line card, in case one is not
 Integrated transmit de-emphasis driver to compensate included inside the module
for losses in copper channels

LINECARD BACKPLANE OR
MID-PLANE

Quad
CDR
ASIC
or CONNECTOR
FPGA
Quad
CDR LINECARD

4x10Gb/s Quad
CDR
ASIC
CONNECTOR or
Quad CDR: FPGA
GN1406 Quad
GN2405 CDR
GN2406

4x10Gb/s

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 ATXMEGA256A1 – AVR XMEGA 8/16-
Microcontrollers

bit High Performance Low Power 256K

Flash Microcontroller
Atmel’s new AVR XMEGA™ family brings 8/16-bit
microcontrollers up to a new level of system performance.
The new AVR XMEGA™ family from Atmel brings 8/16-bit microcontrollers up to a new level
of system performance. Increased focus on system performance is important because more
and more 8/16-bit microcontroller families do not meet today’s requirements. Requirements
for higher embedded performance combined with reduced cost, size and power
consumption mandate new microcontrollers designed especially to combine and offer all
these requirements in the best possible way. With AVR XMEGA, Atmel is the reference for
8/16-bit microcontrollers.

AVR XMEGA microcontrollers have the same acclaimed characteristics as the established
AVR devices, and operates from just 1.6 volt with up to 32 MIPS at 32 MHz. Memory size
range from 16 to 384 KB of Flash and they come in 44- to 100-pin packages. The XMEGA
devices are general purpose microcontrollers well suited for a variety of applications.

Features Benefits
 2nd generation of picoPower technology  Exceptional Performance

 32 MHz operation provides up to 32 MIPS performance
 Innovative Event System for fast, CPU independent inter-

 DMA Controller supports high speed data transfer between
peripheral communication peripherals and memory reducing CPU load.
 4-channel DMA Controller boosts MCU performance
 Event System allows CPU independent inter-peripheral
communication
 100% predictable timing
 Extraordinary Low Power
 Fast 12-bit ADC and DAC
 2nd generation picoPower ® delivers 500 nA in Power Save Mode

 True 1.6 V operation for power conscious applications
 Fast Cryptography support for AES and DES

 500 nA RTC
 Fully instruction set compatible with existing AVR devices
 Extreme Peripherals

 Leading Analog Integration includes Dual 12-bit ADC with 2
MSPS and Dual 12-bit DAC with 1 MSPS

 Fast Crypto engine supports 128-bit AES and Triple DES

 Rich feature set

Applications
 Wireless including ZigBee®
 Networking
 Smart Metering
 Optical Transceivers
 White Goods
 Motor Control
 Power Tools
 Board Controllers
 Audio Systems

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Renesas High-performance H8S and H8SX

Microcontrollers
MCUs offer Connectivity and TFT-LCD
Low-Cost 16- or 32-bit Flash MCU Does It All -- Drives a
TFT-LCD and Runs the Application.
Color TFT-LCD panels are finding their way into many embedded applications, enhancing the user interface and adding value to many products, including white goods,
thermostats, security panels, portable medical equipment, and exercise equipment. Light to medium graphic animation with a touch-screen interface cover most
requirements for these applications. Renesas offers the Direct-Drive LCD solution which uses a simple, low-cost Flash MCU to drive the TFT-LCD and touch-screen,
as well as running the remainder of the embedded application. The alternative is often to use a higher priced microprocessor system which runs at much higher
frequency. But for the level of animation used in these applications, the Direct-Drive LCD solution is most cost effective, very simple to use, consumes less power, and
has a smaller footprint on the PCB. H8S/2378 16-bit MCU

DIRECT-DRIVE LCD — HOW DOES IT WORK?

The 16-bit H8S and 32-bit H8SX MCU families have devices with an Flash H8S RAM
DTC
512KB CPU 32KB
External DMA controller (ExDMA), enabling the MCU to connect directly to a External Frame Buffer:
color TFT-LCD panel, and also to an external RAM frame buffer. The MCU’s Internal Bus SRAM, PSRAM or SDRAM

External Bus
ExDMA controller becomes the TFT controller and independently manages INTC Bridge DMA x 4 BSC
the movement of RGB pixel data from the frame buffer to the display panel.
This Direct-Drive LCD solution frees the CPU from the periodic task of Peripheral Bus
refreshing the TFT-LCD panel. In fact, the CPU is loaded only 5% internally ADC TMR
while the display is refreshed at 60 frames per second externally. ExDMA
10-bit 8-bit x 3

