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Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC4110, an autonomous multi-chemistry, single chip, high efficiency flyback battery charge and discharge manager for server, memory backup, medical equipment, and high reliability system applications. The LTC4110 features four operating modes: battery backup, battery charge, no-loss battery calibration and shutdown.

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High-performance solution delivers fast, accurate navigation and affordable connectivity to your fingertips

DALLAS (March 31, 2008) - Addressing increasing consumer demand for GPS, Bluetooth wireless technology and FM radio in mobile handsets, Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE: TXN) (TI) today announced its NaviLink 6.0 (NL5500) solution, the industry's first single chip that combines assisted global positioning satellite (A-GPS), Bluetooth 2.1 and ultra low power technologies, as well as FM receive/transmit capabilities. Built on TI's DRPTM single-chip technology at 65 nanometer (nm), the highly-integrated and cost-effective solution enables manufacturers to introduce sleek, affordable and high-performance handsets with GPS capabilities to the large mid-tier market and drive increased usage of popular GPS-based applications such as 3-D mapping, location-based services and safety services. The mobile user experience is further enhanced by enabling consumers to enjoy simultaneous activities such as navigating, having a conversation using a Bluetooth headset, while also transmitting an MP3 file to the car radio using the FM transmit capability.

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SUNNYVALE, CA February 14, 2008 Maxim Integrated Products (Pink Sheets: MXIM) introduces the MAX2838, the industry's first single-chip WiMAX RF transceiver in high-volume production. This device eliminates the costly SAW filter and extra VCO circuitry required by existing superheterodyne solutions, thus saving 50% BOM cost, significant component count, and board space. Ideal for low-cost, 802.16d/802.16e WiMAX CPE products operating in the 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz band, the MAX2838 enables affordable wireless broadband services in BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China), as well as in Western Europe, Australia, and Canada.

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Advanced linearization functions on a single chip enable OEMs to achieve power efficiencies beyond 40 percent

DALLAS (Feb. 4, 2008) - Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today introduced a single-chip wireless transmit processor that combines digital upconverter (DUC), crest factor reduction (CFR), and digital pre-distortion (DPD) linearization functions. The GC5322 device increases the efficiency of multi-carrier power amplifiers (PAs) in the RF transmit signal chain and eliminates the need for more costly high-performance RF power amplifier components.

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LONDON, UK 14th January 2008 Renesas Technology Europe has launched its latest member of the SuperH line-up of products. The SH7285 has been designed for the high-end drives, AC servos and general-purpose inverter markets. It offers up to 768k of fast MONOS (Metal Oxide Nitride Oxide Silicon) embedded Flash enabling the CPU clock to run at 100MHz. It has all the features and characteristics necessary to control two high-end industrial drives.

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Brings revolutionary TV viewing experience to ultra-small form-factor portable computers and living room PCs

In a move to bring a high-quality anytime, anywhere TV viewing experience to ultra-mobile computers, NXP Semiconductors, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, today launched the world's smallest single-chip PCTV solution - SAA7231 - that supports worldwide broadcast standards. Packaged in half the size of a minicard, NXP's latest innovation is 40 percent power-efficient, saves OEMs up to 15 percent of total BOM (bill-of-materials) cost, and speeds up time-to-market under one month.

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NXP TV543 single-chip platform enables internet TV and decoding of High Definition streams via terrestrial reception

NXP Semiconductors, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, today announced the world's first single-chip LCD TV solution to deliver ground-breaking HDTV picture quality for advanced H.264 broadcast and MPEG-4 Internet content. The new NXP TV543 platform, featuring the PNX8543x processor, allows TV manufacturers to dramatically boost picture quality for both analog and digital reception, while allowing viewers to access Internet and digital video content all from the comfort of the living room.

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Company drives ULC concept with tri-band and Bluetooth support in a fully integrated, GSM/GPRS solution

NXP Semiconductors, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, today announced it is expanding its range of fully-integrated GSM/GPRS single-chip solutions for the Ultra Low-Cost (ULC) handset market with the Nexperia single chip solution PNX4902. Representing the ULC concept, this solution enables a new generation of high-quality, feature-packed cellphones at an ultra-low cost point. PNX4902 builds on the commercial success of PNX4901 by adding:

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Recent acquisition quick to deliver best-in-class GPS technology within NXP's mobile product portfolio

Quickly following the January 23rd closing of its acquisition of GPS technology provider GloNav, Inc., NXP Semiconductors today announced its first single-chip, Assisted-GPS (A-GPS) solution, designed for use in both mobile phones and standalone personal navigation devices (PNDs). Built on an advanced architecture, NXP's GNS7560 is the industry's smallest, lowest power, lowest system cost GPS solution.

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Hyderabad, India, January 28, 2008 – MosChip Semiconductor Technology Ltd., a leading provider of high performance connectivity solutions for consumer, industrial and computing applications, today announced the world wide availability of a single-chip, single-lane PCI Express (PCIe) to peripheral controller with support for serial, parallel, ISA and USB interfaces and standards. Already in use by some customers, the solution comes with a comprehensive system design package. The MCS9901CV is the world’s first PCIe to peripheral I/O controller to have more than 21 combinations of Serial, Parallel, USB and ISA interface options.

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