Fairchild Semiconductor's Hi-Speed Multi-Media Switch Integrates USB and Audio Switching Capability in Either MicroPak(TM) or Ul
October 30 2006 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
Fairchild Semiconductor�s (NYSE:FCS) highly integrated multi-media
switches offer an industry-leading combination of features,
performance and packaging for a range of portable applications. The
FSA201 and FSA221 integrate both USB and negative swing
(low-distortion) audio switching functionality into a single
package. This integration enables portable applications to handle
either USB or audio signals via one connector and helps designers
eliminate the need for additional components. These compact double
pole/double throw (DPDT) analog switches are especially well suited
for use in popular electronic products that demand high
functionality in a limited space. Typical applications include cell
phones, MP3 players, digital cameras, notebooks, LCD monitors and
set-top boxes. �Fairchild�s new multi-media switches tie directly
to the trend in the portable market of adding more functionality
into applications of the same size or even smaller,� says Patty
Miske, switch marketing manager for Fairchild�s Analog Products
Group. �For example, when used in applications like cell phones, a
multi-media switch allows the phone to conveniently connect to
either a headset or to a laptop using a common connector. Our new
FSA221 switch is ideal for this application since it integrates
both Hi-Speed USB and audio switching capability into an extremely
small UMLP, while also offering best-in-class performance.�
Offering the market�s widest negative-swing capability (-2.0V),
Fairchild�s FSA201 and FSA221 switches improve system performance
by enhancing signal quality, while reducing current consumption and
extending battery life due to their very low on-resistance
(RON=3Ohms). Additionally, their high (10kV) ESD protection
enhances system reliability. For board space savings, the FSA201
USB 1.1 Full Speed (12Mbps) device is available in a 1.6mm x 2.1mm
MicroPak�, one of the smallest packages on the market. The FSA221
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (480Mbps) device is also available in a UMLP
(ultra-thin molded leadless package). Measuring only 1.4mm x 1.8mm
x 0.55mm, this remarkably compact package is 25% smaller than a
MicroPak. Additional system benefits of the FSA201 (FS) and FSA221
(HS) include: Automatic Vbus detection to easily find the USB
signal upon plug-in of the application; User-override of Vbus
detection; Built in power-off protection to conserve energy; and
Wide bandwidth (FSA221 >720MHZ and FSA201 >250MHz, -3dB)) to
ensure signal fidelity by minimizing edge and phase distortion. The
FSA201 and FSA221 are lead (Pb)-free devices that meet or exceed
the requirements of the joint IPC/JEDEC standard J-STD-020C and are
compliant with European Union regulations now in effect. Fairchild
Semiconductor is the premier supplier of high-performance USB
switch solutions. Fairchild also offers analog, audio and video
switches that offer the industry�s best combination of bandwidth,
high signal quality and compact packaging. For more information on
other USB-compliant products, go to
http://www.fairchildsemi.com/products/switches/usbswitch.html.
Price (1000 pcs): US$ 1.10--FSA201 (USB 1.1 Full Speed (12Mbps))
US$ 1.25--FSA221 (USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (480Mbps)) Availability: Samples
and demo board available now Delivery: 8 weeks ARO Contact: To
contact Fairchild Semiconductor about these products, please go to
http://www.fairchildsemi.com/cf/sales_contacts/ For information on
other Fairchild products, design tools, and sales contacts, please
visit http://www.fairchildsemi.com. Note to Editor: For datasheets
of these products in PDF format, please go to
http://www.fairchildsemi.com/ds/FS/FSA201.pdf and
http://www.fairchildsemi.com/ds/FS/FSA221.pdf. About Fairchild
Semiconductor: Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE:FCS) is the leading
global supplier of high-performance power products critical to
today�s leading electronic applications in the computing,
communications, consumer, industrial and automotive segments. As
The Power Franchise�, Fairchild offers the industry�s broadest
portfolio of components that optimize system power. Fairchild�s
9,000 employees design, manufacture and market power, analog &
mixed signal, interface, logic, and optoelectronics products.
