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The TINI family of mixed-signal SoCs and codecs free up board space for unique features in smartphones, tablet PCs, smart TVs, and home-monitoring cameras. Initial devices include the MAX11871 touchscreen controller, MAX64180 Remote Cam SoC, and MAX98089 and MAX98095 audio codecs. TheMAX11871 supposedly integrates the industry's highest SNR capacitive touch analog front-end with full backend processing on Maxim's MAXQ CPU with custom DSP co-processor. The MAX64180 Cam SoC provides a complete audio/video subsystem with H.264 compression, ARM processor, and peripherals. It allows embedding video cameras in TV bezels. The MAX98089 and MAX98095 audio codecs combine multiple audio blocks with the company's proprietary FlexSound processor. MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, Sunnyvale, CA. (800) 998-8800.