EDN India - Analog ICs / Discretes

Haptics Controller ICs Enhance Tactile Feedback

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0800

HiWave Technologies' recently developed haptics controller ICs are designed for use with the company's haptic exciters to deliver real-time touch feedback to users' fingertips. The haptic solutions utilize ....

austriamicrosystems Completes TAOS Acquisition

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0800

austriamicrosystems AG has completed the transaction to acquire 100 percent of the shares in Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions Inc. (TAOS). As part of the total consideration of approximately ....

TI Expands ADC Family with Eight Dual-channel Devices

Fri, 5 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0800

Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) has expanded its line of high-speed, ultra-low power consumption analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) with eight dual-channel devices available in 12- and 14-bit resolutions ....

eGAN-FET Driver Simplifies Switching Design

Fri, 5 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0800

As switching devices for high-voltage power-conversion circuits, GaN (gallium-nitride) FETs appear poised to eat into silicon FETs� market share. GaN-FET technology has a lot going for it. For example, ....

PMIC Enables Lower Power Consumption in Telecom Equipment

Fri, 5 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0800

National Semiconductor Corp.'s two new high-voltage system power management and protection ICs feature on-chip power management bus (PMBus) support and enable comprehensive system power management for ....

National Expands Sensor AFE Family

Thu, 4 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0800

National Semiconductor Corp. has unveiled seven new 24-bit and 16-bit multi-channel sensor analog front-ends (AFE) that offer system designers a greater range of choices from high-performance to low-cost ....

IMU Provides High Accuracy in Compact Package

Thu, 4 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0800

The consumer-electronics market was until recently the primary driver for advances in IMU technology because the devices find use in handheld game controllers and smartphones. Components for this market ....

MOSFET Provides High Power at Low Loss

Thu, 4 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0800

PN-junction diodes often have a dropout voltage of approximately 1.2V for silicon power diodes. That voltage drop causes power diodes to dissipate considerable power, resulting in a loss of efficiency ....

Tablet Teardowns Reveal iPad Design Advantages

Wed, 3 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0800

In the 15 months since the introduction of the iPad, competitive tablet manufacturers still can�t match the design efficiency of Apple Inc.�s groundbreaking product, according to an IHS iSuppli Teardown ....

Measure Small Currents Without Adding Resistive Insertion Loss

Wed, 3 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0800

In most cases, you measure current by converting it into a proportional voltage and then measuring the voltage. Figure 1 shows two typical methods of making the conversion. In one method, you insert a ....

EDN India - Analog ICs / Discretes

Sponsored Link: TI delivers industry's first Class H VDSL line driver for high-speed networking equipment

Haptics Controller ICs Enhance Tactile Feedback

austriamicrosystems Completes TAOS Acquisition

TI Expands ADC Family with Eight Dual-channel Devices

eGAN-FET Driver Simplifies Switching Design

PMIC Enables Lower Power Consumption in Telecom Equipment

National Expands Sensor AFE Family

IMU Provides High Accuracy in Compact Package

MOSFET Provides High Power at Low Loss

Tablet Teardowns Reveal iPad Design Advantages

Measure Small Currents Without Adding Resistive Insertion Loss