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An Introduction to Ground: Earth Ground, Common Ground, Analog Ground, and Digital Ground

An Introduction to Ground: Earth Ground, Common Ground, Analog Ground, and Digital Ground

Learn about the basics of grounds, grounding, and ground symbols. Not all grounds are created equal. In this article, we'll discuss earth ground, common ground, analog ground, and digital ground.


DC-DC Buck Converter Design Tips and Tricks

DC-DC Buck Converter Design Tips and Tricks

This article will go over some general tips you can use when designing a DC-DC buck converter.


Twice the Audio Quality at Half the Power? New Dialog Audio Codecs Offer Active Noise Canceling

Twice the Audio Quality at Half the Power? New Dialog Audio Codecs Offer Active Noise Canceling

Designing small audio devices with an eye for power budget? Dialog thinks it has just the codecs you need.


News May 31, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Noise Analysis Using LTspice Tutorial

Noise Analysis Using LTspice Tutorial

Learn how to simulate noise using LTspice and use this great tool to learn more about low-noise design.


What Is a Low Pass Filter? A Tutorial on the Basics of Passive RC Filters

What Is a Low Pass Filter? A Tutorial on the Basics of Passive RC Filters

What is filtering? Learn what resistor-capacitor (RC) low-pass filters are and where you can use them.


How to Simulate a Bidirectional Voltage-Controlled Current Source

How to Simulate a Bidirectional Voltage-Controlled Current Source

Learn about simulating an interesting current source built around an op-amp and an instrumentation amplifier.


How to Design a Simple, Voltage-Controlled, Bidirectional Current Source

How to Design a Simple, Voltage-Controlled, Bidirectional Current Source

This article presents a high-performance current source that requires only a few readily available components.


Quantization Noise and Amplitude Quantization Error in ADCs

Quantization Noise and Amplitude Quantization Error in ADCs

Learn the methods and applications of modeling the quantization error of an ADC using a noise source.


Understanding Amplitude Quantization Error for ADCs

Understanding Amplitude Quantization Error for ADCs

This article examines the quantization error of an analog-to-digital converter.


Learn Analog Circuits: Types and Applications of Current Mirrors

Learn Analog Circuits: Types and Applications of Current Mirrors

The current mirror is an important analog building block that finds application in such diverse areas as DC biasing and current-mode signal processing.


How to Choose the Right Microcontroller for Your Application

How to Choose the Right Microcontroller for Your Application

This article continues the Introduction to Microcontrollers series with a discussion of the most important things to consider when you’re trying to find the best MCU for your next project.


DNL and INL Specifications of a DAC: Interpreting INL Shape

DNL and INL Specifications of a DAC: Interpreting INL Shape

This article will examine some properties of the DNL and INL specifications.


New Dual Simultaneous Sampling ADCs from ADI Feature On-Chip Oversampling Blocks

New Dual Simultaneous Sampling ADCs from ADI Feature On-Chip Oversampling Blocks

This article looks at two new A/D converters from Analog Devices: the AD7380 and AD7381.


News Mar 15, 2019 by Dr. Steve Arar
What Are the DNL and INL Specifications of a DAC? Non-Linearity in Digital-to-Analog Converters

What Are the DNL and INL Specifications of a DAC? Non-Linearity in Digital-to-Analog Converters

This article looks at the DNL and INL specifications of a digital-to-analog converter (DAC).


The Operation and Characteristics of Voltage-Mode R-2R DACs

The Operation and Characteristics of Voltage-Mode R-2R DACs

This article looks at the voltage-mode R-2R DAC structure.


Microchip Announces New SAR ADC Family for the Toughest Automotive Environments

Microchip Announces New SAR ADC Family for the Toughest Automotive Environments

Microchip announces a new 16-bit SAR ADC family designed for tough automotive environments.


News Mar 11, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Phase Margin Estimation Using the Rate-of-Closure

Phase Margin Estimation Using the Rate-of-Closure

How can we gauge stability in a negative-feedback circuit? For minimum-phase circuits, try rate-of-closure.


New RF-Sampling Transceivers From TI Feature Industry’s Widest Frequency Range

New RF-Sampling Transceivers From TI Feature Industry’s Widest Frequency Range

New quad- and dual-channel transceivers are designed for radar, software-defined radio, and 5G applications.


News Mar 07, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
New High-Power BJTs from Diodes Incorporated Aim to Improve Thermal Performance

New High-Power BJTs from Diodes Incorporated Aim to Improve Thermal Performance

New BJTs can be used for high-current switching in industrial, consumer, and automotive applications.


News Mar 05, 2019 by Robert Keim
Applications and Limitations of the Current-Feedback Amplifier: Dual CFAs and Composite Amplifiers

Applications and Limitations of the Current-Feedback Amplifier: Dual CFAs and Composite Amplifiers

In this article, we continue our study of the current-feedback amplifier. We’ll also look at a composite amplifier that combines the benefits of the voltage-feedback topology and the current-feedback topology.