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November 2005 Semiconductor Product News: Analog—Memory | Microcontroller—ZigBee |
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Timelined News: Latest IC News | Archived IC News |
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Semiconductor Product News, November 2005, By Product Category |
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ANALOG THROUGH MEMORY |
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Analog Amplifier |
Analog Devices |
Analog Devices brings out line of low-cost amplifiers |
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Analog Amplifier |
Analog Devices |
Analog Devices introduces SiGe diff amp for 3G and 4G cellular applications |
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ASIC ASIP |
STATS ChipPAC |
STATS ChipPAC qualifies copper IPD process for integrated passive devices – offers miniaturization of RF front end |
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ASIC FPGA |
Lattice Semiconductor |
Lattice introduces programmable analog / mixed signal chip family for power management applications |
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ASIC FPGA |
PrismTech |
PrismTech ofers FPGA technology for Software Defined Radio applications |
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ASIC FPGA |
QuickLogic |
Quicklogic introduces power optimized FPGA architecture – PolarPro FPGA Architecture powers down to 10 uA |
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ASIC FPGA |
Xilinx |
Xilinx establishes training FPGA design network in Asia – capacity to train 50,000 engineers per year for FPGA design |
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Audio Codec |
SigmaTel |
SigmaTel theater quality high definition audio codecs obtain Dolby Master Studio approval |
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Audio Processor |
Waves Audio |
Waves Audio introduces new MaxxBass audio ASIC - improves SNR by 6 dB |
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Automotive Safety |
Atmel |
Atmel introduces fail safe automotive safety chip |
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Automotive Safety |
MobilEye |
STMicroelectronics and MobilEye enable new auto safety features with Eye-Q chips - pedestrian detection and early warning collision - incorporated as early as 2006 for 2006 automotive models |
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Automotive Telematics |
Fujitsu Microelectronics |
Fujitsu Microelectronics introduces 1394 controller chip |
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Battery MP3 |
Sonnet |
Sonnet introduces iPod battery line |
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Battery Power Tools |
A123Systems |
A123Systems reports on nanotech battery with 10X longer life cycle and 5 times power gains – enters into battery supply agreement with Black & Decker |
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Broadband DSL |
Ikanos |
Ikanos introduces multimode DSL chip line-up – VDSL, VDSL2, ADSL2+, and ADSL |
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Broadband Powerline |
Intellon |
Intellon’s broadband electric socket technology integrated with Motive’s software for IPTV and home network applications |
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Broadcasting DBS |
Silicon Labs |
Silicon Labs introduces DBS RF Front End Chip |
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Broadcasting Television |
Thomson Silicon Solutions |
Zoran and Thomson’s Silicon unit develop digital broadcast reference design – based on Zoran SupraHD 640 and Thomson’s ATSC tuner |
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Bus PCI |
GDA Technologies |
GDA Technologies PCI switch port controller IP Core passes PCI-SIG compliance |
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Bus PCI |
Genesys |
Genesys announces 10Gbps PCI Express chip |
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Bus RapidIO |
Mercury Computer |
Mercury Computer offers new Serial RapidIO switch chip for embedded applications |
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Bus Serialite |
Altera |
Altera introduces IP core for serial interconnect protocol - chip-to-chip, board-to-board and backplane applications |
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Cellular |
QUALCOMM |
QUALCOMM offers dual band CDMA2000 1X chip solution |
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Cellular |
QUALCOMM |
QUALCOMM announces Scorpion mobile microprocessor - 1 GHz |
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Cellular Amplifier |
Silicon Labs |
Silicon Labs introduces small triband power amplifier for GSM/GPRS handsets |
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Cellular Filter |
Harmonic Devices |
Harmonic Devices wins award for multiband RF filter |
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Cellular Hands Free |
Acoustic Technologies |
Acoustic Technologies and TI bring out hands free cell phone development kit |
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Cellular Innovation Transceiver |
Bitwave |
Bitwave makes Softransceiver RF CMOS chip available – for multimode mobile handset design |
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Cellular Multimedia |
Texas Instruments |
Texas Instruments samples 3G UMTS chip solution – developed with NTT DoCoMo |
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Cellular Radio |
SigmaTel |
SigmaTel introduces FM Tuner chip, STFM1000, for cellular phone based radio and MP3 radio applications |
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Cellular Switch |
Anadigics |
ANADIGICS offers new 10 Watt RF switch – applications include cellular and automotive telematics |
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Cellular Switch |
Intersil |
Intersil offering tiny analog switch chip for cellular and handheld applications |
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Cellular Transceiver |
Analog Devices |
Analog Devices offers EDGE transceiver |
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Cellular Transceiver |
Quorum |
Quorum introduces GSM/GPRS and EDGE transceiver |
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Cellular Video |
Hantro |
Hantro introduces wireless chips for low cost SDTV video based cellular handset applications |
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Compression |
Fujitsu |
Fujitsu Laboratories develops H.264 compression technology that consumes less than 200 mW - design consists of 2 million gate |
