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Mini-Circuits ZX60 Low Noise Amplifiers | New Product Brief

Mini-Circuits ZX60 Low Noise Amplifiers | New Product Brief

Mini-Circuits ZX60 Low Noise Amplifiers (LNAs) are engineered to amplify weak RF signals with high gain and a low noise figure, ensuring exceptional signal integrity across a wide frequency range. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


Triad Semiconductor Reimagines Audio Signal Capture With ‘Universal AFE’

Triad Semiconductor Reimagines Audio Signal Capture With ‘Universal AFE’

The audio capture chip leverages Triad's current conveyor architecture to deliver a 156-dB input capture range from dual inputs.


News Jan 26, 2026 by Duane Benson
ST Spins Out Op Amp Boasting High Accuracy, Speed, and Stability

ST Spins Out Op Amp Boasting High Accuracy, Speed, and Stability

The zero-drift TSZ901 brings microvolt-level offset and 10-MHz bandwidth to sensor interfaces and current measurement.


News Dec 29, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Nisshinbo NL9620 Precision Instrumentation Amplifiers | Digital Datasheet

Nisshinbo NL9620 Precision Instrumentation Amplifiers | Digital Datasheet

Nisshinbo NL9620 Precision Instrumentation Amplifiers delivers highly accurate, low-noise signal amplification designed for demanding measurement and sensing applications. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


Analog Devices Rolls Out Rail-to-Rail Amplifier With Low Supply Current

Analog Devices Rolls Out Rail-to-Rail Amplifier With Low Supply Current

ADI built the new dual amplifier to improve low-power, single-supply designs.


News Nov 28, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Building High-Performance RF Systems with the Qorvo QPF5001 | Tech Guide

Building High-Performance RF Systems with the Qorvo QPF5001 | Tech Guide

In this Tech Guide from Mouser Electronics, explore how the Qorvo QPF5001 Dual-Channel 12W Transmit/Receive Module simplifies high-performance X-band RF design with integrated PA, LNA, and built-in limiter in a compact 6 mm × 5 mm package. Watch now to get started!


Qorvo’s Solid-State Power Amplifiers 50% Smaller Than Counterparts

Qorvo’s Solid-State Power Amplifiers 50% Smaller Than Counterparts

The compact GaN-based Spatium solid-state power amplifiers extend reliable wideband performance from 2 GHz to 40 GHz.


News Nov 13, 2025 by Jake Hertz
µA741: The Op Amp That Made Analog Simple

µA741: The Op Amp That Made Analog Simple

Released in 1968 by Fairchild, the µA741 brought internal frequency compensation and short-circuit protection to the op-amp world.


News Oct 24, 2025 by Luke James
Rohm Touts CMOS Op Amp for ‘Industry’s Lowest Operating Circuit Current’

Rohm Touts CMOS Op Amp for ‘Industry’s Lowest Operating Circuit Current’

Built for battery-operated devices, the new CMOS op amp enables ultra-efficient signal conditioning in wearables, IoT, and compact sensing applications.


News Sep 19, 2025 by Luke James
Your 2025 Back-to-School Guide to All About Circuits’ Educational Resources

Your 2025 Back-to-School Guide to All About Circuits’ Educational Resources

Are you a first year electronics engineering student? Or maybe working on a second or third degree in this field? All About Circuits has the resources you need: comprehensive textbooks, technical articles, calculators, videos, and more for your EE studies.


News Sep 19, 2025 by Jeff Child
Rohm Adds High-Accuracy Sense Apps for High-Voltage Designs

Rohm Adds High-Accuracy Sense Apps for High-Voltage Designs

The BD1423xFVJ-C and BD1422xG-C series current sense amplifiers offer design simplicity for electric vehicle and other automotive systems.


News Jul 10, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Dynamic Nonlinearity in RF Power Amplifiers: Insights From Two-Tone Testing

Dynamic Nonlinearity in RF Power Amplifiers: Insights From Two-Tone Testing

This article explores the effect of signal bandwidth on the linearity of power amplifiers, including the impacts of cascaded RF gain stages.


Practical Insights Into Narrowband FM With a Single-Frequency Input

Practical Insights Into Narrowband FM With a Single-Frequency Input

In this article, we’ll use phasor diagrams to compare narrowband FM and conventional AM. We’ll also discuss the problem of oscillator phase noise and work through an example problem.


Understanding the Third-Order Intercept Point of a Cascaded System

Understanding the Third-Order Intercept Point of a Cascaded System

Using the third-order intercept point (IP3) metric, we examine how the nonlinearity of individual gain stages in a cascaded RF system affects the linearity performance of the cascade as a whole.


Mini-Circuits PMA1-14LN+ Low Noise Amplifier | New Product Brief

Mini-Circuits PMA1-14LN+ Low Noise Amplifier | New Product Brief

Mini-Circuits PMA1-14LN+ Low Noise Amplifier is a compact, wideband pHEMT MMIC amplifier designed for high-performance RF applications from 50 MHz to 10 GHz. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


Using the 1 dB Compression Point to Characterize RF System Nonlinearity

Using the 1 dB Compression Point to Characterize RF System Nonlinearity

Gain compression causes power systems to transition from linear to nonlinear operation. Learn how the 1 dB compression point is used to define the limits of linear operation.


Audio Roundup: The Sweet Sound of Miniaturized, Efficient Audio Devices

Audio Roundup: The Sweet Sound of Miniaturized, Efficient Audio Devices

These three audio devices target amplifier efficiency and transducer size to bring higher sound performance in everything from EVs to AI sports glasses.


News May 01, 2025 by Aaron Carman
Using Analog Predistortion for RF Power Amplifier Linearization

Using Analog Predistortion for RF Power Amplifier Linearization

We explore the basic concepts of analog predistortion for linearizing RF amplifiers and review some common implementations.


Introduction to the Feed-Forward Linearization of RF Power Amplifiers

Introduction to the Feed-Forward Linearization of RF Power Amplifiers

Learn about an important design technique for high-power RF transmitters: feed-forward linearization, which operates on the principle of distortion signal cancellation.


A Preview of What’s Brewing for Embedded World 2025

A Preview of What’s Brewing for Embedded World 2025

Check out the technologies and products these leading companies plan to showcase at next week's Embedded World trade show in Nuremberg, Germany.


News Mar 08, 2025 by Jeff Child