Mission Viejo, CA (February 29, 2012) – Holt Integrated Circuits, a world leader in data bus IC’s for commercial and military avionics, today gave advanced notice for the world’s smallest MIL-STD-1553 fully integrated terminal solution. The device, HI-2130, contains MIL-STD-1553 protocol logic, dual transceivers and dual transformers in a compact 15 x 15mm package.
The HI-2130 die is hermetically sealed on a ceramic BGA substrate and dual transformers are mounted in the same package. The ceramic substrate allows extended temperature operation from −55oC to +125oC, exceeding operating temperatures of competing integrated devices.
The device combines the functionality of Holt’s recently introduced HI-6130 and HI-6131, giving the user the choice of 16-bit parallel bus or SPI host interface in a single package. In addition, the new HI-2130 provides the added benefit of integrated transformers in a footprint smaller than the original HI-6130.
“This innovative solution will give customers a distinct advantage in their application,” said Anthony Murray, Director of Business Development at Holt. “Customers will benefit from a smaller footprint, wider operating temperatures, higher reliability and much lower cost compared to competitive offerings.”
Each device contains a Bus Controller (BC), a Bus Monitor Terminal (MT) and two independent Remote Terminals (RTs). Any combination of the contained MIL‑STD-1553 functions can be enabled for concurrent operation. The enabled terminals communicate with the MIL-STD-1553 buses through integral dual bus transceivers and transformers. The user allocates 64K bytes of on-chip static RAM between terminals to suit application requirements. The HI-2130 can also be configured for automatic self-initialization via a dedicated SPI port from an external serial EEPROM memory.
Holt is accepting enquiries now and plans to ship first samples by the end of March 2012.
About Holt Integrated Circuits
Located in Mission Viejo, CA, Holt Integrated Circuits is a major supplier of ICs for avionics and military data bus and display applications. The company’s products are specified by more than 400 manufacturers worldwide and are employed in flight control, navigation, engine management, communications, safety equipment, and in-flight entertainment systems.
Holt’s range of ICs supporting the ARINC 429 standard is the widest in the industry, and its display drivers offer high-voltage operation as well as innovative design features to enhance ease of use and testability. Holt’s transceivers for MIL-STD-1553 applications are recognized as the industry’s smallest and have the lowest power consumption. In addition, Holt also offers MIL-STD-1553 protocol ICs, Manchester encoder/decoders and interface transformers, as well as other data bus products such as ARINC 717, CAN and RS-485. Select products are available to DSCC SMD specifications. Holt also offers product compliant to the European Union "RoHS Directive 002/95/EC".
Holt Integrated Circuits is ISO 9001:2008 registered and is a STACK certified supplier.