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At the top is Texas Instruments 2x300W stereo Class-D TAS5630. "It features the highest stereo output power in the industry, more than twice that of the closest comparable devices," claims TI. Aimed at home entertainment - AV receivers, and Blu-ray players, it is said to be at least 88% efficient. It is this high efficiency that makes Class-D popular, reducing heat dissipation compared with traditional Class-AB audio amps, allowing smaller heatsinks and power supplies to be employed, fitting more audio channels into a given size.

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Sales of 3G handsets in the China market are expected to top 35-43 million units in 2010, accounting for 12-15% of total handset sales compared to a ratio of 6-8% in 2009, according to industry watchers in Taiwan.

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LTC2654 DACs achieve 16-bit performance of ±4LSB INL maximum over temperature, a factor of two better than the nearest 16-bit quad competitor with internal reference. LTC2654 has the lowest offset error ±2mV (max) and lowest gain error 0.1% (max), a combination that ensures that the LTC2654 remains accurate near the supply rails and provides users with a wider effective output range.

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STMicroelectronics announced innovative plastic air-cavity packages that enable high-power transistors for Radio-Frequency (RF) applications such as transceivers, broadcast equipment and MRI scanners to deliver performance and cost advantages over alternative devices in ceramic packages. Sony Taiwan.

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NVE Corporation announced the introduction of the IsoLoop IL41050T isolated Controller Area Network (CAN) transceiver. Transceiver and isolation functions are integrated in a single device with improved performance and reduced chip count compared to discrete transceivers and traditional optocouplers.

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Sony aims to ship 20-25 million LCD TVs in 2010 worldwide of which six million will be LED-backlit models, and 3D LCD TV shipments are expected to reach 10% of its total shipments in 2010, according to Sony Taiwan.

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The Si10xx wireless MCUs combine a 25 MHz 8051 core, EZRadioPRO® sub-GHz RF transceiver, up to 64 kB of flash and up to 12-bit ADC – all in a compact 5 mm x 7 mm package. The Si10xx family is the industry’s most power-efficient single-chip wireless MCU solution, providing the lowest current in common modes of operation. The wireless MCUs offer the lowest active-mode current consumption (160 microamps per MHz).

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Despite the severe economic turmoil that plagued 2009, PC shipments defied expectations to reach 302.3 million units, up 1 percent from 299.2 million in 2008, iSuppli (El Segundo, Calif.) said. Even after third quarter shipments came in better than expected, iSuppli and other firms continued to predict contraction for the PC market last year

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STMicroelectronics introduced an ultra-low-power IC containing all the functions necessary to control an Optical Finger Navigation (OFN) module or optical joystick. The VD5376 optical joystick controller helps users interact with the increasingly sophisticated features of portable electronic products, such as smartphones, laptop PCs, netbooks, media players, GPS devices and remote controls for home-entertainment equipment.

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Linear high voltage dual output synchronous step-down DC/DC controller that draws only 50uA when one output is active and 60uA when both outputs are enabled. With both outputs shut down, the LTC3890/-1 draws a mere 14uA. The 4V to 60V input supply range is designed to protect against high voltage transients, continue operation during automotive cold crank and cover a broad range of input sources and battery chemistries.

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