Texas Instruments (TI) has announced two 1394b devices. Providing faster speeds with fewer design challenges, the TI integrated Link/PHY device and the single-chip physical (PHY) layer device improve 1394b performance in notebook and personal computers. Live demonstrations of these devices will be featured in TI booth 113. Provided in 7 x 7 mm µBGA package, TSB83AA22ZAJ open-host controller interface (OHCI) 1394b Link/PHY lets designers build devices using 1394b Link and PHY layer on same chip. It can implement 1394b in any size notebook computer and features 2 bilingual 1394b cable ports. With data transfers up to 800 Mbps, TSB81BA3D single-chip PHY contains 3 bilingual 1394b cable ports, is fully-compatible with 1394a-2000, and can also used in computers and add-in cards.
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