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New Dynamic NFC Transponder hardware simplifies Bluetooth® and Wi-Fi pairing and NFCLink software streamlines wireless development across TI's embedded processing portfolio DALLAS, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) continues to deliver new near field communications (NFC) innovations in its broad portfolio of solutions that make entry to NFC development easier and lower cost. Today, TI introduces the Dynamic NFC Transponder...
$35 CC3000 module-based BoosterPack works with both MSP430(TM) and Tiva(TM) C Series LaunchPad evaluation kits for fast time to market of new Wi-Fi designs DALLAS, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- To help professional engineers, hobbyists and university students kickstart the development of Wi-Fi-enabled Internet of Things (IoT) applications, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today announced the SimpleLink(TM) Wi-Fi® CC3000 BoosterPack. The new Wi-Fi BoosterPack is...
New family of low quiescent current timers feature flexible time selection and tiny package DALLAS, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced two tiny push-button reset controllers for space-constrained, power-sensitive applications such as pedometers, fitness bands, cell phones and tablets. The dual-channel TPS3420 and TPS3421 feature low power consumption and a selectable reset time delay to improve system stability. For more...
Digital driver makes touchscreen apps come alive with fast tactile feedback DALLAS, May 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced the industry's most highly integrated piezo haptic driver for high-definition (HD) consumer, automotive and industrial touchscreen applications. The DRV2667 features a digital interface, integrated 15-V to 105-V boost converter, power diode, and 40-V to 200-V peak-to-peak (Vpp) fully-differential amplifier,...
Single-chip solution reduces board space, extends battery life and requires no external protection component DALLAS, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today expanded its sensorless, brushless DC (BLDC) motor driver portfolio with a new device designed for high efficiency and low noise, which requires a low external component count of only one capacitor. The DRV10963 is a 5-V, 3-phase sensorless BLDC motor driver that simplifies layout...
End-to-end portfolio allows developers to quickly and easily create capacitive touch designs that replace mechanical buttons DALLAS, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Expanding the industry's lowest-powered capacitive touch portfolio, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today announced a new software library, sensor tuning GUI, design collateral and support for additional microcontrollers (MCU) to ease development of capacitive touch solutions. With ultra-low power operation...
STOCKHOLM, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Thingsquare today announced Thingsquare Code, to help connect products such as light bulbs, thermostats, and smart city systems to smartphone apps. Thingsquare Code is the world's first online interactive development environment (IDE) for the Internet of Things and works with a number of recent chips that target the emerging Internet of Things market, from leading chip vendors Texas Instruments and ST Microelectronics. Thingsquare Code lets...
Drivers enhance dimming performance and color rendering in indoor and outdoor lighting DALLAS, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced three new DC/DC LED drivers that simplify white color tuning for high-color rendering and ultra-low dimming in professional-grade indoor and outdoor LED lighting applications. The TPS92660 two-string LED driver and TPS92640/1 synchronous buck controllers address the challenges of precise color...
Seven on-board motion and environmental sensors enable applications ranging from GPS tracking, home and building automation, and portable consumer electronics SAN JOSE, Calif., April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Expanding its low-cost microcontroller (MCU) development ecosystem with sensor fusion technology, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today announced the Sensor Hub BoosterPack for the Tiva(TM) C Series TM4C123G LaunchPad at DESIGN West 2013. This new Sensor Hub...
Highly integrated, HD-compatible chip seamlessly mixes two audio sources for home and pro audio products DALLAS, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced the industry's first 8-channel pulse-width modulator (PWM) audio processor with dual asynchronous sample rate converters (ASRCs) integrated on a single chip. The HD-compatible TAS5548 allows home and pro audio designers to seamlessly mix two audio sources, providing design...
