Microchip Technology Announces Stand-Alone Analog Front End for Wireless Authentication Applications.CHANDLER, Ariz. -- Analog Front End Provides Best-in-Industry Sensitivity and Programmable Antenna Tuning for Microcontroller-Based Systems Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : MCHP MCHP Maryland Children's Health Program MCHP Microchip Technologies (stock symbol) MCHP Micro-sized Combined Heat and Power (American Honda Motor Co. & Climate Energy, LLC) MCHP Maine Community Heritage Project ), a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, today announced its first stand-alone, analog front end (AFE (Apple File Exchange) An earlier Macintosh utility that converted data files between Mac and PC formats. It also included a file translator between IBM's DCA format and MacWrite. ) for smart, low frequency (125 kHz typical) wireless authentication applications. The MCP (1) See Microsoft certification. (2) (MultiChip Package) A chip package that contains two or more chips. It is essentially a multichip module (MCM) that uses a laminated, printed-circuit-board-like substrate (MCM-L) rather than ceramic (MCM-C). 2030 device is a 3-channel transponder A receiver/transmitter on a communications satellite. It receives a microwave signal from earth (uplink), amplifies it and retransmits it back to earth at a different frequency (downlink). A satellite has several transponders. AFE that provides programmable antenna tuning and best-in-industry adjustable modulation depth that runs as low as 8 percent. The MCP2030 AFE is ideal for passive-keyless-entry, tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS (Transaction Processing Monitor System) A TP monitor from Fujitsu Services, formerly ICL, that is used in conjunction with its IDMSX database system. TPMS supports up to 16,000 online users. See IDMSX. ), data acquisition and other wireless authentication applications. In addition to its superior modulation depth, the MCP2030 AFE offers adjustable, high input sensitivity of 3 mVpp typical. Its 3 input channel architecture enables 3-axis reception for improved performance independent of range, antenna orientation and environmental "noise." Each channel is equipped with dynamically selectable tuning capacitors up to 63 pF in 1pF steps to allow firmware-driven antenna tuning that improves signal matching without expensive hand tuning. An additional configuration feature of the MCP2030 AFE is its intelligent wake-up filter that extends battery life. The filter allows the external microcontroller to stay in low-power mode until it detects recognized input signals. With these features, the MCP2030 AFE enables designers to create low-cost, highly intelligent transponders like never before. "Microchip's innovation, exemplified by the programmable antenna tuning and adjustable input sensitivity in the MCP2030 AFE, enables designers to address many of the challenges they face in designing wireless authentication applications," said Art Eck, senior product marketing manager with Microchip's Analog and Interface Products Division. "The MCP2030 AFE brings great flexibility to designers, as well as superior sensitivity and non-directional response to these types of applications." The MCP2030 AFE communicates with a microcontroller over an SPI (1) (Stateful Packet Inspection) See stateful inspection. (2) (Service Provider Interface) The programming interface for developing Windows drivers under WOSA. bus, and its features are dynamically controllable by the external microcontroller, depending upon field application. Development Support Microchip offers the Passive-Keyless-Entry Reference Design Kit (part # APGRD APGRD Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama (University of Oxford) 001) in support of wireless authentication application development. The kit utilizes Microchip's PIC16F639 microcontroller, which has an integrated MCP2030 AFE inside, and includes the key components needed to demonstrate system design for passive-keyless-entry. The kit gives designers the ability to optimize use of the MCP2030 AFE in a known good hardware environment. The Passive-Keyless-Entry Reference Design Kit is available for purchase today at www.microchipdirect.com for $169.99. Pricing and Availability The MCP2030 AFE is offered in 14-pin TSSOP TSSOP Thin Shrink Small Outline Package TSSOP Thin Scale Small Outline Package , 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. , and PDIP (Plastic DIP) See DIP. packages. Pricing for the SOIC and PDIP package options is $1.75 each in 10,000-unit quantities. Pricing for the TSSOP package option is $1.91 each in 10,000-unit quantities. Sampling is available today by visiting http://sample.microchip.com/, and production orders are accepted today at www.microchipdirect.com. For additional information, contact any Microchip sales representative or authorized worldwide distributor, or visit Microchip's Web site at www.microchip.com/MCP2030. About Microchip Technology Microchip Technology Inc. is a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, providing low-risk product development, lower total system cost and faster time to market for thousands of diverse customer applications worldwide. Headquartered in Chandler, Ariz., Microchip offers outstanding technical support, along with dependable delivery and quality. For more information, visit the Microchip Web site at www.microchip.com. Note: The Microchip name and logo, and PIC are registered trademarks of Microchip Technology Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective companies. Photo and block diagram available through editorial contact. Keywords: Semiconductor Applications: Automotive; Safety/Security; Tire pressure monitoring Semiconductor Applications: Automotive; Safety/Security; Access/Entry systems Semiconductor Applications: Security and Identification; RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. |
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