California Micro Devices Receives 2008 'Product of the Year' Award from Electronic Products Magazine
January 05 2009 - 9:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
MILPITAS, Calif., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- California Micro
Devices (NASDAQ:CAMD) has been awarded Electronic Products
magazine's 2008 "Product of the Year" award for the CM1233-08DE,
the first product to incorporate the innovative PicoGuard XS(TM)
architecture. The CM1233-08DE is the industry's first product to
provide both outstanding signal integrity and robust electrostatic
discharge (ESD) protection for high speed differential signals such
as HDMI(TM) and DisplayPort. By integrating inductors with the ESD
diodes, the CM1233-08DE provides matched differential impedance,
eliminating the need for board designers to compensate for diode
capacitance in their layouts. The editors of Electronic Products --
a leading trade publication for electronic design engineers --
evaluated thousands of products launched in 2008. The winning
products are selected on the basis of innovative design,
significant advancement in technology or application and
substantial achievement in price and performance. "Electronic
Products Magazine Product of the Year winners should be
particularly proud because of the rigorous selection process we
use," notes Editorial Director Murray Slovick. "It is somewhat akin
to a doctoral dissertation defense, except here instead of
defending a thesis the nominating editor must defend each product
against the arguments of his or her colleagues, all of whom are
trying hard to find flaws in the product's performance." "We are
honored to have been chosen to receive the Electronic Products
'Product of the Year' award," said Joe Salvador, director of
marketing for digital consumer and computing products at California
Micro Devices. "With the CM1233-08DE, system developers no longer
need to make a tradeoff between signal integrity and ESD protection
when protecting high speed interfaces such as HDMI(TM) 1.3 and
DisplayPort." The 2008 Product of the Year Awards were announced in
the January 2009 issue of Electronic Products
(http://www2.electronicproducts.com/productyear.aspx). 2008 marks
the 33rd annual Electronic Products' "Product of the Year" Awards,
which began recognizing the best products in the industry in 1977.
About the Device The CM1233-08DE provides 8 channels of robust ESD
protection. It offers protection for four pairs of differential
channels, providing ESD protection to IEC61000-4-2 Level 4 greater
than or equal to 8kV contact discharge. System designers can easily
meet the 100 Ohm differential impedance requirements of HDMI(TM)
and DisplayPort using these devices, with no additional external
components required. The integration of inductors with the ESD
diodes provides for improved ESD protection as well as better
signal integrity. Compared with best in class ESD diode arrays, the
CM1233-08DE offers: -- 40% reduction in peak clamping voltage --
15-40% reduction in peak residual current -- 100 Ohm differential
impedance matching with no external compensation required --
Independence from board stackup for simplest routing across
multiple board vendors -- Straight through routing for improved
layout -- Compact 16-pin TDFN package for reduced board space
PicoGuard XS Impedance Matching Traditionally, system designers
must compensate for the capacitance of the ESD protection device by
adding external inductance, eliminating capacitance under the
signal traces near the ESD device, or both. These approaches add
complexity and cost, and are PCB board dependent, limiting the
ability to use multiple board vendors. By integrating inductance
into the ESD device, PicoGuard XS eliminates the need for these
measures providing matched impedance with no external compensation
or components required. The CM1233-08DE is the first PicoGuard XS
product offering of the XtremeESD(TM) family from California Micro
Devices. http://www.xtremeesd.com/ Website This ESD Resource Center
provides relevant information about ESD protection to designers of
personal computer and digital consumer electronics applications.
The site contains technical white papers, product specifications,
articles, presentations, an open forum on various ESD protection
topics, and additional information on the CM1233-08DE. Go to:
http://www.xtremeesd.com/. Pricing and Availability The CM1233-08DE
is available in a 16 lead TDFN package. It is priced at $0.57 each
at 1,000 units. About California Micro Devices Corporation
California Micro Devices Corporation is a leading supplier of
application specific analog and mixed signal semiconductor products
for the mobile handset, digital consumer electronics and personal
computer markets. Key products include protection devices for
mobile handsets, digital consumer electronics products such as
digital TVs, and personal computers as well as analog and mixed
signal ICs for mobile handset displays. Detailed corporate and
product information may be accessed at http://www.cmd.com/.
XtremeESD and PicoGuard XS are trademarks of California Micro
Devices Corporation. All other trademarks are property of their
respective owners. DATASOURCE: California Micro Devices CONTACT:
Kyle Baker of California Micro Devices, +1-408-934-3117, Web site:
http://www.cmd.com/ http://www.xtremeesd.com/
http://www2.electronicproducts.com/productyear.aspx
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