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Understanding Pulse‑Amplitude Modulation: Natural‑Sampling Explained

Understanding Pulse‑Amplitude Modulation: Natural‑Sampling Explained

Multiplying a message by a pulse train replicates its spectrum at every harmonic. See why a 1/3 duty cycle and 4x oversampling stretch the bandwidth roughly 12-fold.


The LM339: A Quad Comparator in Everything From Chargers to Motherboards

The LM339: A Quad Comparator in Everything From Chargers to Motherboards

National Semiconductor packed four single-supply comparators into one cheap package and created one of the most widely used analog ICs ever made.


News Oct 09, 2026 by Luke James
Summit 2026 - From Grid to GPU: Validating Next-Gen AI Data Center Power Infrastructure

Summit 2026 - From Grid to GPU: Validating Next-Gen AI Data Center Power Infrastructure

From Grid to GPU: Validating Next-Gen AI Data Center Power Infrastructure


News Oct 07, 2026 by Tektronix
Summit 2026 - The Hidden Tech Powering AI: Advanced Magnetics for Next-Gen Data Centers

Summit 2026 - The Hidden Tech Powering AI: Advanced Magnetics for Next-Gen Data Centers

As AI power demands grow, advanced magnetics, protection, and power management technologies are enabling more efficient, reliable, and scalable data center architectures.


 Knowles SFSWG & SFSWR EMI Panel Filters | Featured Product Spotlight

Knowles SFSWG & SFSWR EMI Panel Filters | Featured Product Spotlight

Knowles SFSWG & SFSWR EMI Panel Filters provide reliable EMI suppression and environmental protection for demanding electronic systems. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


new products Oct 06, 2026 by Mouser
Exclusive—Renesas Exec Talks Humanoid Robotics, Analog Solutions, and More

Exclusive—Renesas Exec Talks Humanoid Robotics, Analog Solutions, and More

In this interview article, Renesas VP Peter Jenkins discusses how the company is leveraging its automotive sensor heritage and mixed-signal ICs to power the future of edge AI and humanoid robotics.


News Oct 05, 2026 by Jeff Child
Interference, Pre-Emphasis, and the Capture Effect in FM and PM Systems

Interference, Pre-Emphasis, and the Capture Effect in FM and PM Systems

Interference in FM grows stronger with frequency offset, until pre-emphasis flattens the curve. See why a signal just twice as strong as a rival broadcast can completely capture the channel.


How to Design a Capacitive Sensor for Liquid Level Measurements

How to Design a Capacitive Sensor for Liquid Level Measurements

This article describes a non-contact liquid level sensor using fringing field capacitance with the AnalogPAK IC, using Math Core calibration for improved stability.


The Benefits and Limitations of Pre-Emphasis and De-Emphasis in FM Noise Reduction

The Benefits and Limitations of Pre-Emphasis and De-Emphasis in FM Noise Reduction

Pre-emphasis and de-emphasis boost noise performance in FM, but only up to a point—push the gain too far and you risk overmodulation.


Vishay EMIF-1S1P-481N EMI Filter Reference Design | Digital Datasheet

Vishay EMIF-1S1P-481N EMI Filter Reference Design | Digital Datasheet

Vishay EMIF-1S1P-481N EMI Filter Reference Design provides a flexible, ready-to-test platform for developing and optimizing single-phase, single-stage EMI filters. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


new products Sep 19, 2026 by Mouser
Pre-Emphasis and De-Emphasis Filtering in FM Systems

Pre-Emphasis and De-Emphasis Filtering in FM Systems

Simple first-order pre-emphasis and de-emphasis filters can boost FM receiver SNR by more than 13 dB by exploiting the spectral differences between signal and noise.


FM Threshold-Extended Demodulators: Insights on FMFB and PLL-Based Designs

FM Threshold-Extended Demodulators: Insights on FMFB and PLL-Based Designs

Worked examples quantify just how much the FMFB loop shrinks noise bandwidth. We also show how the PLL demodulator offers a simpler alternative for reducing threshold.


The LM3914: Turning a Voltage Into a Row of Lights

The LM3914: Turning a Voltage Into a Row of Lights

National Semiconductor reduced the analog bar-graph display to a single IC, a handful of LEDs, and one resistor. The level meter was never the same.


News Sep 11, 2026 by Luke James
Sensibel’s MEMS Smart Optical Microphone Hits New Performance Peaks

Sensibel’s MEMS Smart Optical Microphone Hits New Performance Peaks

The new mic offers an 84-dBA signal-to-noise ratio and a 146-dB acoustic overload point—a 10-dB improvement over the industry standard.


News Sep 09, 2026 by Duane Benson
Evaluating SNR Performance of FMFB Demodulators at High CNR

Evaluating SNR Performance of FMFB Demodulators at High CNR

While feedback lowers the FM detection threshold, it offers no noise advantage over conventional receivers when the carrier power is strong. Discover why in this discussion and mathematical analysis.


Building a 5 V Single-Supply Electret Microphone Preamp

Building a 5 V Single-Supply Electret Microphone Preamp

This project brief describes how to build a compact, single-supply preamplifier module that converts the output of an electret microphone into a usable line-level audio signal.


Bourns Adds LTCC Bandpass Filters for 5G C-Band RF Front Ends

Bourns Adds LTCC Bandpass Filters for 5G C-Band RF Front Ends

The new devices provide compact C-band filtering options for 5G RF front-end designs from 3,300 MHz to 5,000 MHz.


News Sep 01, 2026 by Austin Futrell
Analog Devices Inc. AD4083 Low Power Analog-To-Digital Converters | Digital Datasheet

Analog Devices Inc. AD4083 Low Power Analog-To-Digital Converters | Digital Datasheet

Analog Devices Inc. AD4083 Low Power Analog-To-Digital Converters are high-speed, 16-bit SAR converters designed for precision signal acquisition in demanding applications. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


new products Aug 31, 2026 by Mouser
A Peek Inside the Electronics on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

A Peek Inside the Electronics on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s mirror may get the headlines, but its detector chips, photon-counting cameras, and downlink amplifier tell the electronics story.


News Aug 31, 2026 by Robert Martin
FM Demodulation with Feedback: Exploring Threshold Reduction Mechanisms

FM Demodulation with Feedback: Exploring Threshold Reduction Mechanisms

By closing a feedback loop around the demodulator, the FMFB architecture narrows the noise bandwidth and lowers the FM threshold, without improving SNR at high CNR.