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STMicro Rolls All-in-one Motion and Bone-conduction Sensor for Hearables

STMicro Rolls All-in-one Motion and Bone-conduction Sensor for Hearables

With its new sensor IC, STMicroelectronics hopes to enable a new class of hearables for applications like true wireless stereo (TWS).


News Mar 06, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Receiving and Sampling Signals in Digital Pulse Amplitude Modulation

Receiving and Sampling Signals in Digital Pulse Amplitude Modulation

The receiver in a digital PAM system must sample and measure the amplitude of a signal that is affected by the frequency response of the transmission channel.


Reducing Quantization Distortion Via Subtractive and Non-subtractive Dithering

Reducing Quantization Distortion Via Subtractive and Non-subtractive Dithering

Learn how dithering can suppress both harmonic and non-harmonic spurs and two different types of dithering systems: subtractive and non-subtractive topologies.


Eaton EPM7-1V 1W Isolated DC-DC Converter | New Product Brief

Eaton EPM7-1V 1W Isolated DC-DC Converter | 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.


Infineon Unveils Tiny MEMS Microphone Touting High SNR, 520 μA Power

Infineon Unveils Tiny MEMS Microphone Touting High SNR, 520 μA Power

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


News Feb 13, 2023 by Jeff Child
Introduction to Double Data Rate (DDR) Memory

Introduction to Double Data Rate (DDR) Memory

Learn about double data rate (DDR) memory key concepts and applications surrounding this digital communication technique, where two data words are transferred during one clock cycle.


TRACO Power TMR 12WI Isolated 12W DC/DC Converter Modules | New Product Brief

TRACO Power TMR 12WI Isolated 12W DC/DC Converter Modules | 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.


Error Analysis in Analog-to-digital Converter (ADC) Applications

Error Analysis in Analog-to-digital Converter (ADC) Applications

Through four different examples, learn about analog-to-digital converter (ADC) system error analysis.


ADC Resolution vs. Accuracy—Sub-range ADCs, Two-step ADCs, and TUE

ADC Resolution vs. Accuracy—Sub-range ADCs, Two-step ADCs, and TUE

Learn about characterizing different analog-to-digital converter (ADC) error sources such as resolution and accuracy.


Understanding ADC Integral Nonlinearity (INL) Error

Understanding ADC Integral Nonlinearity (INL) Error

Learn about the integral nonlinearity (INL) specification and how it relates to analog-to-digital converter (ADC) errors.


ADC Nonlinearity—Missing Codes, Monotonicity, and Nonlinearity Effect on SNR

ADC Nonlinearity—Missing Codes, Monotonicity, and Nonlinearity Effect on SNR

Learn about eliminating missing codes through averaging, analog-to-digital converter (ADC) monotonicity, and the effect of ADC nonlinearity on the system's signal-to-noise ratio (SNR).


Using the Noise Figure Metric to Analyze Noise in RF Circuits

Using the Noise Figure Metric to Analyze Noise in RF Circuits

Concerning noise analysis in RF analog design, learn about the noise figure metric, including key aspects of this specification through examples.


XP Power IAS01 and IES01 1W Isolated DC-DC Converters | Asia Featured Product Spotlight

XP Power IAS01 and IES01 1W Isolated DC-DC Converters | Asia Featured Product Spotlight

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


BittWare IA-420F Agilex™ FPGA Cards | New Product Brief

BittWare IA-420F Agilex™ FPGA Cards | 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.


What is Dithering? Using Dithering to Eliminate Quantization Distortion

What is Dithering? Using Dithering to Eliminate Quantization Distortion

Learn how dithering can be added to a signal to improve the performance of an analog-to-digital conversion system by eliminating quantization error and distortion.


Qorvo ACT41000 Low Noise DC-to-DC Buck Converter | New Product Brief

Qorvo ACT41000 Low Noise DC-to-DC Buck Converter | 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.


Diodes Incorporated DMTH4M70SPGWQ N-Channel Enhancement Mode MOSFET | New Product Brief

Diodes Incorporated DMTH4M70SPGWQ N-Channel Enhancement Mode MOSFET | 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.


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
How Should Data Converters Be Modeled for System Simulations?

How Should Data Converters Be Modeled for System Simulations?

This article launches a series exploring the question of how to model data converters for system simulations.


PCB Layout Techniques for Reducing Harmonic Distortion of a Differential ADC Driver

PCB Layout Techniques for Reducing Harmonic Distortion of a Differential ADC Driver

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