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Data Converter ADC 10 |
Texas Instruments |
Texas Instruments introduces 10-bit triple video DACs – 165 Msps |
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Data Converter ADC 14 |
Texas Instruments |
Texas Instruments now offers 14-bit ADC – applications include wireless, video, test and measurement |
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Data Converter ADC 22 |
Microchip |
Microchip introduces 22-bit ADC |
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Data Converter DAC |
Analog Devices |
Analog Devices introduces line of multi-channel DACS –lineup includes 40 Channel DAC |
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Display |
MagnaChip |
MagnaChip rolls out display chips for MP3 market |
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DSP Processor |
Analog Devices |
Analog Devices introduces $5 SHARC processor |
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DSP Processor |
Athena Group |
Athena Group begins prototype development of PowerFLow signal processing technology |
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DVD |
Sunplus |
Sunplus DVD chip receives DiVx Ultra Certification |
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EDA Area Optimization |
Synfora |
Synfora introduces new version of PICO Express SoC design tool |
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EDA Cellular |
CoWare |
CoWare offering models for HSFPA cellular modem design development applications |
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EDA Design Flow |
Dongbu |
Dongbu and Synopsys develop 0.13 micron design flow for foundry offerings |
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EDA Design Flow |
Magma Design |
Magma makes available Structured ASIC Design Flow tools for designs based on ChipX ASICs |
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EDA Design Flow |
Tower Semiconductor |
Tower and Cadence develop design flow for 0.18 micron mixed designs |
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EDA Design Flow |
UMC |
UMC announces 90 nm RTL-to-GDSII SoC design flow |
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EDA Distributed Processing |
Opal-RT |
Opal-RT introduces multiprocessor based simulation platform for real time engineering simulation |
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EDA DSP |
Signum |
Signum introduces JTAG emulator for TI’s digital signal controller designs |
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EDA Electromagnetics |
Ansoft |
Ansoft releases new version of Maxwell electromagnetic software – offers low-frequency electromechanical component simulation |
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EDA FPGA |
Altium |
Altium introduces version 6.0 of Altium Designer as a complete electronic product development design system |
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EDA FPGA |
First Silicon Solutions |
FPGAView logic analyzer tool announced for Altera FPGA products |
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EDA FPGA |
Synplicity |
Synplicity improves FPGA software for Lattice FPGA chips |
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EDA Medical |
Green Hills Software |
Green Hills Software introduces platform for FDA medical device development |
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EDA Microcontrollers |
Data I/O |
Data I/O announces programming systems for Renesas R8C/11 tiny microcontrollers |
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EDA Microcontrollers |
Keil |
ARM through Keil unit now offers development tools for 8051 microcontrollers |
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EDA Microcontrollers |
Rowley Associates |
Rowley’s design tools now available for Dallas Semiconductor’s RISC microcontroller software development |
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EDA Microcontrollers |
Source Electronics |
Source Electronics offers programming service for Microchip's microcontrollers |
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EDA Microprocessor |
Wind River |
Wind River introduces Workbench 2.4 development suite – plans include support for Coldfire architecture, new ARM and MIPS cores and market-leading processors from Freescale, Intel |
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EDA Mixed Signal |
Tanner EDA |
Tanner EDA announces DRC and placement enhancements to mixed signal / MEMS design tool |
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EDA Motor |
Technosoft |
Technosoft offers Motor Control Designers a development platform complete with hardware, motor and MATLAB Libraries |
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EDA Mouse |
Texas Instruments |
Mouse Design Development Platform available from Texas Instruments and Cypress Semiconductor – for low-power, wireless mice design |
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EDA Multimedia Card Memory |
Denali |
Denali and Samsung introduce simulation models for Samsung multimedia cards |
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EDA Multiprocessor |
Codito Technologies |
Codito Technologies integrates visual language automated software programmability with TI chips to create multiprocessor development environment |
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EDA Package |
Rio Design |
Rio Design offering Package Aware chip design tools – presents paper on package – chip codesign |
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EDA Physical Synthesis |
Pyxis Technology |
Pyxis Technology plans entry into EDA DFM routing market – addressing sub 0.1 micron market |
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EDA Power Optimization |
Sequence Design |
Sequence releases improved versions of chip design tools – power analysis reported to be 3 times faste |
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EDA Project Management |
MatrixOne |
MatrixOne announces new version of Synchronicity SoC chip development system - Developer Suite V4 |
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EDA Software Defined Radio |
Green Hills Software |
Green Hills introduces development platform for Software Defined Radio |
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EDA Software Defined Radio |
Sundance Multiprocessor |
Sundance Multiprocessor and Celoxica introduce software-defined radio developers' kit |
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EDA Software Defined Radio |
Sundance Multiprocessor |
