EDN HOT 100 PRODUCTS 2009

Source:EDN Europe, 01 Feb 2010


BEFORE 2009 FADES INTO MEMORY, HERE IS EDN’S LIST
OF THE PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES THAT OVER
THE PAST YEAR GRABBED THE ATTENTION OF OUR
EDITORS AND OUR READERS. YOU’LL FIND AMPLIFIERS,
CPUs, ICs, LEDs, MICRO CONTROLLERS, VECTOR
NETWORK ANALYZERS, AND MORE.

VISIT WWW.EDN.COM/HOT100 FOR LINKS TO EDN’S ORIGINAL
COVERAGE OF EACH OF THE HOT 100 PRODUCTS YOU SEE
LISTED ON THESE PAGES. FOR CONTINUOUS NEW-PRODUCT
COVERAGE, CHECK OUT WWW.EDN-EUROPE.COM.

ANALOG ICS

Analog Devices


AD9269 80M-sample/sec pipeline ADC
www.analog.com/en/analog-to-digitalconverters/ad-converters/ad9269/products/product.html


Analog Devices


ADA4627 JFET op amp
www.analog.com/en/amplifiers-andcomparators/operational-amplifiers-op-amps/ada4627-1/products/product.html


Analog Devices


ADuM4160 bidirectional USB isolator
www.analog.com/en/interface/digital-isolators/adum4160/products/product.html


Linear Technology


LT3092 two-terminal current source
www.linear.com/pc/productDetail.jsp?navId=H0,C1,C1003,C1794,P88400


Maxim Integrated Products


MAX11810 touchscreen-interface chip
www.maxim-ic.com/quick_view2.cfm/qv_pk/6274


Microchip Technology


MCP651/2/5 offset-voltage-corrected operational amplifier
www.microchip.com/wwwproducts/Devices.aspx?dDocName=en540381


National Semiconductor


ADC16DV160 2-channel160M sample/sec ADC
www.national.com/pf/DC/ADC16DV160.html#Overview


APPLIED SYSTEMS

Altium


NanoBoard 3000 development platform
http://nb3000.altium.com/intro.html


Lantronix


IPv6-certified SpiderDuo KVM-over-IP product
www.lantronix.com/it-management/kvm-over-ip/securelinx-spiderduo.html


MEN Micro


ESMexpress system on module
www.menmicro.com/products/com.html


WinSystems


Pico-ITXe single board computer
http://sbc.winsystems.com/


ZeroG Wireless


Wi-Fi kits for PIC microcontrollers
www.zerogwireless.com/company/releases/20091112_mchp52final.html


Communications and NetworkingFreescale Semiconductor


MPC8569E Power QUICC communications processor
www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/prod_summary.jsp?code=
MPC8569E&nodeId=0162468rH3bTdGJk196465


Fujitsu


MB86L01A 3G multi-mode transceiver chip
www.fujitsu.com/us/services/edevices/microelectronics/rftransceiver/


Gigle Semiconductor


GGL541 powerline-networking IC
www.giglenetworks.com/products/


Intellon (now Atheros)


INT6400 powerline-networking IC
www.atheros.com/pt/plc/products/INT6400.html


PMC Sierra


HyPHY 20G high-capacity multi-rate PHY
www.pmc-sierra.com/products/details/pm5420/


Solarflare


SFL 902x 10G Ethernet controller
www.solarflare.com/products/10gbethernet.php


COMPONENTS

Bergquist


Bond Ply 450 thermal-interface material
www.bergquistcompany.com/thermal_ materials/bond_ply/bond-ply-450.htm


Bourns


Hot-dipped-tin ROHS-compliant cermetwire-terminal trimming potentiometers
www.bourns.com/PressReleases.aspx?name=
090210_hot_dipped_tin_whiskers


Cool Innovations


Flared-pin-fin heat sinks
www.coolinnovations.com/products/heatsinks/surface-mount-devices/splayed-design


Epson Toyocom


EG-4101/4121CA high-stability SAW resonator
www.epsontoyocom.co.jp/english/info/2009/0916.html


Fairchild Semiconductor


FDMS7650 30V MOSFET
www.fairchildsemi.com/pf/FD/FDMS7650.html


Luminus


PhlatLight LED PT-39 high-intensity white LEDchip set
www.luminus.com/content1089


Philips Lumileds


Luxeon Rebel high-brightness white LEDs
www.philipslumileds.com/products/luxeonrebel/


Phoenix Company of Chicago


Nonmagnetic-connector family
http://phoenixofchicago.com/products/documents/
NonMagneticConnectorsSalesFactSheets_001.pdf


Qualcomm


Color IMOD e-reader display
www.mirasoldisplays.com


SMSC


CAP10xx capacitive touch sensors
www.smsc.com/index.php?tid=38


STMicroelectronics


LIS302DLH low-profile 16-bit digital MEMS accelerometer
www.st.com/stonline/products/families/sensors/
motion_sensors/lis302dlh.htm


