PMC-Sierra Announced availability of its SynthePHY family of integrated dual channel 6Gb/s SERDES and programmable clock synthesizer solutions optimized for wireless infrastructure radio designs. The SynthePHY products offer 30 clock outputs that can be programmed over a wide frequency band, ranging from 3MHz to 1.6GHz and meet the phase noise performance required by multi-carrier GSM, WCDMA and LTE systems.
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NXP Semiconductors announced the TDA18273 – a unique silicon tuner integrating immunity to wireless network interference from wireless LAN and mobile phones. This is particularly important as a growing number of TVs today introduce WLAN IP TV or Google TV capability. The TDA18273 hybrid silicon tuner supports worldwide TV standards – both analog and digital – and functions as a single universal tuner platform for terrestrial and cable TV reception. With an extremely low noise figure of 4dB, the TDA18273 silicon tuner offers significant performance improvements over traditional can tuners, and can be used on board or in a tuner can. By using the TDA18273, system designers can also achieve a small tuner size that streamlines the physical design of LED-backlit LCD TVs. The TDA18273 will be demonstrated upon request at 2011 International CES, in the NXP demo suite at the Wynn Hotel and Casino, and is available immediately.
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Texas Instruments introduced The bqTELSA development kit, a high performance, easy-to-use development kit for the design of wireless power solutions. The bqTELSA development kit enables design engineers to speed the integration of wireless power technology in consumer electronics, such as digital cameras, smartphones, MP3 players and global positioning systems, along with infrastructure applications such as furniture and cars. Consisting of a single-channel transmitter featuring the bq500110 along with 5V power supply receiver featuring the bq25046 and MSP430bq1010, the kit enables designers to speed development of their end applications. With no additional software development required, bqTESLA allows for true plug-and-play functionality. The evaluation kit is designed for compatibility with the Qi Standard.
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Texas Instruments introduced the CC2567 device, the first wireless, single-chip solution that enables direct short-range communication between ultra low-power, ANT+-enabled devices and commonly used mobile devices relying on Bluetooth; technology such as PCs, Smartphones and tablets. The industry's first dual-mode device, the CC2567 requires 80 percent less board area than a design with two single-mode solutions (one ANT+, one Bluetooth), enables simultaneous operation over a shared antenna with built-in coexistence, and increases the wireless transmission range up to two times the distance of a single-mode ANT+ solution.
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