HOW WELL DOES DIRECT-DRIVE LCD PERFORM? DAC TPU

8-bit x 6 PPG 16-bit x 16
In the block diagram shown, the 16-bit H8S/2378 MCU running at 35 MHz
can perform light graphic animation on a QVGA (320 x 240) display with a
60 frame-per-second display refresh*. Remarkably, only 10% of the CPU
internal bus is used, and only 50% of the external bus bandwidth is used WDT I2C SCI x 5
in this animation example. The 32-bit H8SX MCUs can support color TFT-
LCD panels with even higher resolution, up to 640 x 480 VGA. These MCUs I/O Ports
operate up to 50 MHz, have up to one MByte of on-chip Flash memory, and
support an SDRAM graphic frame buffer.
WHAT’S AVAILABLE TO HELP CREATE GRAPHICS ANIMATION DESIGN? Features
Renesas offers a complete solution for implementing graphic animation, including
a hardware development kit with everything needed to quickly get started  External DMA unit and Timer unit in the MCU manages all
on evaluation and development. Also available is a free Graphics Application movement of graphics data from frame buffer to TFT-LCD display
Programming Interface (GAPI) providing, for example, the capability to create  Connectivity includes USB, UART, SPI, I2C
simple graphic animation, buttons, slide bars, and to manipulate text. For more  Powerful 16-bit H8S and 32-bit H8SX CPU cores with zero wait-
advanced graphic animation requirements such as creating windows and widgets state Flash at full speed
or alpha-blending, Renesas is allied with third-party software providers offering  Supports frame buffer memory types: SRAM, SDRAM, and PSRAM
advanced graphic libraries which readily run on H8S and H8SX MCUs. Get more  MCU on-chip Flash sizes up to 1 MByte
information at www.america.renesas.com/h8lcd. Find application notes, a design
 Complete system solution reference design, hardware and software
guide, a user’s manual for the graphics library, and information on its third-party
partners for graphics software support.
Benefits
SPECIAL OFFER  Match your performance and cost requirements by having a choice
To help start your design, Renesas is offering a $200 discount on the H8S LCD of H8S and H8SX MCUs
Development Kit, part number YLCDRSK2378S, through July 1, 2010. This kit  Low-cost 16- or 32-bit CISC MCU solution drives color TFT-LCD
typically retails for $770. Visit www.nuhorizons.com/H8S/2378S to purchase panels up to VGA resolution
this discounted kit.
 Only 5% loading on CPU when refreshing the TFT-LCD panel at 60Hz
* Note: Be sure to verify AC specifications of your TFT-LCD panel are compatible.  MCU has plenty of remaining bandwidth to run the application while
driving the TFT-LCD display
 Free graphics library from Renesas to create and evaluate simple
Graphics User Interfaces. Third-party support for more advanced
graphic requirements

Applications
 White goods such as oven control and refrigerators
 Thermostats and climate control
 Security panels
 Portable medical equipment
 Exercise equipment
 POS – gasoline pump

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Power & Battery Management
LTM2881 - Complete Isolated RS485/
RS422 μModule Transceiver + Power
Guards against large ground-to-ground differentials and
common mode transients.
The LTM®2881 is a complete galvanically isolated fullduplex RS485/RS422
μModule® transceiver. No external components are required. A single supply
powers both sides of the interface through an integrated, isolated, low noise,
efficient 5V output DC/DC converter.

Coupled inductors and an isolation power transformer provide 2500VRMS of

isolation between the line transceiver and the logic interface. This device is ideal
for systems where the ground loop is broken allowing for large common mode
voltage variation. Uninterrupted communication is guaranteed for common
mode transients greater than 30kV/μs.

Maximum data rates are 20Mbps or 250kbps in slew limited mode. Transmit
data, DI and receive data, RO, are implemented with event driven low jitter
processing. The receiver has a one-eighth unit load supporting up to 256 nodes
per bus. A logic supply pin allows easy interfacing with different logic levels from
1.62V to 5.5V, independent of the main supply.

Enhanced ESD protection allows this part to withstand up to ±15kV (human

body model) on the transceiver interface pins to isolated supplies and ±10kV
through the isolation barrier to logic supplies without latch-up or damage.

Features
 Isolator μModule Technology
 Isolated RS485/RS422 Transceiver: 2500VRMS
 Integrated Isolated DC/DC Converter: 1W, 62% Efficiency Featuring the LTM2881, the demo circuit is a 2500VRMS galvanically isolated
 No External Components Required RS485/RS422 transceiver interface. All components are integrated into
the μModule Transceiver. The demo circuit operates from a supply on VCC
 20Mbps or Low EMI 250kbps Data Rate and a logic supply on VL. The part generates the output Voltage VCC2 and
 High ESD: ±15kV HBM on Transceiver Interface communicates all necessary signaling across the isolation barrier through an
isolation μModule technology.
 High Common Mode Transient Immunity: 30kV/μs
 Integrated Selectable 120Ω Termination
 3.3V (LTM2881-3) or 5.0V (LTM2881-5) Operation
 1.62V to 5.5V Logic Supply Pin for Flexible Digital Interface
 Common Mode Working Voltage: 560VPEAK
 High Input Impedance Failsafe RS485 Receiver
 Current Limited Drivers and Thermal Shutdown
 Compatible with TIA/EIA-485-A Specifi cation
 High Impedance Output During Internal Fault Condition
 Low Current Shutdown Mode (< 10μA)
 General Purpose CMOS Isolated Channel
 Small, Low Profi le (15mm × 11.25mm × 2.8mm)
Surface Mount LGA Package