Texas Instruments


Picoprojector development kit
http://focus.ti.com/general/docs/gencontent.tsp?contentId=52770


DSPS

Ceva


Ceva-XC DSP communications-processor core
www.ceva-dsp.com/products/cores/ceva-xc.php


Tensilica


ConnX D2 SoC communications DSP
www.tensilica.com/products/dsps/connx-d2-dsp-engine.htm


Texas Instruments


TMS320C6472 fixed-point DSP
focus.ti.com/docs/prod/folders/print/tms320c6472.html


Texas Instruments


TMS320C6743 fixed/floating-point DSP
focus.ti.com/docs/prod/folders/print/tms320c6743.html


EDA

Agilent Technologies


ADS signal-integrity channel simulator
www.agilent.com/about/newsroom/presrel/2009/19oct-em09165.html


Ansys


Ansoft SIwave Version 4.0
www.ansys.com


Berkeley Design Automation


AFS Nano Spice simulator
www.berkeley-da.com/prod/prod05_afs_nano.htm


Cadence Design Systems


Virtuoso APS accelerated parallel circuit simulator
www.cadence.com/products/cic/accelerated_ parallel/pages/default.aspx


Jasper


Behavioral Indexing RTL database managment
www.jasper-da.com/products/ActiveDesign.htm


Mentor Graphics


Tessent Yield Insight tool
http://www.mentor.com/products/silicon-yield/


OneSpin


360MV formal assertion-based verification
www.onespin-solutions.com/360mv.php


Synopsys


Custom Designer 2009.06
www.synopsys.com/tools/implementation/customimplementation/
pages/customdesignvideo.aspx


Synopsys


Synphony high-level synthesis
www.synopsys.com/Tools/SLD/HLS/Pages/default.aspx


Synopsys


Yield Explorer
www.synopsys.com/Tools/Manufacturing/YieldManagement/
YieldExplorer/Pages/default.aspx


GRAPHICS/GRAPHICS INTERFACE ICS

IDT


VMM 1300 PanelPort ViewXpand chip
www.idt.com/?id=5338


Nvidia


Ion core-logic chip set
www.nvidia.co.uk/object/sff_ion_uk.html


Silicon Image


HDMI Version 1.4 chips
www.siliconimage.com/products/family.aspx?id=1


MEMORY AND STORAGE

Agiga Tech


AgigaRAM non-volatile technology
www.agigatech.com


IM Flash Technologies


3-bit-per-cell MLC NAND flash
www.imftech.com


Western Digital


1-Tbyte, 2.5-in. and 2-Tbyte, 3.5-in. hard-disk drives
www.wdc.com


MICROCONTROLLERS AND PROCESSORS

Atmel


AT91CAP7L microcontroller
www.atmel.com/dyn/resources/prod_documents/doc8591.pdf


Atmel


mXT224 maXTouch touchscreen controller
www.atmel.com/dyn/products/product_card_ touch.asp?part_id=4620


Cypress Semiconductor


PSoc 3 and PSoc 5 programmable system-on-chip architectures
www.cypress.com/?id=1353


Energy Micro


EFM32G Gecko low-power microcontroller
www.energymicro.com


Microchip


PIC32 Connectivity microcontrollers
www.microchip.com/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=
SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=2591


Samsung Electronics and Intrinsity


Hummingbird and Fast14 domino logic
www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/
newsView.do?news_id=1030
www.intrinsity.com


POWER

austriamicrosystems


AS1302 charge-pump dc/dc boost converter
www.austriamicrosystems.com/eng/Products/Power-Management/DC-DC-Step-up-Converters/AS1302


Cissoid


Magma PWM-controller chip
www.cissoid.com/high-temperature-electronics/ht-standard-products/magma%3a-pwm-controller.html


EaglePicher


Lithium-CFX (carbon-monofluoride) battery chemistry
www.eaglepicher.com/images/stories/ep_single_page_cfx_eol.pdf


Enpirion


EN5337QI 5MHz, 3A synchronous buck dc/dc converter
www.enpirion.com/products-en5337qi.htm


Exar


XRP7704 and XRP7740 quad-PWMcontroller chips
myexar.exar.com/digitalpower/default.aspx


Fairchild Semiconductor


FAN9612 boundary-conduction-mode PFC controller
www.fairchildsemi.com/pf/FA/FAN9612.html


Freescale Semiconductor


MCF51EM smart metering microcontrollers
www.freescale.com/files/microcontrollers/doc/
fact_sheet/MCF51EM256FS.pdf?fsrch=1


International Rectifier


IR3725 input-power-monitoring IC
www.irf.com/product-info/datasheets/data/ir3725mpbf.pdf


