This article looks at a solution to add additional USB charging ports to a vehicle using a single chip containing all the necessary parts and delivers 5V to the device.
This article looks at a solution to add additional USB charging ports to a vehicle using a single chip containing all the necessary parts and delivers 5V to the device.
This 12-part article series focuses on the impact of noise in delta-sigma ADCs. Part 7 shows how to analyze different…
This 12-part article series focuses on the impact of noise in delta-sigma ADCs. Part 7 shows how to analyze different amplifiers' effect on the noise of the same ADC.
This article describes how to control a 3-phase brushless DC motor using a GreenPAK.
This article describes how to control a 3-phase brushless DC motor using a GreenPAK.
Part 6 of this 12-part Resolving the Signal series focuses on output- versus input-referred noise, adding an amplifier at…
Part 6 of this 12-part Resolving the Signal series focuses on output- versus input-referred noise, adding an amplifier at the input of an ADC, and low- versus high-resolution ADCs as they relate to amplifier noise.
This article looks at how appliance design is utilizing three-phase brushless DC motors to reduce system power…
This article looks at how appliance design is utilizing three-phase brushless DC motors to reduce system power consumption to meet Energy Star's requirements.
This article reviews the fundamental features of an effective protection scheme, highlights the shortcoming of a typical…
This article reviews the fundamental features of an effective protection scheme, highlights the shortcoming of a typical protection implementation—such as a high bill of materials and PC board size occupation—and introduces a new family of integrated, highly flexible protection ICs that address these concerns.
Part 5 of this 12-part series continues to explore effective noise bandwidth as it relates to delta-sigma ADCs and…
Part 5 of this 12-part series continues to explore effective noise bandwidth as it relates to delta-sigma ADCs and system-level design by stepping through a simple example using a two-stage filter to understand how to calculate the ENBW and how system changes affect the ENBW.
Part 4 of this “Resolving the Signal” article series covers noise in delta-sigma ADCs focuses on understanding basic…
Part 4 of this “Resolving the Signal” article series covers noise in delta-sigma ADCs focuses on understanding basic effective noise bandwidth (ENBW) topics.
This 12-part article series focuses on the impact of noise in delta-sigma ADCs. Part 3 brings the theoretical information…
This 12-part article series focuses on the impact of noise in delta-sigma ADCs. Part 3 brings the theoretical information provided in parts 1 and 2 to a real-world design example.
In part 2 of this series, I'll continue the fundamental ADC noise discussion by covering how to measure ADC noise, noise…
In part 2 of this series, I'll continue the fundamental ADC noise discussion by covering how to measure ADC noise, noise specifications in ADC data sheets, and absolute versus relative noise parameters.
In this article, I show that designers can achieve 10 GHz bandwidth when using a THA in front of one of Analog Dialogue's…
In this article, I show that designers can achieve 10 GHz bandwidth when using a THA in front of one of Analog Dialogue's RF market converters.
This 12-part “Resolving the Signal” series aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of noise in delta-sigma…
This 12-part “Resolving the Signal” series aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of noise in delta-sigma ADCs. In part 1 of this series, I’ll focus on ADC noise fundamentals.
Connected industrial machines can sense a wide array of information used to make key decisions within the Industrial…
Connected industrial machines can sense a wide array of information used to make key decisions within the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). A sensor within an edge node can be spatially far removed from any data aggregation point. It must connect through a gateway that links edge data with a network.
Part 1 of this two-part series discusses the key parameters and features a designer needs to be aware of and how they…
Part 1 of this two-part series discusses the key parameters and features a designer needs to be aware of and how they relate to inclination and stabilization applications, thus helping the designer choose the most suitable accelerometer.
This article describes the state of the semiconductor technology that is enabling new developments with shorter gate…
This article describes the state of the semiconductor technology that is enabling new developments with shorter gate length GaAs and GaN transistors, circuit design considerations to achieve optimum performance, and examples of both GaAs and GaN wideband power amplifiers (PAs) that demonstrate today’s technology.
Integrated RF agile transceivers are not only widely employed in software-defined radio (SDR) architectures in cellular…
Integrated RF agile transceivers are not only widely employed in software-defined radio (SDR) architectures in cellular telephone base stations, such as multiservice distributed access system (MDAS) and small cell, but also for wireless HD video transmission for industrial, commercial, and military applications, such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
While it can be challenging to design electronic versions of precision tools, in this Industry Article we design an…
While it can be challenging to design electronic versions of precision tools, in this Industry Article we design an electronic level that matches the features of a conventional tool.
This article looks at new technologies regarding the existing cable network, in particular, power amplifier digital predistortion.
This article looks at new technologies regarding the existing cable network, in particular, power amplifier digital predistortion.
The next step of wide-area wireless connection is to bring the power of wireless to machine type communications (MTC).…
The next step of wide-area wireless connection is to bring the power of wireless to machine type communications (MTC). This will drive a revolution in services that will span sectors as diverse as manufacturing, city management, transportation, and energy.
In this project, we'll test how the Silego GreenPAK can be used to build a temperature-sensing system.
In this project, we'll test how the Silego GreenPAK can be used to build a temperature-sensing system.