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ON Semiconductor Class-D Audio Amplifier | New Product Brief

ON Semiconductor Class-D Audio 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.


Analog Devices Inc. LTC6370 Instrumentation Amplifier | Featured Product Spotlight

Analog Devices Inc. LTC6370 Instrumentation Amplifier | Featured Product Spotlight

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


Microchip 12/14-bit ADCs | Featured Product Spotlight

Microchip 12/14-bit ADCs | Featured Product Spotlight

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


Hyundai and Analog Devices Team Up for “Industry’s First All-digital Road Noise Cancellation System”

Hyundai and Analog Devices Team Up for “Industry’s First All-digital Road Noise Cancellation System”

Analog Devices' Automotive Audio Bus (A2B) technology uses a daisy-chain topology and combines power and data into a single twisted pair.


News Jan 29, 2020 by Robin Mitchell
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.


Introduction to the Synchronous Demodulation

Introduction to the Synchronous Demodulation

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


Historical Engineers: Harvey C. Nathanson Leaves Legacy as the Father of MEMS

Historical Engineers: Harvey C. Nathanson Leaves Legacy as the Father of MEMS

On November 22, Harvey C. Nathanson passed away, leaving a legacy as the father of the first MEMS device.


News Dec 07, 2019 by Robin Mitchell
Diodes Incorporated Revamps Piezo Sound Driver to Drive Loads Up to 47nF

Diodes Incorporated Revamps Piezo Sound Driver to Drive Loads Up to 47nF

The PAM8940E can generate its own drive voltage while still driving large external loads up to 47nF.


News Dec 06, 2019 by Robin Mitchell
Utilizing INICnet for Automotive Networking and Connectivity

Utilizing INICnet for Automotive Networking and Connectivity

In this article, learn about INICnet and how it helps to solve the question of how designers can create a safe and effective connectivity method for vehicles.


Schurter DG12 Power Entry Module | New Product Brief

Schurter DG12 Power Entry Module | 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.


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.


Highland Technology’s Quadrature Modulator Geared for Aerospace Simulation

Highland Technology’s Quadrature Modulator Geared for Aerospace Simulation

The P348 is designed for transducer simulation and provides carrier frequencies over a range of 0.5MHz to 20MHz.


News Nov 26, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
TI Rolls Out New ADC for Improved Voice Capture in Noisy, Far-field Environments

TI Rolls Out New ADC for Improved Voice Capture in Noisy, Far-field Environments

TI designed the new ADC to capture low-distortion audio recordings from far distances or in noisy environments.


News Nov 05, 2019 by Lisa Boneta.
Diodes Incorporated Releases Buck Converter Family Designed to Combat EMI

Diodes Incorporated Releases Buck Converter Family Designed to Combat EMI

Diode Incorporated’s 40V, 2.2MHz synchronous buck converters are designed for high efficiency across all loads.


News Oct 31, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Characterizing the Moog Filter

Characterizing the Moog Filter

This is Part 3 of a series of articles about the Moog ladder filter. In this article, we'll define the characteristics of the Moog filter, including its properties.


Microchip Unveils Dual-Mode, Bluetooth 5.0-Certified IC for Audio Solutions

Microchip Unveils Dual-Mode, Bluetooth 5.0-Certified IC for Audio Solutions

Microchip's newest SoC and module feature a power amplifier and flash memory, enabling them to better support Sony’s LDAC technology.


News Oct 08, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Understanding Butterworth Filter Poles and Zeros

Understanding Butterworth Filter Poles and Zeros

This article explores the Butterworth low-pass filter, also known as the maximally flat filter, from the perspective of its pole-zero diagram.


Infineon Technologies MERUS Audio Reference Boards | New Product Brief

Infineon Technologies MERUS Audio Reference Boards | New Product Brief

These ICs can output at up to 5 voltage levels instead of 2.


Power Integrations’ Low-Noise, 200V AEC-Q100 Diodes Targets Automotive Audio Applications

Power Integrations’ Low-Noise, 200V AEC-Q100 Diodes Targets Automotive Audio Applications

Power Integrations' AEC-Q100-qualified LQ10N200CQ and LQ20N200CQ diodes target automotive audio systems.


News Sep 13, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Classical R-C Oscillators: The Bridged-T Network and the Wien Oscillator Network

Classical R-C Oscillators: The Bridged-T Network and the Wien Oscillator Network

Learn more about these two classic oscillator network topologies, including their simulations.