Linear Technology


LTC2978 PM-bus monitoring-and-control chip
www.linear.com/pc/productDetail.jsp?navId=
H0,C1,C1003,C1144,C1785,P89095


Maxim Integrated Products


MAX16064 quad-psu PM-bus monitoringand- control chip
www.maxim-ic.com/quick_view2.cfm/qv_pk/6326


Maxim Integrated Products


MAXQ3108/DS8102 Polyphase Energy Meter chip set
www.maxim-ic.com/quick_view2.cfm/qv_pk/6140


Microchip Technology


dsPIC33F ac/dc reference design
www.microchip.com/Microchip.webcontent.provider
/Video.aspx?id=en540318


Teridian Semiconductor


78M6612 power- and energymeasurement chip
www.teridian.com/assets/007/5976.pdf


Texas Instruments


MSP430F471xx ultralow-power microcontrollers
http://focus.ti.com/mcu/docs/mcuprodoverview.
tsp?sectionId=95&tabId=140&familyId=342


PROCESSORS AND TOOLS

AMD


Athlon II CPU
game.amd.com/us-en/landings/athlonx2.aspx


AMD


Phenom II CPU
www.amd.com/uk/products/desktop/processors/phenom-ii/Pages/phenom-ii.aspx


AMD


Shanghai and Istanbul CPUs
www.amd.com/uk/products/server/Pages/opteron-central.aspx


Intel


Atom N280 CPU
http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=41411&code=N280


Intel


Core i5 CPU
www.intel.com/products/processor/corei5/index.htm


Intel


Nehalem EP and EX CPUs
www.intel.com/products/workstation/processors/index.htm


Nvidia


Tegra mobile HD low-power CPU
www.nvidia.co.uk/page/handheld.html


PROGRAMMABLE ICS

Actel


ProASIC3 low-power FPGA family
www.actel.com/products/pa3series/default.aspx


Altera


Cyclone3 LS low-power FPGA with security
www.altera.com/products/devices/cyclone3/cy3-index.jsp


Lattice Semiconductor


ECP3 low-power FPGAs with SERDES
www.latticesemi.com/products/fpga/ecp3/index.cfm


Xilinx


Virtex 6 targeted design platform FPGAs
www.xilinx.com/products/virtex6/


RF

Linear Technology


LTC5541 downconverting mixer
www.linear.com/pc/productDetail.jsp?navId=H0,C1,C1011,C1097,P89950


Texas Instruments


ADS5400 12-bit, 1G-sample/sec ADC
http://focus.ti.com/docs/prod/folders/print/ads5400.html


SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSESAND IP

Akya


ART2 reconfigurable-logic technology
www.akya.co.uk


IBM


Power7 architecture
www-03.ibm.com


On Semiconductor


180-nm ASIC process
www.onsemi.com/PowerSolutions/content.do?id=16678


Snowbush Division of Gennum


PCI Generation 3 controller IP
www.snowbush.com/products/controllers/pcie.php


Synopsys


DesignWare miniPower
www.synopsys.com/IP/DesignWare%20minPower%
20Components/Pages/default.aspx


SOFTWARE

Audio Precision


APx500 Audio Test Version 2.4 software
http://ap.com/products


DDC-I


DEOS Formally Certifiable RTOS
www.ddci.com/products_deos.php


Mentor Graphics


FloEFD electronics-cooling-simulation software
www.mentor.com/products/mechanical/products/floefd/


National Instruments


LabView 2009 graphical-system-design software platform
www.ni.com/labview/


National Semiconductor


Webench online-design tool
www.national.com/analog/webench/power


Verigy


Triage and YieldVision yield-learning tools
www1.verigy.com/ate/products/V93000/YieldLearning/index.htm


TEST AND MEASUREMENT

Agilent Technologies


J-BERT N4903B jitter-tolerance tester
www.home.agilent.com/agilent/product.jspx?nid=-536902255.873668.00&lc=eng&cc=GB


Anritsu


VectorStar 110-GHz vector network analyzer
www.eu.anritsu.com/products/default.php?c=4#23


Data Translation


Voltpoint instrument for lithium-ion cell-by-cell measurement
www.datatranslation.com/products/voltpoint/default.asp


LeCroy


Xi-A Series 400-MHz to 2-GHz WaveRunner digital oscilloscopes
www.lecroy.com/Oscilloscope/OscilloscopeSeries.aspx?mseries=
48&capid=102&mid=504


Rohde & Schwarz


CMW500 6-GHz wideband-radio-test system
www2.rohde-schwarz.com/en/products/test_and_measurement/
mobile_radio/CMW500.html


Tektronix


RSA6120A 20-GHz spectrum analyzer
www.tek.com/products/spectrum_analyzers/rsa6100a/





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