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Elantec Introduces Industry's Fastest Triple 2:1 Multiplexing Amplifiers
New 600MHz MUX amps target HDTV and PC-video applications
MILPITAS, CALIFORNIA, August 16, 2001 -- Elantec Semiconductor, Inc. (NASDAQ: ELNT), a leader in high-performance analog ICs, today introduced the industry's fastest triple 2:1 multiplexing (MUX) amplifiers - the EL4342C and the EL4346C. Targeted at high bandwidth applications, these multiplexing amps are used to select one of two component (RGB or YUV) video inputs.
With a fixed gain of 1, the EL4342C has a bandwidth of 600MHz and the EL4346C, with a fixed gain of 2, has a 500MHz bandwidth. Designed to process the latest standards in PC video, including UXGA and QXGA, these new multiplexing amplifiers are also ideal for HDTV processing applications where they are used in input switching applications. Operating on ±5V supplies, these MUX amps feature high slew rates (1200 V/µs) and low power consumption, just 11mA per channel.
Michael Jennings, Director of Strategic Marketing for Video and Amplifier products at Elantec said, "These new multiplexers represent the latest in a series of high performance products from Elantec targeted at the general-purpose video market. With industry- leading specifications, we expect these 'building-block' devices to be designed in to many different applications, from high-volume consumer applications such as projectors and flat-panel displays, to high-end professional equipment such as medical imaging and broadcast applications."
Sampling now, the EL4342C and EL4346C are priced at $3.85 each in quantities of 1,000-units and are available in the 24-pin QSOP package. For more information please contact the applications department at Elantec's Corporate Headquarters in Milpitas, California, at (408) 945-1323 x 311, or visit the Company's web site at www.elantec.com.
Elantec designs, manufactures and markets high performance analog integrated circuits primarily for the video, optical storage, communications and power management markets. The Company targets high growth commercial markets in which advances in digital integrated circuit technology are driving increasing demand for high speed, high performance and low power consumption analog circuits.
Certain matters discussed in this press release pertaining to the market trends and product performance are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include product introductions by the Company's competitors, competitive pricing pressures, fluctuations in manufacturing yield, changes in the mix or markets in which products are sold, availability and cost of raw materials and other risks discussed in the Company's most recent Forms 10-K and 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
