Interface Design: News, Tech Articles, App Notes

Bits and Bytes

Low-cost, smart-card interface unveiledt
Maxim Integrated Products unveils the DS8313, a low-power, low-cost, smart-card interface. This device performs level translation between a host microcontroller and a 5V, 3V or 1.8V smart card, while providing up to 80mA for smart-card operation.on.

New Products

Quad transceivers claims lowest jitter (2009-07-06)
PD controllers address PoE+ standard (2009-07-03)
LED drivers promise flexibility, ease-of-use (2009-07-03)
SoCs get digital photo frames connected (2009-07-03)
CMOS analog muxes consume low power (2009-06-22)
Startup rolls HDMI 1.4 connectors (2009-06-22)
Programmable clock generators simplify device testing (2009-06-17)
Palm Pre teardown intros new multitouch controller (2009-06-10)
PCIe board achieves up to 200MBps throughput (2009-06-08)
Converter IC links DisplayPort to DTVs (2009-06-01)
Voltage translators achieve 100Mbit/s data rate (2009-06-01)
Re-drivers support high-speed serial interfaces (2009-05-28)
Capacitive touchscreens tailored for netbooks (2009-05-28)
HDMI transmitters fit ultraslim portable apps (2009-05-27)
A peek inside Microsoft's BlueTrack mouse (2009-05-27)

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News & Trends

USB set to SuperSpeed after slow 2009 (2009-06-30)
Three alternatives challenge HDMI (2009-06-09)
SATA 3.0 promises 'lightning-fast' transfer speed (2009-06-05)
Infineon, India team report ESD advance (2009-05-26)
Touchscreens to become a $9B-market by 2015 (2009-05-22)
Consortium pushes for next-gen memory interface spec (2009-05-20)
CEA to set 3D glasses standards (2009-05-06)
Gennum, Tundra ink acquisition agreement (2009-03-24)
Employ CEC in HDTVs to meet Energy Star 3.0 (2009-03-23)
India's spacecraft to use ITT microconnectors (2009-03-13)
USB 3.0 wins Gennum support (2009-03-12)
Gemalto to obtain NXP's mobile services biz (2009-03-10)
Will DisplayPort get a second chance? (2009-02-26)
LG handset taps TrueTouch solution (2009-02-24)
Backplane 101: RapidIO, PCIe, Ethernet (2009-02-09)

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Technical Archives

Perk up medical imaging with improved connectors (2008-09-16)
Protect DisplayPort apps from ESD, CDE (2008-09-01)
Enable wireless video transfer (2008-09-01)
Learn RS-485 design basics (2008-08-01)
Evolving PONs demand FPGA flexibility (2008-06-02)
Step-up compliance tests for HDMI 1.3 (2008-01-16)
Tap AC-coupling for LVDS signals (2008-01-02)
Building PCIe endpoint devices with FPGAs (2007-12-03)
Simulate CAN bus comms in ECU nets (2007-11-16)
Simplify HDMI test with the right platform (2007-11-01)
Take your pick of USB solutions (2007-11-01)
The challenges and potential of GPIB (2007-10-16)
Getting HDMI systems ready for Deep Color (2007-10-16)
Beat serial backplane interface design hurdles (2007-09-17)
Address high-speed bus challenges at low cost (2007-09-03)

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Application Notes

Design of secondary-side rectification using IR1168 Dual SmartRectifier control IC (2009-06-17)
LatticeSC Serdes jitter (2009-06-17)
Interfacing the ispPAC-POWR1208 with modular DC/DC converters (2009-06-10)
OneWireViewer and iButton quick start guide (2009-06-10)
Choosing a DALI implementation strategy with ST7DALIF2 (2009-06-10)
Using CellularRAM memory to replace Fujitsu 3V FCRAM (2009-06-09)
Using CellularRAM to replace UtRAM (2009-06-09)
Cascading of input serializers boosts channel density for digital inputs (2009-06-09)
Protecting RS-485 interfaces against lethal electrical transients (2009-06-09)
Digital isolator design guide (2009-06-08)
Critical spacing of CAN bus connections (2009-06-08)
Configuring and using the phantom port feature on the MPC5668 (2009-06-08)
Removing ground noise in data transmission systems (2009-06-05)
Electrical recommendations for Lattice Serdes (2009-06-04)
Controller area network physical layer requirements (2009-06-04)

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