California Micro Devices Announces XtremeESD(R) Design Wins for New Sharp Aquos
LCD TVs
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 1 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
California Micro Devices (Nasdaq: CAMD) announced that Sharp Electronics
Corporation has selected its CM1234 low capacitance electrostatic discharge
(ESD) solution to protect multiple HDMI(TM) video ports in eleven new Sharp
Aquos series liquid crystal display (LCD) TVs. The CM1234 design wins include
six models of the Aquos E series full HD LCD TVs and five models of the Aquos
BD series LCD TVs. Designed for the US market, all the models are available
now. The CM1234 delivers robust ESD protection, meeting an exacting
specification of plus or minus 15kV contact discharge, and plus or minus 20kV
air discharge per the IEC61000-4-2 standard, while providing superior levels
of signal integrity.
"Sharp has specific requirements for higher levels of ESD protection
combined with superior signal integrity performance for the HDMI ports,"
stated Kyle Baker, vice president of marketing for California Micro Devices.
"Our PicoGuard XS(R) architecture with a unique matched impedance design that
optimizes both ESD performance and signal integrity was ideally positioned to
meet those exacting requirements."
Picoguard XS Impedance Matching
The PicoGuard XS architecture integrates inductors with the ESD diodes to
create fixed point impedance matching for high speed data lines.
Traditionally, system designers compensate for the capacitance of the ESD
protection device by adding external inductance and or eliminating
capacitance under the signal traces. These approaches add complexity, cost,
and are PCB board dependent, limiting the ability to use multiple board
vendors. The CM1234 eliminates the need for these measures, providing matched
impedance with no external compensation or components required. Compared with
current best in class ESD diode arrays, the CM1234 offers a 40% reduction in
peak clamping voltage and a 15-40% reduction in peak residual current.
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
XtremeESD and PicoGuard XS are registered trademarks of California Micro
Devices Corporation. All other trademarks are property of their respective
owners.
SOURCE: California Micro Devices Corporation
CONTACT: Kyle Baker,
Micro Devices Corporation,
+1-408-934-3117,
kyleb@cmd.com
Translations:
NEWS 
