With the growing popularity of SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) for enabling multimedia communications over IP (Internet Protocol) networks, Analog Devices and Arcturus Networks Inc. are introducing the uCBF54x Start Kit and System Module to speed development of embedded media devices that feature multichannel voice, mini PBX, or IP video capabilities. Targeted commercial and industrial applications that can benefit from using the uCBF54x for SI...

Analog Devices has expanded its portfolio of supervisory ICs with new microprocessor supervisory circuits for monitoring under-voltage conditions in handheld industrial instruments, telecommunications devices, and other portable applications. The ADM6326, ADM6328, ADM6346 and ADM6348 supervisory circuits feature an ultra-low 500-nA supply current that can extend the battery life of mobile devices.

Analog Devices has extended its mobile television RF product family with the introduction today of the industry’s smallest terrestrial mobile TV RF tuners. Compatible with global terrestrial mobile TV standards, ADI’s ADMTV803 and ADMTV804 RF tuners consume 60 percent less power and are 50 percent smaller than competing tuners, helping to prolong battery life and improve the user experience for mobile phone, notebook PC, and PDA (pers...

Analog Devices has announced that test and measurement equipment maker Rigol has selected ADI's Blackfin BF531 processor as the signal processing platform within its DS Series digital oscilloscopes and new DSA1030A series spectrum analysers. Leveraging Blackfin's converged platform for advanced signal and control processing, Rigol was enabled to develop high-performance test and measurement equipment that offers high-end features and functionalit...

Analog Devices has introduced a compact, 36-volt precision JFET-input (junction field-effect transistor input) operational amplifier (op amp) with the industry’s lowest noise and distortion over the widest temperature range. The 19-MHz ADA4627 JFET-input op amp specifies 5 pA (picoamp) maximum bias current at 25 degrees C and 500 pA maximum over the industrial temperature range of –40 degrees C to 85 degrees C, which is ten times lowe...

Analog Devices has introduced three new low-power difference amplifiers that are as small as 4.9 mm x 3 mm and featuring slew rates up to 10 times faster than competing products. Designed for high-performance, power-critical applications, the AD8276, AD8277 and AD8278 difference amplifiers are half the size of competing devices and much smaller than discrete alternatives consisting of resistor arrays and operational amplifiers. The amplifiers als...

Analog Devices has expanded its clock-product portfolio with the launch of the AD9552 oscillator frequency upconverter and the AD9547 clock synchronizer. Both products streamline system designs and reduce implementation complexity and cost while improving jitter performance.

Analog Devices, Inc. today introduced the ADP2118 dc-to-dc switching regulator, the latest in its portfolio of integrated power management switching regulators. The new highly integrated 3A, step down dc-to-dc synchronous regulator includes low on-resistance switching FETs (field effect transistors) to maximize efficiency and features internal loop compensation, Power Good indicator, precision enable, tracking, and synchronization to simplify des...

Analog Devices is expanding its portfolio of integrated power management switching regulators with the ADP2114 dual-output, synchronous, step-down dc-to-dc regulator. Optimized for precision output voltage regulation, the ADP2114 supports switching frequencies up to 2 MHz with optimized gate slew rate, providing high-efficiency dc-to-dc conversion for dual- and single-rail devices such as the latest generation of Analog Devices’ ADCs (analog to...

Analog Devices has introduced a dual, ultra-low-noise amplifier with selectable gain and active impedance matching. The AD8432 amplifier provides superior noise performance, lower per-channel cost and nearly three times the bandwidth of competing products.

Analog Devices has introduced a dual white-LED flash driver that maximizes the limited current available in battery-operated digital cameras to increase flash brightness to over 200 Lumens and improve picture quality. The ADP1655 inductor-based flash driver improves the reliability of high-resolution camera operation in cell phones, digital still cameras, camcorders, PDAs and other camera-equipped portable devices, particularly in dark environmen...

PreSonus, maker of some of today’s most innovative music production equipment, has implemented ADI’s SHARC floating-point digital signal processor within its new StudioLive digital audio mixer and multi-channel recording system. With SHARC at the heart of StudioLive, PreSonus is providing musicians and audio engineers with pro-caliber digital effects processing and sound quality in a compact, affordable system.

Analog Devices has expanded its lighting management system product lineup with the new ADP8860 white LED (WLED) backlight driver – the first member of a new family of charge pump-configuration devices. Designed to operate with sister LMS products, such as the ADP5520 lighting management system and ADP5588 mobile I/O expander, the ADP8860 features ambient light sensing, a highly programmable register set, and sophisticated fading and dimming opt...

Analog Devices has introduced what it says is the industry’s first clock IC that enables system designers to use the standard, readily available and free 1-pps (pulse-per-second) signal of GPS satellite transmitters to generate and synchronize clock signals for communications infrastructure equipment.

Analog Devices has expanded its family of miniature switching regulators with a new 3-MHz step-down dc-to-dc converter optimised for better energy efficiencies in battery-powered portable devices. Balancing low operating input voltage capability, low quiescent current, and small size, the 600-mA ADP2108 dc-to-dc converter offers designers more flexibility in meeting strict system power and PCB (printed circuit board) area budgets without increasi...

Analog Devices has announced 6- and 12-channel, compact clock buffers for high-speed applications requiring low jitter. ADI’s 12-channel ADCLK954 LVPECL and ADCLK854 LVDS/CMOS and 6-channel ADCLK946 LVPECL and ADCLK846 LVDS clock fanout buffers provide up to four times as many clock channels on a single chip, with better combined jitter and skew performances than competing devices in their category. Jitter is as low as 75 fs (femto seconds)...

Analog Devices has announced the introduction of two RF transceivers that deliver the best-in-class performance, low power consumption and high integration effective for smart grid and home and building automation applications. Smart grid technology measures how much power is consumed and at what time and price to save energy, reduce cost and increase reliability for the delivery of electricity from utility companies to consumers.

Analog Devices has expanded its portfolio of power management products with two new low-voltage, step-up dc-to-dc converters. The products feature wide input-voltage support to enable highly efficient power management for portable consumer electronics, industrial and instrumentation applications. The ADP1612 and ADP1613 dc-to-dc converters enable designers to boost input voltages as low as 1.8 V up to output voltages as high as 20 V.

Analog Devices has introduced a family of low drop-out regulators (LDOs) optimized for low input voltage and output voltage operation where low-noise power is needed. Available in 800-mA, 1.2-A and 2-A load current ranges, the low-Vin, single-rail input ADP1740, ADP1741, ADP1752, ADP1753 and ADP1754 LDOs offer improved conversion efficiency and superior PSSR (power supply rejection ratio) to support today’s high-performance signal chains.

Analog Devices has introduced the industry’s first single-IC USB isolator which simplifies isolated USB-port implementation in system-critical medical and industrial equipment. USB ports provide a standardized, straightforward way to connect and disconnect peripheral devices to and from a computer without rebooting or turning off the system.