‘Midi’
An Electronicstalk guide
Start with the news release
Harwin introduces surface mount shield clips from
Harwin, which we summarised at the time by saying "Harwin has introduced a range of surface mount EMI/RFI shield clips that reduce assembly time and simplify rework by eliminating secondary soldering operations. ".
Several months prior to that,
we featured the news release IC chosen for cordless phones from
SiTel Semiconductor: "SiTel's SC14480 single-chip DECT/CAT-iq solution allows Siemens' phones to offer 8kHz voice enhancement and full duplex echo canceling for standard and wideband audio.".
In June 2008, we covered the news from SiTel Semiconductor
- take a look at Cordless chip eases handset design
which says: "The SC14480 is the first single-chip DECT/CAT-iq solution to enter full-scale production.".
Take a look also at the news release from Cambridge Silicon Radio, Bluetooth audio processor adds MIDI synthesiser,
as well as Case is cool home for small server designs from ENLight UK,
and Design acceleration tools set for launch at AAE-07 from SDC Systems.
Latest stories...
Alliance brings sound generator to volume (January 2007)
Tower Semiconductor has collaborated with Modiotek to successfully introduce a 32-polyphony sound generator for ultra-low-cost handsets.
FireWire controller enables bus-powered speakers (January 2007)
A FireWire audio controller from Oxford Semiconductor is the enabling technology behind the first ever bus-powered speakers from LaCie.
Chipset expands portfolio of TD-SCDMA technology (December 2006)
Second-generation chipset is designed for developers of advanced multimedia mobile handsets based on the 3G TD-SCDMA Low Chip Rate (LCR) air interface.
Processor promises cost-efficient multimedia (November 2006)
The Zevio 1020 multimedia application processor is the first LSI standard product IC based on the Zevio architecture, announced earlier this year.
Chip scale switches suit handset duties (June 2006)
Advanced analogue switches feature chip scale packaging, very low on-resistance and wide voltage ranges to address the demands of next generation portable application requirements.
A/V cables are the broadcaster's choice (June 2006)
Belden CDT Electronics Division now offers a complete line of Belden Brilliance audio/video cable assemblies for the professional broadcast/entertainment market.
DSPs bring back classic analogue audio (May 2006)
SHARC processors power the CreamWare Audio Authentic Sound Box family of sound modules designed to emulate the sound and feel of several popular vintage keyboards.
Enhanced codec shows up in Seiko Epson decoder (February 2006)
On show at 3GSM in Barcelona, Seiko Epson's latest audio decoder chip, the S1V30220, includes MPEG-4 aacPlus v2 decoding for mobile phones and portable media players.
Further reading
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Schroff dehumidifier protects from condensation
Schroff has launched a dehumidifier system that is designed to remove moisture from the air within an enclosure to protect electronic and electrical components from condensation.
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Bluetooth audio processor adds MIDI synthesiser
MusiCore1 can now support a complete spectrum of audio features including polyphonic ringtones, multiple-track game audio and user interface sounds.