New Products
Transimpedance amplifier
Applied Micro Circuits Corp. introduced a new transimpedance amplifier, a 3.3-V, 2.5-Gbps OC-48 WDM solution capable of addressing both WDM and TDM applications. The single-chip S3060 has 3 GHz of bandwidth, 280nA RMS of noise, and uses SiGe process technology from IBM. The S3060 offers 3K differential transimpedence, while reducing
overall external component count and only requires a decoupling capacitor and photodetector. Input currents as high as 2.2mA can be amplified with low-duty cycle distortion, and low input noise allows signal detection down to 3.2µA (peak to peak) with a signal-to-noise ratio of 21.5 dB (allowing for BER < 1E-9).
Applied Micro Circuits Corp.,
800.755.AMCC.
Product Xpress 101
Layer 3 switch chip
Allayer Technologies Corp. announced a chip for the design of Layer 3 switches. This new category of switch puts the intelligence of a router (Layer 3) into a standard networking switch (Layer 2). The AL3000 chip will enable the design of Layer 3 switches that can replace Internet routers. The chip processes IP addresses in a hard-wired state machine and can route 1.5 million packets per second. The device includes a command interpreter, search engine, parser, memory server, two memory
interfaces, six DMA channels, and a 6.4 Gbps RoX II bus. The AL3000 manages a queue of incoming data packets that arrive from Fast Ethernet or Gigabit Ethernet switch ICs connected to its bus. At the same time, the chip updates and manages a dynamic router table consisting of up to 131,072 individual host route entries.
Allayer Technologies Corp.
http://www.allayer.com
.
Product Xpress 102
ASYNC SRAM
Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. (ISSI) introduced a family of high-speed CMOS SRAMs, which include the IS61LV12824, an 8-ns 128k x 24 asynchronous SRAM, the 8-ns IS61LV256 (32k x 8), and the 9-ns IS61LV6424 (64k x 24). All devices are designed using ISSI’s 0.25-µ process technology and feature low power consumption in both active and standby modes.
Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc.
http://www.issi.com
Product Xpress 103
FIFO memories
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. announced 36-bit FIFOs targeted for communications. The new 3.3-V devices augment the current SuperSync II family of FIFO memories and are tolerant of 5-V inputs. The FIFOs provide bus matching on both the read and write ports, enabling each port to be
configured at a x9, x18, or x36 width. The devices have selectable asynchronous/synchronous partial-flag timing modes, low first word latency, partial reset, endian select, and optional first-word fall-through, or IDT-standard timing modes.
Integrated Device Technology, Inc.
800.345.7015.
Product Xpress 104
Fiber-optic modem chipset
Semtech Corp. introduced a 4-channel modem chipset that
provides full-duplex operation using a single wavelength of light over a single fiber-optic cable. The ACS406 2-chip modem features independent clock domains that allow users to combine up to four T1 or E1 lines, while transmitting and receiving the concentrated data stream over a single fiber cable up to 25 km long. Four additional support channels are also provided, which can be configured for per-channel framing or as a single 64-kbps management channel. The chipset has one, two, or four independently
clocked E1 or T1 data channels and has total available bandwidth of up to E2 rates (8.448 Mbps).
Semtech Corp.
http://www.semtech.com
Product Xpress 105
Transceivers for telecom backplanes
Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. introduced the VSC7164, a 16-bit transceiver aimed at telecom backplane applications that do not require
tight SONET jitter specifications. The VSC7164 incorporates four different functions (the multiplexer, demultiplexer, clock recovery unit, and clock multiplication unit) on a single integrated circuit. The transceiver has a single 3.3-V supply and is packaged in a 100-pin, 14-mm PQFP package.
Vitesse Semiconductor Corp.
805.388.3700.
