Featuring Up/Down Interface And Various Number Of Taps
Winbond Electronics Corporation America, a leading supplier of semiconductor solutions to the consumer, computer, communications and electronics products markets, today introduced a new series for its family of WinPot line of non-volatile digital potentiometer chips. The WinPot WMS71xx is a series of single channel ICs featuring 16, 32, 64, 128 and 256 taps non-volatile digital potentiometers with 10K
, 50K or 100K resistance values. The Up/Down interface is easy-to-use and common in the industry, employing just three wires to control wiper movement or store tap value in the non-volatile memory. All chips are offered with or without an output buffer, enabling users to choose a device that precisely fits their circuit requirements. The fourth in the WinPot series that Winbond has introduced, the ICs are targeted at consumer, optical networking, temperature control systems, flat panel displays (for brightness and contrast adjustment), volume control and power supply applications. All members of the WinPot Up/Down family are released to production. The WMS713x device, featuring 32 taps, is aggressively priced at under $0.50 in 10K volume quantities.
"The WMS71xx series features a proprietary design and pin-for-pin compatibility with many digital potentiometers. The chips also feature enhanced electrical characteristics and ultra-low power drain for the industry's most demanding consumer and industrial applications " said Hezi Saar, Product Marketing Manager, Winbond America. "The competitively priced small form factor ICs feature a popular interface and offer unprecedented variety of device options to choose from such as number of taps and output buffer."
The chips can be used as a three-terminal potentiometer or as a two terminal variable resistor in a wide variety of industrial and wireless applications that require exacting performance standards. The devices operate over a wide operating voltage; ranging from 2.7V to 5.5V, with typical stand-by current of 0.1 micro amps. All of the WMS71xx ICs are offered in 8-pin MSOP, SOIC and PDIP packaging. Additional chips in the series, and support for other small form factor packages, are planned for introduction later this year. Additional information can be found by accessing Winbond America's new WinPot design resource center on the Company's web site: http://www.winbond-usa.com
For more information:
Julie DiBene
Director, Corporate Communications
Winbond Electronics Corporation America
Phone: 1-408-544-2625
Fax: 1-408-544-1787
E-Mail: jdibene@Winbond.com
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