Texas Instruments: Press Releases

Portable Medical Devices Become Smaller, Smarter with TI’s New Signal-Chain-on-Chip MCUs
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 by Texas Instruments To quickly and efficiently develop reliable, convenient and low-cost medical devices, engineers require microcontrollers (MCUs) that provide low power consumption, high performance and...

Medical Imaging Developers Can Speed Time to Market, Improve Performance and Lower Costs with TI’s New Embedded Processor Software Toolkit
Monday, March 30, 2009 by Texas Instruments Delivering on its promise to offer a portfolio of highly customizable DSP (digital signal processor) and high performance analog products to meet the needs of medical imaging manufacturers,...

TI Introduces Radiation Tolerant, High Temperature-Resistant Power Management and Logic Devices for Oil Exploration, Medical and Aerospace Equipment
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 by Texas Instruments Texas Instruments (TI) has introduced a family of high-reliability power management integrated circuits and advanced CMOS (AC) logic devices to increase system-level reliability in...

TI’s PECL Buffers Offer a Complete Range of Speeds and Supply Voltage Options for Communications, Test and Measurement, and Medical Applications
Thursday, March 05, 2009 by Texas Instruments Texas Instruments (TI) has introduced a family of eight positive emitter-coupled logic (PECL) buffers, translators and splitters for clock and data management. These devices provide...

Medical Imaging Equipment OEMs Can Achieve Faster, More Accurate Results with TI’s Portfolio of Embedded Processors and Analog Products
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 by Texas Instruments Texas Instruments (TI) has announced a portfolio of more than 15 dedicated embedded processors which enable faster, more accurate results for doctors and clinicians while empowering...

Ultrasound Systems Can Produce Clearer Images with TI’s New Family of Fully Integrated High-Voltage Pulsers and Switches
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 by Texas Instruments To support manufacturers developing affordable, compact ultrasound systems, Texas Instruments (TI) has introduced a family of fully integrated high-voltage pulsers and switches. The TX734,...

TI Drives New Market of Handheld Ultrasound Systems with Industry’s Smallest, Lowest-Power Analog Front Ends
Monday, September 29, 2008 by Texas Instruments Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today introduced two new integrated analog front ends (AFEs) for handheld ultrasound systems. The newest members of TI’s AFE family for medical ultrasound,...

TI Introduces New Analog Front End with Best-in-Class Power Optimization for Portable Ultrasound Systems
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 by Texas Instruments TI introduces new analog front end with best-in-class power optimization for portable ultrasound systems. Second device in popular product family consumes more than 30 percent less power...

TI Introduces Four and Eight Channel, Simultaneous Sampling, 16-bit Analog-to-Digital Converters for Precision Signal Acquisition
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 by Texas Instruments Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced two multi-channel, 16-bit, delta-sigma analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), which combine outstanding DC accuracy and AC...

Logic and Texas Instruments offer Zoom™ Medical OMAP35x Development Kit and System on Modules (SOM) for Medical Innovations
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 by Texas Instruments The OMAP35x SOM-LV uses high-performance, low-power ARM processors to reduce development time for medical and other embedded applications. As the desire to offer consumers...

TI introduces 16-Bit, 40- and 80-MSPS Data Converters Featuring Industry’s highest Signal-to-Noise Ratio
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 by Texas Instruments Ultra-low noise floor and flexible digital features optimize performance in test and measurement, communications and imaging applications Texas Instruments Incorporated today introduced...

Ti Unveils Industry’s First Family of Complete Analog Front Ends for Superior Ultrasound Systems
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 by Texas Instruments First device offers 50% smaller size, 20% less power consumption, 40% less noise for sharper images in portable equipment. Extending its high-performance analog expertise in the medical...

University of Florida and Texas Instruments Engineers Announce Record-Setting High-Frequency Circuit
Thursday, February 07, 2008 by Texas Instruments Engineering researchers from the University of Florida and Texas Instruments have crafted the world's highest frequency circuit made with a common type of semiconductor transistor, a step...

MIT and Texas Instruments Develop Energy-Efficient Microchip
Tuesday, February 05, 2008 by Texas Instruments Research could lead to longer-lasting, self-charging cell phones, medical advances and more Researchers at MIT and Texas Instruments today unveiled a new chip design for portable...

High-Performance, Lowest Power Data Converters Enable Compact Medical Imaging and Wireless Communications Systems
Tuesday, January 22, 2008 by Texas Instruments Eight-Channel ADCs cut power consumption by 30 percent A new family of 10- and 12-bit, eight-channel (octal) Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs) introduced today by Texas...

TI Introduces Precision Low-Power ADCs for Portable Industrial and Medical Applications
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 by Texas Instruments Texas Instruments Incorporated today introduced a pair of 16-bit analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) featuring two-times better linearity than competing devices (+/-1.5 LSB maximum INL)....

Texas Instruments Wireless Technology to Support Microsoft HealthVault Platform
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 by Texas Instruments HealthVault-enabled wireless devices connect patients with personal health information Texas Instruments recently announced that it is working with Microsoft Corp. to bundle software on...

TI Introduces Low-Power Series Voltage Reference Family in a Tiny SC70-3 Package
Friday, September 28, 2007 by Texas Instruments Devices offer high accuracy and excellent low temperature drift Texas Instruments Incorporated today introduced a family of low-power series voltage references featuring high accuracy...

Texas Instruments Allocates US$15 Million to Fund University Medical Technology Research
Wednesday, September 19, 2007 by Texas Instruments Texas Instruments Incorporated today announced that the company is allocating a total of US$15 million to fund medical technology research at selected universities worldwide. The funding...

TI Introduces Low Temperature Drift, High Accuracy Voltage Reference Family with High Output Current
Monday, August 13, 2007 by Texas Instruments Device optimizes high-resolution ADC performance Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today introduced a 3ppm/°C (maximum) temperature drift, high accuracy, low cost,...

Texas Instruments Introduces Low-Noise, e-Trim™ Precision Amplifier
Friday, August 03, 2007 by Texas Instruments Texas Instruments Incorporated today introduced a single-supply operational amplifier with e-Trim™ precision and very low noise. The OPA376 combines low offset voltage of 25uA (maximum)...

TI Introduces Four and Eight Channel Simultaneous Sampling, 24-bit, 128kSPS Industrial ADCs for Precision Applications
Thursday, July 26, 2007 by Texas Instruments Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today introduced a pair of multi-channel, 24-bit industrial analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), which combine outstanding DC accuracy and...

TI Boost Converter Enables Solar and Micro-Fuel Cell Innovation in Portable Electronics
Wednesday, April 18, 2007 by Texas Instruments 0.3V input power management chip with 0.5V start-up allows battery-driven devices to tap new wave of low-power energy sources. On March 27, 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE:...

TI Advances Communications, Imaging and Instrumentation with Industry’s Highest-Performance Dual and Quad ADC Family
Wednesday, April 18, 2007 by Texas Instruments Low-power, 12-bit and 14-bit data converters at 125, 105 and 80 MSPS provide ultimate system flexibility and space savings. On April 16, 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE:...

MSP430FG461x MCUs Bring SoC Benefits to Portable Medical and Industrial Sensing Applications
Wednesday, February 14, 2007 by Texas Instruments Enhanced embedded emulation module shortens debugging in complex applications Bringing high integration and ultra-low power to complex, deeply embedded industrial sensing applications...

TI Power Converter Boosts Battery Life in Portable Medical and Industrial Systems
Wednesday, February 14, 2007 by Texas Instruments 27V DC/DC converter integrates input/output isolation, high-current switch and diode to simplify power design. Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) introduced today a...