Laurence Marchini, Editor, writes:
We see from your search that you're looking for information on the term "Digital cameras",
and we have a large number of manufacturers' news releases and technical articles here on Electronicstalk which will be of interest.
Let me be your guide.
Start with
the news release Image partnership draws on optical research from
Silicon Hive, which we summarised at the time by saying "Silicon Hive will enhance its HiveFlex ISP 2200 processor's instruction set for Apical Imaging's engines, resulting in area and power-efficient silicon designs".
A couple of weeks before,
we featured the news release Location IC makes new use of GPS data from
Air Semiconductor: "Airwave-1 requires as little as 1% of the power required by current GPS solutions and consumes only 1mA when continuously tracking".
In January 2008, we covered the news from Advanced Analogic Technologies
concerning its AAT1160
- take a look at Convertor copes with green energy standards
which says: "Synchronous step-down DC/DC convertor offers power savings in a variety of industrial applications, especially those using backplanes".
Take a look also at the news release from Silicon Image, Multimedia receivers provide vibrant colours,
as well as Charger chip addresses two-cell market from Advanced Analogic Technologies,
and Compact protector enhances clamping performance from Mouser Electronics.
See also:
Acquisition adds GPS to RF expertise
(December 2007)
The acquisition of u-Nav immediately expands Atheros' growing product portfolio in mobile wireless communications
Micro-USB receptacles save space onboard
(December 2007)
Compared with Mini-USB receptacles, the Kycon KMMX Series offers a more compact footprint that allows for greater space-saving solutions in portable devices
Adapters are made for charging portable CE devices
(December 2007)
Wall-mount AC/DC power adapters have a universal 100 to 254V AC input and generate a regulated 5V output, with a power capability of 3W
FPGAs take control of LCD panels
(December 2007)
Options appeal to designers of power-sensitive portable and handheld consumer, industrial, medical, automotive and military devices that use small- to medium-size LCDs
Performance boost for Flash memories
(December 2007)
Flash memories feature fast effective read and program performance, which gives systems using the devices fast boot and field update times
Lab standardises imaging tests
(December 2007)
Diwa Labs chose DxO Analyzer because it's the world's most advanced software for image quality analysis
Blu-Ray Disc camcorder includes USB link
(December 2007)
USB 2.0 controller IC provides data transfer speeds of up to 480Mbit/s between Hitachi's new Blu-Ray Disc camcorder and any USB-enabled PC
Multifunction IC cleans up card interfaces
(October 2007)
Memory-card transceiver integrates signal conditioning, bidirectional level shifting, ESD protection, EMI filtering and a 2.9V voltage regulator
Screens offer luminance boost
(October 2007)
Hitachi Displays has developed both medium-sized and compact IPS LC displays with IPS-Pro technology
Displays break traditional LCD constraints
(October 2007)
Technology promises significant improvements in display performance over LCDs, as well as offering a wide range of colour combinations and design freedom
ESD device protects mobile devices
(October 2007)
ON Semiconductor has integrated ultra-low capacitance pin diodes with high-power TVS diodes into a monolithic die that can be used as a high-performance off chip ESD protection solution
Battery IC charges feature-rich devices
(October 2007)
The SMB137 is ideal for applications in a wide range of devices such as portable media/MP3 players, portable GPS navigation, smart-phones/PDAs and digital cameras/camcorders
Low-volume custom designs add CMOS image sensors
(September 2007)
CMOS image sensors are available as part of multiproject wafers
Digital media processor extends battery life
(September 2007)
The DM355 digital video evaluation module (DVEVM) allows developers to quickly and easily create low-cost portable, digital video devices with HD video capability
Backlighting semiconductors set for boom
(August 2007)
IMS Research believes that LCD TVs and PC notebooks will drive the market for LEDs in backlighting, together with the associated LED driver ICs and ambient light sensors
CompactFlash cards lead for speed
(August 2007)
PQI's 300x CF cards provide up to 45Mbyte/s reads and 34Mbyte/s writes - well above rapid continuous photo shoot requirements
Micro-size connector shrinks USB interfaces
(August 2007)
Miniature connector is smaller than the conventional Mini-USB connector and enables portable device makers to further miniaturise real estate
Charger chips have all Li-ion options covered
(July 2007)
USB/AC battery charger ICs save space in portable systems operating off single-cell 4.2V lithium-ion/polymer batteries
Driver sheds light on handset flash and video
(July 2007)
Inductorless high-current white LED driver delivers up to 400mA of LED current
Convertor brings harmony to mobile cards
(July 2007)
A miniSD card conversion adapter allows the use of microSD cards in legacy mobile devices
Lowpass filter smoothes out video DAC glitches
(July 2007)
Power savings, small size and cost effective integration combine to make the ISL59118 video filter ideal for popular battery-operated handheld video applications
Convertor chip claims standby savings
(June 2007)
DC/DC convertor reduces power usage for a wide range of 12V industrial applications as well as higher powered portable systems operating from dual-cell lithium-ion/polymer batteries
Upgrade for image quality analyser
(June 2007)
DxO Analyzer is a complete measurement solution providing in-depth image quality analysis and diagnosis for any image capture device
Codec in the picture for camera integration
(June 2007)
High-performance low-power codec with integrated video buffer and speaker driver can be used to enhance the performance of digital still and video cameras
Programmable devices act as CompactFlash hosts
(June 2007)
CompactFlash host controller for PolarPro, Eclipse II or ArcticLink device families provides designers with simple access to this common memory technology
Convertor creates capacitive controls
(June 2007)
Capacitance-to-digital convertor allows designers to quickly and easily add responsive user controls, such as scroll wheels and touch pads, to portable electronic devices
USB connectors slim to micro size
(June 2007)
Novel Micro-USB connectors allow increased design flexibility and compactness in portable mobile devices
Convertors boost LED drive efficiency
(May 2007)
Two new 1.25MHz current-mode boost convertors are optimised for white LED applications
Topographical technology speeds cameras to market
(May 2007)
Casio has adopted Synopsys Design Compiler topographical technology to shorten the design schedule for its next generation Exilim digital camera chips
Host material improves OLED displays
(May 2007)
A new patented host material for OLED displays claims significant performance benefits compared with existing alternatives
Too much hype damages OLED credibility
(May 2007)
CEO admits that the OLED industry has been overly optimistic about the speed of commercialisation of the technology
USB host and dual-role device work without wires
(April 2007)
Designed for applications like PC chipsets, set-top boxes, video recorders, DVD players and digital TVs the the Wireless USB host is based on the wireless host-controller interface specification
Load switch supports 21V operation
(April 2007)
The AAT4285 is an integrated slew-rate controlled load switch capable of supporting 12V operation
Micro memory card adapts to standard SD designs
(April 2007)
2Gbyte microSD card comes with 'mini' and 'standard' size Secure Digital adapters