by Bruce Rose, CUI Inc. Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) microphones have been steadily increasing their market share, driven by the surge in popularity of voice-controlled electronics with applications like voice-enabled navigation devices and digital home assistants. But what are the different types of MEMS microphone electrical interfaces available and how do you apply them to your […]
Analog ICs
Sockets handle 25-pin BGA packages little loss, minimal increase in PCB
A new high-performance socket handles 0.4-mm-pitch BGA 25-pin devices. The CG-BGA-5030 socket is designed for the 2.125×2.225-mm package size and operates at a bandwidth up to 30 GHz with less than 1 dB of insertion loss. The socket is designed with an easy open clamshell lid with an integrated compression mechanism. The contact resistance is […]
Analog Top Talks in March 2019 on EDABoard.com
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. Contactless water level sensors – I’m making a water level controller project. So far what I’ve done: – […]
Filters, Part 1: Analog, switched, and digital filters
Filters are essential functions in most circuits and systems; as frequencies extend into the multi-GHz range, surface acoustic wave (SAW) and bulk acoustic wave (BAW) filters are needed to meet the design objectives. An engineer I worked with (and whose name I have forgotten) once remarked to about electronic filters (and he was serious): “like […]
Analog Top Talks in February 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. Cascading filter after a two poles Sallen-Key – Hello I have a Sallen-Key topology lowpass, as in the picture, which […]
Image gallery: Smart, small, and integrated at electronica 2018
Over 80,000 attendees from 80 countries spent four days at electronica 2018 in Munich last month combing 17 halls, 182K square meters of exhibition space, and meeting with as many of the 3,100 exhibitors as possible. The driving force for many of the new products introduced at the trade fair was, again, the need to […]
electronica 2018: Get smart, Get small, Get integrated
I thought I heard about 100 different languages spoken as I crisscrossed 17 halls over four days in Munich at electronica 2018 with an average of eight miles a day of walking. I was wrong. It was closer to 180 languages. Tens of thousands of attendees were laser-focused on simplifying design and integrating devices and […]
MEMS OCXO enables 5G equipment to be deployed anywhere, in any environment
SiTime Corporation announced the Emerald Platform, a revolutionary precision timing solution that solves critical timing challenges for 5G infrastructure equipment. With the Emerald Platform, operators can deploy 5G equipment in harsh environments and reliably offer mission-critical services. “Timing is potentially the single biggest point of failure in 5G systems and can impact performance, reliability, and revenue. […]
Precision ADCs simplify calibration requirements close to O mA
Analog Devices has introduced today two multi-channel +/-10V and 0-20mA precision A/D converters that better enable implementation of programmable logic controller (PLC) and distributed control system (DCS) modules. Leveraging ADI’s iPassives integrated precision passives technology, the AD4111 and AD4112 A/D converters integrate precision matched current sense resistors and resistor dividers. The high degree of channel-to-channel […]
D/A converters excel at high-fidelity audio apps
ROHM has launched a new branding “MUS-IC” reflecting ROHM’s focus on solutions for high-fidelity audio products. This branding covers a range of D/A converter ICs (DAC ICs), optimized for high-fidelity reproduction, and power supply products. The increased adoption of high-resolution audio sources has lately strengthened the demand for audio equipment that can deliver an appropriate sound […]
