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GaN Transistors Race Beyond Performance Limits as New Products Roll

GaN Transistors Race Beyond Performance Limits as New Products Roll

As gallium nitride (GaN) technology gathers steam, new GaN transistor products are emerging to satisfy today’s engineering needs.


News Aug 09, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Amar Bose, the Man Behind the Headphones

Amar Bose, the Man Behind the Headphones

His name became legendary in the world of consumer audio, but Bose—professor, researcher, engineer, inventor—was much more than a business-savvy audiophile.


News Jul 25, 2022 by Robert Keim
Analog Devices Inc. HMC1126 Low Noise Amplifier | Featured Product Spotlight

Analog Devices Inc. HMC1126 Low Noise Amplifier | Featured Product Spotlight

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


Temperature Drift in Resistors and Op-amps—Flicker Noise and Signal Averaging

Temperature Drift in Resistors and Op-amps—Flicker Noise and Signal Averaging

Learn about temperature drift in electronic circuits, namely in resistors and amplifiers. We'll also cover how the effect of flicker noise comes into play and how drift limits the effectiveness of signal averaging.


onsemi NCP51561 5kVRMS Isolated Dual-Channel Gate Drivers | New Product Brief

onsemi NCP51561 5kVRMS Isolated Dual-Channel Gate Drivers | 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.


The Reverberations of Alan Blumlein, the Father of Modern Stereos

The Reverberations of Alan Blumlein, the Father of Modern Stereos

Responsible for the modern stereo and an advanced World War II radar, Alan Blumlein revolutionized sound engineering.


News Jun 27, 2022 by Biljana Ognenova
Piezoelectric Accelerometers With Integrated Electronics Piezoelectric (IEPE)

Piezoelectric Accelerometers With Integrated Electronics Piezoelectric (IEPE)

Learn about piezoelectric accelerometers with integrated electronics piezoelectrics (IEPEs), namely an IEPE's voltage mode, charge mode, and dynamic range.


Texas Instruments AMC1411EVM Amplifier Evaluation Module (EVM) | New Product Brief

Texas Instruments AMC1411EVM Amplifier Evaluation Module (EVM) | 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.


MEMS Microspeakers Make a Loud Statement Moving Into 2022 and Beyond

MEMS Microspeakers Make a Loud Statement Moving Into 2022 and Beyond

While balanced armature speakers have been a leading technology in true wireless earbuds, MEMS microspeakers are beginning to peak in popularity.


News May 17, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Understanding Charge Amplifier Errors—Time Constant and Drift

Understanding Charge Amplifier Errors—Time Constant and Drift

Learn about charge amplifier limitations at low frequencies, the effects of time constants, and how the drift phenomenon can also introduce errors in low-frequency measurements.


Processing a Piezoelectric Accelerometer Output Using a Charge Amplifier

Processing a Piezoelectric Accelerometer Output Using a Charge Amplifier

Learn about charge amplifiers which are used for charge output conversion of a piezoelectric sensor into a usable voltage signal.


New Audio Devices Target Next-gen Audio System Designs

New Audio Devices Target Next-gen Audio System Designs

Three semiconductor companies have recently announced devices aimed at next-gen audio. These ICs aim to enable engineers to improve the quality and capabilities of their audio system designs.


News May 03, 2022 by Kristijan Nelkovski
What is it About Audio Distortion? Understanding Nonlinearity

What is it About Audio Distortion? Understanding Nonlinearity

Learn about how system nonlinearity creates distortion in audio signals that impacts the sounds we hear. We will examine sine waves, harmonics, and intermodulation distortion.


MICROCHIP PAC194x & PAC195x Monitor | New Product Brief

MICROCHIP PAC194x & PAC195x Monitor | 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.


MEMS Accelerometer Frequency Response and Bandwidth Specification

MEMS Accelerometer Frequency Response and Bandwidth Specification

Learn about frequency response and bandwidth specification of MEMS accelerometers.


QORVO QPA0007 Power Amplifier | New Product Brief

QORVO QPA0007 Power Amplifier | 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.


Qorvo Acquires UnitedSiC, Snapping Up More of the Wide Bandgap Market

Qorvo Acquires UnitedSiC, Snapping Up More of the Wide Bandgap Market

In a bid to expand into new power markets, RF giant Qorvo has acquired UnitedSiC, a pioneer in SiC FET technology.


News Nov 10, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
New LiDAR Chips Go the Distance, Rain or Shine

New LiDAR Chips Go the Distance, Rain or Shine

Though LiDAR is one of the most popular technologies for ADAS, it still has its hangups. Now, developers are fine-tuning LiDAR at the chip level—for instance, by extending detection distance and priming it for inclement weather.


A New Optical Switch Proves 1,000 Times Faster Than Traditional Transistors

A New Optical Switch Proves 1,000 Times Faster Than Traditional Transistors

Optical computers have long been on the horizon. Now, IBM and Skoltech are teaming up to bring optical circuits into the mainstream.


News Oct 07, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
Understanding the Amplifier Offset Voltage and Output Swing in Resistive Current Sensing

Understanding the Amplifier Offset Voltage and Output Swing in Resistive Current Sensing

How does an amplifier's input offset voltage impact the accuracy of a current sense resistor's measurement? And how does amplifier output swing affect your shunt resistor value? Learn this and more in this technical article.