DURHAM, N.C., August 24, 2010 — Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, announces commercial availability of the new 100+ lumenXLamp® MX-3 LED. The MX-3 LED extends Cree’s lighting-class performance to a broader set of applications with enhanced light uniformity and LED-to-LED color consistency.

MX-3 delivers luminous flux of up to 122 lm at 350 mA in cool white (6500K) and up to 100 lm at 350 mA in warm white (3500K). The MX-3 offers design simplicity and flexibility, sharing a common footprint with Cree’s XLamp MX-6 LED, and is ideal for LED bulbs, retail display lighting and high-flux distributed illumination such as cove lighting and wall washing.

“The XLamp MX-3 is designed for customers who demand lighting-class performance across their entire product line,” said Paul Thieken, Cree director of marketing, LED components. “With the industry’s tightest color consistency and uniform angular chromaticity, Cree continues to set performance standards for longevity and consistency.”

XLamp MX-3 LEDs are available in sample quantities immediately and production quantities with standard lead times. To locate a distributor, please visit www.cree.com/buyxlamp.

About Cree
Cree is leading the LED lighting revolution and setting the stage to obsolete the incandescent light bulb through the use of energy-efficient, environmentally friendly LED lighting. Cree is a market-leading innovator of lighting-class LEDs, LED lighting, and semiconductor solutions for wireless and power applications.

Cree’s product families include LED fixtures and bulbs, blue and green LED chips, high-brightness LEDs, lighting-class power LEDs, power-switching devices and radio-frequency/wireless devices. Cree solutions are driving improvements in applications such as general illumination, backlighting, electronic signs and signals, variable-speed motors, and wireless communications.

For additional product and company information, please refer to www.cree.com. To learn more about the LED Lighting Revolution, please visit www.creeledrevolution.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties, both known and unknown, that may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated. Actual results may differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk we may encounter delays or other difficulties in ramping up production of our new products; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render Cree’s products obsolete; and other factors discussed in Cree’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 27, 2010, and subsequent filings.

Media Contact:
Erin Grohs
Fleishman-Hillard for Cree, Inc.
(919) 457-0751
Erin.grohs@fleishman.com

Ultra-compact banks of 2 to over 32 frequency-locked RF synthesizers can be built in 2-channel increments, using a Synth300-TRIG-HS PCI master card and any number of SYNTH300-TRIG 2-channel slave boards. The Synth300-TRIG-HS PCI dual-channel Direct Digital Synthesizers (DDS) master card incorporates two independent DDSs synchronized to an on-board low-phase-noise SAW-stabilized 1GHz timebase, each channel separately programmable for frequencies between 300 KHz and 300 MHz in 0.233 Hz increments. Multiple Synth300-TRIG boards can be slaved to this master board, or an external oscillator of up to 1GHz, enabling a large number of frequency-locked channels to be installed in any low-cost PCI PC chassis, achieving what the company believes is a unique degree of miniaturization and cost-efficiency for RF signal generation.

in addition to single or multiple channel RF generation (+4dBm into 50 ohms), the SYNTH300-TRIG series can generate advanced RF signals such as triggered dwell/sweep/dwell quadrature swept signaling useful in Communications, RADAR, RF ATE, and other advanced applications. Additionally, by utilizing the 4 independent user-defined frequency/phase profiles associated with each dual synthesizer, frequency and/or phase modulated waveforms (4-FSK, 4-PSK) can be easily generated and controlled via software or external TTL inputs. In addition to its two sine-wave RF outputs, each Synth300-TRIG also includes an LVDS port, allowing the user to create a programmable digital clock with precise frequency and phase adjustment capability. Software provided includes a simple-to-use Windows™ GUI to quickly configure most applications, as well as example C code, for Linux and Windows™ to allow programming of advanced applications.

Each DDS-based synthesizer holds up to 4 independent frequency/phase profiles. Profile switching can be accomplished via host system software control or by external TTL frequency/phase profile switching inputs, allowing phase and/or frequency to be changed in as little as 8 nanoseconds, for applications in which the time uncertainty of software controlled frequency/phase selection is not acceptable.

