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Analog Devices, Infineon collaborate on air-bag systems 6/25/2009
Analog Devices and Infineon Technologies have collaborated to produce next-generation automotive-air-bag systems. In the immediate future, the two companies will produce a hardware platform using parts from each company’s current offerings. Designers will be able to adopt this platform to begin development of code using a well-defined software interface.SIwave 4.0 addresses signal and power integrity 6/17/2009
Part of the Ansys’ Ansoft family of products, SIwave (signal-integrity-wave) Version 4.0 includes new features for signal-integrity, power-integrity, and electromagnetic-compatibility testing.Chip allows isolated USB 5/28/2009
Analog Devices’ new ADuM4160 bidirectional isolator provides UL (Underwriter Laboratories) 1577-rated, 5-kV isolation for 1.5 or 12-Mbps USB (Universal Serial Bus)-data lines.Two-terminal current source supplies 200 mA. 5/19/2009
Linear Technology Corp’s new LT3092 two-terminal current source can supply 0.5 to 200mA of current at a 1% initial accuracy.Op amp has offset calibration to 200 μV 5/18/2009
Microchip Technology’s new MCP651/2/5 operational amplifier targets use in microphone preamplifiers, optical-detector circuitry, digital scales, industrial instrumentation, H-bridge drivers, bar-code scanners, transmission-line drivers, and medical equipment for patient monitoring and ultrasound functions.In-Depth
Characterize optocouplers in the feedback loop of high-frequency power converters 6/19/2009
Optocouplers will add a phase shift that can make your power supply unstable. Here is how you can measure and compensate the loop.Stress out; strain gauges in 5/28/2009
The careful selection and application of strain gauges can ensure good results from this difficult measurement.Use alternative approaches to evaluate dc/dc synchronous buck converters 4/23/2009
Linear systems, online tools, and full simulations help you analyze your designs.Online tools home in on analog design 4/9/2009
Analog design gets easier and more convenient, thanks to free web applications and downloadable tools.Whatever happened to my dynamic range? 3/19/2009
If your testing results don't closely approximate the silicon vendor's specification claims, question your assumptions before concluding that your supplier is inflating the numbers.Experts
Is your amplifier offset way out of whack? 6/25/2009
Consider trying to explain offset error by reexamining your amplifier's specifications.Can’t see the forest ... 6/25/2009
Analog design is all about trade-offs, so system-design expertise is vital to any company offering analog chips.Endpoint distortion 6/11/2009
The end termination improves short-term response, but round-trip reflections may interfere with subsequent bits.The non-negotiable single-supply operational amplifier 5/28/2009
Analog devices that serve applications such as high-resolution delta-sigma or SAR (successive-approximation-register) converter systems are feeling the crunch from amplifiers that have difficulty with achieving good rail-to-rail input performance.Driving-point impedance 5/14/2009
The endpoint effect delays the received signal.DesignIdeas
