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DELTA Microelectronics to expand global activities through new joint alliance with ChipStart
32.768 kHz MEMS oscillators offer up to 85% space saving and 50% less power
ChipStart LLC, a leading provider of semiconductor intellectual property (SIP), and DELTA Microelectronics, a leader in ASIC services for the semiconductor industry, are partnering to bring the power of innovation to the market through a joint relationship. The relationship will involve the sale, marketing and global representation of DELTA’s design services, including its production and test capabilities, through ChipStart’s extensive sales channel.
MSC now offers the new SiT15xx family of 32.768 kHz MEMS oscillators from SiTime. These new oscillators feature up to 85% space saving compared with the current smallest conventional quartz crystal and an ultralow current consumption of only 75μA typical. The new MEMS oscillators are currently available in three different models: the SiT1532/42 in a 1.5 mm × 0.8 mm chip scale package (CSP), the SiT1533/43 in a 2.0 mm × 1.2 mm package that is pincompatible with quartz resonators and the SiT1534/44 that support frequencies from 1Hz to 32.768kHz and are available in both the 1.5 mm × 0.8 mm CSP and the 2.0 mm × 1.2 mm packages. Thanks to NanoDrive™, factory-programmable output stage, all of the 32.768 kHz MEMS oscillators can easily and with minimal expenditure of energy be adapted to the requirements of the particular application. A high frequency stability of up to ±20ppm
“We are extremely pleased to be in a position to take advantage of DELTA’s in-depth knowledge of the mobile payment, RFID and sensor markets and to offer its extensive portfolio of solutions,” said Howard Pakosh, President and Chief Executive Officer, ChipStart. “By officially recognizing this partnership, we continue to grow our capabilities and services and give our customers the tools necessary to develop next generation technologies.”
“DELTA Microelectronics is happy to team with ChipStart. Its portfolio is complementary to DELTA’s, and we expect our customers will gain significant synergies from this cooperation,” comments DELTA’s
Vice-President of Sales and Marketing, Gert Jørgensen. ChipStart will promote DELTA Microelectronics’ ASIC Design Services to system houses and semiconductor communities worldwide, with a specific focus on chips used in mobile payment systems, RFID, optical systems and sensor systems. CHIPSTART www.chip-start.com DELTA MICROELECTRONICS asic.madebydelta.com
New 3A Ultra-Low Dropout Linear Regulator from Advanced Power Electronics Corp. Advanced Power Electronics Corp. (USA), a leading Taiwanese manufacturer of MOS power semiconductors for DC-DC power conversion applications, has introduced the APE8968MPHF3, a new series of 3A, ultra-low dropout linear regulators designed to provide simple POL DC-DC conversion in board-level applications, including motherboard and notebook applications. Requiring two supply voltages – one for the control circuitry and the other for the main supply – the IC reduces power consumption and provides a dropout of just 0.23V (typ) at 3A. APE8968MP-HF3 integrates many functions, and has a Power-OnReset (POR) circuit to monitor
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both supply voltages to prevent incorrect operation. Thermal shutdown and current limit protection features are included, and a POK indicates output status with a time delay which is set internally. The APE8968MP-HF3 can control another converter for
power sequencing, and can also be controlled by another power system. Pulling and holding the EN pin below 0.4V shuts off the output. ADVANCED POWER ELECTRONICS CORP. www.a-powerusa.com
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ensures accurate timekeeping. Unlike crystal resonators, the new 32.768kHz MEMS oscillators, which are suitable for many different applications, eliminate the need for external load capacitors. Thus, this together with an extremely low height of
only 0.55mm saves board space. The SiT153x MEMS oscillators operate from a 1.2V to 3.63V power supply. The SiT154x MEMS oscillators operate from a 2.7V to 4.5V power source. MSC www.msc-ge.com
Lattice Announces World’s Smallest FPGA for Miniature Sy Lattice Semiconductor Corporation announced the iCE40 LP384 FPGA, the smallest member of its expanding iCE40 family of ultra-low density FPGAs. Enabling designers to rapidly add new features and differentiate cost-sensitive, space-constrained, low-power products, the new small footprint FPGA is ideal for applications such as portable medical monitors, smartphones, digital cameras, eReaders, and compact embedded systems. The tiny, low- power, low cost iCE40 LP384 FPGA has a capacity of 384 LUTs; consumes 25Microwatts static core power; comes in packages as small as 2.5
mm × 2.5 mm with a migration path to 2.0 mm × 2.0 mm; and costs less than 50 cents per unit in multi- million unit quantities. New Applications Drive Hardware Innovation The exponential growth of handheld applications is creating new challenges for hardware designers. Many new applications today connect end users with data collected from a growing number of sensors that measure natural phenomena such as temperature, moisture, light, and positioning. At the same time the growing use of video is driving the deployment of new low power, display tech-