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SILICON IMAGE
Silicon Image rolls out HDMI 1.3 receivers for HDTVs
eeProductCenter's Ismini Scouras says: "At the 2008 International CES, Silicon Image Inc. released the PinnaClear SiI9223 four-port receiver and the SiI9127 two-port receiver, two HDMI integrated receivers that deliver the advanced HDMI 1.3 HDTV features including 1080p Deep Color and x.v.Color expanded color gamut."

Readers say:
"Not really compelling if the TV is going to be connected to the web. From what I understand this is to funnel content, and content will be most likely always be on line."
"Eliminate the license fee"
"I think it's pricey; there's some competition."
"I am convinced that the DRM imposed on HDMI/HDTV will fail. When it is removed from products I will then pay attention to the products/format. Nothing irritates an honest paying customer more than being treated as a criminal while the real criminals are unaffected. I will not have my company name involved in that."
"Nice to see growing HDMI 1.3 support. I'm working on a DVB-T HD H.264 set-top box which will also support HDMI 1.3, so this is good news for me."

USABILITY RANK: 1

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XILINX
Xilinx announce three new Virtex-5 FPGAs
eeProductCenter's Clive Maxfield says: "The folks at Xilinx have introduced three new devices and small form factor packaging to their 65 nm Virtex-5 LX and LXT FPGA platforms as the adoption of programmable logic in new markets drives new cost and density requirements."

USABILITY RANK: 2

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ACTEL
Actel's latest low-power IGLOO and ProASIC3 FPGAs are only 99 cents!
eeProductCenter's Clive Maxfield says: "Good grief - things are certainly racing along in "FPGA Space". For example, in order to address design requirements for programmable solutions that meet ever-tightening power and cost budgets, the folks at Actel have just announced the addition of two new members to their IGLOO and ProASIC3 field-programmable gate array (FPGA) families. The big news is that these devices start at just 99 cents!"

Readers say:
"I like the price." "The product is a great idea. The software for development is what is going to stop this product from becoming a success."

USABILITY RANK: 4

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ALTERA
Industry's highest density FPGA features 340K logic elements
eeProductCenter's Clive Maxfield says: "The folks at Altera have announced availability of what they claim to be the industry's highest density FPGA. A member of Altera's 65-nm Stratix III family, the EP3SL340 features 340K logic elements (LEs), supports DDR3 memory with interface speeds in excess of 1067 Mbps, and is said to offer the lowest power consumption of any high-density, high-performance programmable logic device (PLD)."

USABILITY RANK: 5

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XILINX
Xilinx delivers small-form-factor FPGAs
eeProductCenter's Clive Maxfield says: "Optimized for use in applications such as digital displays, set top boxes, and wireless routers, the new small-form factor devices address industry demand for smaller footprint packages, enabling extremely cost-sensitive consumer electronic designs."

USABILITY RANK: 3

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SEQUOIA
Sequoia announces transceiver support for multiple wireless specs
eeProductCenter's RF DesignLine says: "Sequoia Communications announced at Mobile World Congress that its SEQ7400 HEDGE transceiver has been verified to support HSUPA, TD-SCDMA, S-Band and GMR satellite specifications via extensive testing. Originally introduced in May 2007, the SEQ7400 is based on the company's patented FullSpectra all-polar architecture."

USABILITY RANK: 7

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SILICONBLUE
SiliconBlue 65-nm FPGAs run on microamps
eeProductCenter's Peter Clarke says: "SiliconBlue Technologies Corp. (Sunnyvale Calif.) is offering a family of low-power FPGAs implemented on a 65-nm CMOS manufacturing process. The FPGAs, which carry their own non-volatile memory on-chip for holding configuration data, come in small ball grid array packages and are intended for use in mobile phones and other handheld devices."

USABILITY RANK: 6

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GENESIS MICROCHIP
Genesis Microchip unveils direct drive monitor controllers at CES
eeProductCenter's Ismini Scouras says: "Genesis Microchip Inc. has announced the availability of a new family of direct drive monitor controllers featuring the VESA standard DisplayPort input. The gm580x6 series, which the company claims is the industry's first direct drive monitor controllers, includes the gm58026H and gm58066H controller devices that provide highly integrated solutions for DisplayPort entry and mainstream direct drive monitor applications."

USABILITY RANK: 9

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CHRONTEL
HDMI device adds CEC-capability to consumer electronic, PC designs
eeProductCenter's Ismini Scouras says: "Chrontel announced an HDMI CEC (Consumer Electronic Control) IC, the CH7322, which adds CEC functionality to digital TVs, PCs, video recorders and other A/V products that support the popular HDMI standard."

USABILITY RANK: 8

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ANALOGIX SEMICONDUCTOR
DisplayPort receiver integrates direct drive monitor, LCD timing controller
eeProductCenter's Gina Roos says: "Analogix Semiconductor, Inc. claims the industry's first DisplayPort receiver chip with integrated support for a LCD controller/panel timing controller (TCON). The ANX9840 DisplayPort receiver offers support for the next-generation display interconnect standard for monitors, notebooks, and consumer electronics."

USABILITY RANK: 10

In case you were wondering, here's how Ultimate Products works: Our editors select up to 10 of the most significant products posted at www.eeProductCenter.com during the calendar quarter. Then, using an electronic balloting process, we submit the products with the accompanying editorial reviews to selected, qualified readers. Those readers score the products by technical significance and
USABILITY on a scale of 1 through 5, with 5 being the highest score. The product ranked No. 1 in each category was judged as most technically significant for that category. Relative
USABILITY rankings and selected reader comments are also reported. More than 1,000 of you helped to choose these products. As always, we are grateful for your enthusiastic participation.

Patrick Mannion
Editor-in-Chief, Techonline Network and eeProductcenter.com
pmannion@cmp.com