Mixed Signal/Analog

MagnaChip has announced that it has released a low noise, low power consumption, fast transient LDO (Low Dropout) regulator that also can be designed into BGA (Ball Grid Array) SSD (Solid State Drive) components commonly used in mobile devices. An LDO regulator is a power standard product whose function can be designed into various components.

It has been announced by Mentor, a Siemens business, that the Symphony Mixed-Signal Platform, which combines the leading foundry-certified Analog FastSPICE (AFS) circuit simulator with industry-standard HDL simulators to provide fast and accurate verification of complex nanometre-scale mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs) is available.

Texas Instruments has introduced four tiny precision data converters, according to the company, each the industry’s smallest in its class. The new data converters enable designers to add more intelligence and functionality, while shrinking system board space. The DAC80508 and DAC70508 are eight-channel precision digital-to-analogue converters (DACs) that provide true 16- and 14-bit resolution, respectively.

  A new signal averaging package from Spectrum Instrumentation hopes to revolutionise the way that signals can be acquired and averaged. Signal averaging plays a crucial role in applications where signal details, hidden in random noise, need to be extracted and analysed. 

The OPT3101 is a high speed, high resolution Analog-Front-End (AFE) used for Time-of-Flight (ToF) based proximity sensing and ranging.

When starting your power design, it can be hard to find the best controller for your needs.

MagnaChip will hold a Foundry Technology Symposium at the Shangri-La in Shenzhen, China, on November 27, 2018. After holding a successful Foundry Technology symposium in Shenzhen, China in 2015, this second technology symposium in Shenzhen is part of MagnaChip’s global foundry targeted geographic strategy to increase MagnaChip’s brand awareness in China.

Pickering Interfaces launch new four and six channel LXI 50Ω microwave multiplexers in compact 1U and 2U rack-mount form factors. The 60-801/60-802 high-performance microwave switches feature excellent RF characteristics and repeatability to within 0.01dB.

Volume production from MagnaChip of a new Display Driver IC (DDIC) for automotive panel displays has begun. The company is planning to expand its business to various automotive display applications in the market, starting with the design-win of new product at a Japanese panel maker of automotive CSD (Center Stack Display) panels.

Have you ever wondered how to use the window comparator on the ADC in Atmel START? Or have you ever wondered how you can use the accumulation on the ADC to filter analogue readings?