Texas Instruments announced their new TMS320C553x digital signal processors. There are currently four devices: C5532, C5533, C5534 and C5535. The DSP devices feature total active core power of less than 0.15 mW/MHz at 1.05V and standby power of less than 0.15 mW. Pricing of the TI C553x DSPs start at $1.95 (in quantities of 1,000 [...]
Analog Devices announced their ADP5585 and ADP5589 general-purpose input/output port expander and keypad matrix controllers. The ADI GPIO devices feature built-in programmable logic devices, two programmable reset generators, and low active current drain. The ADP5585 and ADP5589 are ideal for devices that require expanded I/O lines or mechanical keypads up to QWERTY size. Both devices [...]
Microchip Technology introduced the MCP6V2X operational amplifiers family. The MCP6V2X op amps feature self-correcting auto-zero architecture, input offset voltage of 2 microvolts, gain bandwidth product of 2 MHz, low noise of 50 nV/root Hz, and 2.3V to 5.5V operating voltage. The Microchip MCP6V2X is 8-pin MSOP package. The chip is ideal for applications in the [...]
Microchip Technology introduced their mTouch AR1100 Analog Resistive USB Touch-Screen Controller. The Microchip AR1100 controller is a high-performance, USB plug-and-play device that offers advanced calibration capabilities as a USB mouse or single-input digitizer. It chip is available now in 20-pin SOIC, SSOP and QFN packages for $.95 each (10,000-unit quantities). The AR1100 is also available [...]