Analog Devices announced today that Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (Mitsubishi Motors) has adopted ADI’s iCoupler digital isolators to develop a safe, reliable and efficient Li-ion battery power system for the next-generation EV, the “i-MiEV” all-electric vehicle. Mitsubishi Motors describes the vehicle as the ultimate eco-car that produces no CO2 emissions. Powered by 100 percent electrical power, the i-MiEV has a single-charge range of 160...

Responding to increased developer demand for low cost, fast and efficient video technology software tools, Analog Devices, Inc. is now offering a free comprehensive video primitives library for use in real time video analytics applications. The software modules are fully optimised for the Blackfin processor family and include image processing task level primitives to enable faster development cycles for video analytics applications. The free soft...

Analog Devices, introduced the ADP2300 and ADP2301 dc-to-dc switching regulators, the most recent in their growing portfolio of integrated power management switching regulators. The new 20V 1.2A (amp) step-down, dc-to-dc switching regulators integrate a high-side MOSFET that delivers power conversion efficiencies greater than 90 percent. The new regulators also feature internal loop compensation, integrated soft-start circuitry and bootstrap diod...

Analog Devices introduced two current-mode, synchronous buck controllers that support input-power voltages ranging from 2.95 V to 20 V. The ADP1870 and ADP1871 synchronous buck controllers provide superior transient response through the use of a constant on-time, current-mode control system. The devices are suited to intermediate rail or point-of-load generation in consumer, industrial and instrumentation, and telecommunications and networking ap...

The AD5791 represents breakthrough data converter technology that offers unparalleled benefits to system architects and designers of precision electronic equipment. The device boasts true 1ppm Resolution & Accuracy - a full 4X Greater Accuracy and 4X More Resolution than competing monolithic solutions.

MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans provide extraordinarily clear images of the human body and are commonly used to diagnose a wide range of illnesses and injuries, such as Alzheimer’s disease, cancerous tumors, and torn ligaments. Analog Devices, Inc. (NYSE: ADI), the leading provider of data conversion technology and longtime collaborator with the medical imaging industry, today introduced a breakthrough in data conversion that gives c...

Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are growing in popularity as energy storage reservoirs for high-voltage energy, industrial and automotive applications, such as wind turbines, photo-voltaic cells, and hybrid electric vehicles, and this has spurred demand for safer, higher performing battery monitoring and protection systems.

Analog Devices announced today the availability of an RF transceiver targeting short-range wireless systems in the global 2.4 GHz ISM (industrial, science and medical) band. The transceiver supports the IEEE802.15.4 standard and may be used to implement solutions based upon protocols such as Zigbee® IPv6/6LowWPAN, ISA100.11a and Wireless HART, as well as offering the flexibility to implement proprietary FSK-based protocols with data rates of ...

Analog Devices announced that Silentium Ltd., developers of spatial & broadband active noise control (ANC) technologies, has selected Analog Devices’ Blackfin processors to power their ANC products. Utilizing low cost, powerful Blackfin processors for their core ANC technology, the S-Cube™ Controller, Silentium is able to deliver more than 10dB (A) broadband noise reduction covering the entire audible range and, in addition, deliver from 100...

Analog Devices announced that Silentium Ltd., developers of spatial & broadband active noise control (ANC) technologies, has selected Analog Devices’ Blackfin processors to power their ANC products. Utilising low cost, powerful Blackfin processors for their core ANC technology, the S-Cube™ Controller, Silentium is able to deliver more than 10dB (A) broadband noise reduction covering the entire audible range and, in addition, deliver from 100H...

Bluetechnix announced the availability of the TCM-BF518 Core Module, a new, ultra small module board based on the Analog Devices 400MHz Blackfin BF518 processor, bringing powerful digital signal processing functionality to a small form factor. The TCM-BF518 is the latest offering from Bluetechnix, an established designer and developer of a full family of Blackfin-based products. The TCM-BF518 Core Module, with a 28x28mm footprint, is targeted at ...

Analog Devices, Inc. today announced a development tool discount program that offers “bundles” of their robust VisualDSP++® Integrated Development and Debugging Environment (IDDE) and powerful emulator (s) at significant discounts. The low priced development tool bundles are available through authorized worldwide Analog Devices’ distributors from March 1, 2010 through May 28, 2010. All development tool bundle orders received on or after Ma...

The growing popularity of electric and hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs) is placing new emphasis on the need for battery management to monitor voltage levels and provide car makers with the means to reduce battery weight, size and cost. Because HEV batteries operate at high voltages of up to 600 V, isolation is required for safe and reliable operation. Analog Devices is addressing these needs by expanding its portfolio of AEC-Q100 products with the...

Analog Devices introduced a pair of highly integrated precision analog microcontrollers featuring on-chip memory, data converters, and other analog peripherals that combine to deliver the highest level of programmability and smallest package size. Effective for digital diagnostics in optical transceivers and modules based on both fixed and tunable frequency lasers, the ADuC7023 and ADuC7122 precision analog microcontrollers use an ARM7 processor ...

Analog Devices will be hosting a Partner Pavilion at Embedded World 2010, where it will showcase a select group of companies and technologies that are shaping the future of industrial markets. ADI’s Embedded Partner Pavilion will be located in Hall 12, Stand 322.

This video introduces the new Blackfin® BF50x processor family. It provides an overview of key product features including 400MHz of performance, optional integrated 12-bit ADC, and 4MB of executable flash memory.

Analog Devices unveiled the latest entries in its Blackfin family of processors for converged digital signal and control processing applications – the Blackfin BF50x series. Delivering up to 100% greater performance than competing, comparably priced processors with integrated analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and flash memory, BF50x series processors enable designers to achieve significant gains in signal conversion and computational precisio...

Analog Devices, Inc. announced today that Bachmann electronic, the global market leader for electronic control systems in wind turbines, has selected ADI’s data converters as key components in its control systems for wind turbines and other industrial systems. Bachmann’s electronic control systems have a proven availability of more than 99.96 percent and play an essential role in enabling 30,000 wind power plants around the world to produce ...

Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) collaborated with Cannondale Bicycles to incorporate ADI’s industry-leading iMEMS accelerometer technology into Cannondale’s revolutionary Simon electronic front suspension system. Demonstrated as a concept at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas January 7-10, the programmable Simon suspension system uses an ADI single-axis iMEMS accelerometer to monitor the terrain at 2-millisecond intervals.

Analog Devices, Inc. announced today the availability of its new ADF4158 PLL synthesizer which enables flexible and cost effective implementation of FMCW (frequency modulated continuous wave) radar systems. FMCW radar systems are used widely in automotive, aerospace, military, industrial and communications applications to remotely measure the relative distance and speed of external objects. FMCW radar systems can deliver detection and ranging at ...