Applications
 Isolated RS485/RS422 Interface
 Industrial Networks
 Breaking RS485 Ground Loops

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 Power & Battery Management
10A Fully Integrated Synchronous Buck
Regulator Featuring SuperThermal™
MOSFETs
Programmable from 400kHz to 2MHz — allowing the
customer to optimize designing either for efficiency or
for the smallest footprint.
The Micrel MIC22950 is a high efficiency 10A integrated switch synchronous buck (step-down) regulator. The MIC22950 switching
frequency is programmable from 400kHz to 2MHz, allowing the customer to optimize designing either for efficiency or for the smallest
footprint. The MIC22950 achieves more than 95% efficiency while still switching at 2MHz over a broad load range.

The ultra-high speed control loop keeps the output voltage within regulation, even under extreme transient load swings commonly found
in FPGAs and low voltage ASICs. The output voltage can be adjusted down to 0.7V in order to address all low voltage power needs.
The MIC22950 features a full range of sequencing and tracking options. The EN/DLY and the DELAY pins, combined with the POR/PG
pin, allow multiple outputs to be sequenced in several ways during turn on and turn off by using the EN pin. The RC (Ramp Control™)
pin allows the device to be connected to any another device in the MIC22x00 family of products, to keep the output voltages within a
certain delta V during start up.

The MIC22950 is available in a 32-pin 5mm x 5mm MLF® with a junction operating range from -40°C to +125°C.

Features Benefits
 Integrated 10A SuperThermal™ MOSFETs  Low component count power management solution.
 400kHz to 2MHz PWM Frequency  Low BOM costs. Ease of use
 Optimize for highest efficiency or smallest footprint
 VOUT down to 0.7V
 Avoids noise interference, reduces filtering
 En/Delay pin/RC (Ramp Control™) pin  Address powering all low voltage applications
 100% duty cycle  Allows multiple power up protocols: delayed sequencing,
 Pb-free 5mm x 5mm MLF®-32L window sequencing, standard tracking, ratio metric tracking
 Eliminates complex circuitry
 Ultra-fast transient response
 Ideal for low dropout applications where input-to-output
 Stable with low capacitance ceramic capacitors differential is very small
 Compact solutions with improved reliability
Applications  Ideal for broad market
 Allows smaller output caps, lower overall cost
 Blu-ray players  Smaller footprint and lower cost
 Super3G/LTE Base Stations
 Servers, Workstations
 DVD Recorders
 Computing Peripherals
 WCDMA Base Stations
 FPGAs, DSP and low voltage
ASIC power

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• Military Discretes (Switching Diodes - JAN, JANTX, JANTXV)
• Audio (DAC’s, ADC’s, Codec’s, SPDIF, Sample Rate
Conv., DSP, USB)
• Memory (EEPROM, DAC + EEPROM)
• Networking (T1/E1/T3/E3 xcvr, PCM)
• Sensors (Hall Effect Sensor, 3d Compass)
• Video (NTSC/PAL Encoder/Decoder, A/V Switches, (Formerly Astec / Artesyn)
Video Gain Amp)
• Discrete (Transistors, FET arrays, Thyristors, Triacs)
• Display (Vacuum – Fluorescent Display Drivers)
• LED Drivers (Constant Current Drivers)
• Motor Control (Brushless DC, Bi-Polar Stepper)
• Power (Linear Regulators, Buck/Boost/Fly back DC- Up & Down Converting Mixers, IF Amplifiers, PA, RF
DC, Charge Pumps)
• Sensors (Hall Effect)
• Device Server Modules
• Embedded MCU / MPU (ARM7TDMI, ARM9926EJ)
• Networking Modules (Wired/Wireless 802.3 / • Solar Devices (Solar Cells, Solar Bits, Solar Die,
802.11bg / 802.15.4
• AC-DC Switchers
- Low Power (LP, NT, DA, DP, SSL) 25W-350W
- Medium Power (MP) Up to 1200W
- High Power (VS) Up to 2500W
- Intelligent High Power (iVS) Up to 4860W
• DC-DC Modules (1/16 Brick, 1/8 Brick, ¼ Brick, ½ • Signal Conditioning (Amplifiers, Comparators,
Brick, RF Power Brick)
• Industry Standard - Non Isolated Point-of-Load
(C-Class, E-Class, F-Class)
• Power Systems Engineering Services
• Power (MOSFET, IGBT, Diodes, Thyristors, DC/DC,
PWM Control, LED/Lamp/Display Drivers)
• RF Power (FETs, Drivers, Amplifiers, Microwave
modules, RF Modules)
Solar Battery Chargers)
• Data Converters (Delta Sigma, SAR, Voltage DAC,
Current DAC)
• Frequency Control (Silicon Timing)
• Interface (RS-232, 422/485, CAN PHY)
• Power Management (Switching Regulators, Linear
Regulators, DC/DC µModules, LED Drivers, Hot
Swap, PoE)
Filters, Voltage References, Thermal Couple
Compensators)
• Wireless / RF (I/Q Modulators – Demodulators,
Log Detectors, RF Power Detector)