Designed for low jitter operation in communications, industrial, military/aerospace, educational and scientific applications, the Synth300-TRIG-HS series finds applications in areas such as:

• Advanced RF system development and implementation in RADAR and SIGINT applications
• RF component test such as verification of phase/frequency detection device operation.
• ADC/DAC data acquisition systems in which a programmable timebase is required.
• Simulation of oscillator drift on a circuit or system during design and testing.
• Examination of spectral response of circuits, devices, or materials
• Low cost manufacturing test/QA instrumentation using multiple synthesizers in a host computer

The Synth300-TRIG-HS operates under Linux as well as Windows 7™, Vista™ or XP™. Most synthesis applications can be easily configured by means of the GUI provided. For more complex applications, example C programs may be easily edited and recompiled using common C compilers to create a dedicated executable. A library of C-coded functions and driver are also included.

The Synth300-TRIG-HS and SYNTH300-TRIG provide the functionality of much more expensive test equipment in a much smaller form factor (single-height PCI boards). The Synth300-TRIG HS dual channel master is priced at $2995 each, and each 2-channel PCI expansion board is priced at $2495 each. Delivery is from stock. Quantity discounts are available in quantities as small as 2 units.

More detailed specifications can be found at: www.ultraviewcorp.com/dds

Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ: MXIM) introduces the MAX5978, a single-channel hot-swap controller for 0 to 16V backplanes. This device allows line cards to be safely inserted and removed from a live backplane without causing glitches on the system power-supply rail. The MAX5978 integrates a 10-bit ADC for monitoring voltages and currents, thus allowing system designers to monitor power consumption and system reliability. Targeted applications include networking, base-station, storage, and computer server line cards.



The integrated 10-bit ADC and I²C-compatible interface provide precise monitoring of currents, voltages, and fault conditions in hot-swappable line cards. Additionally, the MAX5978 integrates volatile memory containing two circular buffers that store 5ms of past current and voltage measurements. The buffers can be read back through the I²C interface at anytime or after a fault has occurred. Buffer data can be used by the system to determine if a line card is using its allocated power or operating abnormally, thereby improving overall system reliability.

Rated for 0 to 16V inputs, the MAX5978 can withstand transients or inductive spikes up to 30V. This device provides controlled inrush current at startup and two levels of overcurrent protection after startup. The MAX5978 also includes five digital comparators per hot-swap channel to provide overcurrent warning, two levels of overvoltage detection, and two levels of undervoltage detection. Four I/Os can be independently configured as general-purpose I/Os (GPIOs) or as open-drain LED drivers with programmable blanking. Other features include alert outputs to indicate undervoltage, overvoltage, and overcurrent faults. This controller can be configured for latched-off or autoretry fault management.

The MAX5978 is available in a small, 5mm x 5mm, 32-pin TQFN-EP package, and is fully specified for operation over the -40°C to +85°C extended temperature range. Prices start at $3.15 (1000-up, FOB USA).

Maxim Integrated Products is a publicly traded company that designs, manufactures, and sells high-performance semiconductor products. The Company was founded over 25 years ago with the mission to deliver innovative analog and mixed-signal engineering solutions that add value to its customers’ products. To date, it has developed over 6300 products serving the industrial, communications, consumer, and computing markets.

Maxim reported revenue in excess of $1.6 billion for fiscal 2009. A Fortune 1000 company, Maxim is included in the Nasdaq 100, the Russell 1000, and the MSCI USA indices. For more information, go to www.maxim-ic.com.

The TRACOPOWER THN-20(WI) series is the latest generation of high performance dc/dc converter modules with market leading power density. The product achieves 20W and come in a metal case with dimensions of only 1.0” x 1.0” x 0.4” and efficiencies to 90%, power density of 51A/in3, Ultra-wide DC input ranges and remote on/off control for no-load operation making them ideal for battery operated systems. Typical applications are in the field of mobile equipment, instrumentation, distributed power architectures in communication and industrial electronics and wherever space on the PCB is critical.

THN-20 converters offer 2:1 input ranges of 9-18 / 18-36 / 36-75 VDC. THN-20WI models offer a wider 4:1 input range of 9-36 / 18-75 VDC. All models feature: EN 55022 Class A filtration without external components; voltage trim; remote On/Off; 1500 VDC Isolation; –40°C to 75°C ambient operating temperature; and an optional heat sink for extended operation up to 85°C. All converters offer International Safety Approvals and are backed by a 3-Year Warranty.

