Category Archives: Components

Cool chip: LT1970 power op amp with current limit

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Stephen Trier

This week I want to share a new favorite chip of mine, the LT1970 power op amp from Linear Technology. This nifty device runs from a 36 V supply and can source or sink 500 mA. That’s not too unusual, but … Continue reading →

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SiliconBlue ultra-low-power FPGAs

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Stephen Trier

Some time ago, I wrote, “The Actel/Microsemi parts have one additional advantage: They have the best static power consumption in the industry.”  I was wrong. Last month, a post on the geda-user mailing list alerted me to SiliconBlue Technologies and … Continue reading →

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Freescale’s SDR on a Chip

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Stephen Trier

Freescale has introduced a very nifty part, the MC13260 SoC Radio, where SoC is “System on a Chip”.  Picture for a moment a complete transceiver on a chip, including an 100 MHz ARM processor, a programmable DSP modem, a frequency … Continue reading →

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