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National Semiconductor Celebrated 50 Years of Industry Leadership and Launched Sixth Decade Focused on Energy
May 27, 2009 - Today, National Semiconductor Corp. is celebrating its 50th anniversary. National’s story is one intricately woven into the history of the high-tech industry. When the company was founded, computers were the size of buildings, telephones were wired to walls, televisions were boxes filled with tubes and humans had not yet left the earth’s atmosphere. National’s many technological innovations have shaped the industry and left their mark on the world.
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National Semiconductor’s New Zero-Drift Amplifiers Break the Noise Barrier
November 11, 2008 - National Semiconductor's LMP2021 single and LMP2022 dual precision op amps offer the industry's lowest input voltage noise and high DC accuracy for sensor interface applications operating at low frequencies and low supply voltage. These devices address sensor interface applications including load cells and pressure and force sensors used in industrial systems, scientific weigh scales, medical and measurement equipment, and HVAC systems.
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National Semiconductor Enables High-Fidelity Stereo Voice Output in Microphone Applications
March 14, 2005 - National Semiconductor's LMV1024/26 amplifiers put high-fidelity sound quality directly inside electret condenser microphones (ECMs). Previously, the large size and high cost associated with this effort kept manufacturers from implementing digital voice technology in wireless products. National overcame the size-and-cost barrier with the LMV1024 and LMV1026 by putting the digital modulation and gain inside the microphone to dramatically improve sound quality. By integrating several components and simplifying routing, National's "digital voice-in-a-mic" technology produces superior sound quality, reduces overall system cost and enables the smallest possible form factor.
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National Semiconductor Introduces High-Speed Video Multiplexers
November 9, 2004 - National Semiconductor's LMH6574 is the industry’s fastest single 4:1 video multiplexing (MUX) amplifier, and the LMH6572 is the fastest dual-supply, triple 2:1 RGB (red, green, blue) MUX amplifier on the market. By leveraging its VIP10 process technology, National has achieved higher bandwidth and slew rates, faster switching times and lower crosstalk than any competitor. These features enable higher video resolutions with less video distortion for professional video, security systems, HDTV, NTSC and PAL video systems, analog video routers and switchers, and other video applications.
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National Semiconductor Puts Chips on Ultra-Thin Diet
June 7, 2004 - In June, 2004, National Semiconductor introduced new microchips in the world's thinnest packages. As thin as four sheets of office paper, National's new 0.4 mm chips enable manufacturers to create super-slim cell phones, flat-panel displays, PDAs, MP3 players and other devices. National introduced two new Amplifier Microphone products in ultra-thin packages, and will soon debut power management, wireless and other types of integrated circuits in the new paper-thin packages.
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A single six-inch (150 mm) wafer of silicon yields tens of thousands of chips for National's LMV321 operational amplifier. The diamond and the pile of chips, are each valued at about $20,000.
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