Micrel Inc., an industry leader in high-performance Linear and Power solutions, LAN and timing and communications solutions, introduced the MIC4606, an 85V Full-Bridge MOSFET driver that features Adaptive Dead Time and Shoot-Through Protection. The device is part of Micrel’s highly successful 85V MOSFET Driver family first launched in 2013 and is designed to focus on […]
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IDT extends PCIe timing leadership with 1.5V extensions
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (IDT®) (NASDAQ: IDTI) announced it has expanded its leading system-on-chip (SoC)-friendly PCI Express® (PCIe®) timing family with the addition of 1.5 V clock generators and clock multiplexers. The new devices join the previously introduced 1.5 V buffers to provide enterprise-level performance for space- and power-constrained designs. The chips offer up to […]
Now Viewing: Top Analog Threads on Edaboard
Wondering what your colleagues in analog are talking about? Starting this month, we’ll share five, top-viewed threads from the Analog Circuit Design and Analog IC Design and Layout forums on our Edaboard community. From time to time, we’ll also share some of the top 10 most active threads, as well as point you to select unanswered threads […]
Intel IDF2014: Sensing the Internet of Things
At the Intel IDF2014 technical conference for makers, developers, and creators held in San Francisco last week, you got the sense that analog is the new revolution in digital. From the Internet of Things to wearable computing to smart consumer products, sensors play a rapidly growing role in those billions of connected devices acquiring, transmitting, and analyzing data — Big Data. Intel’s […]
Dual IC device to “5th generation” LNB regulator family
Allegro MicroSystems, LLC announces a new addition to their existing family of Low Noise Block Regulators (LNBRs). Allegro’s A8302 dual LNB Regulator IC has a comprehensive set of features and functions that can be used for all dual tuner satellite receiver applications. The A8302 consists of a monolithic switching and linear voltage regulator, specifically designed […]
16-bit DAC has super-pure output
Linear Technology Corporation announces the LTC2000, a 16-bit 2.5Gsps digital-to-analog converter (DAC) with exceptional spectral purity of 74dBc SFDR at 200MHz output, and better than 68dBc SFDR for output frequencies from DC to 1GHz, a 12dB improvement over alternative 14-bit DACs. The LTC2000 features low phase noise and a wide 2.1GHz -3dB output bandwidth, enabling […]
4 new sensing circuits help solve industrial design challenges
Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) expanded its broad portfolio of industry-leading sensing integrated circuits (ICs) with four new devices that allow engineers to accurately sense key parameters in tight spaces with very low power. These new products provide solutions for temperature, humidity, ambient light and capacitive sensing in a host of industrial and enterprise applications. […]
Camera flash LED driver delivers 1.2A
Micrel, Inc. introduced the MIC2873/MIC2874, an ultra-compact, camera flash LED driver that integrates a 1.2A boost converter and LED driver circuit into a small 9 pin, 1.3mm by 1.3mm chip scale package. Operating from 2.7V to 5.5V and featuring up to 92 percent efficiency, these solutions are ideally suited for Li-Ion battery operated portable applications […]
How to reduce noise in an electrical circuit
“Noise” can mean different things to different people. In general it is associated with something unwanted. It could be acoustic noise – background noise. In electronic terms it will generally be an unwanted electrical signal. That may be random or systematic. Either way, it would be a nuisance if the level is high enough to […]
Free web tool compares RF inductors
Coilcraft has launched an all-new RF Inductor Finder web tool that allows users to search and compare inductors based on their exact operating frequency, rather than just datasheet test frequencies. The new tool also lets users optimize search results for Q factor, footprint, SRF, impedance, price or inductance. Users of Coilcraft’s RF Inductor Finder can […]