Product Xpress 106
Crosspoint switch
TriQuint
Semiconductor, Inc. announced the TQ8034, a 3.3-V, nonblocking 34 x 34 crosspoint switch, which supports a per port data rate of 1.6 Gbps. The TQ8034 has aggregate bandwidth of greater than 54 Gbps and supports Fibre Channel (1.063 Gbps), Gigabit Ethernet (1.25 Gbps), and HDTV (1.485 Gbps) data rates. The TQ8034 incorporates a configuration capability that supports multicast distribution, allowing the simultaneous configuration of any input to multiple outputs in a single load cycle. The switch’s output rise
and fall times are less than 220 ps, and jitter is less than 70 ps.
TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.
http://www.triquint.com
Product Xpress 107
Serializer for SONET and ATM
Maxim Integrated Products introduced the MAX3890 serializer with clock synthesis and LVDS inputs. The MAX3890 is designed for converting
16-bit wide, 155-Mbps parallel data to 2.5-Gbps serial data in SDH/SONET and ATM applications. The device forms a complete 4-chip 3-V, 2.5-Gbps transceiver solution when used with the MAX3867 laser driver, the MAX3866TIA and limiting amplifier, and the MAX3880 deserializer.
The MAX3890 includes a clock-generation function and features power consumption of 495mW. The device accepts a low-voltage differential siganl (LVDS) clock and data inputs for interfacing with high-speed digital circuitry, and
delivers 3.3-V PECL serial data and clock outputs.
Maxim Integrated Products
800.998.8800.
Product Xpress 108
DSL chips
Ericsson Microelectronics introduced a solution for voice over DSL, which offers end customers up to four additional telephone lines over their DSL connection. The solution consists of three IC types: an ATM multiservice chip, the PBM 990 08/1; a dual-channel PCM codec
with on-chip DTMF support, the PBM 397 06/1; and the PBL 387 10/1 RingSLIC, a complete analog POTS interface, which includes voice, signaling, and ringing. No additional processing power is required to incorporate these components in existing data modem designs, because most of the ATM handling and circuit emulation is performed by the multiservice chip’s built-in hardware functions.
Ericsson Microelectronics
http://www.ericsson.com/microe
Product Xpress 109
SONET/SDH transceiver
NewPort Communications announced a fully-integrated 2.5-gigabit CMOS transceiver. The NP2510 OC-48 is a monolithic OC-48 SONET transceiver built in a standard CMOS process. The 16-bit transceiver is designed for new generation, small footprint, +3.3-V optical modules with on-board transceivers, and supports data rates of
2.488 Gbps. The NP2510 automatically extracts the reference level from the ASIC’s differential clock and adjusts its parallel I/O threshold voltage, eliminating the need for differential interface.
NewPort Communications
949.450.1080.
Product Xpress 110
Single-chip PDCharm solution
DSP Communications, Inc. announced its single-chip PDCharm solution, which features Texas
Instruments’ (TI’s) TMS320C54x DSP core and advanced 0.5 mm pitch MicroStar BGA packaging.
PDCharm also features TI’s 0.21-µ drawn (or 0.18-µ L-effective) silicon process and the GS20 ASIC library to integrate DSP core (ARM7TDMI CPU) logic and analog circuits on a single chip. The device also features new system software to support two new PDC full-rate vocoders.
The chip provides audio functions such as noise supression, echo cancellation, and a voice memo pad.
DSP
Communications, Inc.
http://www.dspc.com
Product Xpress 111
ATM chip
Virata announced Lithium, its ATM PCI solution for powering HDSL access devices. Lithium’s architecture utilizes a dual-processor system, using one processor for cell/frame processing and the other for higher-layer protocols, PHY management, and
PC interface control. The device’s interfaces include a PCI connection, Utopia 1 and 2, T1.413 (I.432), and PHY management interfaces, enabling it to be combined with an ADSL or G.Lite PHY device.
Lithium comes with software for ATM, routing, bridging, signaling, and SNMP management, as well as Microsoft Windows-compatible PC drivers. It is packaged in a 240-pin PQFP.
