Oxford Semiconductor has a FireWire audio controller to put eight output and two input channels on a PC
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CAN bus analyser
Windows program shows what is happening on the CAN bus and can control and interact with CAN systems
Economy DC-DC ICs drive 500mA
Intersil DC-DC converter ICs intended drive up to 500mA of continuous output current
Upping output power of 802.11
SiGe Semiconductor RF front-end supports a 20dBm output power for 802.11 WLANs
Intel shifts to PCI Express
Latest chipsets end long term use of AGP
“Smallest” inductor claim
TDK Electronics has introduced its smallest power inductors with an area of 2.6x2.8mm
Cutting cost of passive optical networks
Freescale Semiconductor claims to have the first SoC device for passive optical networking
System I/O are optically isolated
National Instruments shows six optically isolated digital I/O devices for industrial applications
Toshiba to transfer some power ICs to Mitsubishi
Toshiba discussing the transfer of its high capacity power module business to Mitsubishi
LDO regulator optimised for analogue and digital
National Semiconductor’s LDO regulators are designed for use in combined digital and RF subsystems