Sundance offers new platform for Software Defined Radio development – based on Texas Instrument’s DSP chips |
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EDA Supercomputer |
Absoft |
Absoft announces high performance computing software development kit for Xeon and IBM based processor systems |
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EDA Test |
Agilent |
Agilent and Mentor make available integrated high volume chip failure analysis test flow |
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EDA Test |
Agilent |
Cadence and Agilent’s Test and Diagnostic flow now working |
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EDA Test |
Credence |
Credence introduces failure analysis product designed to reduce semiconductor product development time |
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EDA Test |
Temento Systems |
Temento Systems, EDA company, joins Open Core Protocol International Partnership |
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EDA Test |
TSSI |
TSSI Design to Test and Cadence Encounter Test tools integrated into test flow |
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EDA Verification |
Cadence Design |
Cadence announces Invisive Enterprise family for SoC verification process automation |
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EDA Video and Imaging |
The MathWorks |
The MathWorks introduces new video and image blocks for video systems development – targeted at development engineers in wide number of different industries |
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EDA Wireless |
Teja |
Teja adds new application to its multicore processor software line – 3G and wireless systems development targeted |
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Encoder |
Inphi |
Inphi offers single chip differential encoder for 12.5Gbps Duobinary transmission |
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Ethernet |
Broadcom |
Broadcom introduces 5 port and 8 port ROBOSwitch Gigabit Ethernet switch chips |
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Ethernet |
Fulcrum |
Fulcrum introduces low-latency 10 Gbps Ethernet switch chip – 200 ns latency |
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Ethernet |
PowerDsine |
PowerDsine to announce Power over Ethernet products at Interop New York |
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Ethernet |
Scintera |
Scintera’s dispersion chip revised to meet IEEE 802.3aq 10Gb physical layer standard |
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Ethernet |
Teridian |
Teridian introduces Ethernet PHY chip –tiny 5mmX5mm QFN package |
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Ethernet |
Transwitch |
Transwitch introduces EtherMap-PDH for last mile copper applications, Ethernet–over-PD |
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Ethernet |
Vitesse |
Vitesse introduces WebSparX switch software to support 16 and 24 port switch chips |
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GPS |
STMicroelectronics |
STMicroelectronics releases GPS software libraries for GPS baseband controller |
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GPS |
Texas Instruments |
Texas Instruments announces single chip Assisted GPS (A-GSP)solutions – for cell phone location based emergency services |
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Graphics |
Intel |
Intel releases Intel 975X Express chipsets - enables two graphic cards for graphic intensive gaming applications |
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Graphics |
NVIDIA |
NVIDIA new GeForce graphics processor offers performance gains of 33 percent over older version |
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Image Sensor |
Cypress Semiconductor |
Cypress samples 9 Megapixel CMOS Image Sensor – for high end camera market |
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Image Sensor |
Cypress Semiconductor |
Cypress Image Sensor |
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Image Sensor |
KETI |
Korea Electronics Technology Institute develops camera image sensor for moonlight picture taking |
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Laser |
CASIX |
CASIX introduces laser crystals for laser market |
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Laser |
Vitesse |
CEYX and Vitesse now offering new optical technology for laser control – reported to lower operating costs |
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Medical Catheter |
INNERCOOL |
INNERCOOL therapies introduces Accutrol Catheter – to accurately determine patient core temperatures |
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Medical Transducer |
Millar Instruments |
Millar Instruments adds the SPR-1000 Mikro-Tip pressure transducer catheter to product line up |
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Memory Bandwidth |
Sonics |
Sonics brings out MemMax 2.0 – said to improve SoC bandwidth up to 40 percen |
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Memory DRAM |
Hynix |
Hynix sampling 8GB DDR2 memory module - market seen for high-end server applications |
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Memory DRAM |
Samsung |
Samsung producing 512 Mbit DRAM in volume |
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Memory EEPROM |
Microchip |
Microchip introduces 1 Mbit EEPROM memory devices |
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Memory Flash |
Intel |
Intel introduces 90nm multi-level NOR flash chip for multimedia cell phone market |
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Memory Flash |
Kilopass |
Kilopass completes non-volatile memory IP core qualification at TSMC |
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Memory Flash |
QNX Software Systems |
QNX Software introduces fault tolerant Flash memory file system |
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Memory Flash |
Spansion |
Spansion adds to its line of serial Flash memory chips |
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Memory MCP |
STMicroelectronics |
STMicroelectronics introduces 512 Mbit and 1 Gbit triple stacked multichip NOR flash with PSRAM and SDRAM – based on 90 nm process for 3G applications |
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Memory PSRAM |
Micron Technology |
Micron introduces cellular memory chip - the x16 burst A/D multiplexed pseudo-SRAM (PSRAM) – for lower pin count |
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November 2005 Semiconductor Product News: Microcontroller—ZigBee |
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