Storage space and bandwidth needs have historically presented a roadblock for video surveillance customers. As different image sizes need to be extracted at various frame rates, intelligent video compression is a necessity. Offering video surveillance customers the ability to optimize their bandwidth needs and reduce storage space, GE Security announces the new VisioWave Intelligent Video Platform (IVP) product line based on digital media process...

Texas Instruments has announced four new processors (TMS320C6742, TMS320C6746, TMS320C6748 and OMAP-L138) with more connectivity options and fixed- and floating-point capabilities that are also the industry’s lowest power floating-point digital signal processors (DSPs).

Power factor correction (PFC) is becoming a key requirement for motor control applications, as regulation standards aimed to prevent spikes in the power grid are increasingly implemented. Texas Instruments has announced two new Piccolo Motor Control Kits that enable PFC and sensorless field-oriented control of up to two motors with a single low-cost microcontroller (MCU).

Texas Instruments has announced the selection of Continuous Computing, a leader in wireless protocol software, and mimoOn GmbH, a leader in software defined radio solutions, as third parties to offer integrated solutions for HSPA and LTE enterprise and residential femtocells.

Texas Instruments has announced a new family of DSPs enabling residential and enterprise femtocell manufacturers and service providers to reduce development time and deliver new products to market quickly. TI’s family of multicore femtocell solutions includes a full portfolio of complementary analog solutions, support for Linux, and software solutions from TI third parties, Continuous Computing and mimoOn. These DSPs provide a complete digi...

Texas Instruments has introduced two system-on-chip solutions that enable customers to easily develop ultra-high performance analog-to-digital converter (ADC) front ends for precision applications including high-speed data acquisition, automated test equipment and medical imaging.

In honour of the first SolarDay, a national day of recognition for the growth of solar energy in the U.S., Texas Instruments is announcing its sponsorship of the 2009 Solar Decathlon competition. As a returning sponsor , TI is investing in future innovators to help solve some of the world’s most critical energy problems.

Texas Instruments today introduced a new family of integrated load switches with controlled turn-on and quick output discharge to simplify subsystem load management. The TPS229xx family comes in an ultra-small 0.8 mm x 0.8 mm wafer chip scale package (WCSP) that is ten times smaller than a conventional discrete solution and supports space-constrained applications, such as portable media players, cell phones and portable navigation systems.

Texas Instruments today introduced a new family of integrated load switches with controlled turn-on and quick output discharge to simplify subsystem load management. The TPS229xx family comes in an ultra-small 0.8 mm x 0.8 mm wafer chip scale package (WCSP) that is ten times smaller than a conventional discrete solution and supports space-constrained applications, such as portable media players, cell phones and portable navigation systems.

Extending its family of easy-to-use SWIFT power management ICs, Texas Instruments has introduced waht it says is the industry’s smallest single-chip, 6-A, 17-V step-down synchronous switcher with integrated FETs. The high-performance TPS54620 is 60 percent smaller than today’s multi-chip converters, resulting in a complete 6-A power solution less than 195 mm2 -- one-fourth the size of a postage stamp.

Virtual Extension has selected Texas Instruments' embedded processing technology as the preferred solution to power its VEmesh Wireless Mesh Networks. TI’s ultra-low power microcontroller and RF technology helps boost performance, minimize cost, reduce board space and speed time to market of VEmesh network applications. Optimized for applications requiring high performance, such as automated meter reading (AMR), Virtual Extension’s innovative...

To meet the power levels needed for the latest portable designs, Texas Instruments today announced the availability of the TMS320VC5505 and TMS320VC5504 digital signal processors (DSPs), which offer the best combination of standby and active power, up to 320 KB of on-chip memory and multiple integrated peripherals that reduce system cost by more than 20 percent.

Texas Instruments has announced that Autoliv, the global leader in automotive safety, has selected Texas Instruments as the supplier of processors for its new night vision system. This system with pedestrian detection capability uses a digital media processor based on DaVinci technology from TI coupled with a single far-infrared sensor.

The growing demand for advanced connectivity and complex control in industrial, consumer and medical applications requires high-performance, integrated microcontrollers (MCUs) coupled with solid tools and software. Addressing this need, Texas Instruments today announced availability of four cost-efficient development kits supporting the fourth generation of its ARM Cortex-M3-based Stellaris MCUs.

Professional audio customers requiring simplified management of loud speaker systems with enhanced sound quality can now take advantage of the new Bunker Power Drive (BPD-1) from Bunker Electronics. The BPD-1 is one of the first audio processors to contain a four-way stereo system and six integrated audio control components in a one rack unit space.

Extending its family of 12-, 14-, and 16-bit digital-to-analog converters, Texas Instruments has introduced the DAC8568 (16-bit), DAC8168 (14-bit) and DAC7568 (12-bit) for data acquisition systems, industrial process control and portable instrumentation. The new devices integrate eight channels of precision DACs, while providing the industry’s best combination of high accuracy and low power. In addition to enabling twice the accuracy of com...

3L, the Multiprocessor Design Company, announced today that it has joined the Texas Instruments Developer Network as a provider of multiprocessor design solutions. The announcement strengthens 3L’s multiprocessor design flow targeting TI digital signal processors and offers tighter integration between 3L’s Diamond multiprocessor tool suite and the TI portfolio of DSPs as well as Code Composer StudioT (CCStudio) integrated development enviro...

Minimizing the complexity of software integration with a uniform open source multimedia framework, Texas Instruments has announced a new GStreamer plug-in for developers designing with OMAP35x processors and digital media processors based on DaVinci technology. With the new GStreamer plug-in, embedded Linux developers can leverage an open source library to incorporate audio and video playback, audio and video synchronization and recording capabil...

Texas Instruments has introduced a high-efficiency, high-power Power-over-Ethernet controller for 13 or 26W powered device applications, such as IP phones, wireless access points or security cameras. Fully compliant to the IEEE 802.3at draft 4.0 standard, the integrated TPS23754 supports DC/DC converter topologies that can achieve higher than 90 percent power conversion efficiency, which reduces heat and increases reliability of the system. The s...

Texas Instruments has announced that it will expand its microcontroller (MCU) portfolio with the acquisition of Luminary Micro, the market-leading supplier of ARM Cortex-M3-based 32-bit MCUs. The addition of Luminary Micro’s Stellaris family of Cortex-M3 processors will accelerate TI’s ability to provide the industry’s most complete MCU portfolio. This acquisition means that customers can now enjoy the innovative capabilities of Stellaris M...