Virata,
http://www.virata.com
Product Xpress 112
TVS arrays
ProTek Devices introduced the VSB06P series, which incorporates two pairs of isolated, low-capacitance transient voltage suppression (TVS) arrays intended for high-frequency telephone applications and
protection against intrabuilding lightning transients defined by GR 1089. The VSB06P series meets secondary telephone line surge requirements and is designed for 600W of peak pulse power for a 10/1000-µs waveshape. These devices have a capacitance of < 25pF for high-frequency circuit applications, and their high-surge current rating is compatible with the requirements found in ITU K20, EN61000-4, IEC 1000-4-5, and EN300 386-2 documents for transient voltage protection.
ProTek Devices,
602.431.8101
Product Xpress 113
MT-RJ connectors
Molex Fiber Optics introduced a high-density, small form factor MT-RJ duplex connector, which uses less space than SC duplex connectors in panels, wall plates, and other network applications. The connector features the RJ-45 type latch, and is available in both multimode and single mode. The connector family includes field-mountable connectors,
duplex and hybrid patch cords, pigtails, duplex adapters for MT-RJ and SC simplex cut-outs, SixPax panels, hand-polishing tool kits, and consumable kits.
Molex Fiber Optics,
800.A1.FIBER.
Product Xpress 114
TCXOs
C-MAC Frequency Products introduced a temperature-compensated crystal oscillator, offering frequency stability to within 62.5 ppm over a temperature range from -30° to
+80° C. The CFPT-635 measures 6.0 x 3.5 x 1.7 mm, weighs 115 mg, and is available ex-stock with output frequencies of 12.8, 13.0, 14.4, and 16.8 MHz.
C-MAC Frequency Products,
919.941.0430.
Product Xpress 115
Fiber-optic transceiver
Hewlett Packard Co. introduced the HFCT-5402D fiber-optic transceiver for SONET OC-48, SDH STM-16, and 2,488-Mbps ATM applications. The
HFCT-5402D is a 1,300-nm laser-based duplex SC receptacle 2 x 9 transceiver with integral clock and data recovery. The transceiver requires a single +5-V source and contains features such as laser bias monitor, signal detect, and transmit disable.
Hewlett Packard Co.,
800.235.0312.
Product Xpress 116
PLL synthesizer module
Vari-L announced the PLL800-5800, which generates frequencies
from 5,700 to 5,900 MHz in 500-kHz steps, with a typical settling time of 12 ms. The unit typically requires 53mA of current from a 5.0-V supply voltage, and is housed in a 15.25 x 15.25 x 3.5 mm surface mount, pick-and-place, reflow-compatible package.
Vari-L Co., Inc.,
303.371.1560.
Product Xpress 117
RF couplers
Pulse announced a new series of 75- broadband radio frequency
directional couplers. The couplers separate an input signal into two unequal output signals, the stronger of which appears at the main output port with little degradation. The highly isolated smaller signal allows network designers to sample the main line signal without affecting it. The series of eight devices is designed for use in high-volume cable applications such as set-top boxes, line amplifiers, and headend equipment.
Pulse,
http://www.pulseeng.com
.
Product Xpress 118
Frequency translation device
Vectron International introduced the FX070 frequency translator, a low-noise, narrowband PLL that generates a 2,488.32-MHz output derived from an external 12.96-MHz reference clock. The units have an output signal of 0-dBm minimum into 50 and are available in a 16-pin, surface mountable, gull wing flatpack package measuring 1
x 1 x 0.28 in. Supply voltage is 5.0 Vdc +5%. The device offers a drop-in solution for clock frequency translation and clock distribution in SONET/ SDH, ATM, and other applications.
Vectron International,
88.VECTRON.1.