Typical lead time is stock to 8 weeks and data sheets available for download atwww.powergatellc.com/pdfs/THN20.pdf & www.powergatellc.com/pdfs/THN20WI.pdf.Pricing is as low as $27.50 for THN-20 Series and $30.50 for THN-20WI series in  OEM quantities, for Sales & Technical Support @ (866) 588-1750 or sales@powergatellc.com

Energy Micro®, the energy friendly microcontroller company, has announced details of its EFM®32 Giant Gecko microcontroller family. For energy sensitive applications with high memory requirements, the 32-bit Giant Gecko (GG) will provide Flash configurations up to 1024KB with the added option of embedded USB connectivity.

There will be 48 EFM32GG microcontrollers offering a choice of 64, 128, 256, 512 and 1024 KB Flash memory blocks and a RAM of 32KB or 128KB. The microcontrollers’ pin and software compatibility with the existing Gecko product family means designers can develop products using the existing Gecko microcontroller and migrate to Giant Gecko when the higher memory parts enter production. Package options will include QFN64, QFP100 and BGA112.

Built around the energy-efficient ARM® Cortex™-M3 processor architecture, the Giant Gecko, Gecko and Tiny Gecko microcontrollers demonstrate an energy usage a quarter of that of alternative 8-, 16- or 32-bit microcontrollers. With a wake-up time of just 2µs and current consumption of 180µA per MHz executing code from Flash, 900nA in deep sleep mode and 20nA in shut off mode, the microcontrollers are proven capable of extending typical battery life by 300%.

The Giant Gecko’s embedded USB connectivity option will be USB2.0 compliant at full speed (12Mbit/s), integrating 2KB endpoint buffers and handling up to 10 endpoints. It will provide support for USB host and on-the-go configurations as well as bootloader over USB. Additional extended communication options offered by Giant Gecko will include dual I2C and up to 5 USART/UART serial interfaces.

Giant Gecko will feature the same selection of energy-saving peripherals as the companion Gecko and Tiny Gecko products. These include: an 8-channel, 12-bit ADC using 200µA at full resolution and 1Msamples/sec conversion rate, a 4×40 segment LCD controller using 900nA and a special Low Energy UART consuming just 100nA at 9600baud. In addition, for wireless encryption/decryption duties, an 128/256-bit AES accelerator block is also provided.

VELUX A/S, one of the strongest brands in the global building materials and home improvement industry, is a lead customer of the EFM32 Giant Gecko Microcontroller family. Bjarne Ravndal Andreasen, R&D manager at VELUX A/S said, “We have already successfully used the EFM32 Gecko Microcontroller in some of our electronic products. The EFM32 Giant Gecko family with 1MByte of Flash memory and full speed USB functionality will enable us to use EFM32 low energy microcontrollers in a wider range of electronic VELUX products.”

The EFM32 Giant Gecko from Energy Micro will begin sampling in Q1’2011 and pricing will start at $2.5 USD each in 100k quantities. Detailed datasheets on the Giant Gecko will be released November 1st 2010. Further information is available at www.energymicro.com.

For further information and reader enquiries:

Energy Micro AS, PO Box 4633, Nydalen, N-405 Oslo, Norway

www.energymicro.com

The ALD series of multi-output dc/dc backlight LED drivers serve the steady migration from cold cathode florescent backlighting of LCD displays to LED backlights. These drivers are specifically designed for LED backlighting of LCD displays that are now used in industrial and consumer applications. The series includes models for backlight LEDs arranged in two-, three-, and four-string configurations. The drivers feature dimming controls with resistive, analog or PWM inputs that provide LED brightness control. Each output provides up to 140-mA constant-current drive to backlight LEDs that can be connected in series and parallel configurations.