• Analog (Data Conversion, Power Management) • Data Converters (ADC, DAC)
• Interface (PLB / PCI / I2C / SPI / USB UARTs, • Data Communications (10/100/1G/10G Ethernet
• Communications (Bluetooth, LIN, CAN, POTS, Switches, 10/100/1000/10G PHYs)
GPS, RF, Zigbee) RS232/485/422 Transceivers)
• Memory (Flash, EEPROM, Modules) • Power (Buck/Boost Regulator’s, Charge Pumps, • Embedded MCU / MPU (ARM V5TE, PXA
• Microcontrollers (8051, AVR, ARM7TDMI, LDO’s, Supervisors, PWM, Programmable Power) StrongARM, PPC & MIPS Systems Controller)
ARM926EJ, Cortex M3) • Storage (Data Reduction, Data Security) • Power Management (POLA)
• Multimedia & Imaging (IR, Video) • Telecom (T1/E1/DS1/DS3/E3 LIU’s, Carrier ETH • Storage (FAS/SATA/PATA, SAS/Fiberchannel,
• Network Storage (Data Storage) SONET/SDH Framers, Mappers & Aggregators) Storage Processors)
• Programmable Logic (FPGA, SPLD/CPLD) • Video (Format Converter)
• Sensors (Biometrics, RF, Smart Cards) • Wireless / RF (802.11 Modules)
(Fiber Optics Division)

• Optical Components (WDM Management, 850nm
VCSELs & Detectors, 1310nm Lasers & Detectors,
CML Transmitters,WSS) • Analog (Drivers / Voltage & uC Supervisors /
• Fiber Optic Devices (10G FP TOSA & MM PIN Filters / Switches / Regulators)
ROSA, OTDR FP Lasers, 2.5G DWDM DML, DFB • Optical Transceivers (GBIC, XFP, MSA300, SFP,
TOSA & APD ROSA) SFP+) • Bus Device ICs (USB / PC / PCMCIA / SMBus)
• Optocouplers (Transistor Output, High Speed, Solid • Passive Optics (WDM networks) • Ethernet (10/100/1000 PHYs, Controllers, Switches)
State Relays) • Linear ICs (Active Filters / Comparators /
• RF Modules (Zigbee) Op Amps / References / Timers)
• RF Semiconductors (RFIC Switch, GaAs FET, • Power Management ICs (Battery, Display, Hot-
GaAs PA, Si LD-MOSFET, CATV Hybrid, Si RFIC) Swap, PCI/PCIX/PCIE, High Side, LDOs, DDR)
• Precision Edge ICs (Clock distribution, generation,
synthesizers / Multiplexers, PLLs, buffers, CDRs)
• Audio (Embedded/De-Embed) • RF (290 – 980 ISM band / ASK/FSK / 200kbps max
• Datacom (CDRs, Laser Drivers, TIAs, Limiting Amps, data rate, RF Modules)
ROSA, PCIe Retimers/Redrivers/Bridges, Optical • System Management ICs (Fan Control / Thermal
• Embedded Array ( 0.13µ - 0.5µ / 6K – 10.7M Modules (SFP), Backplane SerDes) Supervisor I2C)
Gates / 50 – 300 MHz) • Video (CDRs, Laser Drivers, TIAs, Limiting Amps,
• IP Repository ( ARM926EJ, 8051, USB, PCIE, ROSA, PCIe Retimers/Redrivers/Bridges, Optical
DDR2, 10/100 MAC, Mil-STD-1553, UART, DMA, Modules (SFP), Backplane SerDes)
Timer, GPIO)
• Standard Cell ( 0.13µ - 0.25µ / 5M – 12M Gates / • DRAM (DDR3 SDRAM, DDR2 SDRAM, DDR
150 – 333 MHz) SDRAM, SDRAM, RLDRAM, PSRAM)
• Structured ASIC ( 0.13µ - 0.35µ / 21K – 1.7M • DRAM Modules (FBDIMM, RDIMM, SODIMM,
Gates / 50 – 250 MHz) UDIMM)
• Mobil DRAM (Mobil SDRAM, Mobil DDR SDRAM)
• Memory (QDR/DDR SRAM, Zero-Wait SRAM • Multichip Packages (MobilDRAM & NAND Flash
(NBT), Sync Burst SRAM, Specialty Sync-SRAM) Combinations)
• NAND Flash Memory (Managed NAND, High
• Power and Battery Management (IGBT and Speed NAND, Solid State Storage, Embedded USB)
MOSFET gate drivers)
• Sensor and Imaging Arrays (Hall Effect Sensors) ® (Including ICS)

