With bandwidth demand at an all-time high, designers may find themselves using voltage-controlled oscillators more frequently in wireless communication applications.
With bandwidth demand at an all-time high, designers may find themselves using voltage-controlled oscillators more frequently in wireless communication applications.
This brief gives an overview of the steps in a typical mixed-signal IC design flow.
This brief gives an overview of the steps in a typical mixed-signal IC design flow.
VCSEL usually requires an external MOSFET driver, which causes parasitic impedances. Now, ROHM has announced new R&D that…
VCSEL usually requires an external MOSFET driver, which causes parasitic impedances. Now, ROHM has announced new R&D that puts VCSEL and MOSFET elements on the same chip.
Learn the basic steps of the analog IC design process and how it compares to digital IC design.
Learn the basic steps of the analog IC design process and how it compares to digital IC design.
Learn about the widely used methods for filtering and processing data samples in the time domain while taking a closer…
Learn about the widely used methods for filtering and processing data samples in the time domain while taking a closer look at the Dual Biquad IIR engine of the PowerQuad unit in the LPC55S69 MCU.
Can analog computation be a viable solution to the many challenges facing edge AI hardware? We spoke with Mike Henry, CEO…
Can analog computation be a viable solution to the many challenges facing edge AI hardware? We spoke with Mike Henry, CEO of Mythic, to see why they think it is.
This article explains the theory and the construction of the circuit of a 10W practice guitar amplifier.
This article explains the theory and the construction of the circuit of a 10W practice guitar amplifier.
This Featured Product Spotlight is part of a video series exploring the specifications, applications, and market context…
This Featured Product Spotlight is part of a video series exploring the specifications, applications, and market context of new products.
This video tutorial demonstrates how a bipolar junction transistor can allow a low-voltage signal to control a high-power load.
This video tutorial demonstrates how a bipolar junction transistor can allow a low-voltage signal to control a high-power load.
Active noise control is a principle technology in noise-canceling headphones. But there's a nuanced part of the ANC…
Active noise control is a principle technology in noise-canceling headphones. But there's a nuanced part of the ANC conversation that warrants discussion: adaptive controllers and cancelation paths.
In this article, we will learn how to find the optimal size of a transistor/logic gate present in a larger circuit to…
In this article, we will learn how to find the optimal size of a transistor/logic gate present in a larger circuit to provide the desired performance using the linear delay model.
This video tutorial discusses operating modes and plots that will help you to incorporate bipolar junction transistors…
This video tutorial discusses operating modes and plots that will help you to incorporate bipolar junction transistors into your designs.
Learn all about graphene field-effect transistors or GFETs. We'll cover their construction, as well as the benefits and…
Learn all about graphene field-effect transistors or GFETs. We'll cover their construction, as well as the benefits and challenges of designing with them.
In this article, we'll discuss the Elmore delay model, which provides a simplistic delay analysis that avoids…
In this article, we'll discuss the Elmore delay model, which provides a simplistic delay analysis that avoids time-consuming numerical integration/differential equations of an RC network.
This video tutorial will help you to understand how the physical structure of a BJT, in conjunction with proper biasing…
This video tutorial will help you to understand how the physical structure of a BJT, in conjunction with proper biasing conditions, results in amplification.
With more people working from home, noise-canceling headphones are ever-more prevalent. What circuitry underlies this…
With more people working from home, noise-canceling headphones are ever-more prevalent. What circuitry underlies this popular technology?
The SIA and the Semiconductor Research Corporation have released a preview of an upcoming report that outlines the next…
The SIA and the Semiconductor Research Corporation have released a preview of an upcoming report that outlines the next decade’s chip research and funding priorities.
SPADs, a branch of photodetectors, are leading the way in photonics innovation.
SPADs, a branch of photodetectors, are leading the way in photonics innovation.
Researchers at the University of Surrey have come up with a new type of transistor that offers linear behavior and huge upside.
Researchers at the University of Surrey have come up with a new type of transistor that offers linear behavior and huge upside.
In this video, we will discuss circuits that use an operational amplifier to compare the amplitude of one signal to the…
In this video, we will discuss circuits that use an operational amplifier to compare the amplitude of one signal to the amplitude of another signal or to a reference voltage.