SAN JOSE , Calif., USA — Nuvoton Technology Corp. is participating in 2008 Taipei Taitronics Autumn Show (Venue:Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall) organized by TAITRA and TEEMA Oct.7-11. Nuvoton Technology Corp. was spun off as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Winbond Electronics Corp. since July 2008. To inherit the rich pedigree of product design achievements from Winbond, Nuvoton devotes to customers our essential total solutions for Consumer Electronics IC and Computer IC. In Taipei Taitronics Autumn, Nuvoton continues to introduce reference designs and solutions based on new highly integrated USB audio controllers for the fastest growing area of the USB VoIP telephony and PC audio peripheral market. The W681308 reference design solutions can be designed in all application segments of Skype™, PC VoIP and USB audio peripherals to substantially speeds design time and time-to-market, increases system reliability and significantly lowers system cost.

The W681308 reference designs include following solutions: 

• USB VoIP memory phone with Nand flash to support SIP and Skype IM applications..
• USB VoIP mouse phone to support SIP and Skype IM applications.
• USB VoIP ATA with analog phone to support SIP and Skype IM applications.
• Wireless audio playback and wireless VOIP handset application
• USB audio peripherals that includes USB microphone and USB L/R mono mini speakers to support concurrent audio playback and VoIP applications.

In addition to above reference designs base on Nuvoton's USB audio product, W681308 is the latest addition to Nuvoton's growing family of USB Audio Controllers. With full function integration that quickens design time, the W681308 provides a single-chip, one-stop solution for a spectrum of Skype or other PC-based  VoIP and audio applications from wired and wireless USB handsets, to USB speaker phones, to PSTN/USB dual mode phones, to USB PSTN gateways and USB Analog Telephone Adapters (ATAs) to the wireless  USB 2.4Ghz base / handset. Nuvoton's new higher-integration part can replace 3 to 4 devices and offers the lowest BOM costs for PC-based VoIP applications. Its 16-bit ADC/DAC with 8/16/48-kHz wide-band sampling rate results in the best voice quality in a VoIP environment.

Nuvoton's W681308 chip is USB2.0 full speed compatible and integrates a fast 8051 MCU that enables feature rich applications. The part also has a 8/16/48-kHz sampling rate wideband Codec with a 16-bit ADC/DAC and Acoustic Echo cancellation (AEC) and AGC to support USB speaker phone applications. This single-chip solution also supports full-duplex echo cancellation, 3-channel PCM mixer, integrated microphone amplifier and speaker driver, flexible OTP custom programming and complete reference design solutions. The high integration of the W681308 enables lower cost and smaller board space design.

Nuvoton's market commitment is to provide a complete line of USB Audio and PC-based VoIP solutions. With this new product for USB VoIP applications, we are enabling customers to easily and quickly build a full line of USB VoIP and Audio products” said Ike Saeed, Vice President of Marketing Mixed Signal Product Center, Nuvoton Technology Corporation America.

This device joins the Nuvoton USB Audio Controller Series (W681306, W681307 and  W681308) which provides a complete line of USB VoIP and audio solutions for customers with the shortest time-to-market requirements.

A complete Software Development Kit (SDK) and 8051-based Keil C development system for these parts is available. The W681308 is in a 48-pin LQFP lead-free package. W681306 and W681307 are both in 100-pin LQFP lead-free packages. W681308 pricing is being quoted as $1.80 at 10k quantity.  Additional product information for USB Audio Controllers is available at www.nuvoton.com
. Samples are available now from local Nuvoton sales offices and its authorized representatives.

About Nuvoton

Nuvoton Technology Corp. (www.nuvoton.com
) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Winbond Electronics Corp., which spun off the unit in July 2008.  Nuvoton focuses on the development of two main product lines, including consumer electronics ICs and computer ICs.  Nuvoton operates a six-inch wafer fab, and which provides foundry service for the company's own branded IC products, as well as for selected manufacturing partners.  Nuvoton Technology Corp. has the advantages of core technology and customer relationships, thanks to its Winbond heritage, and continues to enhance product innovation and manufacturing efficiencies.  Based on this foundation, Nuvoton provides superior service to its customers.  Nuvoton will continue to realize its vision: "Be the indispensable partner to industry leaders."

Note: Nuvoton is a registered trademark of Nuvoton Technology Corp., which may be registered in some jurisdictions. All other product names that appear in this material are for identification purposes only and are acknowledged to be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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