• Signal Conditioning (Solid State Relays,
Optocouplers) • Audio (2,4,8, & 10 Channel Codecs)
• Clock Distribution (Synthesizers, Translators, (Formerly C&D Technologies)
• Telecom (Embedded Modem, MF Trunk signaling,
DTMF) Oscillators, PLLs, Spread Spectrum, Video)
• Clock Generation (Fan-Out, Multiplexers, PLLs, • AC/DC Power Supplies (200 – 2000 Watts,
Translators, Programmable) 2.5VDC to 48 VDC Out – PCI Modules)
• Datacom (10/100BaseT Phys) • Data Acquisition (Electronic Imaging, A/D
• Interface (PCIE Switches, Rapid I/O) Converters, D/A Converters, Sample/Hold Amplifier,
• Logic (FST, ALVC, LVC, FCT & BusSwitch) Multiplexers)
• Imaging Solutions (Fax Modems, Fax and MFP • Memory (FIFO, SRAM, Multiport RAM) • DC/DC Converters (0.25 to 340 Watts, 0.02 to 80
System Solutions, Digital Photo Frames) • Telecom (Network Search Engines, T1/E1/J1 LIUs, Amps, 1.2 to 48 VDC Out; 3 to 75 VDC In)
• Audio (Speakers-on-a-Chip, PC HD-Audio, PC HD- Framers, ATMs, AFEs, TSIs) • Digital Panel Meters (Voltmeters, Wire Meters,
Audio Modem Combo)
• Video (MPEG Encoders/Codecs, Video Decoders, • Video (LVDS TX/RX, HDMI, Video Processors, Process Monitors, AC/DC Ammeters)
Demodulators, Surveillance / Security) Display Port) • Magnetics (Inductors & Transformers, Differential
• Dial-Up Access Modems (PC Dial-Up Modems, common-mode filters, Databus Isolators)

Embedded Dial-Up Modems)

