Some product oriented MLIN news:
Micro Linear Introduces New Member of Video Genlock Family
ML6431 Offers Expanded VGA Support for up to a 70MHz Clock
Used in MPEG Encoders, Multimedia PCs, Video Capture and Large Screen TVs
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Micro Linear Corp. (Nasdaq: MLIN) today announced the ML6431, the newest member of their Genlock product family. The ML6431 and it's counterpart, the ML6430, play an important role in the thousands of products that use digital video such as multimedia PCs, video capture, MPEG (encoding and decoding), large-screen TVs, LCD projectors, video editing systems, etc. The ML6431 is especially effective in VGA applications, as it is designed to work with up to a 70MHz clock.
In digitizing applications, the Genlock chips extract the crucial timing signals from an analog video input (NTSC, PAL or VGA) and uses them to generate the waveforms needed for the digitizing process. Both products are designed to provide a stable clock from an analog video signal, and to provide low jitter timing pulses for clamping, decoding, blanking and processing video signals. Advanced analog techniques provide multi-standard and non-standard operation from a single crystal or external asynchronous clock source.
The ML6430 and ML6431 handle VCR timing glitches and variations created by head switching, tape dropouts, missing sync pulses, freeze frames, high speed playback and camcorder gyro errors. They are designed for high noise immunity, insensitivity to varying signal amplitudes, overmodulated color carriers, and sync glitches.
Pin selectable preset modes allow operation for most video standards (PAL, NTSC, and VGA) in simple stand-alone mode without having to use the serial bus. For more demanding high-end applications, a two-wire serial control bus is available for full control of all of the ML6430 and ML6431's features.
Additionally, The ML6430 and ML6431 are ideal for clock generation in MPEG encoders, high performance display timing, and video editing.
Availability and Price
The ML6431 is sampling now with production commencing in January, 1999. The chip is available in a 32-pin TQFP (Thin Quad Flat Pack) and is priced at $10.50 in quantities of 1,000.
Reader Contact
Literature Department, Micro Linear Corporation, 2092 Concourse Drive, San Jose, California, 95131. Telephone: 408-433-5200. E-mail: info@ulinear.com Web site: www.microlinear.com
Company Background
Micro Linear Corporation is a public company that designs, manufactures, and markets high-performance analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits for a broad range of technology markets that require high-integration, system-level solutions. These markets include: local-area networks, mass storage, personal computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), bus products, video products, voice-band telecommunications, fluorescent lamp ballasts, data acquisition, motor control and power management. Micro Linear is an ISO 9002 registered company.
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