April 5, 2012 The AS3993 and AS3980 from austriamicrosystems offer -90dBm sensitivity and high immunity to self-jamming to ensure reliable reading of Gen 2 RFID tags even in noisy environments. Read more

April 5, 2012 austriamicrosystems has unveiled two new RFID reader chips that offer a route to RFID implementation in embedded, portable and consumer devices. Read more

February 15, 2012 austriamicrosystems business unit Full Service Foundry has introduced a new analog/mixed signal high performance process design kit (HIT-Kit) for its 0.35 µm CMOS, High-Voltage CMOS and SiGe-BiCMOS specialty technologies. Read more

January 9, 2012 The Jabra SUPREME Bluetooth headset is now featuring austriamicrosystems Active Noise Cancelling (ANC) IC which improves hearing in noisy environments and feature the lowest power available, resulting in at least 20% longer battery life than other ANC solutions. Read more

December 14, 2011 austriamicrosystems has revealed that the company is supplying high volumes of intelligent ambient light and proximity sensors into four Samsung Galaxy models. Read more

December 1, 2011 austriamicrosystems’ Full Service Foundry business unit has released its further expanded fast and cost-efficient IC prototyping service, known as Multi-Project Wafer (MPW) or shuttle run, with a more extensive schedule in 2012. The prototyping service, which combines several designs from different customers onto a single wafer, offers cost advantages for foundry customers as the costs for wafers and masks are shared among a number of different shuttle participants. Read more

November 1, 2011 austriamicrosystems has unveiled  the AS3911 NFC (near field communications) and HF (high frequency) reader IC which enables a number of applications, including EMV (Europay MasterCard Visa) payment, access control, automotive, NFC Infrastructure, and ticketing. Read more

October 27, 2011 austriamicrosystems has made two new additions to the company’s Active Noise Cancelling (ANC) IC family for improved hearing in noisy environments. Both the AS3400 and AS3420 feature the lowest power available, resulting in at least 20% longer battery life than other ANC solutions. Read more

October 12, 2011 austriamicrosystems has unveiled a new AS364X series family of LED flash drivers for mobile phones, cameras and other portable devices. The high level of integration and 4 MHz operation of the DC-DC boost converter enable the industry’s smallest device sizes, yet still maintains the highest accuracy to ensure the best picture and video quality. Read more

October 11, 2011 austriamicrosystems is introducing two new members of its Power Management IC (PMIC) family which feature essential power management building blocks and flexibility to provide a complete power solution for the next generation of tablets, media players and portable gaming consoles. The versatile start-up configuration programming capability allows the AS3710/11 to be adapted to various processors. Read more

October 6, 2011 austriamicrosystems' Full Service Foundry business unit is to expand its 0.35 µm High-Voltage CMOS technology portfolio. By introducing special inter-metal dioxide (IMD) layers, galvanic isolation is improved to over several hundred volts. Read more

October 4, 2011 Using a 12x11 cross-plexed technique, Austriamicrosystems' AS1130 LED driver is targeted for dot-matrix displays in mobile phones, toys, small LED displays in personal electronics, but also non-battery powered household goods, indoor public information displays, and industrial applications such as power meters. Read more

August 16, 2011 austriamicrosystems has unveiled a high-efficiency 1.5 MHz synchronous DC-DC step-down converter. The AS1328 buck regulator features efficiencies up to 96%, excellent light load efficiencies and with a quiescent current of only 25 uA. Read more

July 22, 2011 Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions Inc., (TAOS), a light sensor industry pioneer, has agreed to combine the company with austriamicrosystems AG, for 100% of TAOS shares. Read more

July 19, 2011 austriamicrosystems has introduced two new LED driver ICs with optimized performance and features to perfectly meet the needs of the latest LCD TVs.  The new drivers are the first in a family of 3rd generation drivers that minimize energy consumption while optimizing picture quality. Read more

July 12, 2011 austriamicrosystems' Full Service Foundry is to collaborate with F-Brain Co., Ltd to serve Japanese foundry customers on backend test solutions developed for the advanced LTX-Credence X-Series test platform. Read more

July 11, 2011 The EU FP7 project ATHENIS (Automotive Tested High Voltage Embedded Non Volatile Memory Integrated System On Chip) has for the first time demonstrated a manufacturing technology platform for IC operation for the combination of harshest environmental conditions known in the automotive industry which includes full reverse polarity capability at the low cost of CMOS, application voltages up to 120 V, currents up to 10 A, temperatures up to 200°C, embedded non-volatile memory, chip-level ESD up to >8 kV HBM, and high logic gate densities. Read more

