Latest Oscillators Industry Articles

The latest advances in radiation-hardened digital components have enabled the development of MCXOs that, for the first…

The latest advances in radiation-hardened digital components have enabled the development of MCXOs that, for the first time, can replace larger, high-power-consuming OCXOs in low-earth orbit (LEO) New Space applications.

How do we know how a satellite in space is doing from here on Earth? Learn how current-sense amplifiers or CSAs are a…

How do we know how a satellite in space is doing from here on Earth? Learn how current-sense amplifiers or CSAs are a crucial part of several satellite monitoring systems.

This article explores using PSpice for TI to simulate potential causes for parasitic effects in a motor-drive design and…

This article explores using PSpice for TI to simulate potential causes for parasitic effects in a motor-drive design and offers design tips to mitigate the negative effects common with high-power motor-drive systems.

This article looks at semiconductor technologies that are driving EV chargers, including high-voltage semiconductor…

This article looks at semiconductor technologies that are driving EV chargers, including high-voltage semiconductor switches, power converters, and multi-level complex power stages.

This article compares the noise performance of two different amplifiers and optimizes noise performance through the use…

This article compares the noise performance of two different amplifiers and optimizes noise performance through the use of passive filtering.

Autonomous drones and robots utilize small motors. These fast-spinning mini motors require miniature encoders and IC…

Autonomous drones and robots utilize small motors. These fast-spinning mini motors require miniature encoders and IC package sizes. This article shows how an optical sinusoidal encoder provides a higher resolution and increased speeds with a 2x3 mm dual simultaneous-sampling SAR-ADC.

This article looks at the differences between crystal resonators and oscillators and presents examples that show when…

This article looks at the differences between crystal resonators and oscillators and presents examples that show when choosing crystals over oscillators could increase the total cost of a design.

In part 12 of Resolving the Signal, we look at a power-supply noise design example to discuss which supplies are most…

In part 12 of Resolving the Signal, we look at a power-supply noise design example to discuss which supplies are most critical when trying to increase a system's PSR. From that example, we offer best practices to maintain low power-supply noise and debugging tips for a system's overall noise performance.

Part 11 of the Resolving the Signal series explores how power supplies contribute to unwanted noise, how to measure and…

Part 11 of the Resolving the Signal series explores how power supplies contribute to unwanted noise, how to measure and quantify that noise, and how noise ends up impacting system performance.

Part 10 of the Resolving the Signal series covers how clocks affect precision ADCs, touching on clock jitter, clock…

Part 10 of the Resolving the Signal series covers how clocks affect precision ADCs, touching on clock jitter, clock intermodulation and best PCB layout practices for clocking.

Part 8 of the Resolving the Signal series dives further into how different noise sources impact precision delta-sigma…

Part 8 of the Resolving the Signal series dives further into how different noise sources impact precision delta-sigma ADCs by focusing on reference noise and ADC noise, and how gain affects reference noise.

This article shows how to implement an analog PID controller, including adjusting of the angular position of a DC motor…

This article shows how to implement an analog PID controller, including adjusting of the angular position of a DC motor shaft, editing the design to control its speed, and tuning PID parameters for reliable performance.

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.

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.

In this article, we show measured improvements of over 10 dB at 10 kHz offsets using the AD9164 DAC.

In this article, we show measured improvements of over 10 dB at 10 kHz offsets using the AD9164 DAC.

This article examines the common assumption that the clock-performance requirement for an RF sampling ADC is much more…

This article examines the common assumption that the clock-performance requirement for an RF sampling ADC is much more stringent compared to a heterodyne approach.

Digital power supplies are widely employed in high-end servers, storage, telecom brick modules, and more. For these…

Digital power supplies are widely employed in high-end servers, storage, telecom brick modules, and more. For these applications, isolation is often required. This article discusses the digital isolation techniques with Analog Devices’ iCoupler products in digital power supply design.