Mixed Signal/Analog

In recent years Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a technology that global companies are desperately trying to take advantage of, as it is one of the most emerging and competitive technologies. However, a lot of AI technologies focus on the software, with operating speeds low which makes them a poor fit for mobile devices. For this reason big companies are focusing on developing AI with low power and high speeds, hoping to make AI fit ...

After developing a prototype portable breath-based alcohol detection device in March last year, Hitachi has now developed a prototype system for a new breath-alcohol detection device equipped with facial recognition.

The ADE9000 Analogue Front End (AFE) from Analog Devices is now being shipped by Mouser Electronics. The device is a highly integrated polyphase AFE with power quality analysis designed to help extend the health and life of industrial equipment while saving developers significant time and cost over custom solutions.

Analog Devices has introduced a 28-nanometer D/A converter as part of a new series of high speed digital-to-analog converters (D/A converters). The AD9172 meets the demands of gigahertz bandwidth applications and delivers the increased spectral efficiency needed for 4G/5G multi-band wireless communications base stations and 2 GHz E-band microwave point-to-point backhaul platforms. Its design also benefits production instrumentation targeting mult...

Recent product line expansion means that more than 37,500 Analog Devices products are available for shipment from distributor Digi-Key Electronics. Digi-Key has increased their ADI stocking portfolio by 20% in the last few months to support engineers worldwide. The newest product additions, including precision signal conditioning solutions, high frequency wideband components, and data converters, are easily accessed online.

  Cirrus Logic has introduced the low power CS43130 MasterHIFI digital-to-analogue converter (DAC) with headphone amplifier, with the demand growing worldwide for high-fidelity music content and playback through mobile devices.

DJB Instruments has announced the QV/04 in-line signal conditioner which joins the QV/02 and replaces the outgoing QV/01. All products in the QV range of in-line converters provide charge/voltage conversion when supplied with a standard IEPE supply current in the range of 4-20mA. 

In the semiconductor industry, increase in system complexity and level of integration is driven by technology scaling. As process nodes shrink, system designers can fit more analogue and digital circuits onto the same die, to the point where the entire system is implemented within a single integrated circuit, commonly referred to as System on Chip (SoC).

ON Semiconductor has announced a collaboration with Hexius Semiconductor to qualify several of their analogue IP blocks in its ONC18 0.18 µm CMOS process. This enables ON Semiconductor to better serve its customers with proven analogue IP that can ultimately reduce design cycles and time-to-market. The eight initial designs resulting from this collaboration include a variety of analogue-to-digital converters, digital-to-analogue converters,...

With its 1.2x1.3mm outline and typical current of 900nA, the TSU111 nano-power op amp from STMicroelectronics helps cut the size and energy needs of analogue circuits to the bare minimum in medical monitors, wearable electronics, gas detectors, pH sensors, infrared motion sensors and payment tags.