Texas Instruments has introduced the expansion of its FlatLinkTM3G family of high-speed interface integrated circuits that transmit true 24-bit (16 million color) RGB color data for high-resolution video content in handheld electronics such as clamshell phones, multimedia players and digital cameras. The new one- and two-channel subLVDS (sub-low voltage differential signaling) serialisers and deserialisers support LCD resolutions from QVGA to XGA...

To ease the development and design of mobile phones with multiple wireless technologies, Texas Instruments today announced the extension of its OMAPT Technology Center (OTC) program to include support of TI's WLAN, Bluetooth technology and mobile TV solutions. TI's OTCs provide handset manufacturers and developers access to a broad range of wireless systems expertise adding their value and products on top of TI's wireless solutions. By extendi...

Texas Instruments has introduced a family of high voltage-input low-dropout linear regulators designed to withstand the requirements for harsh operating environments. The new devices offer a wide input voltage range of up to 45 V, providing transient protection for applications such as automotive body controllers, instrument clusters, automotive audio and telematics.

Texas Instruments has announced the availability of five new xDSL solutions from its next-generation UR8 residential gateway family. Based on an advanced multimedia gateway processor, these platforms give manufacturers the flexibility to design RGs with multiple home networking options and variations of feature functionality, including enhanced voice capabilities and advanced video services, over all ADSL and VDSL2 standards.

Texas Instruments has expanded the depth and distinction of its WiMAX infrastructure solutions with the announcement of its WiMAX Forum 802.16e Wave 1 Certification Library. TI's highly optimized software library incorporates all of the core signal processing and permutation functions required to build a Wave 1 compliant solution. In addition, TI has incorporated Wave 2 permutation functions to hasten the adoption of the advanced multi-antenna si...

Texas Instruments has expanded its portfolio of complete wireless signal chain solutions for WiMAX applications, introducing three release-to-production radio frequency (RF) transceiver reference designs. These designs support IEEE's 802.16d/e standard RF front end requirements for a variety of wireless infrastructure technologies, including base stations, access points, wireless backhaul, point-to-point microwave, safety band and Frequency Divis...

Texas Instruments has announced what it says is the industry's lowest cost floating-point DSP, the TMS320C6720 DSP, designed for cost-sensitive applications, such as musical instruments, medical, biometrics, radio broadcasting, audio conferencing, instrumentation and industrial applications.

Texas Instruments has announced the availability of the TMS320F28044 digital signal controller targeted at multi-channel point of load applications such as telecommunications and networking infrastructure equipment, servers, laptop computers, and industrial equipment. The new F28044 controller is the industry's only device to offer the ability to manage up to 16 DC/DC converter channels using a single programmable controller with 100 MIPS of DSP ...

Texas Instruments has introduced two new PurePath DigitalT power stages. The TAS5261 provides OEMs with the industry's highest power single-chip digital amplifier power stage, capable of driving more than 300 watts (W) into a 4-ohm speaker, while the two-channel TAS5162 digital amplifier power stage can drive 200 W per channel at 6 ohms and 125 W at 8 ohms. The devices enable higher efficiency and sound quality in a variety of audio applications,...

Texas Instruments has introduced an optimized digital still camera silicon with a production-ready reference design. The technology includes a highly flexible processor, software with enhanced post-processing algorithms and development framework; the reference design includes a suite of development tools, software and technical support.

Texas Instruments has introduced a 26-watt Power over Ethernet (PoE) controller that allows Ethernet-powered devices, such as IP surveillance cameras, WiMAX access points and conference IP phones, to use twice as much power from a standard Ethernet cable - without the need of an AC line. TI will demonstrate the new power management integrated circuit (IC) in a high-power PoE reference design at the ASIS International security conference in San Di...

Continuing to push for growth in the portable media market, Texas Instruments has announced that a new latest dual-core processor based on DaVinciT technology is powering the latest line of ARCHOS portable multimedia players, the 404, 504 and 604. The new digital media processor based on DaVinci technology offers reduced power consumption and an exceptional combination of audio, video, imaging and system control functionality for the portable med...

Texas Instruments Incorporated today introduced four new Fusion Digital PowerT products that enable point-of-load digital power management in telecom and data-centric applications. TI plans to demonstrate several innovative digital power platforms, including its new configurable, dual-phase synchronous buck controller, at the Digital Power Forum (DPF) 2006 in Dallas, September 18-20.

Widevine Technologies, the leading has embedded its protection capabilities into Texas Instruments DaVinciT technology-based digital media processors to facilitate secure consumption of broadcast and VOD content on a wide range of consumer devices.

Widevine Technologies, the leading has embedded its protection capabilities into Texas Instruments DaVinciT technology-based digital media processors to facilitate secure consumption of broadcast and VOD content on a wide range of consumer devices.

Fabric Embedded Tools Corporation (FET) has announced the availability of its version 2.1 release of RapidFETT which leverages host capable Serial RapidIO endpoints such as Texas Instruments' digital signal processors (DSPs). RapidFET is a network management and diagnostic tool proven to work well with TI's TMS320C6455 and TMS320TCI6482 DSPs to configure systems quickly, isolate problems and manage system traffic. The enumeration, auto discovery ...

China-based Konka Group Ltd. has developeda new Internet Protocol set-top-box solution based on DaVinciT technology from Texas Instruments. The Konka IPB5310, ideal for home video and audio entertainment, delivers a low cost solution that is easy to implement, boosting the adoption of IPTV services in China and worldwide.

Texas Instruments has introduced a family of fixed gain Class-D audio power amplifiers for portable applications that require higher performance within limited board space, such as cell phones, portable media players, handheld gaming devices and portable mini-speakers. The new TPA203xD1 amplifiers complement TI's popular TPA2010D1 variable gain Class-D amplifier.

Texas Instruments has introduced two new stereo audio codecs for battery-operated applications, including digital still cameras and portable media players. Designed to extend battery life by lowering power consumption, the PCM3793 and PCM3794 audio codecs offer 7mW playback with a signal-to-noise ratio of 93 dB.

Texas Instruments has announced that ZyXEL Communications the world's largest residential gateway provider, has chosen TI's Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) products for its voice-enabled DSL access devices, VoIP gateways and IP phones. TI's complete, integrated customer premises equipment (CPE) silicon and software solutions are optimized for solution density, and incorporate TI's programmable digital signal processor (DSP)-based series of ac...