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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.


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.


What’s Up With Digital Downconverters

What’s Up With Digital Downconverters

Radio architectures can contain more downconversion stages than ever. Here are some tips to keep up.


Understanding Switching Regulator Output Artifacts Expedites Power Supply Design

Understanding Switching Regulator Output Artifacts Expedites Power Supply Design

Understanding these artifacts allows designers to successfully integrate switching regulators in a wider range of high-performance, noise-sensitive applications.


Designing for Low Noise Feedback Control with MEMS Gyroscopes

Designing for Low Noise Feedback Control with MEMS Gyroscopes

Learn about noise behaviors in MEMS gyroscopes.


Practical Filter Design Challenges and Considerations for Precision ADCs

Practical Filter Design Challenges and Considerations for Precision ADCs

Precision analog-to-digital converters can be tricky. Here are some pointers to get the most out of them.


The Importance of Complex Conjugates

The Importance of Complex Conjugates

This article provides insight into the importance of complex conjugates in electrical engineering.


Design Examples of FIR Filters Using the Window Method

Design Examples of FIR Filters Using the Window Method

In this article, we will discuss several design examples of FIR filters using the window method. The simulated frequency response of the designed filters will be compared with the target specifications.


From Filter Specs to Window Parameters in FIR Filter Design

From Filter Specs to Window Parameters in FIR Filter Design

Learn how to use filter specs to help choose the best window parameters for your FIR filter design.


The Bartlett Versus the Rectangular Window

The Bartlett Versus the Rectangular Window

In this article, we will discuss the fact that choice of different window functions involves a trade-off between the main lobe width and the peak sidelobe (PSL). To gain more insight, we will calculate the Fourier transform of a triangular window using the Fourier transform of a rectangular window. The connection between these two windows helps us to better understand the aforementioned trade-off.


Undesired Effects of a Window Function in FIR Filter Design

Undesired Effects of a Window Function in FIR Filter Design

A smoother transition band and ripples in the passband are the most important differences between the ideal filters and those designed by window method. This article tries to provide a deeper insight into how truncation leads to these features.


Practical FIR Filter Design: Part 2 - Implementing Your Filter

Practical FIR Filter Design: Part 2 - Implementing Your Filter

Implementing a FIR filter designed in Octave or Matlab on an N-bit microprocessor


Practical FIR Filter Design: Part 1 - Design with Octave or Matlab

Practical FIR Filter Design: Part 1 - Design with Octave or Matlab

A simple introduction to designing FIR filters in Octave or Matlab


An Overview of the Analysis and Transmission of Aperiodic Signals

An Overview of the Analysis and Transmission of Aperiodic Signals

A signal that does not repeat itself after a specific interval of time is called an aperiodic signal. By applying a limiting process, the signal can be expressed as a continuous sum (or integral) of everlasting exponentials.


An Intro to Adaptive Echo Cancellers

An Intro to Adaptive Echo Cancellers

A introduction to adaptive echo cancellers using Matlab simulation.


FSK Explained with Python

FSK Explained with Python

This article will go into a bit of the background of FSK and demonstrate writing a simulator in Python.