Catalyst Semiconductor Rolls out Log-Taper Digital Potentiometer IC.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 2003 Catalyst Semiconductor (Nasdaq:CATS) today announced a new Digitally Programmable Potentiometer (DPP DPP - Dining Philosophers Problem (TM)) integrated circuit (IC) for the audio and optical equipment markets. The CAT5116 features a 100-tap, log-taper resistance with nonvolatile memory storage of wiper position. Catalyst Product Marketing Manager Gary Craig said, "Log-taper digital potentiometers are popular in audio and optical instrumentation environments. The CAT5116 is a lower-power alternative to the pin-compatible Xicor X9C303 digitally controlled potentiometer (XDCP(TM)) IC." The CAT5116 is controlled by an increment/decrement control signal that allows multiple potentiometers to be controlled by push-buttons or through a microcontroller I/O port. The chip select input allows multiple devices to be controlled in a system and is also used to store the wiper position prior to power-down. CAT5116 Applications Target applications for DPP ICs include laser diode control circuits, audio filtering and volume control, RF power control, LCD display brightness and contrast control, transducer calibration and programmable power supplies. CAT5116 Features Low Power and Low Drift The CAT5116 standby current is 1 microampere microampere Cardiology A unit of electric current—one millionth of an ampere–for measuring very small electric currents; most pacemakers draw 10–30 µAmp continuously from a battery maximum compared to competitive solutions that are specified at 750 microampere maximum. Active current, drawn only during wiper position storage in EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM) A rewritable memory chip that holds its content without power. Although EEPROMs spawned flash memory, EEPROMs are byte addressable at the write level, whereas flash chips must erase a block of bytes before rewriting. memory, is a low 1 milliampere mil·li·am·pere n. Abbr. mA A unit of current that is equal to one thousandth (10-3) of an ampere. milliampere (mil´ēam´pir), n maximum compared to competitive solutions that are specified 3-times higher. In addition, the CAT5116 ratiometric temperature coefficient is a low 20 ppm per degree centigrade maximum. Price, Packages and Availability The CAT5116 is offered in 8-lead SOIC (Small Outline IC) A small-dimension, plastic, rectangular, surface mount chip package that uses gull-wing pins extending outward. See gull-wing lead, SOJ and chip package. , TSSOP TSSOP Thin Shrink Small Outline Package TSSOP Thin Scale Small Outline Package , DIP and MSOP MSOP Mini Small Outline Package MSOP Mini Series of Poker MSOP Minnesota Sex Offender Program MSOP Management Stock Option Plan MSOP Memphis School of Preaching (Memphis, TN) MSOP Minimum Sum-Of-Products packages covering the industrial, -40 degree centigrade to 85 degree centigrade, temperature range. Prices start at $0.79 in 10,000 piece quantities. Devices are currently available for sampling. Production is scheduled for the third quarter of 2003. Data sheets are available at www.catalyst-semiconductor.com. A complete DPP selection guide can be obtained by emailing David Gillooly at david.gillooly@catsemi.com. About Catalyst Semiconductor Founded in 1985, Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc. is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. The Company is a developer and marketer of programmable products used in telecommunications, networking systems, computation, automotive, industrial and consumer markets. The Company designs and markets a broad range of programmable products including Flash Memories, Parallel and Serial EEPROMs with I2C I2C Inter-Integrated Circuit I2C Intelligent Interface Controller I2C Intelligent Controller , SPI (1) (Stateful Packet Inspection) See stateful inspection. (2) (Service Provider Interface) The programming interface for developing Windows drivers under WOSA. and Microwire interfaces, NVRAMs, Digitally Programmable Potentiometers, Microcontroller Supervisory circuits and other programmable Mixed Signal products. Typical applications for the Company's products include optical networks, modems, wireless LANs, network cards, PC BIOS, DIMM (Dual In-Line Memory Module) A printed circuit board that holds memory chips and plugs into a DIMM socket on the motherboard. See memory module. DIMM - Dual In-Line Memory Module modules, cellular telephones, digital satellite box receivers, set-top boxes and Internet routers. Catalyst's Quality Management System is ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 certified. Additional information about Catalyst Semiconductor is available on the Company's web site at www.catalyst-semiconductor.com. Except for those statements that report the Company's historical results, the statements being made are forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements is contained under the heading "Certain Factors That May Affect the Company's Future Results of Operations" listed from time to time in Catalyst's SEC reports including but not limited to the report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2003. Editor Notes: 1. Trademark notices: DPP is a trademark of Catalyst Semiconductor. I2C is a registered trademark of Philips Corporation. SPI is a trademark of Motorola, Inc. Microwire is a trademark of National Semiconductor. XDCP is a trademark of Xicor. 2. Electronic images are available at www.catalyst-semiconductor.com/editor. 3. In I2C the 2 is a superscript. |
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