• Memory (DDR DRAM,SDRAM, EDO & FPO DRAM,
• Wireless (Bluetooth modules, ZigBee modules, E2PROM, PSRAM, SRAM, DDR II Synchronous • AC-DC Power Supplies (125W-375W, 3.3vdo to
802.11 modules) SRAM, Asynchronous SRAM) 56vdo, 90-264vao in, 3”, 3.3” x 5” format)
• Smart Card (Two-Wire Serial EEPROM, Secure, • DC-DC Open Frame Power Supplies (125W,
MCU Based, ICs) 160W, 3.3-48vdo 3” X 5” format)
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continued
• Sensors (Accelerometers, Proximity, Thermal, Touch)
• Wireless/RF (2.4G / 900M / 433M Transceiver, • Frequency Control (Oscillators, Crystals, VCXO, • Interface (Smartcard)
MCU based RF, Audio streaming) TCXO, OCXO, Sine Wave Oscillator) • Wireless (Bluetooth, ZigBee, GPS, RFID)
• Audio (Decoders, Power Amps, Analog CPU, Digital
CPU, Radio)
• Image Sensor (Camera Modules, Imaging Signal
Processor, CMOS Arrays)
• Communications (CAN, LIN, ZigBee) • Video (Demodulator, Decoders)
• Communications (Voice & Audio CODECs, Pro-X • Motor Control (Controllers, Drivers, MCU’s)
SLICs, USB Audio Codec) • Discrete (Diodes, Power MOSFETS, Thyristors, • Microcontrollers (8-bit, 16-bit, ARM7TDMI,
• Logic ICs (I/O Controllers, ISA Bridge, Power Triacs, Transistors) ARM926E, Cortex M3)
Management, Hardware Monitors, Clock Generators, • Embedded MCU / MPU (8/16/32 Bit MCUs)
Power I/C, Card Reader IC’s, IEEE1394) • Logic (Standard – High/Low Voltage, Interface,
• MPU (8-bit 80C51 based, 32-bit ARM7TDMI) Multi-Purpose)
• Power (ACPI Controller, PWM, DDR Bus Term, • Memory (Fast Flash, Low Power SRAM, EEPROM)
Power Switch) • Optoelectronics (LED Drivers, EL Lamp Drivers)
• Voice Solutions (Record & Playback ICs) • Power (Switching, Automotive, PFC, Backlight,
LDO, High Voltage Interface / Driver’s, PoE)
• Transducers (Ultrasound)
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• Frequency Control (Oscillators, Optical Timing
Clocks, Sine Wave Oscillator) • AC/DC Power Supplies (Industrial and Medical -
Semiconductor products) • RF Components (SAW Resonators, SAW RF & IF
300W - 1500W)
Filters, RFIC Transceivers) • DC/DC Converters
• Audio (CODECs, DACs, Amplifiers ) • RF Modules (ZigBee, 802.15.4, UHF Mesh, FHSS
• Display Drivers (LCD / VFD Driver / Controllers) - Industry Standard (1/8-Brick, 1/4-Brick, 1/2-
ISM, Bluetooth, 802.11b) Brick, Full Brick)
• Embedded MCU / MPU (4-Bit NX 63K / • Standalone RF modules (FHSS, 802.15.4,
ARM7TDMI / ARM946E / Biometrics) - Non-Isolated Point of Load
• Memory (P2ROM, DRAM ) 802.11b, and Bluetooth) - Intermediate Bus Converters (1/8-Brick, 1/4-
Brick, 1/2-Brick)
• Speech (BGM Mixer - ADPCM & ADPCM2, Voice
Synthesizers & Recorders, Audio Codec)
• Telecom (ADPCM – Linear – PCMA-Law - VoIP
Codec’s, Echo Cancellers, Transceivers)
• Video (NTSC / PAL / SECAM Encoders – • Audio / Video (3 Input A/V Switch, Dual SCART
Decoders, NR-FIFO) A/V Switch)
• Flat Panel Displays (LCD – 2” to 65”) • Modems (V22bis, Data Pumps, AFEs, DAAs)
• Memory (Flash – NOR) • Power Measurement Metering Control (Single/
• Optoelectronics (LEDs, LED Modules, Laser Diode, Poly Phase Meter ICs)
Photocoupler, IrDA, photo interrupters, Emitters/ • Smart Card Reader (SoC - Smart Card Reader &
• Analog Image Sensor (NTSC/PAL) Detectors, Sensors) Power Management, Interface ICs)
• Digital Image Sensor (CIF, VGA, 1.3M / 2.0M / • Power (LDO / Switching Regulators, LED Drivers, • WAN / LAN (10/100 PHY, 10Base2/5 - OC-3 /
3.2M / 5.17M Pixel) STM-1 / STS-3 / E4 & DS3 / E3 / STS-1
Solid State Relays)
• Image Processors Transceivers)


