Analogue, Mixed Signal, LSI

• Micropower amplifier/comparator combos reduce power and board space

Circuit & System Protection

• Fuses with BS approval

• Surge protectors for use with Ericsson SLICs

Computer/Embedded Technology

• 3U compact PCI backplane with six slots

• Credit card-sized PC also easy on power
• New generation panel PC for HMI applications

Design Automation

• Flexible AVR ISP tool uses the universal serial bus
• Higher performance version of mixed-HDL simulator released

• OPC-enabled industrial data acquisition software
• PCB fabricators offered new product line to streamline operations

DSP, Micros & Memory

• 8 bit OTP microcontrollers with LCD drivers
• Concurrent flash and programmable logic for 16/32 bit MCUs and DSPs
• Dallas Semi micros serve up web pages
• First 80C51 to have linear address range expanded to 16 MB
• Flash micro with on-chip sensors

• Serial EEPROM supports ACR SIG
• Simple micropower boost regulator drives white LEDs and biases LCDs
• Ultra-low-voltage supervisory circuits
• Universal burner
• World's first unlimited read/write FRAM product

Interconnection

• 'Program-your-own' adapters allow quick low-cost prototyping
• 11-slot compact PCI backplane has high-performance features suited for tele/datacoms
• Combicon Select - software with CAD 'download and shopping cart' function

• DIN 41612 spring contact for modern VMEbus applications
• High-speed board to backplane electrical connector
• Panel-mounted smartcard connector avoids PCB redesign

Manufacturing / Production Technology, Hardware & Services

• Passives maker aims at communications perfection

• Random access component dispenser

Passive Components

• High temperature SMD electrolytic capacitor
• Less Pb, less Pd in capacitors

• Locally produced passive RFID chips
• Power inductor
• SMT toroidal-core compensated chokes

Power Electronics / Power Management

• 125 W DC-DC converter with built-in EMI filter
• 5 W surface mountable DC-DC converter
• Cap-free, linear regulators provide low dropout and low noise
• HEXFETs improve 2 V converter efficiency
• Load share controller eliminates 'OR'ing diodes for N+1 redundant supplies

• Lowest on-resistance RAD-hard P-channel MOSFETs
• Off-line switcher IC delivers higher energy efficiency
• Power factor correction solution meets new EMC directive
• Solderable profiled heatsinks
• Ultrafast medium current MOSFET/IGBT driver

Programmable Logic

• Flash-based ProASIC FPGAs qualified to industrial specs

Switches, Relays & Keypads

• Keyboard design in stainless steel

• Low profile power relay fully reliable at 16 A, 105°C

Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

• Alliance delivers IP-based mobile network solution
• DECT RF IC for non-blind-slot operation
• High-speed digital subscriber line solution can now be easily implemented
• High-speed logic chips for communications

• Industry's first six-port 10/100 magnetics solution
• Mobile mast systems
• Open carrier mixers
• WLAN chip set for next generation 'embedded' wireless applications now in full production

Test & Measurement

• 56K modem line tester
• Caller ID test set

• Line tester qualifies transmission capabilities
• New network device mapping software released for analyser
• Software enhancements for tester now also enable GPRS testing