portable electronics
Design costs for portable display electronics drop with TI's lowest cost digital media processor
Submitted by Ionela on Fri, 07/18/2008 - 13:23.
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Developers no longer need to worry about incurring increasing costs typically associated with adding more advanced, feature-rich user interfaces on electronic devices. TI announced its lowest-cost digital media processor, the TMS320DM335 device, for applications driven by advanced image capture and display requirements. Consumers will now be able to have enhanced interaction with their electronic devices such as Internet radio, e-books, video surveillance products and digital telescopes through feature-rich graphical user interfaces (GUIs). |
TI battery charger achieves faster, cooler charging in mobile phones, portable electronics
Submitted by Ionela on Wed, 07/16/2008 - 08:28.
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Texas Instruments introduced a 3-MHz, switch-mode battery charge management integrated circuit for portable electronics that can be charged from an adaptor or a USB port. The tiny 2 mm x 2 mm switching charger, the bq24150, significantly improves charge time, reduces power dissipation and cuts board space in half compared to typical implementation with linear chargers. |
ON Semiconductor Introduces Ultra-Small, SOT-963 Packaged, Dual Small Signal MOSFETs for Portable Electronics
Submitted by Ionela on Fri, 04/18/2008 - 07:10.
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NTUD312x devices offer a 30 percent smaller mount area than comparable MOSFET solutions offered in single SOT-723 package and 60 percent smaller than SOT-563 MOSFETs PHOENIX, Ariz. April 16, 2008 - ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN), a global leader in efficient power solutions, introduced three new dual MOSFETs offered in an ultra-small SOT-963 package and optimized for space-constrained portable electronics. Measuring 1.0 mm x 1.0 mm, the SOT-963 offers 30 percent smaller mount area than comparable MOSFET solutions offered in a single SOT-723 package and a 60 percent smaller footprint than SOT-563 devices. With a low vertical clearance of 0.5 mm, the new SOT-963 packaged NTUD312x devices satisfy the requirements of the new generation ultra-thin handheld portable devices. |
MIT and Texas Instruments develop energy-efficient microchip
Submitted by Ionela on Mon, 03/17/2008 - 09:07.
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Research could lead to longer-lasting, self-charging cell phones, medical advances and more DALLAS and CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (February 4, 2008) - Researchers at MIT and Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today unveiled a new chip design for portable electronics that can be up to ten times more energy-efficient than present technology. The design could lead to cell phones, implantable medical devices and sensors that last far longer when running from a battery. |
