NEWS IN BRIEF
Tiny up-converter RFMicro Devices has introduced the RFUV5945A I/Q up-converter designed to reduce radio board space by integrating an I/Q mixer, LO buffer amplifier and output driver amplifier in a 5 by 5mm outline. It also provides a single up- converter solution for 11, 13 and 15GHz microwave radios. Price is $21.60 each in volumes of 5,000.
www.rfmd.com
Sensing a good deal Digi-Key is now distributing austriamicrosystems products worldwide. Digi- Key's vice president of semiconductor product, Dave Doherty, said: “We are very pleased to announce this distribution agreement with austriamicrosystems with its strong product offerings in high performance analog, particularly in sensors, power management, and magnetic encoder technologies.”
www.digikey.com
Smaller LED drivers Recom has added a new series of 60Wopen frame AC input LED drivers to its range of LightLine constant current LED drivers. The new products are claimed to be half the size of their competitors. The RACD60- Series offers a range of output currents and is available in five different versions to meet current needs from 700mA to 4.2A. Output current can be adjusted with an internal potentiometer to match non-standard requirements.
www.recom-electronic.com
Renesas newmemory devices achieve higher capacities and speeds for 100GbE and beyond
Renesas Electronics has announced availability of its 1.1Gbmemory devices for use in networking equipment including switches and routers for the next-generation Ethernet standard (100GbE) and beyond.
The volume of network traffic continues to
grow with the widespread adoption of media-rich smartphones, digitalmedia players and internet-enabled digital cameras. To process this traffic smoothly, data equipment on the network, such as switches and routers, are required to process larger amounts of data per-unit time. As a result, there is growing demand for
increased capacity and faster speeds, not only in the buffermemory used to hold this data temporarily, but also in the tablememory used to assign transfer destinations to this data. To address these needs, Renesas Electronics
has developed newmemory devices said to achieve higher capacities and speeds,while at the same time reducing power consumption using newprocess and circuit technologies.
www.renesas.eu 10 | November 2010 Making the right connections
Arrow Electronics has added SMSC, a developer of mixed-signal connectivity solutions, to its Europe,Middle East and Africa (EMEA) linecard. The distribution agreement extends existing cooperation between the companies in the North America and Asia/Pacific regions.
Buyers will have enhanced access to
SMSC’s feature-rich products including USB hubs, card readers and transceivers, PC systems and input/output (I/O) controllers, Ethernet and embedded networking devices. The company also provides automotive in- vehicle networks optimised to deliver entertainment and navigation content as well as real-time CD-quality wireless audio- processing technologies. Arrow’s focus on automotive customers is
expected to broaden the availability of SMSC’s in-car entertainment products, while SMSC’s mixed-signal connectivity products allow Arrow to offer more expansive solutions for consumer and industrial markets together with the ARM9 or Cortex- A8-based devices in Arrow’s portfolio. SMSC’s European distribution manager,
Memorymakes the difference
SMSC European distributionmanager, Ray Sinclair
Ray Sinclair, said: ”SMSC’s connectivity products are a natural fit for Arrow’s broad processor and FPGA portfolio as many of our products are already featured on the reference designs of leading OEMs. This simplifies component selection for customers across Europe.”
www.arrowne.com
SoC it to EMEA buyers
ADD Semiconductor has signed an agreement with Future Electronics regarding distribution of its powerline communication SoCs in EMEA and AsiaPac.
The company specialises in the design of
system-on-chip solutions for narrow band communications using the low voltage electric grid. Powerline communications are applicable in fields such as residential automation, control systems, tertiary buildings, telemetering, lighting, security and protection, white line, machine-to- machine (M2M) applications. CEO at ADD Semiconductor Guillaume
d'Eyssautier, said: “Future Electronics' strong application engineering, marketing, integration capabilities and supply chain management will provide ADD with the opportunity to offer the highest level of service to customers across the supported EMEA and AsiaPac territories.” Equipment from ADD has passed the
certification process defined by the Prime Alliance Certification Task Group.
www.addsemi.com
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