Mixed Signal/Analog
6GHz RMS Power Detector with Digital Output Provides Fast, Accurate RF Power Measurements in a Compact Solution
Linear Technology introduces the LTC5587, an industry first 40dB dynamic range 6GHz RMS detector integrated with a high sampling rate 12-bit serial A/D converter. The digital output RMS RF detector provides +/-1dB measurement accuracy of high crest-factor signals, independent of the modulation used. The detector is capable of operating over a wide frequency range from 10MHz to 6GHz. The integrated 12-bit ADC captures and digitizes the detector me...
World’s first ARINC 429 Line Driver Powered by a Single +5V Supply now available through Advanced Power Components
Advanced Power Components plc, the UK specialist distributor of electronic components, is pleased to announce that the world’s first ARINC 429 line driver powered by a single +5V supply, manufactured by Holt Integrated Circuits, is now available through its APC hi-rel unit.
Synopsys Custom Design Tools Enable Creative Chips to Achieve First-pass Silicon Success
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that Creative Chips, a mixed-signal semiconductor IC provider, has taped out its most complex mixed-signal chip to date using Synopsys' Galaxy™ Implementation Platform. The 180-nanometer (nm) CMOS industrial bus controller contains complex analog and digital blocks that were created using the Galaxy cell-bas...
Wolfson’s world-leading audio devices selected for LG mobile phones
Wolfson Microelectronics plc has announced that its category-defining audio hub solution, the WM8993, and its innovative high performance low power audio amplifier, the WM9093, have been selected by LG to deliver world-class audio to a wide range of its highly integrated mobile phones and smartphones.
SILICON LABS LAUNCHES WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL ON A CHIP
Silicon Laboratories Inc. (NASDAQ: SLAB), a leader in high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs, today introduced an EZRadio® wireless IC solution designed to reduce the cost and complexity of one-way wireless links used in a wide range of consumer, industrial and automotive systems. The new Si4010 system-on-chip (SoC) RF transmitter enables developers to optimize remote keyless entry (RKE), garage door opener, remote control, buildin...
TI introduces SAR ADC with intelligent system power management
Texas Instruments Incorporated today introduced the 12-bit ADS7924 successive approximation (SAR) analog-to-digital converter (ADC). Through intelligent system power management features, the 2.2-V ADS7924 works with any low-power system requiring sensor monitoring to potentially lower power across the system by more than 50 percent.
New High Temperature 12-bit A/D Converter
ETL Inertial Aerosystems have introduced a new, high temperature 12 bit analogue to digital converter manufactured by U.S.based Honeywell. Designated the HTADC 12, it is designed to enable reliable measurement and control in high temperature environments such as those experienced in deep drilling operations and inside jet engines. The technology was developed from the Dept of Energy funded “Deep Trek “ programme and offers X4 better resolutio...
STMicroelectronics Delivers Extra Micropower Choices for Analog Designers
STMicroelectronics has introduced an ultra-low-power comparator in a choice of tiny packages. These devices enable increased performance and functionality in portable products that use power-saving design techniques to maximize battery life. Applications that will benefit from the features of these comparators include cellphones, Mobile Internet Devices, MP3 players, digital cameras and portable test equipment.
MAX11102 Family: 3/2Msps, 2-/1-channel, 12-/10-/8-bit ADCs extend battery life
Broadening its industry-leading portfolio of 12-/10-/8-bit ADCs, Maxim introduced the MAX11102 family of low-power ADCs. This family is composed of nine devices available in different resolution (12-/10-/8-bit), channel-count (2/1), and conversion-rate (3/2Msps) configurations. Designed to extend battery life in portable electronics, the devices offer a maximum power consumption of only 9.9mW, which is 32% lower than the competition.
Vishay Renews Military Analog Switch and Multiplexer Line, Relaunches Hi-Rel DG409 Dual 4-Channel Multiplexer
Vishay announced that its Vishay Siliconix facility in Santa Clara, Calif., has been re-qualified by DSCC to manufacture analog switches and multiplexers with screening to MIL-PRF-38535. The MIL-PRF-38535 specification is a standard that establishes the performance, quality, and reliability requirements for IC components used in systems being built for hi-rel applications.