The LED drivers operate with an input voltage of from 10.8 to 13.2 Vdc and have a maximum open-circuit output voltage of 42 to 44 Vdc. The series are 5.0 to 5.5 mm thick and mount behind LCD screens. The two- and three-string models measure 21.5 x 85-mm, and the four-string drivers are 50 x 100 mm. The drivers feature remote on/off input and an overvoltage alarm output. They are convection cooled and operate in ambient temperatures ranging from –30° to 85°C without deratings. Typical operating efficiencies are 90%. The drivers suit backlighting LCD panels used in vending machines, industrial touchscreens, POS terminals, and programmable controllers. ($18.75 ea/1,000 — available now.)

AWR Corporation, the innovation leader in high-frequency EDA, announced today that antenna analysis is now available in the 2010 release of its AXIEM™ 3D planar electromagnetic (EM) simulation software. AXIEM 2010 includes new features and capabilities that are ideal for large, planar, antenna designs such as arrays with many elements. Critical design problems, such as scan blindness, can now be discovered and corrected. Post-processing such as antenna patterns for linear, circular, and elliptical polarizations, etc., numerous antenna measurements (including gain), as well as current visualization/animations are now part of the 2010 release.

Key features of AXIEM 2010:
Seamless integration with Microwave Office® and Analog Office® software
Proprietary full-wave planar EM solver technology
Open-boundary MoM approach
Unconstrained capacity exhibited by NLn(N) solver scaling (N is # of unknowns)
Unconstrained line width versus thickness ratio
Robust results from DC to daylight
Advanced hybrid meshing technology
Mixed element meshing of triangles and rectangles
Geometrically-aware and optimized
True thick metal support
• Antenna analysis and post-processing
Antenna measurements, including gain
Patterns for linear, circular, and elliptical polarizations
Current visualization
Numerous source/excitations including auto-calibrated internal ports
Parametric studies, optimization, and tuning
3D visualization and animation

Pricing & Availability

AXIEM version 2010 is part of the AWR Design Environment (AWRDE™), which is now shipping to supported customers. Contact your local sales representative for more information. For detailed product information, datasheets, white papers, and articles, visit www.awrcorp.com/AXIEM. Experience AXIEM: view “Antenna Analysis in AXIEM 2010″ on AWR.TV.

About AWR
AWR, the innovation leader in high-frequency EDA software, dramatically reduces development time and cost for products employed in wireless, high-speed wired, broadband, aerospace and defense, and electro-optical applications. For more information, visit www.awrcorp.com.

The SM Series from Stackpole is a molded surface mount wirewound resistor with compliant terminations. This technology and lead design offer a significant advantage over large case size ceramic chips in that they are far more robust. Large case size chips are susceptible to cracking and solder joint failure due to differences in thermal expansion properties of the ceramic chips and the PCB’s on which they are mounted. Conversely, the compliant termination of the SM Series is able to flex with the board and shows very little resistance shift due to temperature cycling after more than 3,000 cycles. These terminations make the SM Series a very popular product for automotive and commercial vehicle under the hood applications such as engine control modules, as well as a wide variety of industrial power and control applications. The SM Series can be manufactured with Ayrton Perry non-inductive windings to reduce inductance and can be customized with a variety of different fusing characteristics.

The SM Series is available in 1, 2, 3, and 4 watt sizes, in resistance values ranging from 0.01 ohms up to 5K ohms. Standard TCR’s range from 20 ppm to 100 ppm depending on resistance value and tolerances from 0.1% up to 5% are also standard. This series is available in standard tape and reel packaging and is RoHS compliant. Pricing varies with size, tolerance and resistance value, and ranges from $0.35 to $2.00 each in full reel quantities. With 41 different part numbers available through Digi-key, additional stock is available directly from Stackpole. Contact Stackpole or one of our franchised distributors for volume pricing.

For more information about Stackpole products, contact Stackpole Electronics Inc. at 2700 Wycliff Road, Suite 410, Raleigh, N.C. 27607; phone 919-850-9500; emailmarketing@seielect.com; or visit the Web site at marketing@seielect.com; or visit the Web site at www.seielect.com.

