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CML Microcircuits CMX90G70 RF Amplifiers | New Product Brief

CML Microcircuits CMX90G70 RF Amplifiers | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


Eaton EPM7-1V 1W Isolated DC-DC Converter | New Product Brief

Eaton EPM7-1V 1W Isolated DC-DC Converter | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


Infineon Unveils Tiny MEMS Microphone Touting High SNR, 520 μA Power

Infineon Unveils Tiny MEMS Microphone Touting High SNR, 520 μA Power

Putting its proprietary MEMS technology and clever ASIC design to work, Infineon marries high audio quality and low lower in a tiny microphone device.


News Feb 13, 2023 by Jeff Child
Rudolf Kalman: The Creator of Kalman Filters and Modern Control Theory

Rudolf Kalman: The Creator of Kalman Filters and Modern Control Theory

Rudolf Kalman is remembered for his fundamental impact on control systems and noise filtering—namely, through the invention of Kalman filters.


News Feb 11, 2023 by Biljana Ognenova
Introduction to Multiphase DC-DC Converters

Introduction to Multiphase DC-DC Converters

This article explores step-down switching power supplies that divide output current among multiple regulation subcircuits operating in parallel.


Apex Microtechnology PA107DP Power Operational Amplifiers | New Product Brief

Apex Microtechnology PA107DP Power Operational Amplifiers | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


SiTime Sharpens Precision Timing With Two Mission-critical Oscillators

SiTime Sharpens Precision Timing With Two Mission-critical Oscillators

SiTime has unveiled two new oscillator families for aerospace and defense applications—a field that requires the most precise timing solutions.


News Jan 30, 2023 by Jake Hertz
TRACO Power TMR 12WI Isolated 12W DC/DC Converter Modules | New Product Brief

TRACO Power TMR 12WI Isolated 12W DC/DC Converter Modules | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


Simpson Electric Company 260-8P LED Lighted Analog VOMs | New Product Brief

Simpson Electric Company 260-8P LED Lighted Analog VOMs | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


Error Analysis in Analog-to-digital Converter (ADC) Applications

Error Analysis in Analog-to-digital Converter (ADC) Applications

Through four different examples, learn about analog-to-digital converter (ADC) system error analysis.


ADC Resolution vs. Accuracy—Sub-range ADCs, Two-step ADCs, and TUE

ADC Resolution vs. Accuracy—Sub-range ADCs, Two-step ADCs, and TUE

Learn about characterizing different analog-to-digital converter (ADC) error sources such as resolution and accuracy.


An Introduction to Current Sources

An Introduction to Current Sources

Current sources are less familiar than voltage sources like batteries and AC wall power. Current sources usually are buried, unseen, inside electronic circuitry. Learn what they are and how they are designed.


ADC INL Errors—Best Fit Line, Total Unadjusted Error, Absolute and Relative Accuracy

ADC INL Errors—Best Fit Line, Total Unadjusted Error, Absolute and Relative Accuracy

Learn more about integral nonlinearity (INL) in analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), like the best fit line INL definition, absolute accuracy, relative accuracy, and total unadjusted error (TUE).


Editor’s Choice: Wrapping Up 2022 With Our Top 10 Technical Articles

Editor’s Choice: Wrapping Up 2022 With Our Top 10 Technical Articles

As 2022 comes to an end, we wanted to share All About Circuits’ most memorable technical articles of the year.


News Dec 30, 2022 by Kimber Wymore
Understanding ADC Integral Nonlinearity (INL) Error

Understanding ADC Integral Nonlinearity (INL) Error

Learn about the integral nonlinearity (INL) specification and how it relates to analog-to-digital converter (ADC) errors.


Designing a Quadrature Network Using an All-pass Filter

Designing a Quadrature Network Using an All-pass Filter

Quadrature networks convert a single input signal into two outputs with a 90-degree phase difference. This article explains how to design quadrature networks using all-pass filters.


Projects Dec 23, 2022 by John Woodgate
ADC Nonlinearity—Missing Codes, Monotonicity, and Nonlinearity Effect on SNR

ADC Nonlinearity—Missing Codes, Monotonicity, and Nonlinearity Effect on SNR

Learn about eliminating missing codes through averaging, analog-to-digital converter (ADC) monotonicity, and the effect of ADC nonlinearity on the system's signal-to-noise ratio (SNR).


XP Power IAS01 and IES01 1W Isolated DC-DC Converters | Asia Featured Product Spotlight

XP Power IAS01 and IES01 1W Isolated DC-DC Converters | Asia Featured Product Spotlight

This Featured Product Spotlight is part of a video series exploring the specifications, applications, and market context of new products.


Digital Square Wave Generator Design Via a Ring Oscillator, 555 Timer, and Arduino

Digital Square Wave Generator Design Via a Ring Oscillator, 555 Timer, and Arduino

Learn about digital square wave generators using a ring oscillator, a 555 timer-based oscillator, and an Arduino-generated square wave oscillator.


Understanding ADC Differential Nonlinearity (DNL) Error

Understanding ADC Differential Nonlinearity (DNL) Error

Learn about an imperfection that can affect the system response, the ADC’s nonlinearity, namely the differential nonlinearity (DNL) and integral nonlinearity (INL) specifications.