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Coping with Long-Distance Serial Communication: A New Retimer IC from Texas Instruments

Coping with Long-Distance Serial Communication: A New Retimer IC from Texas Instruments

Signal degradation is unavoidable, but various ICs, such as the DS250DF210, can help to restore what has been lost (or eliminate what has been added).


Texas Instruments Releases Hyper-Accurate Millimeter Wave CMOS Sensor Family

Texas Instruments Releases Hyper-Accurate Millimeter Wave CMOS Sensor Family

In this News Brief, we'll look at a new series of millimeter wave sensors for automotive and industrial applications.


News May 17, 2017 by Kate Smith
Add Voice Commands to Your Next Project with Bluetooth LE

Add Voice Commands to Your Next Project with Bluetooth LE

This project uses the Alorium Technology XLR8, a Bluetooth LE HID Implementation, and the EasyVR voice recognition module to add voice-activated movements to your next project.


Projects May 17, 2017 by Mark Hughes
Amplify, Then Convert: A New High-Speed ADC Driver from Linear Tech

Amplify, Then Convert: A New High-Speed ADC Driver from Linear Tech

Good analog-to-digital conversion starts with good pre-ADC signal conditioning. Specialized devices such as the LTC6432-15 can help in this effort.


Installing a Tire Pressure Monitoring System

Installing a Tire Pressure Monitoring System

Tire pressure monitoring systems are a necessary safety feature in cars. This project looks at the different system types and how a TPMS can be retrofitted on older cars.


Basic Signal Operations in DSP: Time Shifting, Time Scaling, and Time Reversal

Basic Signal Operations in DSP: Time Shifting, Time Scaling, and Time Reversal

This article presents a look at the basic signal operations performed over the independent variable(s) affecting the signal and the scenarios in which they find their application.


Separating Signal from Power: New Automotive Inductors from TDK

Separating Signal from Power: New Automotive Inductors from TDK

Inductors such as the ADL3225V devices are useful when you want to use just one conductor to transfer both signal and power.


Measuring with Light: New Photometric Front End ICs from Analog Devices

Measuring with Light: New Photometric Front End ICs from Analog Devices

In this article, we’ll take a look at the ADPD10x series, which gives you an example of how a highly integrated IC can simplify your optical applications.


High-Frequency Interconnections: A New Line of RF Cables from Pasternack

High-Frequency Interconnections: A New Line of RF Cables from Pasternack

Connecting two parts of a system becomes complicated when your signals are up in the gigahertz range. Let’s take a look at some new cabling options.


Design Considerations for Digital VLSI

Design Considerations for Digital VLSI

In this article, we discuss metastability, setup time, and hold time in designing a digital VLSI circuit.


Less EMI, More Available Board Space: A New Passive Filter from TDK

Less EMI, More Available Board Space: A New Passive Filter from TDK

Why install three components when you could use one instead? You can simplify your layout with single-component passive filters, such as the MEM1005PP251T from TDK.


Isolated Analog-to-Digital Conversion: A New Sigma-Delta Modulator from Broadcom

Isolated Analog-to-Digital Conversion: A New Sigma-Delta Modulator from Broadcom

Isolation components, such as the ACPL-C799, allow you to transfer data without establishing a direct electrical connection between two parts of a system.


Analyzing and Solving Fixed Frequency Spur Issues in High Precision ADC Signal Chains

Analyzing and Solving Fixed Frequency Spur Issues in High Precision ADC Signal Chains

This article will introduce approaches for determining the root causes of spur issues in high-resolution precision ADC applications and present solutions to solve them.


Harnessing High-Frequency Sound: A New Ultrasonic Controller from Texas Instruments

Harnessing High-Frequency Sound: A New Ultrasonic Controller from Texas Instruments

You can do a lot with ultrasound, and whatever you’re doing will be easier with a highly integrated IC such as the PGA460-Q1.


Basic Operations in Signal Processing: Multiplication, Differentiation, Integration

Basic Operations in Signal Processing: Multiplication, Differentiation, Integration

Here we discuss some elementary operations performed on the dependent variable representing the signal(s) and the examples in which they are applied.


Finding Maximums in Noisy Data

Finding Maximums in Noisy Data

In this article, we'll first study types of noise and then try to eliminate them by filtering the data. Finally, we'll try to find peaks in that data.


New Class D Amplifiers and a DSP for Your Audio Applications

New Class D Amplifiers and a DSP for Your Audio Applications

In this article we’ll look at three new components for amplifying and processing audio signals.


News Mar 10, 2017 by Robert Keim
Developing Smarter, Safer Cars with ADAS (Automotive Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) IP

Developing Smarter, Safer Cars with ADAS (Automotive Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) IP

Optimizing performance, safety, and reliability in ADAS applications via design, verification, and processor IP and a holistic design approach.


Basic Operations in Signal Processing: An Overview

Basic Operations in Signal Processing: An Overview

Here we discuss some elementary operations that are important in signal processing and the practical scenarios for their applications.


Analyzing and Managing the Impact of Supply Noise and Clock Jitter on High Speed DAC Phase Noise

Analyzing and Managing the Impact of Supply Noise and Clock Jitter on High Speed DAC Phase Noise

Out of all device properties, noise can be an especially challenging topic to grasp and design for.