| SoC suits high-performance car navigation systems
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2007-06-01 |
| Renesas Technology Corp. rolled out the SuperH family SH7775, an SoC solution designed for high-performance car information systems such as car navigation systems. |
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| Telematics microprocessor rolls for automobiles
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2007-05-25 |
| Freescale Semiconductor Inc. has unveiled a microprocessor that aims to integrate all the control electronics for an automobile cockpit into a single low-power device. |
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| Inverter controllers improve lamp's light output by 25%
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2007-05-23 |
| O2Micro new family of intelligent lighting products are claimed to enhance designs for new, single-stage, next-generation inverter modules that drive a CCFL backlight. |
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| USB 2.0 mux interfaces USB, non-USB devices
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2007-05-15 |
| Intersil claims its ISL54200 USB 2.0 Hi-Speed/Full-Speed multiplexer provides the most flexible high-performance solution for interfacing USB and non-USB portable devices. |
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| Schottky rectifiers, TVS come in MicroSMP package
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2007-05-09 |
| Vishay has launched a new MicroSMP miniature package type for Schottky rectifiers and transient voltage suppressors that provides high current power density and low thermal resistance for space savings and improved reliability. |
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| LDO extends battery life in portables
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2007-05-02 |
| With a low quiescent current of 40µA, which is about half of what is typical for a similar device, Diode's AP133 requires only a small amount of current to maintain regulation from 0mA load to full load, thereby significantly extending battery run-time. |
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| Industrial-grade LCD features wide viewing cone
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2007-04-27 |
| Sharp Microelectronics of the Americas introduced a 4.3-inch industrial-grade LCD with a viewing cone of 120° x 100° in 480 x 272 pixels. |
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| Four-channel power managers suit CE apps
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2007-04-26 |
| Summit Microelectronics has expanded its family of Programmable Power Manager (PPM) ICs with the SMB113A and SMB117 devices targeted at higher-power applications. |
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| In-car GPS features dead-reckoning tech
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2007-04-24 |
| u-blox AG has introduced its LEA-4R GPS module with built-in dead reckoning technology that will ensure 100 percent road coverage for car navigation systems |
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| Firmware adds WAAS, EGNOC to GPS receiver
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2007-04-17 |
| Trimble Navigation has introduced new firmware that adds Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) and European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) capability to its ultrathin Copernicus GPS receiver |
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| Samsung mobile solution combines application processor, OneDRAM
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2007-04-13 |
| Samsung Electronics announced the development of a key mobile solution that combines an application processor and OneDRAM for smartphones, PMPs and portable navigation devices. |
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| Power manager/battery charger suits USB apps
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2007-04-12 |
| Linear Technology has introduced the LTC4088, an autonomous high-efficiency power manager, ideal diode controller and battery charger for portable USB devices. |
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| Linear battery charger delivers 'extremely high' power density
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2007-04-11 |
| Advanced Analogic Technologies Inc. has announced the AAT3697, touted to be an extremely high-power-density linear battery charger for Li-ion/polymer batteries. |
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| Portable planetarium peers into space with low-cost sensors, GPS
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2007-04-10 |
| Named among the "Best of Innovations" at the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show, Celestron's SkyScout stands out in its simplicity and creative use of low-cost components. |
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| Solid-state storage devices offer 1-8GB options
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2007-04-04 |
| Silicon Storage Technology expanded its NANDrive solid-state storage product line with devices that range in capacities from 1Gbyte to 8Gbytes. |
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