In response to increased consumer demand for immediate access to their remote music collections and streaming Internet radio service on inexpensive, advanced systems, Texas Instruments has announced its third-generation DA830 and DA828 Aureus digital audio processors. The highly-integrated, dual-core DA8x product line offers the combined features of an ARM-based applications processor and an audio digital signal processor (DSP) core, as well as a...

Texas Instruments has introduced a 2-MHz DC/DC boost converter that operates at 5 µA of quiescent current, while maintaining a high efficiency at light load conditions. The integrated circuit supports an input voltage of 0.7 V to 5.5 V and an output voltage range of 1.8 V to 5.5 V, extending battery life in low-power microcontroller-based designs, such as single AA or coin-cell alkaline applications.

Texas Instruments has introduced a family of +/- 70V, fault protected RS-485 transceivers that achieve overvoltage protection with no external termination needed. These low-power devices serve as drop-in upgrades to existing RS-485 designs without costly board redesigns. The new half- and full-duplex transceivers simplify design in industrial automation, motor control and heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment.

Texas Instruments is providing equipment manufacturers the necessary tools for success in the femtocell market with its new high-performance, volume-based digital signal processor (DSP) solution. By leveraging years of proven TI technology already deployed in their networks, service providers can confidently initiate femtocell trials such as those currently underway with Sprint, AT&T, Verizon, Softbank and others. TI’s technology is cur...

Texas Instruments has introduced four 28-V, 1.5-A linear charge management ICs with integrated FETs aimed at smart phones and other portable electronics. The bq2407x family of lithium-ion (Li-Ion) battery chargers allows an end-equipment to be powered directly from an external power source, even if the unit’s battery pack is defective, fully discharged or absent.

Texas Instruments has introduced a single-supply, auto-zero bridge sensor amplifier. Featuring programmable gain and offset, the PGA308 amplifies the sensor signal and provides digital calibration for zero (offset) and span (gain). A One-Wire, UART-compatible digital serial interface performs the calibration. The PGA308 is used as a building block for resistive bridge sensor conditioning and general data acquisition applications.

Helping PC programmers and embedded developers move their embedded devices into the familiar Windows operating environment without losing critical design time or added costs, BSQUARE Corporation announced the availability of a Windows Embedded CE 6.0 board support package (BSP) for the Cortex-A8 processor-based OMAP35x evaluation module (EVM) from Texas Instruments. Developers of industrial, automotive and consumer applications now have access to...

Texas Instruments and 3M Library Systems today celebrated a 10-year relationship that has created of one of the major markets for radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. To date, millions of TI Tag-it HF-I chips help libraries track periodicals in 3M Library Systems worldwide. Developed with a memory that reliably retains its data for an estimated 60 years at 131 degrees Fahrenheit (55 degrees Celsius), TI supplies its durable, high-qua...

Texas Instruments has announced it is working with Fulton Innovation (Fulton) to accelerate development of efficient wireless power solutions that can charge portable devices without traditional power cords. TI semiconductor technologies can help minimize cost, board space, and accelerate time to market of Fulton’s eCoupled technology-based power delivery and charging systems in low-, medium- and high-power applications ranging from cell phones...

Texas Instruments has announced the new CC430 technology platform – demonstrated for the first time at electronica – offering the industry’s lowest power, single-chip radio-frequency (RF) solution for microcontroller- (MCU) based applications. By reducing system complexity, shrinking package and printed circuit board (PCB) size by up to 50 percent and making RF design easy, the CC430 platform helps advance applications including RF network...

To support manufacturers developing affordable, compact ultrasound systems, Texas Instruments (TI) has introduced a family of fully integrated high-voltage pulsers and switches. The TX734, the first device in the TX7xx family, is a quad-channel, high-voltage pulser, also known as transmitter, specifically designed for portable to mid-range medical ultrasound systems. The TX734 reduces board space by 50 percent compared to discrete solutions, and ...

Texas Instruments today announced that Yealink Network Technology CO., Ltd has selected TI’s field-proven digital signal processing technology and software to enable its new IP phone, the SIP-T28. TI’s VoIP (Voice over IP) technology allows Yealink to quickly deploy high-definition (HD) voice IP phones across the Asian market where, in countries such as China, Japan and Korea, there is a high demand for superior levels of voice qualit...

In response to the growing demand for full-featured multimedia applications in enterprise communication devices, Texas Instruments Incorporated is announcing a new technology platform which gives IP phone manufacturers the ability to deliver a significantly enhanced feature-rich experience to the user. TI believes that next-generation IP phones will become the central communications portal of the office as unified communications applications enab...

Expanding on the company’s popular integrated SWIFT family of DC/DC converters, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) introduced today a new 65-V input, 1.5-A output step-down switcher with integrated FET that achieves significant energy savings in light-load efficiency. The wide-input converter helps saves up to 25 percent of board space compared to competitive wide-input voltage solutions and eases design in industrial and automotive applic...

Helping designers differentiate complex safety critical applications, Texas Instruments Incorporated today introduced the TMS570F microcontroller, the industry’s first ARM® Cortex™-R4F processor-based floating point, lock step dual-core automotive MCU. Based on two Cortex-R4F processors, the TMS570F MCUs were designed specifically for applications required to meet the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 61508 SIL3 or I...

Texas Instruments has introduced the PGA11x family of zero-drift programmable gain amplifiers (PGA) with single-ended input, single-supply operation, rail-to-rail I/O and multi-channel multiplexers (MUX). The PGA112, PGA113, PGA116 and PGA117 provide a flexible, highly integrated programmable gain amplification solution for microprocessor-based applications such as portable data acquisition, remote meter reading, automatic gain control, programma...

Texas Instruments has introduced two consumer electronics 1394 (Firewire) link layer and integrated physical layer devices for digitally interfacing advanced video applications with the highest level of content security on the market today. The devices support the latest requirements from the Digital Transport Licensing Authority (DTLA), including localization for DTCP-encrypted premium content. The TSB43EC42 and the TSB43EA42 provide unparallele...

Texas Instruments has introduced a highly integrated audio codec in full production with leading consumer electronics companies to help them meet growing consumer demand for cost-efficient, feature-rich products with better audio quality and longer battery life. The 1.8-V codec combines integrated power management and dual miniDSP audio processing engines to save designers total audio solution cost and make it easier to design advanced audio feat...

Continuing to drive innovation to meet the specific needs of its automotive customers, Texas Instruments Incorporated today extended its market-leading TAS54xx family of highly-efficient Class-D audio amplifiers with two new devices. The new amplifiers offer greater integration and channel flexibility, saving OEMs up to 50 percent system cost when designing automotive head unit and external amplifier applications. The latest devices offer custome...

Texas Instruments Incorporated today introduced four low-power analog-to-digital converters that reduce power consumption while providing high performance for precision applications. The 12-bit ADS7229 and ADS7230 and the 14-bit ADS7279 and ADS7280 combine a 1-MSPS successive approximation register ADC with inherent sample and hold and a conversion clock. The devices are designed for applications that require excellent AC and DC performance, high...