Peer-to-peer, engineer-to-engineer questions and answers from the EDABoard.com engineering community around analog ICs and analog design. Click the “Read more” link and follow the entire conversation and maybe add your two cents by logging in to EDAboard.com. Cascading filter after a two poles Sallen-Key – Hello I have a Sallen-Key topology lowpass, as in the picture, which […]
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Optical amplifiers, Part 2: Basic implementations
Part 1 of this FAQ began an overview into the arcane world of all-optical amplifiers including where and why they are needed. Part 2 will briefly describe the four types and identify the two most commonly used for optical-fiber link signal boosting. Q: How “accurate” will this presentation be? A: Frankly, it will have large-scale […]
Hall effect switches designed for robust automotive applications
Diodes Incorporated today announced its AH356xQ series of omnipolar Hall-effect switches, which are fully certified for automotive applications and qualified to AEC-Q100 Grade 0. Typical applications for these rugged Hall-effect switches include position and proximity sensing, open and close detection, level detection and flow metering. The switches feature a wide operating voltage range of 3V to […]
Micro-sized slide potentiometers for consumer, audio, medical, or industrial applications
TT Electronics has combined miniaturization with economy in the PSM050S-10B10KB – part of the PSM series of long-life miniature PCB mount slide potentiometers for audio, consumer, medical, and industrial applications. Available in six resistance variants ranging from 500Ω to 50kΩ, and offering linear response with better than 5% linearity tolerance, the 10mW micro miniature potentiometer […]
Analog Top Talks in January 2019 on EDABoard.com forums
Peer-to-peer, engineer-to-engineer questions and answers from the EDABoard.com engineering community around analog ICs and analog design. Click the “Read more” link and follow the entire conversation and maybe add your two cents by logging in to EDAboard.com. How to design a thermostat without microcontroller – I want to have an electronic thermostat when the temperature reaches to […]
On-Board Device integrates LTE CatM1 in a blade antenna
Antenova, manufacturer of antennas and RF antenna modules for M2M and the Internet of Things, recently announced a new blade antenna and its latest reference design for a small but high performing On Board Device (OBDII). Antenova has developed the blade antenna for LTE Cat M1. LTE Cat M1 is an IoT-friendly version of LTE that provides […]
Gain blocks extend the performance of space-qualified InGaP amplifier technology to the X-band
Teledyne e2v HiRel, part of the Teledyne Defense Electronics Group, announces the availability of the new 14 GHz family of RF gain blocks spearheaded by an 18.4 dB amplifier (TDGB014-003). The Gain Blocks are based on an indium gallium phosphide (InGaP) technology that is suitable for use in aerospace and defense applications because of its ceramic […]
New 45-V, zero-drift op amp features ultra-high precision and EMI filtering
The rapid expansion of wireless capabilities, such as Wi-Fi- and Bluetooth-enabled applications, is increasing high-frequency noise in our livable space and work environments. To allow designers to provide improved performance while more easily managing an increasingly difficult environment, Microchip Technology Inc announced the MCP6V51 zero-drift operational amplifier. The new device provides ultra-high-precision measurement while minimizing the increasing […]
The most read stories on EE World Online for 2018
Among the hundreds of articles we published last year, some rose even higher to the top in the context of reader views. We’ve included those here — just in case you missed them the first time around… Considering for improving 3D NAND performance, reliability, and yield Even as 3D NAND races toward maturity and becomes […]
Ultraminiature capacitors target high-performance microwave apps
AVX Corporation introduced a new line of ultraminiature, thin-film transmission line capacitors for high-frequency links, DC blocking in the UHF range (300MHz – 3GHz), and other high-performance microwave and RF applications. The new capacitors have a novel metal-insulator-metal (MIM) structure, copper traces for optimal circuit conductivity, a transmission line wire-bond pad, and a gold-metallized backside ground, […]