Wolfson Provides Single Front-End Solution to Fast Growing Multi-Function Printer and Scanner Demand.SAN DIEGO & EDINBURGH, Scotland -- Wolfson Microelectronics plc (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor :WLF) today announced a new addition to its portfolio of high-performance analog front-end (AFE) digitizer devices. This new, fast pipeline ADC (1) See A/D converter. (2) (Apple Display Connector) A peripheral connector from Apple that combines digital video display, USB and power in one cable. converter is specifically designed for use in high-speed, next-generation digital photocopier products. Digital photocopiers typically use odd/ even two output CCD sensors, either using one for monochrome operation or three for color implementations. Wolfson's latest AFE is designed to be used on a one per sensor basis. It may also find applications in very high-speed, flat-bed scanners. The new 2-channel Wolfson WM8216 offers a 60 MSPS conversion rate, 10-bit resolution, dual channel operation and correlated double sampling. Power consumption is low at just 330mW typical. It provides a highly integrated solution, integrating all of the major analog signal conditioning and A-D A-D Advance-Decline, or measurement of the number of issues trading above their previous closing prices less the number trading below their previous closing prices over a particular period. conversion requirements of the interface between image sensor and the main digital architecture of a photocopier system onto a single mixed signal device. This includes a 9-bit programmable gain amplifier and an internal 4-bit DAC See D/A converter and discretionary access control. DAC - Digital to Analog Converter , for internal reference level generation, which may be used to reference CIS Cis (sĭs), same as Kish (1.) (1) (CompuServe Information Service) See CompuServe. (2) (Card Information S signals or clamp CCD CCD in full charge-coupled device Semiconductor device in which the individual semiconductor components are connected so that the electrical charge at the output of one device provides the input to the next device. signals. Alternatively, an external reference may be supplied. Both the analog and digital parts of this device operate from a 3.3V supply. "Digital photocopiers are sold in a growing and highly-competitive market," said David Milne, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Wolfson. "Good system partitioning between analog and digital parts of the architecture is vital and cost effective high speed data conversion is needed to keep performance up and costs down. The new WM8216 responds to these needs, giving designers the performance they require, within a highly integrated solution that remains straightforward to implement in their system." Price and Availability The WM8216 is available in a 32-pin QFN package, priced at $3.73 in quantities of 10,000. About Wolfson Microelectronics Wolfson Microelectronics plc (LSE:WLF) is an award winning, fabless semiconductor company A fabless semiconductor company specializes in the design and sale of hardware devices implemented on semiconductor chips. It achieves an advantage by outsourcing the fabrication of the devices to a specialized semiconductor manufacturer called a semiconductor foundry or "fab. based in Edinburgh, UK. Wolfson develops and markets high-performance mixed signal semiconductors for multimedia and communications applications worldwide. The company currently has sales offices in the USA, Japan, China, Taiwan and Korea. For further information please contact: sales@wolfsonmicro.com For more information about Wolfson Microelectronics products and services in the US, Call: (858) 676 5090. For additional information, visit: http://www.wolfsonmicro.com/ |
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