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Two New SPI Analog Mux Switches from Analog Devices

Two New SPI Analog Mux Switches from Analog Devices

Analog Devices recently announced two new SPI-controlled analog mux switches: the ADGS1208, which has eight single channels, and the ADGS1209, which has four differential channels.


News May 25, 2018 by Nick Davis
High Efficiencies, Small Package: An Integrated Boost (Step-Up) Module Regulator from Analog Devices

High Efficiencies, Small Package: An Integrated Boost (Step-Up) Module Regulator from Analog Devices

Linear Tech's new boost (step-up) module regulator comes in a small BGA package and offers high efficiencies.


News May 03, 2018 by Nick Davis
Teardown Tuesday: Space Heater

Teardown Tuesday: Space Heater

In this teardown, we dissect a rotating space heater that has two modes of operation: silence and turbo.


News Apr 17, 2018 by Nick Davis
Low Noise, Low Power, High Speed: An 18-bit, 2 MSPS Precision SAR ADC from Analog Devices

Low Noise, Low Power, High Speed: An 18-bit, 2 MSPS Precision SAR ADC from Analog Devices

The AD4002 from Analog Devices is a low-noise, low-power, and high-speed 18-bit successive approximation register analog-to-digital converter.


News Apr 16, 2018 by Nick Davis
Adjustable Step-Down DC/DC Constant-Current Control: An LED Controller from Diodes Incorporated

Adjustable Step-Down DC/DC Constant-Current Control: An LED Controller from Diodes Incorporated

Diodes Incorporated announced a new adjustable constant-current LED step-down (buck) DC/DC converter that accepts an input voltage ranging from 5V to 60V.


News Apr 11, 2018 by Nick Davis
AC Energy Metering: A Single-Phase Energy-Metering IC with Autocalibration from Analog Devices

AC Energy Metering: A Single-Phase Energy-Metering IC with Autocalibration from Analog Devices

The ADE9153A from Analog Devices is a single-phase energy-metering IC that includes autocalibration.


News Mar 27, 2018 by Nick Davis
A New Motor Driver for Three-Phase Battery-Operated Motors from STMicroelectronics

A New Motor Driver for Three-Phase Battery-Operated Motors from STMicroelectronics

STMicroelectronics announces a new low-voltage three-phase and “three-sense” motor driver IC.


News Mar 19, 2018 by Nick Davis
Accelerometer/Gyroscope Motion Tracking: A Tactical-Grade Inertial Sensor System from Analog Devices

Accelerometer/Gyroscope Motion Tracking: A Tactical-Grade Inertial Sensor System from Analog Devices

The ADIS16495 from Analog Devices is a complete inertial system that includes a triaxis gyroscope and a triaxis accelerometer.


News Mar 16, 2018 by Nick Davis
LED Dimming: A High-Power 40V Buck LED Driver with Two Dimming Methods from Diodes Incorporated

LED Dimming: A High-Power 40V Buck LED Driver with Two Dimming Methods from Diodes Incorporated

Diodes Incorporated has released a high-power 40 V LED controller that's capable of driving up to 3 amps of current.


News Mar 06, 2018 by Nick Davis
Digitally Adjust DC-to-DC Voltage Regulators: A PMBus-Controlled Current DAC

Digitally Adjust DC-to-DC Voltage Regulators: A PMBus-Controlled Current DAC

A PMBus-controlled, bidirectional current DAC (digital-to-analog converter) that can adjust the output voltage of a DC/DC converter.


News Mar 02, 2018 by Nick Davis
MicroPower, MicroSize, Near-Zero Drift, and Low Offset Voltage: A New Op-Amp from Texas Instruments

MicroPower, MicroSize, Near-Zero Drift, and Low Offset Voltage: A New Op-Amp from Texas Instruments

A new operational amplifier from Texas Instruments offers impressive specifications in a very small package.


News Mar 01, 2018 by Nick Davis
A New High-Performance Digital MEMS Microphone from Infineon

A New High-Performance Digital MEMS Microphone from Infineon

Here's a breakdown of Infineon's new high-performance digital MEMS microphone that offers power-optimized modes for low-current consumption devices.


News Feb 21, 2018 by Nick Davis
Two for One: A Buck Regulator and an LDO in a Single Package from Analog Devices

Two for One: A Buck Regulator and an LDO in a Single Package from Analog Devices

Called a Micro PMU, this IC from Analog Devices offers a 3A buck regulator and a 3A ultralow-noise LDO in a single package.


News Feb 09, 2018 by Nick Davis
500mA of Current with a 1% Voltage Output Accuracy: A Low Noise LDO from Maxim Integrated

500mA of Current with a 1% Voltage Output Accuracy: A Low Noise LDO from Maxim Integrated

Maxim Integrated recently announced their new series of linear regulators that maintain ±1% output accuracy over a wide operating temperature range with only 12µVrms of noise.


News Feb 07, 2018 by Nick Davis
One Crystal Oscillator to Replace Many: I2C User-Programmable XO for Frequencies of 0.2 to 1500 MHz

One Crystal Oscillator to Replace Many: I2C User-Programmable XO for Frequencies of 0.2 to 1500 MHz

A new high-performance I2C-programmable crystal oscillator (XO) that delivers an ultra-low-jitter output frequency.


News Feb 05, 2018 by Nick Davis
Stable and Precise Voltages: A New Family of Low-Power, High-Precision Voltage Reference ICs

Stable and Precise Voltages: A New Family of Low-Power, High-Precision Voltage Reference ICs

STMicroelectronics introduces their new family of micropower high-precision voltage reference ICs.


News Jan 26, 2018 by Nick Davis
A Configurable Sensor Monitor for Power-Sensitive Designs from Texas Instruments

A Configurable Sensor Monitor for Power-Sensitive Designs from Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments recently announced a new nanopower, dual-channel, programmable sensor monitor to help designers optimize system power.


News Jan 25, 2018 by Nick Davis
Designed for Aerospace Applications: A Radiation-Tolerant Microcontroller from Microchip

Designed for Aerospace Applications: A Radiation-Tolerant Microcontroller from Microchip

Microchip's ATmegaS64M1 AVR microcontroller offers enhanced radiation protection, an extended temperature range, and increased reliability for space and aerospace applications.


News Jan 10, 2018 by Nick Davis
3D Metal Printing: The Next Phase of Aircraft Manufacturing

3D Metal Printing: The Next Phase of Aircraft Manufacturing

The improvement in 3D printing technology, access to more diverse materials, and precision manufacturing have made it an ideal tool for 3D printing in the aerospace industry.


News Dec 23, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
Towards Low-Power Wearables: A New Biopotential and Bioimpedance Sensor from Maxim Integrated

Towards Low-Power Wearables: A New Biopotential and Bioimpedance Sensor from Maxim Integrated

Maxim Integrated offers their new low-power and high-performance IC for bio measurements.


News Dec 20, 2017 by Nick Davis