Reinforcing its leadership in power management and energy-efficient products, National Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE:NSM) today launched an initiative to help customers create more energy-efficient systems that use less power, generate less heat, have a smaller form factor and/or longer battery life.

National Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE:NSM) today introduced a new line of buck switching regulators that are the first in the industry to feature high power density and self-synchronization. These 10 full-featured, synchronous buck regulators provide high-efficiency DC-DC power conversion for point-of-load power supply designs in applications such as communication, data storage, industrial and automotive.

National Semiconductor Corporation announced today that its manufacturing facility in Greenock, Scotland has reached three million working hours without having a reportable work-related injury.

National Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE:NSM) today introduced the industry’s first common-anode, current-mode, high-brightness light-emitting diode (LED) driver with pulse-width modulation (PWM) dimming. The LM3433, a member of National’s PowerWise® energy-efficient product family, drives high-power, high-brightness LEDs in backlighting, projector and solid-state lighting applications.

new programmable quad equalizer from National Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE:NSM) extends the reach of high-speed serial buses up to 10 Gbps data transmission rates, while consuming only 94 mW per channel.

National Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE:NSM) today introduced its light-emitting diode (LED) WEBENCH® online design environment that helps engineers select from and design with more than 200 high-brightness LEDs in minutes.

National Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE:NSM) today introduced five precision operational amplifiers (op amps) for portable test and measurement, industrial and medical systems that require signal-conditioning and sensor interface accuracy at gains of 6 V/V or higher.

National Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE: NSM) today introduced the industry’s first Ethernet transceiver with integrated hardware support for the IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTP).

Design News Magazine named the LM98714, an analog front end (AFE) from National Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE:NSM), its Golden Mousetrap Award winner in the analog control category. The AFE improves the performance of multi-function peripherals (MFPs) targeted at small office environments, allowing color copying speeds exceeding 40 pages per minute.

Amplifiers Combine with National’s ADCs, Clock Conditioners and Power Management ICs on Three Reference Design Boards Targeted at Wireless Infrastructure, Test and Measurement, and Defense and Space Applications

Leveraging its heritage and expertise in creating energy-efficient integrated circuits (ICs), National Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE:NSM) today unveiled its PowerWise® brand to designate the company’s line of energy-efficient, high-performance power and analog signal-path products.