July 1996, vol.13, no. 5 DSP news Wireless news Networking news Logic news TI news

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Digital Signal Processing Solutions TImeline Technology enables true "system-integration-on-a-chip" Texas Instruments opened a new era in semiconductor integration and versatility with the recent disclosure of its 0.18 micron TImeline technology. Packing as many as 125 million transistors onto a single piece of silicon, TImeline more than doubles the transistor density possible with current 0.25 micron processes. TI to acquire Silicon Systems Inc. TI and TDK Corp. of Japan, through its U.S. subsidiary TDK U.S.A. Corp., have announced the signing of a stock purchase agreement by which TI would acquire TDK's semiconductor subsidiary, Silicon Systems Inc. (SSi). Winning in the next millennium Socialtainment. Edutravel. Telecommuting. You may not have heard these words because I think I made up a couple of them. You ought to keep them in mind, though, because they could represent the future of digital signal processing solutions (DSPS). Use of the TMS320C5x internal oscillator with external crystals or ceramic resonators application report The TMS320C5x, one of TI's high-speed digital signal processors, is capable of performing operations at a rate of up to 50 million instructions per second. The variety of digital signal processing applications requires a wide range of clocking frequencies. The 'C5x allows considerable flexibility in meeting these clocking requirements. New encoder offers anti-taping function Texas Instruments is sampling a digital encoder for consumer electronics equipment that cost-effectively supports regional standards, including both the NTSC and PAL standards. Wireless communications Wireless: A view from 50,000 feet Wireless is the largest, fastest-growing digital signal processing solution market segment. This wide-ranging communications medium can refer to any system that facilitates communication, either person-to-person, person-to-machine or machine-to-machine without wired connections. It can support both voice and data for either local or wide area applications. Networking New HyperSAR+ chipset connects LANs to ATM networks TI has announced sampling of a new chipset enabling a flexible, cost-effective available bit rate (ABR) solution that provides a high-performance connection between ethernet and token ring local area networks (LANs) and asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) networks. ThunderLAN controller adds power management TI has announced sampling of its new ThunderLAN-Power Management (PM) chip, the industry's first 100 Mbps Ethernet controller enabling a system solution for remote control of PCs using industry standard network management facilities. Logic Single-gate logic devices save space in mobile systems and enhance ASIC use A new family of one-gate logic devices from Texas Instruments helps developers of mobile systems such as portable computers, camcorders, remote control units, cellular telephones and handheld devices reduce the size and weight of their designs. Next-generation packages are smallest in the industry for dual-in-line devices A new family of semiconductor packages developed by Texas Instruments requires approximately 40 to 60 percent less board space than a comparable, previous-generation SSOP (Shrink Small Outline Package) package. Translator is first with integrated diode With the industry's first single-chip voltage translator, designers of PCs, notebooks, workstations and networking and telecommunication equipment can use both 5-V and 3.3-V parts in the same system without slowing down the performance of the system or consuming valuable board space. Zoom video: New TI PC Card controller brings video to notebooks A new PCI bus-to-PC Card (TM) controller device from Texas Instruments allows designers of notebook and desktop PCs to add Zoom Video capabilities without impacting overall system performance. This new controller device is compatible with the higher performance 32-bit CardBus(TM) standard, allowing OEMs a simple migration path to next-generation platforms. TI news TI names new chairman, president/CEO and SCG president TI's board of directors has elected Jim Adams chairman and Tom Engibous president and chief executive officer. The two succeed Jerry Junkins, who died suddenly on May 29. Tom has also been elected a director of TI. Jim, a former group president of SBC Communications Inc., has served as a TI director since January 1989. Tom previously served as a TI executive vice president and president of the SC Group. Video details the "Making of a Microchip" No other invention in modern history has had such a profound impact on the way we live than the microchip. It is at the core of virtually every product and service we use in the networked society. It has been the catalyst for the development of a global business community, creating an environment for the rapid exchange of information and ideas that will shape the next millennium. Trade Shows Find out where TI will be exhibiting in '96

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