• Data Interconnect (Signal Conditioners and
• Amplifiers & Comparators (Audio, Op Amp, Gain Retimers, Crosspoint Switches, Backplane, Switch
Fabrics)
Control, Level Detect/Sense, Video) • Digital Video Processors
• Analog Switches (Audio, Data, Video) • Ethernet (10/100/1G/10G PHYs, 10/100/1G/10G
• Storage Products (Serial ATA - Parallel ATA, MACs, Switches, Transceivers)
• Circuit Protection (EMI / RFI Filters) Parallel ATA Controller, RAID Storage Processors, • Storage (FC, SerDes, Transceivers, SAS
• Clock Management (Synthesizers, ZDB, PLL, SATA Controllers, SATA Port Multipliers) Controllers, SATA Controls)
Skew Control, Fan-Out, Buffers, Timers) • Video Transport (HDMI, DVI and iTMDS Products - • Transport Physical Layer (TIAs, Amplifiers,
• Discretes (FETs, Transistors, Diodes, Rectifiers, Receivers, Transmitters, Switches, PHYs) Photodiodes, CDR, MUX, DEMUX, Transceivers,
Thyristors) PON)
• Interface (232 / 422 / CAN Tranciever, Modulator / • Transport Processing (VC, FEC, Network
Demodulators., Smart / SIM) Processors, TSI, Pointer Processors)
• Logic (Gates, Inverters, MUX, Latches)
• Power Management (PFC, Battery Management,
Supervisors, References, DC/DC Switchers, Off-Line • Controllers (Flash Memory Card Controller, USB
Reg/Ctrl, LDO) Flash Controller)
• Embedded Graphics (128-bit 2D/3D mobile • Memory (SDRAM / DDR1, Pseudo SRAM, Serial
graphics engine, Mobile Graphics Coprocessor) Flash, Parallel Flash)
• Mobile Communication (Mobile Satellite TV Tuner
IC)
• Multimedia SoC (MP3/WMA Digital Audio Player,
• High-Power Laser Diodes (Single, Laser Bar / USB 2.0 Megapixal Image Controller)
Stacks)
• Infrared (Photo detectors, Emitters, Sensors)
• Intelligent Displays (Self-Contained LED Displays)
• LED’s (Side / Radial / Top Emitters, Arrays, High • Filters
Power) • Inductors
• Isolators
• Advanced I/O Controllers (USB-ATA, Southbridge) • Transformers (Modem, Analog/Voice Switching,
• Data Communications (10/100 MAC/PHY DSL, Cable Modem, RJ45, PoE)
Controller, 10/100PHY, Multimedia Processors,
(Including SaRonix)
ArcNET, CircNET, USB Ethernet)
• Environmental (Temperature Sensors, Fan Control)
• Analog Switches (3-17V SPDT-SPST-DPST-MUX, • USB Solutions (Card Reader, Flash Drive, Disk
Custom HDMI/DVI-PCI-USB-LAN) Drive, Hub, PHY)
• Bridges (PCI, PCIX, PCI Express – 32/64Bit – • Advanced / General Purpose FPGAs
66/133MHz) • CPLD (32 – 512 Macrocells, Low Power/High
• Clock ICs ( VCXOs, Buffers, Drivers, Generators, Performance)
Skew Controllers) • Development Platforms
• Crystals & Oscillators (Quartz Crystal Resonators) • Development Tools (DSP, Embedded Processing,
• Digital Switches (2-Port, Bus, Crossbar, DDR, • Power Management (AC/DC, Battery Synthesis & Implementation)
Mux/DeMux, Low Voltage Translator) Management, DC/DC, LDO, MPU - Supervisor, PoE, • Intellectual Property (including PCIe, PCI,
• Interface (Re-Drivers, Buffers, Flip-Flops, Gates, VDC References, AC Switches) 10/100/1G/10G Ethernet, MPEG4, FEC, PPC,
Latches, Registers, Transceivers, Voltage Translators) • Discretes (Thyristors, Diodes, FETs, Transistors) µBlaze, PicoBlaze)
• Logic (ALVC, FCT, LCX, LPT) • Signal Conditioning (Comparators, Op-Amps, • Services (Design Services, Training, XPA)
• PCI Express Solutions (Packet/Signal Switches, Clamp Diode Arrays, Crowbar Diodes, EMI Filtering)
Bridge, PHY, Signal Conditioning, Clock-Buffers/
• Logic (3.3V, 5V, Translators, Gates, Switches, Port -
Expansion)
Generators/Crystals)
• Translators (Voltage, I/O Signal)

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Battery Management Linear Regulators & Power Management Linear Technology SMSC
Allegro Microsystems References Exar
Linear Technology IXYS Micrel ST
Allegro Microsystems
Micrel Atmel Linear Technology ON Semiconductor Vitesse
ST Exar Marvell
Linear Technology Micrel
Discretes Marvell (modules) Murata Power Solutions
Aeroflex Metelics (military) Micrel ON Semiconductor
ST
Allegro Microsystems
IXYS
Oki
ON Semiconductor Teridian TIMING
Murata Power Solutions Sharp
ON Semiconductor ST Power Modules Crystals, Oscillators, Drivers, Buffers, PLLs
Emerson Network Power
Renesas Supertex
ST Linear Technology Clock Distribution Clock Generation
Marvell Exar AKM Semiconductor
Supertex
Wurth Midcom Motor Control Murata Power Solutions IDT Exar
Allegro Microsystems SynQor Micrel IDT
ON Semiconductor ON Semiconductor Linear Technology
Hot Swap ST Switching Pericom Micrel
Linear Technology Allegro Microsystems ST Pericom / SaRonix
Micrel Exar Pletronics
ON Semiconductor POE Linear Technology RFM
Supertex Linear Technology Marvell
ST Micrel
Supertex Oki
ON Semiconductor
ST
Supertex

POWER SUPPLIES
AC-DC DC-DC CONVERTERS CENTRAL
Low Power Industrial Isolated / Industry
Emerson Network Power Standard Bricks / A/D 8-Bit
Murata Power Solutions Non-Isolated Point of Load AKM Semiconductor Atmel
N2Power Exar ISSI
Emerson Network Power
Murata Power Solutions Linear Technology Nordic
Medium Power SynQor Murata Power Solutions Nuvoton
Emerson Network Power Nuvoton Oki
Murata Power Solutions ST Renesas
N2Power Open Frame ST
SynQor N2Power
D/A Xilinx (soft processor)
AKM Semiconductor
Front End
Emerson Network Power Board Level Modules Linear Technology
Murata Power Solutions
16-Bit
Renesas
Murata Power Solutions Intermediate Bus Converters ST ST
Emerson Network Power
High Power Murata Power Solutions
Emerson Network Power SynQor

