Mixed Signal/Analog

The X-Max range of large area silicon drift detectors has been leading the market for over 2 years. Now, Oxford Instruments has launched the next generation, offering unrivalled resolution down to 124eV Mn and 48eV C.

Avago Technologies (Nasdaq: AVGO), a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, today announced the ACPL-C797 optically isolated sigma-delta ADC for current and voltage sensing in motor control and power generation applications. The ACPL-C797 satisfies a growing market demand for a higher top-end operating temperature, 3.3 V compatibility, and better accuracy.

Avago Technologies (Nasdaq: AVGO), a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, today announced the 2.5 A peak-output drive ACPL-H342 and ACPL-K342 optically isolated IGBT gate drivers that feature a built-in Miller clamp, Rail-to-Rail output voltage, under-voltage lockout (UVLO) circuitry and protection against IGBT cross-conduction and current “shoot-through” for safe an...

Avago Technologies (Nasdaq: AVGO), a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, today announced the industry’s first 4G/LTE Band 7 duplexer1 to its growing line of high isolation, 2 x 2.5 mm Film Bulk Acoustic Resonator (FBAR) duplexers for mobile handsets and data terminals. This FBAR duplexer will allow manufacturers to build handsets for the emerging 4G/LTE standard that are ...

Avago Technologies (Nasdaq: AVGO), a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, today announced two advanced Film Bulk Acoustic Resonator (FBAR) technology-based bandpass filters for next generation 4G WiMAX/LTE handsets, data cards and access points. The Avago ACPF-7024 and ACPF-7025 are a pair of highly selective bandpass filters that enable cellular phones to offer simultaneous ope...

Avago Technologies (Nasdaq: AVGO), a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, today announced four new Gain Block solutions that feature high linearity, high gain, excellent gain flatness and low power dissipation. The performance gains of the MGA-31189 and MGA-31289 0.25 watt and MGA-31389 and MGA-31489 0.10 watt Gain Blocks are made possible by Avago’s proprietary, 0.25 &mic...

Linear Technology introduces the LTC5587, an industry first 40dB dynamic range 6GHz RMS detector integrated with a high sampling rate 12-bit serial A/D converter. The digital output RMS RF detector provides +/-1dB measurement accuracy of high crest-factor signals, independent of the modulation used. The detector is capable of operating over a wide frequency range from 10MHz to 6GHz. The integrated 12-bit ADC captures and digitizes the detector me...

Advanced Power Components plc, the UK specialist distributor of electronic components, is pleased to announce that the world’s first ARINC 429 line driver powered by a single +5V supply, manufactured by Holt Integrated Circuits, is now available through its APC hi-rel unit.

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that Creative Chips, a mixed-signal semiconductor IC provider, has taped out its most complex mixed-signal chip to date using Synopsys' Galaxy™ Implementation Platform. The 180-nanometer (nm) CMOS industrial bus controller contains complex analog and digital blocks that were created using the Galaxy cell-bas...

Wolfson Microelectronics plc has announced that its category-defining audio hub solution, the WM8993, and its innovative high performance low power audio amplifier, the WM9093, have been selected by LG to deliver world-class audio to a wide range of its highly integrated mobile phones and smartphones.