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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
Diagnostic ultrasound gets smaller, faster, and more useful 6/25/2009
The signal path in ultrasound machines is a multichannel transmitter-receiver system with blazingly fast data rates. Engineers need to weigh a host of options in designing these complex machines.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.Experts
Holding on 7/9/2009
The tristate feature can help you extend the hold time of your driver.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.DesignIdeas