Medical Memory & Processor Power

Emerson Network Power
Emerson Network Power
SynQor Murata Power Solutions SIGNAL CONDITIONING
Power Systems Engineering Services Discretes Isolation
ON Semiconductor CEL
Emerson Network Power ST
Murata Power Solutions Clare
N2Power Pericom
Nu Horizons Value-Add Drivers Sharp
Micrel ST
ON Semiconductor
ST Comparators
Supertex Linear Technology
OPTOELECTRONICS Micrel
ON Semiconductor
Amplifiers
Infrared LED Arrays / Modules Linear Technology ST
OSRAM OSRAM Micrel
Sharp Sharp ON Semiconductor Filters
ST IDT
LEDs / Laser Diodes Linear Technology
Lasers OSRAM Micrel
Finisar Sharp ST
Optical Systems
LED Displays CEL
OSRAM Finisar
Optrex
Murata Power Solutions OptoCouplers
CEL SENSORS AND IMAGING ARRAYS
Sharp
Allegro Microsystems Omnivision
AKM Semiconductor ON Semiconductor
Atmel OSRAM
Clare Sharp
Nuvoton SMSC
14 Oki ST
 MEMORY TELECOM WIRELESS
Modem Transceivers
Non-Volatile Volatile Conexant Clare
ISM
Atmel
ZigBee
Atmel
ON Semiconductor Exar
EPROM DRAM ST Finisar
Micrel CEL
Atmel ISSI Teridian Nordic ConnectBlue
Gennum ON Semiconductor Oki
Oki Micron IDT
ST Oki VoIP RFM Renesas
Marvell ST RFM
Winbond Marvell ON Semiconductor
E PROM
2
Nuvoton ST
ST RFID
AKM Semiconductor Oki Vitesse Discretes (RF)
Atmel SRAM Renesas Atmel
Atmel ST AKM Semiconductor
ISSI Atmel
Renesas GSI Technology Central Office Switching
IDT 802.11 a/b/g/n CEL
ST (CODECs, SLICs, Exar ConnectBlue IDT
ISSI IDT
Renesas DAA, xDSL) Digi IXYS
Flash Atmel Vitesse Marvell LTC
Sharp
Atmel ST Clare RFM Micrel
ISSI Winbond Conexant Sharp ON Semiconductor
Micron Exar ST RFM
Renesas IDT ST
Sharp FIFO Nuvoton Microwave
Winbond IDT Oki CEL GPS
Oki Renesas IXYS Atmel
Storage Controllers ST ON Semiconductor ST
Silicon Motion Teridian
SMSC Vitesse Bluetooth WiMax
ConnectBlue Sharp
RFM

PROCESSOR DATACOM PHYSICAL LAYER

32-Bit Ethernet MAC Ethernet Switching Ethernet
Atmel Marvell Marvell IDT
Digi Micrel Vitesse Marvell
Marvell SMSC Micrel
Nuvoton ST USB SMSC
Oki Xilinx Renesas ST
Renesas Silicon Motion Teridian
ST WAN / Transport SMSC Vitesse
Xilinx (soft processor) Exar
Gennum Optical Transformers / Isolators
IDT Conexant Wurth Midcom
Marvell Finisar
Vitesse Gennum

BUS INTERFACE
Parallel High Speed Serial
LOGIC IDT
Nuvoton
(above 1 MB/sec)
Gennum
Pericom IDT
ASIC SPLD Xilinx Marvell
Atmel Atmel Micrel
Chip-X Pericom
Xilinx Low Speed Serial
Standard Renesas
(under 1 MB/sec) SMSC
CPLD IDT Exar
Atmel Murata Power Solutions ST
IDT Xilinx
Xilinx ON Semiconductor Linear Technology
Pericom Micrel
FPGA Renesas Oki Level Translators
Atmel ST ON Semiconductor Atmel
Xilinx Linear Technology
DISK / INTERFACE Renesas
SMSC Micrel
ST ON Semiconductor
SAS/SCSI FibreChannel Xilinx Pericom
Marvell Marvell ST
Vitesse Vitesse
SATA/ATA
AUDIO / VIDEO Atmel
Solid State
Micron
AKM Semiconductor Omnivision Exar Silicon Motion
Conexant ON Semiconductor Marvell SMSC
Gennum Silicon Image Silicon Image Teridian
IDT Silicon Motion SMSC
Marvell ST Vitesse
Nuvoton Teridian
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