Claimed to be the fastest, most accurate, lowest power A/D converter in the industry, the 16-bit AD7981 has been unveiled by Analog Devices. The company claims that the device is more than twice as fast as existing converters and provides error-free operation at temperatures of up to 175°C. The device, with sample rates up to 600-kSPS, scales power linearly using only 4.65 mW at a full speed of 600 kSPS and 70 µW at 10 kSPS. 

Designed for high-speed data acquisition systems which require a high level of accuracy, precision and power efficiency, a family of rail-to-rail amplifiers have been introduced by Analog Devices. The 100MHz ADA4805-1 (single) and ADA4805-2 (dual) amplifiers feature DPS which allows users to manage power consumption by shutting-down the amplifier between ADC samples.

With best in class settling time, noise and distortion, the ADA4805 minimises the power consumption for portable and battery-powered high speed data acquisition systems without sacrificing the high performance requirement.

Certified by Dolby Laboratories for the decoding of Dolby Atmos content, the SHARC 214xx family of processors have been launched by Analog Devices. The devices enable Dolby’s latest cinema audio surround processing technology to be implemented in AVR systems for the home theater market.

Improving the productivity of oil and gas drilling equipment, Analog Devices has introduced what is claimed to be the first and only MEMS gyroscope specified to withstand temperatures of up to +175°C. The ADXRS645 operates from a 5V supply and can operate at +175°C for a minimum of 1,000 hours.

Claimed to be the most power-efficient in their class, three ultra-low-power, multichannel, 12-bit, 1MSPS SAR ADCs have been unveiled by Analog Devices. The two, four and eight channel ADCs are designed for battery-powered applications including DAQ modules, handheld meters, field instruments, communications and medical devices such as portable electrocardiograms and heart rate monitors.

  Enabling virtual prototyping for customers with limited resources and fast time-to-market requirements, Analog Devices has announced the ADIsimPE (personal edition) simulator for linear and mixed signal applications.

Targeting high performance multichannel applications such as I/Q demodulation, motor and power control, automated test equipment, data acquisition and medical instrumentation, Analog Devices has announced the AD7902 dual pseudo differential and AD7903 dual differential PulSAR ADCs.

A SDR rapid prototyping kit, billed as the industry’s first, has been released by Analog Devices. Incorporating dual 2 x 2 AD9361 RF transceivers, the AD-FMCOMMS5-EBZ kit aims to simplify and rapidly prototype 4 x 4 MIMO wireless transceiver applications on the Xilinx Zynq-7000 all programmable SoC development platforms.  

A current-to-digital converter module, designed to reduce the cost and complexity of CT scanner system design, has been introduced by Analog Devices. Available in a 15mm² BGA package, the ADAS1131 is a 256-channel, 24-bit current-to-digital converter whose 0.8mm pitch enables designers to mount the device on a standard PCB substrate. This gives designers a  less costly and higher yield option than...

A simple circuit provides an effective solution to the challenge of removing offsets in low signal sensor amplification applications. By Gustavo Castro and Scott Hunt, Application Engineers, Analog Devices.

This video gives an introduction to the AD719x Active Functional Model.

Analog Devices announces a low-power radio transceiver featuring a set of configuration profiles that allow radio performance optimisation, reducing system development time and shortening time-to-market by months. The ADF7024 transceiver is suitable for a wide range of industrial applications, including security and building automation.

Analog Devices introduced a family of digital isolator devices optimised for serial peripheral interface (SPI) communications systems. The ADuM315x SPIsolator digital isolator family is based on ADI’s award-winning iCoupler digital isolator technology, which has been shipped in volumes exceeding one billion channels.

Analog Devices and Renesas Electronics have announced that a co-developed wireless communications platform received Echonet Lite Profile Certification from the Wi-SUN Alliance. The certification ensures compliance to Wi-SUN International Wireless Communications Standards adopted for use in energy management applications for the home and used by smart meters and home energy management systems appliances.

Analog Devices has introduced the industry’s fastest operational amplifier for driving heavy loads at high voltage and high output current, including piezoelectric transducers, PIN diodes, laser diodes, power FETs, coils and CCDs. The 40-V ADA4870 amplifier delivers over 1A of output current at more than twice the slew rate (2500 V/s) of competing high output-power amplifiers, enabling applications including higher accuracy, high-intensity ...

Analog Devices’ latest ADSP-BF70x Blackfin digital signal processor family delivers 800 MMACS of processing power at less than 100 mW – double the performance or half the power of competing devices, claims the company. The eight-member Blackfin processor family includes up to 1MBit of internal SRAM, eliminating external memory in many applications, while a second configuration features an optional DDR memory interface.

This short video highlights the key features and benefits of the new ADSP-BF70x Blackfin family of low-power, high performance processors and how this new product represents a significant upgrade to existing DSP solutions on the market today.

Three phase-locked loop (PLL) devices have been launched with one featuring, the company Analog Devices claim, the industry’s widest frequency coverage and lowest VCO phase noise in a single device. The ADF5355 PLL covers a 55 MHz to 14 GHz frequency spectrum, while the ADF4355-2 PLL features a 55 MHz to 4.4 GHz frequency span. Both devices are targeted at RF and microwave communications systems designers who need a single, high-performance...

A FMC module, integrated with HDL code and software drivers for rapid design prototyping and interoperability with Xilinx FPGAs, has been launched by Analog Devices. Available immediately, the AD-FMCADC2-EBZ board provides superior wideband dynamic performance and integrated functionality and enables development and prototyping of advanced RF sampling architectures.