July 7, 2011 Google has selected austriamicrosystems' EasyPoint mini joystick module for the company’s new Android Open Accessory Development Kit (ADK). The new reference design platform uses the N50P111 EasyPoint joystick module with the AS5013 linear Hall sensor IC to support a new user interface for developers. Read more

June 16, 2011 austriamicrosystems AG has entered into an agreement with Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions, Inc. (TAOS), headquartered in Plano, Texas (USA), to acquire 100% of the shares in TAOS. The transaction is expected to close within the next eight weeks subject to certain regulatory approvals and the occurrence of certain conditions defined in the agreements with the sellers of the TAOS shares. Read more

June 6, 2011 austriamicrosystems has introduced the AS5410 linear position sensor, which the company claims is the first product of the world’s first fully-featured 3D Hall platform. The 3D Hall sensor solution senses absolute position in automotive and industrial applications and provides highest resolution position information. Read more

May 9, 2011 austriamicrosystems has introduced a highly integrated power management integrated circuit (PMIC) designed specifically for portable devices powered by a single-cell Li-Ion battery. The AS3605 integrates seven low dropout regulators (LDOs), a DC/DC converter, a complete battery charger, LED backlight driver and an audio power amplifier on one die. Read more

March 30, 2011 austriamicrosystems is conditionally releasing for volume production the company’s advanced 0.18 µm High-Voltage CMOS process technology "H18” which will be manufactured in IBM’s 200 mm Burlington wafer facility. Jointly developed with IBM, the 0.18 µm High-Voltage CMOS process is the 6th generation of continuously improved High-Voltage CMOS technologies developed at austriamicrosystems. Read more

March 8, 2011 austriamicrosystems has launched a 10-bit magnetic rotary encoder IC for contactless position sensing with the industry's lowest power and smallest size. Featuring automatic power-down and wake-up modes, the AS5050 encoder is targeted for low-power applications such as robotics and is also suited for servo motor control and as an input device for low-cost battery operated devices. Read more

December 13, 2010 austriamicrosystems has unveiled a contactless magnetic encoder IC that monitors the displacement of a magnet incorporated in a knob relative to its center position and provides x and y position information via an I²C interface. The AS5013 Hall-sensor IC is used in the EasyPoint module, which consists of a mechanical stack incorporating a navigation knob, a magnet and the AS5013 magnetic encoder IC. The device’s simple construction and contactless sensing technology give the module high reliability and is designed for any kind of 360 degrees navigation input device. Read more

December 6, 2010 austriamicrosystems has  entered into an agreement which will see Future Electronics distribute  austriamicrosystems products to customers worldwide. The deal expands on the previous agreement that covered Europe and the Americas.   Read more

November 30, 2010 austriamicrosystems is collaborating with NXP Semiconductors N.V. to jointly develop the first in a range of reference solutions for product authentication in embedded consumer applications. Applying the AS399x UHF RFID Reader IC, and the UCODE G2iL series, the reference design claims to deliver the industry's lowest power consumption, lowest solution cost, lowest complexity and highest level of integration. Read more

November 29, 2010 austriamicrosystems is claiming the industry’s first monolithic FlexRay Standard V2.1 Rev B compliant Active Star Device. The AS8223 manages communication traffic among four FlexRay branches of the network, expandable to more branches through an Interstar interface. Read more

November 22, 2010 austriamicrosystems' Full Service Foundry business unit is expanding the company's fast and cost-efficient ASIC prototyping service, known as Multi-Project Wafer (MPW) or shuttle run, with a more extensive schedule in 2011. The service, which combines several designs from different customers onto one wafer offers cost benefits for foundry customers becuase the costs for wafer and masks are shared among a number of different shuttle participants. Read more

November 17, 2010 austriamicrosystems has introduced the AS1310, an ultra low quiescent current hysteretic step-up DC-DC converter optimized for light loads (60 mA) and the highest efficiency - up to 92 %. With 1 µA the AS1310 step-up converter also claims to feature the industry’s lowest quiescent current, operates over a wide 0.7 V to 3.6 V battery supply, and provides output voltages between 1.8 V and 3.3 V. Even at loads as light as 100 µA, efficiency still reaches 85%, increasing battery life. Read more

November 9, 2010 austriamicrosystems has introduced a family of 3-dimensional Hall encoders that provide absolute and highest resolution with angular or linear output data. The new flexibility enables new solutions with improved performance for industrial and automotive applications. The AS540x Hall sensor series was developed in cooperation with Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS in Germany - license holder of the HallinOne technology. Read more

