AUTO ELECTRONICS | NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2007
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GPS/GALILEO/GLONASS LNA
Maxim Integrated Products’ MAX2659 is a high-gain, low-
noise amplifier (LNA) for GPS, Galileo and GLONASS
applications. Designed using Maxim’s advanced, low-power
SiGe BiCMOS process, this device achieves a very high
20.5 dB gain and a noise figure of 0.8 dB, while providing
an input-referred 1 dB compression point and third-order
intercept point at –12 dBm and –2 dBm, respectively. The
device is ideal for a wide range of low-cost consumer
applications, including automotive navigation. The device
operates from a +1.6 V to +3.3 V single supply and consumes
only 4 mA. To further maximize battery life, it reduces the
supply current to less than 1 µA in shutdown mode. Available
in a 1.5 mm x 1.0 mm x 0.75 mm, leadless, 6-pin microDFN
package, the MAX2659 is fully specified over the -40 °C to
+85 °C temperature range.
Prices start at $0.70 for 1000 pieces.
Maxim Integrated Products • (408) 737-7600 • www.maxim-ic.com
REAR-VIEW CAMERA PROCESSOR
VI Micro’s VC0702 is a low-power TV camera processor for automotive rear-view cameras. Vehicle rear-view camera systems
are required to work well and be stable throughout exposure to a wide temperature range and in low-light environments. The
VC0702 performs well in both these situations. The device supports CMOS and CCD sensor types. The built-in video DAC can
generate either NTSC or PAL video signals. The unit also features a 10-bit image signal processor that performs multiple
functions, including: auto bad pixel detection and cancellation, auto flicker detection and cancellation, auto lens-shading
compensation, configurable brightness, edge-adaptive CFA interpolation and image post-processing to support size from VGA/
CIF to NTSC/PAL or bypass.
VI Micro • (650) 966-1882 • www.vimicro.com
PIN-FIN COOLERS FOR HEV IGBTS
CPS Technologies offers aluminum-silicon-carbide (AlSiC) metal-matrix composite pin-fin sub-
strates for liquid-cooled high-power module systems used in hybrid