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SUNNYVALE, CA -- (August 22, 1995) Philips Semiconductors and Texas Instruments today announce their intent to expand the number and types of Philips' products currently alternately sourced. The total independent 3.3V logic families covered under the new agreement will increase from four to five. Functions included in both 5V BiCMOS Bus interface and 3.3V logic products will be expanded with an increase in the availability of surface-mount packages. Applications for parts covered under the agreement include bus interfaces and support logic functions for many levels of computing from mobile equipment to workstations and minis; data and voice communications systems; and peripherals including high speed printers.
The most recent family addition is the Advanced Low Voltage CMOS (ALVC), which currently entails seven two-byte interface functions. Functions for the 3.3V families have been expanded to include the Low Voltage Technology (LVT) BiCMOS, originally single-byte interfaces, now offering ten two-byte interface functions in (thin) shrink small outline packages (TSSOP). The 3.3V Low Voltage CMOS (LVC) family now offers 32 single-byte functions.
The 5V Advanced BiCMOS TTL (ABT) family has also expanded functions, originally with eight, nine and ten-bit interface functions, now 15 two-byte interface functions are available in SSOP and TSSOP packaging.
The LVC family will be specified with 5V tolerant I/Os. This supports mixed-mode applications where both 5V and 3.3V components are used within the same system, a feature that was previously supported only by Philips' and Texas Instruments LVT family.
Philips Semiconductors and Texas Instruments continue to offer the broadest line of alternate sourced log families - all in SOIC, SSOP and TSSOP surface mount packages including:
According to Albert Beijer, Philips Semiconductors' LV Logic Products Marketing Manager, "Philips and TI entered into an alternate source agreement for the Advanced CMOS Logic (ACL) family in 1986. As a result of the excellent cooperation between Philips and TI engineers over their 9-year relationship, compatible technologies, a mutual knowledge of each other's test methods, characterization techniques and product specification procedures exist.
Each company will use its proprietary CMOS and BiCMOS processes to create its families of logic devices with matching specifications, performance and features."
Lothar Katz, Strategic Marketing Manager for U.S. Advanced System Logic at Texas Instruments adds, "New logic products in the bus interface area continue to have significant growth rates. Bus interface logic represents a large percentage of the components that comprise any electronic system. Alternate source agreements in logic ensure that there will be a reliable supply for devices critical to any electronics system."
Samples and production for devices included in this agreement are expected to be available in third and fourth quarter of 1995 with some available today.
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