November 8, 2010 austriamicrosystems has introduced a new 4-channel LED driver IC that claims to provide the brightest and most brilliant video images. Designed for edge lighting in LCD televisions, the AS3696 is the first to include a special control mechanism for 3D effects and extends austriamicrosystems’ portfolio of LED BLU (backlight unit) drivers for the next generation of LCD TVs. Read more

October 11, 2010 austriamicrosystems has introduced a linear Hall sensor IC, which claims to feature the industry’s smallest size and 10-bit digital output resolution. Housed in a tiny 1.46 x 1.1 mm chip scale package, the AS5510 includes an I²C 2-wire serial interface for switching between four different sensitivity ranges and for simple transmission of data to a microcontroller. Read more

October 7, 2010 austriamicrosystems Full Service Foundry business unit has unveiled its "More Than Silicon" initiative, which is a comprehensive service and technology package that claims to go beyond industry standard foundry services by offering foundry customers access to leading edge technology add-ons, advanced packaging services and dedicated support engineers to enable first-time-right designs. Read more

October 6, 2010 austriamicrosystems has introduced a 3-channel low-frequency wake-up receiver that enables battery powered systems to add remote wakeup capability. Claiming best-in-class sensitivity of 80 μVrms, both range and BOM cost can be optimized while the lowest current consumption of 2.7 μA extends battery life. Read more

September 22, 2010 austriamicrosystems has unveiled two new LED driver ICs that claim to ensure the brightest and most brilliant video images. Read more

September 8, 2010 austriamicrosystems and electronic components distributor, Digi-Key Corporation have entered into an agreement in which Digi-Key will distribute austriamicrosystems products to customers worldwide. Read more

September 1, 2010 austriamicrosystems is introducing the first fully integrated 2.4 GHz multi-channel FSK (frequency shift keying) transceiver with integrated link manager for reliable control of star networks (up to 8 clients). Read more

August 23, 2010 One of the pioneers in current and voltage measurement of 12 V vehicle batteries, Isabellenhutte, has signed a cooperation agreement with austriamicrosystems to focus their expertise. Read more

August 23, 2010 austriamicrosystems has released what the company claims is the  most advanced and smallest LED dot-matrix driver (channels vs. PCB space)  available. The AS1119 drives 144 LEDs but requires only 9 mm² PCB space, reduces external component count, reduces connector pin count and requires fewer PCB layers. Read more

August 16, 2010 austriamicrosystems has released two stereo headphone amplifiers for mobile phones, portable navigation devices, music / media players and any media device that uses headphones. Read more

August 9, 2010 austriamicrosystems has introduced a 27 MHz  FSK (frequency shift keying) low power transceiver.  The AS3900 features built-in star network management protocol, and claims to be the only such transceiver operating in the 27 MHz worldwide ISM (industrial, scientific and medical) band. Read more

August 3, 2010 austriamicrosystems has unveiled a highly Integrated Lighting Management Unit (LMU) with Ambient Light Sensing (ALS) and Dynamic Luminance Scaling (DLS). Read more

June 24, 2010 austriamicrosystems business unit Full Service Foundry is releasing its new analog/mixed signal high performance process design kit ("HIT-Kit") for its 0.18 µm High-Voltage CMOS technology H18. Read more

June 9, 2010 austriamicrosystems is adopting the Nangate Library Creator Platform to improve the productivity and cost effectiveness of its digital cell library intellectual property (IP) development. Read more

May 11, 2010 austriamicrosystems has unveiled a contactless magnetic angle position sensor for accurate angular measurement over a full 360 degrees. Read more

May 4, 2010 austriamicrosystems has released a duo of Active Noise Cancelling (ANC) ICs for mobile accessories such as headphones. Read more

April 19, 2010 A new ten minute EduCast focusing on magnetic encoders is now available from TechOnline, the design and engineering resource for engineers and engineering managers involved in the electronics sector. Read more

April 12, 2010 Microelectronics Technology, Inc. (MTI), a leader in the design and manufacturing of high-volume RF and Microwave products, has released the RU-888-000 USB UHF RFID Reader Module and the RU-888-100 UHF RFID USB Dongle which are equipped with austriamicrosystems Simply Gen 2 UHF RFID technology. Read more

March 29, 2010 austriamicrosystems has unveiled a high precision data acquisition front-end IC for automotive battery current, voltage, temperature sense applications and in general for sensor interface applications where precise measurement of small signals close to ground is required. Read more

March 11, 2010 austriamicrosystems has unveiled the AS3645 LED flash driver which is an inductive, ultra small, high-efficiency single/dual LED flash driver that claims to offer 25 per cent higher output current than existing equivalents. Read more