| TI's RS-485 transceivers provide over 15kV ESD protection Editor's Choice : Texas Instruments' latest 3.3V and 5V full-duplex RS-485 transceivers offer more than 15kV of ESD protection (HBM). The SN65HVD33/34/35 and SN65HVD53/54/55 are differential line drivers and receivers, with independent input/output pins for full-duplex (4-wire) bus communication designs. This series of transceivers is interoperable with ANSI TIA/EIA-485A, TIA/EIA-422-B, ITU-T V.11, and ISO 8482:1993 standard devices. Reader Comments : 1. DIP packaging would be better for protos. 2. This is just a product with 75176 buffer. 3. Apart from the 15kV ESD which may not be needed in most applications, I don't see any difference between it and other products. 4. I think this model is more suitable for use in noisy industrial environments. 5. Built-in ESD protection can save more PCB board space than using discrete components. 6. Low standby current is very important for low-voltage battery-powered devices, which can extend the battery life. 7. Excellent ESD protection performance. 8. Built-in 15kV protection can avoid many reworks caused by electrostatic discharge. 9. It is very useful for I/O to support high voltage transient input in the aerospace industry, especially in lightning related applications. 10. I'm not sure what the significance of 15kV ESD protection is, maybe TI has seen an application where it is needed. 11. Don’t limit yourself to SOIC packages, should you also offer PDIP packages? Believe it or not, there are indeed a lot of through-hole operations to be done, especially in the early rework process. 12. The signal transmission rate is noteworthy. 13. Isolation and ESD protection are the reasons why I pay attention to this device, plus TI has a good reputation in the industry. 14. We usually use Maxim's products, but it doesn't hurt to try another one. 15. This device is really needed. 16. I am mainly engaged in RF design, but this product will come in handy sooner or later. 17. The description of the device and its application is too simple. 18. The signal edges are good. 19. I always use TI products in my designs. 20. It is still usable at this price. 21. I prefer higher ESD. 22. Optional terminal resistors are very useful for 485 transceivers. 23. Although these are relatively slow transceivers, the high level of ESD protection is still impressive. 24. Low current consumption and up to 15kV ESD protection! Is there anything wrong with using this RS485 chip? 25. Good idea! It can enhance reliability. 26. It is very helpful to improve its user-friendliness. 27. It can save board space, component count and reduce costs. Usability rank : 1 TI's chip bridge enables legacy PCI devices to connect to PCI Express-based applications Editor's Choice : Texas Instruments' XIO2000 has been in trial sales for more than a year, when TI wanted to test the bridge to bridge PCI Express to PCI, thereby verifying that the product is interoperable and compatible with various other PCI terminal devices. The company conducted many test processes and manufactured an improved chip, the final version of which is the XIO2000, which is also TI's first PCIe bridge device to be put on the market in batches. Reader Comments : 1. The PCI express era is coming...bridge solutions are needed. 2. It’s a bit expensive. I wonder if a complete design can be made for the PCIe part that meets the necessary functions. 3. Ideal choice for replacement design. 4. The future is right in front of you. 5. It's just a matter of time. 6. Products worth paying attention to. 7. Solved the upgrade and TTM issues of some early products, although it is a bit expensive. Usability Rank : 2 Actel's mixed-signal FPGA opens new application horizons Editor's recommendation : Actel's programmable system chip (PSC) using Fusion technology is the industry's first mixed-signal FPGA product. The PSC based on Fusion technology integrates configurable analog modules, flash memory, clock generation and management circuits, and digital logic into a single chip. Actel believes that this device will open up new applications for FPGAs, including power and temperature management, motor and motion control, system initialization and configuration, programming and data storage, and power-on operation (LAPU) clock generation, regulation, and distribution. Reader Comments : 1. The problem is that Actel does not have good low-end products that are better than Xilinx and Altera. 2. Created more applications. 3. It is worth paying attention to, but its analog module performance is critical and not suitable for all applications. 4. How does the analog functionality of this device compare to that of the Cypress PSoC? PSoC has proven itself as a replacement for mainstream 8-bit microcontrollers and provides configurable analog blocks while allowing integration of external analog circuits. 5. A guide to this device would be helpful, if it can be viewed as a device with an integrated ADC, it may solve the problem in the current design. At least this type of device is worth my attention. Usability Rank : 3 Xilinx develops high-end DSP roadmap for its FPGA Editor's Recommendation : With the launch of application-optimized DSP products for multimedia, video and image (MVI) systems, Xilinx has achieved the first mission of its four roadmaps. These four plans are respectively for MVI, defense systems, digital communications and DSP tools and methods, representing Xilinx's future development strategy, and are estimated to achieve a high-performance DSP market of approximately $2 billion. Reader Comments : 1. It may be used in the next generation of coprocessor boards...it looks very useful. 