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WLED charge-pump backlight driver cuts need for backlighting processor in portables
ADI says its ADP8870 WLED charge-pump backlight driver eliminates the need for a processor for backlighting in portable devices. The ADP8870 lowers the power consumption of battery-operated handheld devices by up to 45 percent without compromising viewing quality, said ADI. »
Samsung ramps DDR3 volume production
Aimed at server manufacturers targeting high energy efficiency, Samsung Electronics is ramping up volume production for its 40-nm class, high-density DDR3 memory chips to meet increased demand in server applications. »
Consumer demand, focus on green tech to drive LED-backlit LCD-TV growth
Due to increasing commitments from the TV supply chain, consumer demand and a greater focus on green technologies, LED-backlit LCD-TV shipments (40 inches or larger) will reach 112.1 million units by 2013, up from 34,000 units in 2008, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 405 percent, reports iSuppli Corp. »
AMD debuts six-core Opteron EE processor for cloud computing
Aimed at cloud and dense computing environments, AMD has unveiled is six-core AMD Opteron EE processor at 40W ACP. »
Samsung: DRAMs and SSDs are the “dynamic duo” of server power savings
Samsung Electronics claims its DDR memory chips and SSDs have the potential to significantly lower server power consumption and reduce data center costs. The two technologies have the combined potential to save more than 10 percent of power usage per server, said Samsung. »
SOI technology delivers 30%+ power reduction for chips, systems
Silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology can deliver significant energy-savings, about 30 to 40 percent power reduction for chips and systems, which will contribute to global initiatives that call for a reduction in electric power demand, according to the SOI Industry Consortium. »
Touch user interfaces have made significant advances in the consumer electronics market particularly for mobile phones and notebook computers, opening the door for adoption in other applications including white goods, computer peripherals, medical equipment, and instrumentation. Synaptics made its debut in the home appliance market earlier this year with the launch of the Samsung Hauzen ZERO air conditioner.
Smaller distributors were the only ones to post sales gains in 2009. Interestingly, two of the five distributors that posted growth last year -- Interstate Connecting Components and Sherburn Electronics -- derive 100 percent of their sales from interconnect products. Both of them also target the military/aerospace industry. Here are the top 10 sales leaders by ICs, passives/electromechanical devices, interconnects and computer products as well as sales growth.

NXP offers a low-power IC aimed at MPPT applications using PV cells or fuel cells.
C&K Components offers a series of low-cost, miniature slide switches. The OS Series of RoHS-compliant switches feature a new high-temperature option for lead-free soldering.