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Analog Design Trade-Offs in Applying Linearization Techniques Using Example CMOS Circuits

Analog Design Trade-Offs in Applying Linearization Techniques Using Example CMOS Circuits

This article will look at the trade-offs we face when trying to improve the linearity of a circuit.


Kumu Networks Reveals First Analog Finite Impulse Response Filter on a Chip

Kumu Networks Reveals First Analog Finite Impulse Response Filter on a Chip

The KU1500 is designed to allow radios to send and receive signals at the same time on the same or adjacent channels.


News Dec 31, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Analog Devices Synchronous Buck‑Boost DC/DC Controllers | Featured Product Spotlight

Analog Devices Synchronous Buck‑Boost DC/DC Controllers | Featured Product Spotlight

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


Assessing the ADC SNR and SFDR for Communications Systems

Assessing the ADC SNR and SFDR for Communications Systems

In this article, we will see how we can determine the SFDR for an ADC used in a radio receiver. Also, we’ll examine the ADC SNR requirement for this application.


Microchip High-Performance MCUs | New Product Brief

Microchip High-Performance MCUs | 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.


TDK-Lambda MIL-COTS DC Input Filters | New Product Brief

TDK-Lambda MIL-COTS DC Input Filters | 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.


Kionix Calls New Accelerometers the “Industry’s First” to Include Built-in Noise Filtering

Kionix Calls New Accelerometers the “Industry’s First” to Include Built-in Noise Filtering

The KX132-1211 and the KX134-1211 are tri-axis, 16-bit accelerometers with built-in noise filtering.


News Dec 16, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
New Quad-output DC-DC Regulators from Analog Devices Can Be Paralleled for 4.8A

New Quad-output DC-DC Regulators from Analog Devices Can Be Paralleled for 4.8A

The LTM4668 and LTM4668A accept 2.7V to 17V inputs and produce four parallelable 1.2A outputs.


News Dec 13, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Introduction to the Synchronous Demodulation

Introduction to the Synchronous Demodulation

This article will discuss the basic idea behind the synchronous demodulation technique.


The Good and the Bad of MCU Internal Oscillators

The Good and the Bad of MCU Internal Oscillators

This article describes the benefits and requirements of the internal RC oscillator often available inside many low-cost Microcontroller units, including the calibration procedure to obtain the best possible accuracy.


UnitedSiC Titles New SiC FETs as the “Lowest RDS(on)​​​​​​​ SiC Power Devices on the Planet”

UnitedSiC Titles New SiC FETs as the “Lowest RDS(on)​​​​​​​ SiC Power Devices on the Planet”

The new SiC FETs combines a SiC JFET and a cascade-optimized Si MOSFET, offering an RDS(on)​​​​​​​ as low as 7mΩ.


News Dec 09, 2019 by Cabe Atwell
Rimac Chooses Analog Devices ICs as the “Brain” for Their EV Battery Management System

Rimac Chooses Analog Devices ICs as the “Brain” for Their EV Battery Management System

Analog Devices’ precision BMS (Battery Management System) ICs will be incorporated into Rimac’s BMS for increased performance and efficiency.


News Dec 04, 2019 by Cabe Atwell
Understanding Different Definitions of the Spurious Free Dynamic Range (SFDR) Specification

Understanding Different Definitions of the Spurious Free Dynamic Range (SFDR) Specification

In this article, we’ll look at the spurious free dynamic range (SFDR) which is a popular specification for quantifying the linearity of a circuit.


Infineon’s 50mm/60mm Modules Contain Both Thyristor and Diode Switches

Infineon’s 50mm/60mm Modules Contain Both Thyristor and Diode Switches

Infineon's newest thyristor/diode modules include 50mm modules with solder bond technology and 60mm modules with pressure contact technology.


News Nov 30, 2019 by Lisa Boneta.
Microchip High-Speed Synchronous Buck Controllers | New Product Brief

Microchip High-Speed Synchronous Buck Controllers | 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.


Analog Devices 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet PHY | Featured Product Spotlight

Analog Devices 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet PHY | Featured Product Spotlight

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


Analog Devices Unveils New Quad-channel 200MHz RF Transceiver

Analog Devices Unveils New Quad-channel 200MHz RF Transceiver

The ADRV9026 wideband RF transceiver supports 3G, 4G, and 5G cellular infrastructure applications.


News Nov 22, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Skyworks’ PA Geared to Support 5G Signals With Wide Instantaneous Bandwidth

Skyworks’ PA Geared to Support 5G Signals With Wide Instantaneous Bandwidth

The SKY66318-11 features a wide instantaneous bandwidth for 100MHz systems, which is said to enable higher data rates for 4G LTE and 5G signals.


News Nov 21, 2019 by Lisa Boneta.
ROHM Touts 200V Schottky Diodes for Ultra-Low Leakage Current

ROHM Touts 200V Schottky Diodes for Ultra-Low Leakage Current

The latest line of RBxx8 Schottky diodes is able to withstand 200V forward voltage while their predecessor was able to withstand up to 150V.


News Nov 20, 2019 by Robin Mitchell
Nexperia Enters the Gallium Nitride FET Arena

Nexperia Enters the Gallium Nitride FET Arena

Nexperia's newly announced GAN063-650WSA is a 650-volt gallium nitride power FET featuring an RDS(on) of 60 mΩ.


News Nov 20, 2019 by Gary Elinoff