Product Xpress 119
RF IC solution
Anadigics introduced the ACS2301, a dual frequency synthesizer designed to support cable modem, set-top boxes, television, and
cable telephony tuner applications. The synthesizer is equipped with two programmable RF dividers at 2 and 1.1 GHz. The device divides each VCO frequency by a known division ratio and compares it to a stable, reference frequency. It then generates a DC tuning voltage that the VCOs use to provide stable, low-noise RF local oscillator signals. On-chip programmable reference dividers allow for a variable reference frequency that can differ for both sides of the dual synthesizer.
Anadigics
http://www.anadigics.com
Product Xpress 120
DC/DC converters
SynQor announced the expansion of their PowerQor series of DC/DC converters
to include five half-brick sized units that can deliver 40A of output current. The units have load efficiencies ranging from 89% for the 3.3-V output converter to 82% for the 1.5-V output converter. The 48-V PowerQor units do not require a heatsink to keep the components cool (in severe thermal conditions the converters can provide additional power without becoming too hot). The modules feature an expanded output voltage trim-up range of +20% to compensate for distribution resistive drops, and use the
industry standard pin-out to facilitate integration into existing designs.
SynQor,
978.567.9596
Product Xpress 121
GPS receiver
Motorola GPS Products announced the M12 Oncore GPS receiver, which offers a fast times-to-first-fix, subsecond signal reacquisition, enhanced urban canyon and foliage performance, and simultaneous 12-satellite tracking capabilities. The receiver requires
2.75 to 3.2-V supply voltage, and features increased embedding flexibility, RTCM differential GPS input, NMEA 0183 output, two communications ports, a user-controlled velocity filter, and an antenna-sensing circuit.
Motorola,
http://www.oncore.motorola.com
Product Xpress 122
Radio modem transceiver
RF Neulink
introduced the Neulink RF 9600, a programmable radio modem capable of 9600 baud over the air. The transceiver comes ready to plug-and-play for point-to-point or multipoint data operation.
RF Neulink,
800.233.1728.
Product Xpress 123
Network appliance for Internet access
Motorola Computer Group introduced the SLX series, the first in a new family of Linux-based embedded platforms
for Internet networking applications such as web access, web security, web caching, and virtual private networks (VPNs).
This series comes in a 2U-sized rack-mount chassis, which includes a motherboard based on Intel’s architecture, integrated 10/100Base-T Ethernet interface, two I/O slots, floppy, CD-ROM drive, and a 6.8-Gbyte IDE disk.
The Model SLX-2010 includes a 333-MHz Intel Celeron microprocessor with 128 kbytes of cache memory, and the Model SLX-2020 provides a 450-MHz Pentium III with
512 kbytes of cache memory. The SLX series may be odered with Caldera Systems’ OpenLinux software installed.
Motorola Computer Group,
602.438.3287.
Product Xpress 124
ADC board
Interactive Circuits and Systems announced ICS-152, a 14-bit ADC board for the VMEbus. The ICS-152 includes two analog input channels, two Msample swing buffer, and VME64 and FPDP interfaces. The device
supports simultaneous sampling at rates up to 65 MHz per channel. Designed for high-speed and high-precision applications in radar, communications, and test and measurement applications, ICS-152 combines analog and digital technologies in a 6U size VMEbus board.
The swing buffer can be operated for continuous, one-shot, and transient (circular data buffering for pretrigger event) data capture. The ICS-152 also includes provisions for plug-in daughter modules for signal demodulation, and offers close
to 80-dB SNR.
Interactive Circuits and Systems,
613.749.9241.
Product Xpress 125
Production test solution
Hewlett Packard Co. released a family of semiconductor test systems designed to
address volume production test challenges of integrated SOC devices. The HP 93000 SOC series performance models (P-Models) use Hewlett Packard’s Pay-Per-Use technology, which permits frequency to be upgraded for increased flexibility with data rates of up to 1 Gbps. Series C-Models offer several fixed configurations and data rates of 200 and 400 Mbps. Series C- and P-Models support test heads having up to 448 or 960 digital pins and space for up to four analog modules.