2. Powerful support for DSP. 3. Very important to DSP. 4. It's just an old solution with a different name. 5. The programming cost is determined by the hardware-specific DSP...If there are no ready-made FIR, IIR and FFT packages, it may take a lot of time and money to apply these devices. Usability Rank : 4 Actel introduces soft ARM7 processor for ProASIC3 FPGA Editor's Choice : Actel has pre-sold three of its products with CoreMP7 - M7A3P250, M7A3PE600 and M7A3P100. CoreMP7 is a soft ARM7 microprocessor specifically for ProASIC3 family FPGAs. Users can use CoreMP7 at no extra cost when using ProASIC3 devices with ARM functions, thus helping to reduce entry costs and expand the range of designers using the ARM7 family for SoC development. CoreMP7 operates at frequencies up to 25MHz and is suitable for consumer electronics, industrial, automotive and high-reliability applications. Reader Comments : 1. There is no need for so many high-end cores, it is just a display of technology. But I am quite impressed by ARM. 2. ARM is a strong competitor in the dual-core system field. 3. ARM7 is widely used in many fields. 4. There is market demand for this product. 5. Actel's products are too small to embed a soft core, and using an external CPU is more cost-effective. 6. Cheap but not safe. Usability rank : 5 ChipX's structured ASIC embeds the PCI Express physical layer Editor's Recommendation : ChipX has launched a new structured ASIC series that can replace traditional ASIC and FPGA devices. There are 12 devices in the CX6100 series, with density ranging from 240K to 1.8M ASIC gates, embedded with 1.1Mb of SRAM, and a maximum operating frequency of 250MHz. The four on-chip configurable, low-jitter PLL output frequencies are between 10MHz and 1GHz. The CX6100 structured ASIC has an embedded PCI Express physical layer (PHY). The device uses a common architecture that includes logic gates, programmable I/Os, and some fast PLLs that allow users to use it. The design based on this device is a complete PCIe subsystem. Reader Comments : 1. I hope this is a good solution and may be used in our next design. 2. Very good integration solution. 3. Is this an easy way to get PCIE products? 4. PCIe solutions for ASICs and FPGAs are universal...Structured ASICs are too slow, and structured ASICs with embedded PCIe PHY would be more useful. Usability rank : 6 Mercury's Serial RapidIO 8-port switch IC delivers 64Gbps bandwidth Editor's Recommendation : The fourth-generation switch IC MC432 developed by Mercury Computer Systems is compatible with the Serial RapidIO 1.2 specification. This product is mainly used for multi-switch applications in embedded, communication, wireless and storage products. The MC432 is a 64Gbps 8-port 4X switch IC, each port can provide 4 full-duplex serial transceivers, and integrates 8/10-bit encoded SerDes functions. Its early products used parallel transmission. Reader Comments : 1. Never used rapidIO, only GigE and IB. 2. The bandwidth is very large. 3. It looks like a good product. 4. Compared with other I/O technologies (such as PCIe, HT), it is not known whether sRIO can be successful. The market and time will give the answer. Usability Rank : 7 QuickLogic's logic cell structure can significantly reduce FPGA power consumption Editor's Recommendation : Since QuickLogic launched its low-power Eclipse II FPGA, user application results have prompted the company to develop a new FPGA product, PolarPro. This is a new logic cell structure that meets the needs of power-sensitive applications. PolarPro provides a new FPGA option for battery-powered handheld device designers, which can significantly reduce product cost and power consumption. Reader Comments : 1. It is difficult to shake the users of Xilinx coolrunner. 2. Low-power applications are promising but also difficult. Usability Rank : 8 TranSwitch's protocol conversion chip provides a solution for the last mile of copper Ethernet Editor's Recommendation : TranSwitch's EtherMap-PDH enables Ethernet services in the last mile of the existing copper cable architecture. This product is a protocol converter that transmits Ethernet services in the existing PDH signal format. EoPDH is an extension of EoS that can provide Ethernet services to users. With EtherMap-PDH, Ethernet frames can be mapped to PDH signals through GFP/HDLC/LAPS. The chip is compatible with the recently adopted ITU-T G.8040 and G.7043 standards and can be used in any wired and wireless application platform with a PDH interface. Reader Comments : 1. Ethernet design is not included yet, but the demo board will be useful for verifying the technology. 2. Good products that can increase bandwidth. 3. Cool technology! But I doubt whether telecom and cable providers will accept it. There have been several "last mile" solutions in the past, but they all failed due to lack of operator support, MMDS, FTTC, FTTH, 16CAP... 4. Is the price a bit high? 5. Good stuff! 6. Can they describe the product in plain English? Use fewer abbreviations? Usability Rank : 9 Xilinx offers the entire Spartan 3E FPGA family and Virtex-4 devices for the Xilinx Automotive (XA) product line. Editor's Choice : Xilinx offers all Spartan 3E FPGA families and Virtex-4 devices for Xilinx Automotive (XA) products. This indicates that the above devices from Xilinx have been certified and tested for automotive applications. Unlike traditional FPGAs, these products have all gone through a certification and testing process that took six months, which is of great significance to automakers. Reader Comments : 1. We have used it and will continue to use it...Good luck to Xilinx! 2. These are not automotive design tools, but they look very tempting. 3. The automobile market has very strict requirements. 4. High-quality PLA for cars. In the past, the transmission belt and pre-ignition were mechanical, but now they are electronic, which is good (and cheap)! Usability rank : 10 | 
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