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Putting its proprietary MEMS technology and clever ASIC design to work, Infineon marries high audio quality and low lower…

Putting its proprietary MEMS technology and clever ASIC design to work, Infineon marries high audio quality and low lower in a tiny microphone device.

Analog oscillator circuits are commonly used to create square wave clock signals for the timing of synchronous circuits.…

Analog oscillator circuits are commonly used to create square wave clock signals for the timing of synchronous circuits. This article covers the theory, design, and key features of analog square wave generators.

Before his name became a brand and a household word, Ray Dolby was a pioneer in noise reduction technology. His…

Before his name became a brand and a household word, Ray Dolby was a pioneer in noise reduction technology. His innovations revolutionized the audio and entertainment industries.

Learn about the aging behavior of resistors and amplifiers using temperature calculations and the Arrhenius equation to…

Learn about the aging behavior of resistors and amplifiers using temperature calculations and the Arrhenius equation to understand resistor drift, resistor stability, and op-amp drift.

His name became legendary in the world of consumer audio, but Bose—professor, researcher, engineer, inventor—was much…

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

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

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

NIST researchers recently built a custom headphone-like structure to boost the sensitivity of an atomic radio receiver a…

NIST researchers recently built a custom headphone-like structure to boost the sensitivity of an atomic radio receiver a hundredfold.

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of…

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.

While balanced armature speakers have been a leading technology in true wireless earbuds, MEMS microspeakers are…

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

Learn about charge amplifier limitations at low frequencies, the effects of time constants, and how the drift phenomenon…

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.

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

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

Three semiconductor companies have recently announced devices aimed at next-gen audio. These ICs aim to enable engineers…

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.

Learn about how system nonlinearity creates distortion in audio signals that impacts the sounds we hear. We will examine…

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.

MUS-IC, ROHM Semiconductor’s specialized family of audio electronics has a new member: a 32-bit DAC designed for…

MUS-IC, ROHM Semiconductor’s specialized family of audio electronics has a new member: a 32-bit DAC designed for high-res playback. What does this DAC teach us about the tenets of Hi-Fi electronics?

ADAS and AVAS are known to add a number of speakers to an automotive audio system. Class-D amplifiers, however, may be a…

ADAS and AVAS are known to add a number of speakers to an automotive audio system. Class-D amplifiers, however, may be a useful solution for cutting size, costs, heat, and power consumption.

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Learn how to reduce second harmonic distortion by following some guidelines for placing decoupling capacitors in your PCB layout.

Learn how to reduce second harmonic distortion by following some guidelines for placing decoupling capacitors in your PCB layout.

Need a low-distortion ADC interface? In this article, we'll discuss how to reduce 2nd harmonic distortion by using…

Need a low-distortion ADC interface? In this article, we'll discuss how to reduce 2nd harmonic distortion by using symmetric PCB layout.

2020 ushered in a wave of GaN transistors in applications from automobiles to audio amplifiers. We talked with GaN…

2020 ushered in a wave of GaN transistors in applications from automobiles to audio amplifiers. We talked with GaN Systems CEO Jim Witham to find out why he thinks 2021 could see even more GaN adoption.