Hewlett Packard Co.,
800.452.4844, ext. 6590.
Product Xpress 126
Electromagnetic analysis software
Sonnet Software, Inc. announced Sonnet Lite, a 3D planar electromagnetic solver for mainstream high-frequency design. Sonnet used microwave analog
front-end technology (MAFET) as well as non-MAFET analysis speed ups to develop Sonnet Lite, which is available for free download on their Web site, or on CD-ROM for a fee.
Sonnet Software, Inc.,
www.sonnetusa.com
.
Product Xpress 127
BlackBird processor support
Diab-SDS announced SingleStep 7.5, an extension
of its high-bandwidth BlackBird interface for on-chip debugging, with a broader target processor selection, streamlined operation, and more detailed information on program execution on chip. SingleStep 7.5 lets the developer use a standard PC parallel cable to connect the SingleStep debugging environment directly to the target board. The connection enables program downloads approaching 400 kbps, eliminating the need to stop and wait for download completion.
Diab-SDS,
http://www.ddi.com
Product Xpress 128
Rapid prototyping tools
Lyr Signal Processing announced a suite of rapid-prototyping platforms based on Analog Devices’ ADSP21062/0 (SHARC) DSPs. The SignalMaster platforms are integrated to The MathWorks’ Matlab and Simulink software. Real-time code is automatically generated from SIMULINK models that run
directly on LSP platforms. The SignalMaster suite of tools integrates microprocessors and an FPGA on board as well as numerous digital expansion sites. Developers can evaluate the effectiveness of their algorithms, correct performance problems before the physical hardware prototype system is produced, and move from one environment to another without rewriting code in C or DSP assembly language.
Lyr Signal Processing,
http://www.signal-lsp.com
.
Product Xpress 129
RAMP software
General Micro Systems announced real-time asymmetric multiprocessing (RAMP), featuring an API and a microkernel that facilitates programs distribution across multiple
CPUs on a single board. RAMP works out of the box on multiprocessor Pentium systems running VxWorks, but can be adapted for other RTOSes. The software is a form of decoupled multiprocessing in which a single master processor coordinates the activities of multiple slave processors. Each processor operates out of shared memory and utilizes common interprocessor and interrupt communication protocols and pathways.
General Micro Systems,
http://www.gms4vme.com
.
Product Xpress 130
2G voice-recognition software
Qualcomm, Inc. announced its 2G voice-recognition technology for the MSM3000 mobile station modem platform. PureVoice VR 2.1 supports speaker-independent menu command capability, allowing customers to access phone functions by voice command. Voice commands in the English, Japanese, and Korean languages will be
available. The software is an add-on option for the MSM3000 system software, uses the voice services API, and requires no additional hardware.
Qualcomm, Inc.,
http://www.qualcomm.com
Product Xpress 131
Embedded Web server
Agranat Systems, Inc. introduced EmWeb 5.1, a Web server which allows end users to
monitor their devices via the Internet. EmWeb is outfitted with digest authentication, the latest security standard for the Web. EmWeb 5.1 works with any standard browser and TCP/ IP stack and does not require an OS. The server has a typical footprint of 25 kbytes and employs an HTML-to-C interface that integrates forms and dynamic content with embedded firmware without requiring CGI-based applications.
Agranat Systems, Inc.
http://www.agranat.com
Product Xpress 132
Signaling system 7
Spider Software released their Signaling System 7 (SS7) implementation, SpiderSS7 1.0. SpiderSS7 is a set of pre-ported Streams drivers which coexist with SpiderTCP as well as supporting STP/ SSP/SCP applications. The three MTP layers in Spider SS7 1.0 were written as individual Streams drivers, facilitating interoperability with
other products. OEMs can use the software to implement an SS7 to IP gateway for public network to internet telephony applications. Its modular design allows MTP to run over alternative protocol services.
Spider Software,
http://www.spider.com
Product Xpress 133
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