AUSTIN, Texas & THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn., Jul 19, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Silicon
Laboratories Inc. (NASDAQ: SLAB) and electronic components
distributor Digi-Key
Corporation today announced the industry's first high-performance
programmable oscillators (XOs) available with 24-hour lead times.
Silicon Labs' Si500 and Si590 low jitter oscillators support frequencies
up to 525MHz with either single ended or differential output formats
while eliminating the long lead times typical of traditional oscillators.
Silicon Labs' Si590/591
crystal oscillators provide low jitter clock generation and support any
frequency from 10 to 525MHz, any format (CMOS, LVDS, LVPECL, CML), and
any supply voltage (1.8, 2.5, or 3.3V), with guaranteed low jitter of 1
ps rms (max). The Si590/591 devices also offer +/-50ppm stability across
all operating conditions, including the -40C to +85C industrial
temperature range and with 15 years of aging. Digi-Key's on-site digital
programming simplifies procurement of standard and custom frequencies,
eliminating non-recurring expense (NRE) charges and minimum order
quantities typically required for custom-frequency XOs. This results in
lower development and initial production costs.
Silicon Labs' Si500
provides a low cost alternative to quartz based oscillators, by using an
ultra-low phase noise all-silicon oscillator to generate any output
frequency from 0.9 to 200MHz. The Si500 is the first programmable
silicon oscillator in the industry to support differential clock outputs
(LVPECL, LVDS, HCSL) in addition to CMOS format, providing customers
added design flexibility and improved signal integrity. The devices can
be programmed on-site by Digi-Key and therefore can be customized and
shipped immediately while offering higher performance and reliability.
"Fast, efficient delivery of oscillators has been a wrench in the works
of the supply chain for decades," said Mike Petrowski, general manager
of timing products at Silicon Labs. "By partnering with Digi-Key to
enable 24-hour lead times for high performance programmable devices, we
are able to offer customers a path to better system optimization, lower
cost and faster time to market."
"Because of Digi-Key's commitment to providing the best service possible
and our strong partnership with Silicon Labs, our customers will
experience the benefits of 24-hour lead times for the Si500 and
Si590/591 products. Digi-Key can program and ship these oscillators
within 24 hours of order receipt for delivery within 24-72 hours,
depending on the delivery location," said Dave Doherty, Digi-Key's vice
president of semiconductor product. "We are pleased to offer this
industry-first to the thousands of design engineers who rely on Digi-Key
to provide them with the latest and most innovative products for their
designs."
Pricing and Availability
To purchase the Si590/Si591 from Digi-Key, please visit: http://dkc1.digikey.com/us/en/ph/SiLabs/Si590.html?WT.z_Tab_Cat=Featured%20Products.
To purchase the Si500 from Digi-Key, please visit: http://dkc1.digikey.com/us/en/ph/SiLabs/Si500.html?WT.z_Tab_Cat=Featured%20Products.
Silicon Labs offers a broad portfolio of highly integrated,
high-performance timing solutions for datacom, telecom, wireless, video,
consumer, and test and measurement markets. Silicon Labs' extensive
timing portfolio and online customer support capabilities dramatically
accelerate time to market and streamline the development process. The
company offers a Clock
Tree Design Service and the ClockBuilder(TM)
web utility to enable customers to quickly develop custom,
application-specific clock generators that support any combination of
user-specified input/output frequencies. The company's custom
oscillator utility enables developers to specify a custom
oscillator, build a part number and order samples in minutes. Visit www.siliconlabs.com/timing
for more information.
About Digi-Key Corporation
As one of the world's fastest growing distributors of electronic
components, Digi-Key Corporation has earned its reputation as an industry
leader through its total commitment to service and performance. As a
full-service provider of both prototype/design and production quantities
of electronic components, Digi-Key has been ranked
#1 for Overall Performance for 18 consecutive years among North
America's more than 200 distributors (EE Times Distribution Study/August
2009). Offering more than 1.7 million products from more than 440
quality name-brand manufacturers, Digi-Key's commitment to inventory is
unparalleled. Access to the company's broad product offering is
available 24/7 at Digi-Key's top-rated website, www.digikey.com.
Silicon Laboratories Inc.
Silicon
Laboratories is an industry leader in the innovation of
high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal
ICs. Developed by a world-class engineering team with unsurpassed
expertise in mixed-signal design, Silicon Labs' diverse portfolio of
highly integrated, easy-to-use products offers customers significant
advantages in performance, size and power consumption. These patented
solutions serve a broad set of markets and applications including
consumer, communications, computing, industrial and automotive.
Headquartered in Austin, TX, Silicon Labs is a global enterprise with
operations, sales and design activities worldwide. The company is
committed to contributing to our customers' success by recruiting the
highest quality talent to create industry-changing innovations. For more
information about Silicon Labs, please visit www.silabs.com.
Cautionary Language
This press release may contain forward-looking statements based on
Silicon Laboratories' current expectations. These forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties. A number of important
factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in
the forward-looking statements. For a discussion of factors that could
impact Silicon Laboratories' financial results and cause actual results
to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements,
please refer to Silicon Laboratories' filings with the SEC. Silicon
Laboratories disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise
any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
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Silicon Labs logo are trademarks of Silicon Laboratories Inc. Digi-Key
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SOURCE: Silicon Laboratories Inc. and Digi-Key Corporation
Digi-Key Corporation
Erica Hanson, 218-681-8000, Ext 2247
Manager, Corporate Communications & Media Relations
erica.hanson@digikey.com
or
Silicon Laboratories Inc.
Dale Weisman, +1-512-532-5871
dale.weisman@silabs.com
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