Please contact us on the web at www.fairchildsemi.com. Fairchild
Semiconductor's (NYSE:FCS) highly integrated multi-media switches
offer an industry-leading combination of features, performance and
packaging for a range of portable applications. The FSA201 and
FSA221 integrate both USB and negative swing (low-distortion) audio
switching functionality into a single package. This integration
enables portable applications to handle either USB or audio signals
via one connector and helps designers eliminate the need for
additional components. These compact double pole/double throw
(DPDT) analog switches are especially well suited for use in
popular electronic products that demand high functionality in a
limited space. Typical applications include cell phones, MP3
players, digital cameras, notebooks, LCD monitors and set-top
boxes. "Fairchild's new multi-media switches tie directly to the
trend in the portable market of adding more functionality into
applications of the same size or even smaller," says Patty Miske,
switch marketing manager for Fairchild's Analog Products Group.
"For example, when used in applications like cell phones, a
multi-media switch allows the phone to conveniently connect to
either a headset or to a laptop using a common connector. Our new
FSA221 switch is ideal for this application since it integrates
both Hi-Speed USB and audio switching capability into an extremely
small UMLP, while also offering best-in-class performance."
Offering the market's widest negative-swing capability (-2.0V),
Fairchild's FSA201 and FSA221 switches improve system performance
by enhancing signal quality, while reducing current consumption and
extending battery life due to their very low on-resistance
(RON=3Ohms). Additionally, their high (10kV) ESD protection
enhances system reliability. For board space savings, the FSA201
USB 1.1 Full Speed (12Mbps) device is available in a 1.6mm x 2.1mm
MicroPak(TM), one of the smallest packages on the market. The
FSA221 USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (480Mbps) device is also available in a
UMLP (ultra-thin molded leadless package). Measuring only 1.4mm x
1.8mm x 0.55mm, this remarkably compact package is 25% smaller than
a MicroPak. Additional system benefits of the FSA201 (FS) and
FSA221 (HS) include: -- Automatic Vbus detection to easily find the
USB signal upon plug-in of the application; -- User-override of
Vbus detection; -- Built in power-off protection to conserve
energy; and -- Wide bandwidth (FSA221 greater than 720MHZ and
FSA201 greater than 250MHz, -3dB)) to ensure signal fidelity by
minimizing edge and phase distortion. The FSA201 and FSA221 are
lead (Pb)-free devices that meet or exceed the requirements of the
joint IPC/JEDEC standard J-STD-020C and are compliant with European
Union regulations now in effect. Fairchild Semiconductor is the
premier supplier of high-performance USB switch solutions.
Fairchild also offers analog, audio and video switches that offer
the industry's best combination of bandwidth, high signal quality
and compact packaging. For more information on other USB-compliant
products, go to
http://www.fairchildsemi.com/products/switches/usbswitch.html. -0-
*T Price (1000 pcs): US$ 1.10--FSA201 (USB 1.1 Full Speed (12Mbps))
US$ 1.25--FSA221 (USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (480Mbps)) Availability: Samples
and demo board available now Delivery: 8 weeks ARO Contact: To
contact Fairchild Semiconductor about these products, please go to
http://www.fairchildsemi.com/cf/sales_contacts/ *T For information
on other Fairchild products, design tools, and sales contacts,
please visit http://www.fairchildsemi.com. Note to Editor: For
datasheets of these products in PDF format, please go to
http://www.fairchildsemi.com/ds/FS/FSA201.pdf and
http://www.fairchildsemi.com/ds/FS/FSA221.pdf. About Fairchild
Semiconductor: Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE:FCS) is the leading
global supplier of high-performance power products critical to
today's leading electronic applications in the computing,
communications, consumer, industrial and automotive segments. As
The Power Franchise(R), Fairchild offers the industry's broadest
portfolio of components that optimize system power. Fairchild's
9,000 employees design, manufacture and market power, analog &
mixed signal, interface, logic, and optoelectronics products.
Please contact us on the web at www.fairchildsemi.com.
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