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Maxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX13448E ±80V fault-protected, full-duplex RS-485 transceiver. Capable of withstanding shorts up to ±80V on the RS-485 interface pins, this device eliminates the need for external fault-protection circuitry, typically polyswitch limiters and zener diodes. The transceiver prevents data from being transmitted during a fault condition, and then resumes normal operation after the fault condition has been removed.

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Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, announced the MRF24J40MA FCC-certified Radio-Frequency (RF) transceiver module. The new module services the 2.4 GHz unlicensed Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) short-range wireless frequency band for the IEEE 802.15.4 specification, for ZigBee or proprietary wireless-protocol systems. It includes discrete biasing components and an integrated PCB antenna to be used in sensor and control network environments. The module is fully regulatory-agency certified for the US (FCC), Canada (IC) and Europe (ETSI), and is expected to save designers time and money by eliminating the need to receive FCC certification for their wireless products.

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Transceiver's Smooth Edge Rates Maximize Noise Margin in AdvancedTCA and MicroTCA Backplanes

May 8, 2008 National Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE:NSM) today introduced the industry's first quad multipoint-low-voltage differential signaling (M-LVDS) transceiver designed for backplane clock distribution in Advanced Telecom and Computing Architecture (ATCA) and MicroTCA line cards.

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LEUVEN, BELGIUM AND TOKYO, JAPAN April 21, 2008 Renesas Technology Corp., one of the world's leading semiconductor system solutions providers for mobile, automotive and PC/AV (Audio Visual) markets, has entered into a strategic research collaboration with IMEC, Europe's leading independent research center in the field of nanoelectronics, to perform research on 45nm RF transceivers targeting Gbit/s cognitive radios. To this end, Renesas has joined IMEC's software-defined radio (SDR) front-end program. This research program includes reconfigurable RF solutions, high-speed/low-power analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and new approaches to digitize future RF architectures.

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SUNNYVALE, CA February 21, 2008 Maxim Integrated Products (Pink Sheets: MXIM) introduces the MAX13410E - MAX13415E* half-duplex, RS-485/RS-422 transceivers with an integrated low-dropout (LDO) regulator. These transceivers utilize Maxim's proprietary AutoDirection control architecture to automatically enable the driver when transmitting data. AutoDirection control thus eliminates the need for a driver-enable control signal, as well as the optocouplers typically required for control-line isolation. To further save space and reduce cost, the integrated LDO regulator features a wide, 6V to 28V supply range, eliminating the need to regulate isolated power supplies. The MAX13410E%u2013MAX13415E are ideal for isolated-metering, automotive, and industrial applications.

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TJA1080A transceiver is world's first to comply with industry standard test

Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 11 March 2008: NXP, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, today announced that the TJA1080A has passed the FlexRay Physical Layer Conformance Test, the industry standard for FlexRay products, making it the first transceiver to comply with this test.

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