Optimize Performance for Low Voltage Applications with Industry's Fastest Data Transfer UART (up to 16Mbps) and the Lowest Operating Voltage (1.62V) FREMONT, Calif., June 10
FREMONT, Calif., June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Exar Corporation
(Nasdaq: EXAR) adds next generation high performance (up to 16Mbps) and low
voltage (1.62V) quad-channel UART family -- the XR16M554/564/654 series -- to
the industry's broadest range of market-proven UART solutions. This new
product family targets a wide variety of battery operated portable consumer
products as well as industrial applications including Point-of-Sale (POS),
servers, industrial automation, public parking systems, and ticketing machines
among others.
"At 1.62V, and in three FIFO levels (16-byte, 32-byte and 64-byte),
designers of advanced low voltage and low power boards can immediately use our
new series, and differentiate their OEM products," said Eric Nguyen, strategic
marketing director, Interface Product Line. "Exar is continuing to expand its
UART product portfolio; this new family of quad-channel UARTs offers a unique
lower voltage and high performance option while maintaining full software and
pin compatibility with our previous 3.3V/5V quad-channel UART family of
products. Our data rate is up to 8x faster than our nearest competition
providing our customers clear advantages for the growing market demand for
faster data delivery at lower voltages."
Series Details
Composed of six different devices, the XR16MXX4 series includes the
XR16M554/554D, XR16M564/564D, and XR16M654/654D. All the devices share a
common set of features including four independent UART channels, selectable TX
and RX trigger levels and data rates up to 16Mbps. In addition, the
XR16M564/564D and XR16M654/654D has automatic sleep mode, automatic hardware
flow control, automatic software flow control, a wireless infrared
encoder/decoder and a fractional baud rate generator. The series supports both
the Intel and Motorola bus interfaces.
Interface Products
Exar has one of the broadest portfolios of high-performance interface
solutions including UARTs, serial transceivers -- RS-232, RS-485 and
multi-protocol, as well as, integrated UART/transceiver combinations and
recently introduced wireless chipset. For chip-to-chip or system-to-system
connections, Exar's single and multi-channel interface ICs provide immediate
competitive advantages to designers: low voltage/power, reduction in board
space requirements, increased bandwidth capacity, and enhanced product
features. Interface devices are found practically everywhere including
point-of-sale (POS) terminals, digital televisions, industrial automation
equipment, handheld devices, and networking environments.
Tools and Support
All devices in the series are supported by standard serial port software
drivers for popular operating systems including Windows CE 4.2 and 5.0,
Windows 2000, XP and Linux. With the availability of software drivers and
Exar's application support hot line (uarttechsupport@exar.com), UART customers
can greatly accelerate their product development cycle.
Packages, Prices, Availability and Additional Information
Product Number Package Type Package Type Package Type Package Type
XR16M554 68-pin PLCC64-pin LQFP48-pin QFN80-pin LQFP
XR16M564 68-pin PLCC64-pin LQFP48-pin QFN80-pin LQFP
XR16M654 68-pin PLCC64-pin LQFP48-pin QFN80-pin LQFP/
100-pin QFP
XR16M554D64-pin LQFP
XR16M564D64-pin LQFP
XR16M654D64-pin LQFP
All six devices are available now, and operate over the industrial
temperature range. In 1,000 piece quantities, the XR16M554/554D are priced in
the mid-$6 to $7 range. Additional information on the XR16M554 can be found at
http://www.exar.com/Common/Content/ProductDetails.aspx?ID=XR16M554, and
additional information on XR16M554D at
http://www.exar.com/Common/Content/ProductDetails.aspx?ID=XR16M554D. In 1,000
piece quantities, the XR16M564/564D are priced in the mid-$7 range. Additional
information of the XR16M564 can be found at
http://www.exar.com/Common/Content/ProductDetails.aspx?ID=XR16M564 , and on
the XR16M564D at
http://www.exar.com/Common/Content/ProductDetails.aspx?ID=XR16M564D. In 1,000
piece quantities, XR16M654/654D are priced in the mid-$9 range. Additional
information on the XR16M654 can be found at
http://www.exar.com/Common/Content/ProductDetails.aspx?ID=XR16M654 and on the
XR16M654D at
http://www.exar.com/Common/Content/ProductDetails.aspx?ID=XR16M654D.
Additional information on all UART products can be found at
http://www.exar.com/Common/Content/Product.aspx?Parent=1&ID=118.
About Exar
Exar Corporation is Powering Connectivity by delivering highly
differentiated silicon solutions empowering products to connect. With
distinctive knowledge in analog and digital technologies, Exar enables a wide
array of applications such as portable devices, home media gateways,
communications systems, and industrial automation equipment. Exar has
locations worldwide providing real-time system-level support to drive rapid
product innovation. For more information about Exar visit:
http://www.exar.com.
SOURCE Exar Corporation
