Mixed Signal/Analog

Silicon Laboratories Inc. (NASDAQ: SLAB), a leader in high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs, today announced the expansion of its successful broadcast audio product line to include the industry’s first fully-integrated AM/FM radio receivers with short-wave (SW) and long-wave (LW) band coverage. The high-performance Si4734/35 integrate the entire receiver from antenna input to audio output reducing size and solution component coun...

Texas Instruments has introduced three new audio codecs featuring low power consumption and noise filtering capabilities to maximize battery life and enhance performance in portable consumer applications, such as wireless handsets, personal navigation devices, digital still cameras and portable media players. The devices are the industry's first I2S codecs capable of interfacing directly to digital or analog microphones.

A drop-in replacement for the PCA9532, the CAT9532 can drive 16 LEDs directly in parallel and provides LED dimming in 256 brightness steps for backlighting and RGB color mixing. The device can also turn each LED ON, OFF or blinking at one of two programmable rates for sensor control, power-switch, push-button and status indicator light applications with I2C or SMBus interfaces.

Analog Devices has introduced a highly integrated, dual-axis inclinometer that makes accurate, easy-to-use tilt sensing an affordable and accessible option for industrial equipment manufacturers. The ADIS16209 programmable, dual-mode inclinometer sensor is suited to a diverse set of industrial applications that require inclination changes to be measured, including surveying equipment, factory machine tools, satellite antenna stabilisation systems...

Linear Technology has introduced a complete family of low-power, precision 16-/14-/12-bit unbuffered voltage output digital-to-analog converters. Both the unipolar LTC2641 and bipolar LTC2642 draw only 120uA of supply current while settling to within 0.5LSB for a full-scale step in only 1us. These voltage output DACs feature a 0.5nV•s glitch impulse, which is key for AC applications such as waveform generation. Low glitch reduces the transient ...

Analog Devices has today introduced new precision digital-to-analogue converters (DACs) that significantly improve the reliability of industrial process control applications in harsh factory environments, including those operating under extreme temperatures or high compliance voltages. The offering includes four 12-bit to 16-bit single-channel DACs that integrate user-programmable current source and voltage output, making them ideally suited for ...

Texas Instruments has introduced a pair of 16-bit analog-to-digital converters featuring 2x better linearity than competing devices (+/-1.5 LSB maximum INL). Combined with low-power operation, best-in-class temperature drift and either an industry-standard MSOP-8 or a 3mm x 3mm SON-8 package, the ADS8317 and ADS8326 provide an easy performance upgrade for portable, battery-powered applications including industrial data acquisition and portable me...

Catalyst Semiconductor has expanded its LED driver product line with the first in a new family of devices to address large LED video displays. The new CAT4016 is a 16-channel, constant-current sink LED driver designed for billboard, marquee, instrument and other larger, general-purpose LED displays in both indoor and outdoor applications.

Texas Instruments and Avnet will present a live Analog eLab Webcast for designers titled “Filter Design for PWM Systems, Digital Audio vs. Switching Supplies” on Wednesday, October 10, 2007, at 11:00 a.m. CDT (18:00 hrs CET). The webcast will highlight how the function of an L-C filter is modified when used with a power converter or a Class-D amplifier. During the webcast, TI analog expert Bill Klein, P.E., and eLab panelists Fred Shipley o...

The AD8270 and AD8273 are high-speed, low distortion and precision dual-channel difference amplifiers designed for applications that require extremely fast and precise measurement without compromising signal fidelity, such as avionics, industrial process controls and high-performance audio equipment.