Video Filter/Driver Cuts System Costs

The FMS6141 fourth-order, single-channel video filter/driver promises to reduce component counts by approximately 20% and to reduce test and design times and inventory costs. Groomed for applications such as portable DVD players and printers for digital still cameras, the device replaces second- or third-order passive devices typically used in digital consumer applications. Features include an 8-MHz cutoff frequency, 48 dB of stopband attenuation, and diode clamps and bias circuitry accommodating both ac- or dc-coupled input signals. Available in SC70-5 or SOIC-8 packages, pricing is $0.14 each/1,000. FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR, South Portland, ME. (800) 341-0392.