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Learn current sensing basic and advanced topics with our video series
This series helps engineers learn how to maximize the performance achieved when measuring current with a current sense amplifier.
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The need for current sensing in optical modules for 100G and beyond
This post discusses various current-sensing functions in high-bandwidth data communication applications for pluggable optical modules.
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Add Capacitive-Touch Technology to Your Control Design
Sponsored by Texas Instruments: Implementing a capacitive-sense system brings many advantages versus an electromechanical-switch-based system, but the design process is more involved. One...
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Add Capacitive-Touch Technology to Your Control Design (.PDF Download)
Electromechanical switches are simple, cheap, and widely available (Fig. 1). However, they’re also plagued with a number of disadvantages, including wear with repeated use, and the potential for...
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Isolated Logarithmic Amp Leverages High-Linearity Optocouplers
High voltages in industrial applications make it necessary to protect equipment through galvanic isolation. Download this article in PDF format.Logarithmic amplifiers with their log functionality are...
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Isolated Logarithmic Amp Leverages High-Linearity Optocouplers (.PDF Download)
Logarithmic amplifiers with their log functionality are useful for compressing wide dynamic-range signals whereby the measured quantities are in decibels (dB). They’re used in a wide variety of...
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Rugged 2-kW RF Power LDMOS Transistor for ISM Apps
Ampleon’s transistor offers a frequency response of 0 to 650 MHz in an air-cavity ceramic package. Ampleon has released the first of a family of RF power devices based on its Advanced Rugged...
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What’s All This JFET Constant-Current Stuff, Anyhow?
JFETs make a simple and cost-effective constant-current source. Paul Rako breaks down why you should consider these tried-and-true devices. Download this article in PDF format.When you connect the...
View ArticleWhat’s All This JFET Constant-Current Stuff, Anyhow? (.PDF Download)
When you connect the gate to the source of a JFET (junction field-effect transistor), it becomes a two-terminal current source. The current that will flow is called IDSS (current, drain-to-source,...
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What are the 8 Most Important Oscillator Specs?
Choosing the right oscillator typically involves weighing multiple factors. Here are eight parameters that should be at the top of the list. Download this article in PDF format.What’s the first thing...
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Negative Linear Regulator Features Ultra-Low Noise, Ultra-High PSRR
Targeting variable output-voltage applications, the LT3094’s current reference-based architecture keeps noise and PSRR performance independent of the output voltage. Low-dropout (LDO) linear...
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Analog Chip Startup Led by Ex-Arm Executives Raises $5 Million
Agile Analog, an analog semiconductor startup led by former Arm executives, has raised its first $5 million in funding from Delin Ventures, Firstminute Capital and MMC Ventures. The company plans to...
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The Front End: Taking the Mystery Out of “Minimum Stable Gain”
Compensated…Decompensated…Optimized for higher-gain apps…What does it all mean? The Filter Wizard reaches back in time to bring some clarity to “op-amp compensation.” This time I’ve opened up the...
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Substrate Coupling Analysis Solution to Address Unwanted Parasitic Effects
X-FAB’s SubstrateXtractor facilitates first-time-right analog and high-voltage design implementations. X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE has announced the launch of SubstrateXtractor, driving innovation in...
View ArticleDialog Introduces Audio Codecs That Cancel Out Stray Sounds
Dialog Semiconductor introduced its latest line of audio codecs for wireless headphones capable of blocking out unwanted sound. One of the largest players in the power management chip market, Dialog...
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Tiny SP4T IC Switch Takes Silicon to 44 GHz
This 3- × 3-mm single-pole, four-throw silicon switch, which is specified for operation from 100 MHz to 44 GHz operation, has an evaluation board that greatly eases assessment and design-in. Whether...
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NXP Semiconductors to Buy Marvell's Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Business
NXP Semiconductors said it would buy Marvell Technology's Wi-Fi and Bluetooth products business in an effort to expand its sales in the communications infrastructure, automotive, industrial and...
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Semiconductors Shine at 2019 IEEE IMS
From discrete high-power transistors to highly integrated ICs with combinations of analog and digital functions, the 2019 IMS exhibition will provide a good look at the latest semiconductors....
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Is Automated Analog Layout Finally a Reality?
Methods for EDA in digital layout continue to advance, but progress on the analog layout side has seemingly stalled—or are there signs showing otherwise? Here are some thoughts on how to really get it...
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How to achieve fast frequency hopping
This blog post introduces a technique that enables faster frequency hopping using an architecture with multiple NCOs.
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