Many applications require the design of custom analog filters. The application for this design required simple and low-cost I/O filters for PLC, where low power consumption is a crucial factor...
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Passive filter cleans up power-line communications
AIROC Wi-Fi & Bluetooth combo chip brings reliable, high performance connectivity to TomTom's new satnav
TomTom GO Discover, developed by TomTom, the location technology company, is one of the quickest and most powerful satnavs on the market today...
Texas Instruments Introduces New High-performance Stereo Channel 32-bit Audio ADCs
Texas Instruments introduced a high-performance, Burr-Brown audio analog-to-digital converter PCM182x that supports simultaneous sampling of up to two analog channels. The device supports differential line and microphone inputs with a 2-VRMS full-scale signal...
TinyPocketRadio - FM Stereo Radio based on ATtiny13A
TinyPocketRadio is a simple FM stereo radio based on ATtiny13A and RDA5807MP. It's powered by a CR2032 coin cell battery and can drive 32 Ohm headphones via the 3.5 mm audio plug...
STMicroelectronics Reveals Highly Integrated and Flexible Automotive LED Driver
STMicroelectronics’ ALED6000 single-chip automotive LED driver with integrated DC/DC converter is a low-BoM solution that allows design flexibility and keeps the lighting intensity consistent as electrical conditions within the vehicle fluctuate...
Two transistors form high-precision, ac-mains ZCD
Many applications that use 110 V/230 V-ac mains require a ZCD (zero-crossing-detection) circuit for the ac-line voltage, for example, to synchronize the switching of loads...
ON Semiconductor Announces New Full Silicon Carbide MOSFET Module Solutions for Charging Electric Vehicles at APEC 2021
ON Semiconductor has announced a pair of 1200 V full silicon carbide MOSFET 2-PACK modules further enhancing their range of products suitable for the challenging electric vehicle market...
Analog switch expands I2C interface
Perhaps the most effective way to gain board space and increase component density is to minimize wiring on the board. A widely used architecture that allows such miniaturization is the I2C bus...
Microchip Boosts Gallium Nitride (GaN) Radio Frequency (RF) Portfolio with Ka-band Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit (MMIC) with High Linearity for SatCom Terminals
The GMICP2731-10 helps maintain signal fidelity by allowing Earth stations to transmit at high RF levels without sacrificing the quality of the signal...
Build A High-Frequency Portable Spectrum Analyzer Using Two Filter ICs
Designers sometimes need to analyze the spectrum of a modulated carrier. Although they can do this by down-converting and then digitizing and signal processing in the digital domain, the high-speed analog-to-digital converter and the processor power required will reduce battery life...