Stackpole Electronics Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of resistors supplying to the world’s largest OEMs, contract manufacturers and distributors. Headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., the privately held company began manufacturing in 1928 as part of Stackpole Carbon Company in St. Mary’s, Pennsylvania. Now affiliated with Akahane Electronics, Stackpole has manufacturing facilities in Japan, Taiwan, China and Mexico; warehousing facilities in El Paso, Guadalajara, Hong Kong and Japan; and sales offices in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Cypress PSoC® programmable system-on-chip architecture gives you the freedom to not only imagine revolutionary new products, but the capability to also get those products to market faster than anyone else. PSoC is a scalable System-on-Chip platform for 8-, 16-, and 32-bit applications and combines user programmable precision analog and digital logic with a high-performance ARM Cortex-M3, 8051, or M8C CPU cores.

Cypress PSoC® programmable system-on-chip architecture gives you the freedom to not only imagine revolutionary new products, but the capability to also get those products to market faster than anyone else. PSoC is a scalable System-on-Chip platform for 8-, 16-, and 32-bit applications and combines user programmable precision analog and digital logic with a high-performance ARM Cortex-M3, 8051, or M8C CPU cores.

The kit contains:

PSoC Development Board test
PSoC CY8C28 Family Processor Module
PSoC CY8C38 Family Processor Module (Engineering Sample)
PSoC CY8C55 Family Processor Module (Engineering Sample)
MiniProg3 Debug and Evaluation Device
Prototyping Cable Kit
USB Cable
12V AC Power Adapter
Quick Start Guide
Kit CDs, which includes: PSoC Creator™, PSoC Designer™, PSoC Programmer, Projects, and Documentation
Additional Expansion Modules:

CY8CKIT-020 PSoC CY8C28 Family Processor Module Kit
CY8CKIT-008 PSoC CY8C29 Family Processor Module Kit
CY8CKIT-009 PSoC CY8C38 Family Processor Module Kit
CY8CKIT-010 PSOC CY8C55 Family Processor Module Kit

For PSoC training, please visit http://www.cypress.com/go/training.

Kicking off a new line of products for growing energy-related markets, Cirrus Logic Inc. (Nasdaq: CRUS) today unveiled the industry’s first digital power factor correction (PFC) controller ICs that surpass analog PFCs on performance and price. The CS1500 and CS1600 offer power supply and lighting ballast system designers improved performance and simplified designs compared to legacy analog PFC products. Both ICs are priced on par with analog PFCs, while also lowering the overall bill of materials by up to $0.25.

PFC is required in many electronic applications around the world, as global regulations are pushing to improve the overall efficiency of the utility grid. Analog PFC chips are nearing the end of their capabilities to meet increasingly strict global regulatory requirements and efficiency standards, and new digital solutions enable continued performance and feature improvements designed to meet future market demands.

“Global regulations for power efficiency will become increasingly more challenging long term, and we expect a transition in the PFC market away from analog and into digital PFC products, just as the digital transition has transformed many other markets,” said Linnea Brush, senior research analyst, Darnell Research.

Featuring the new EXL Core™ architecture, with its currently 53 patented and patent-pending digital algorithm technologies, the CS1500 and CS1600 have the advantage over analog products of being able to intelligently solve increasingly complex power management challenges. Through its patent-pending digital noise shaping technology, both the CS1500 and CS1600 enable reduced-sized EMI filters, which cut the need for additional high-priced components and circuitry. Additionally, these digital ICs improve energy efficiency across all load conditions, with a distinct performance advantage in light load conditions, and simplify system designs by reducing external component count by more than 30 percent.

“We’re bringing disruptive digital technology to applications that are currently dominated by analog solutions,” said Jason Rhode, president and chief executive officer, Cirrus Logic. “Until today, no one has been able to develop a digital PFC controller that offers both performance improvements and cost savings compared to analog-based PFCs.”

For more information on global regulations and power consumption challenges within applications, see the Cirrus Logic White Paper: The Digital Imperative: The Rising Wave in Power Factor Correction (PFC) Techniques.

As global regulatory agencies drive improved efficiency requirements in consumer products, the total PFC market is anticipated to expand from 1.2 billion units in 2009 to 2.4 billion units in 2013, according to Ryan Sanderson, senior research analyst, IMS Research.

“Looking ahead, we’re developing a strong roadmap of digital energy control products, focusing on solving real-world challenges through innovative signal processing technologies in new markets that will help drive our long-term growth,” Rhode added.