February 27, 2012 Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has broadened the company's optoelectronics portfolio with the introduction of a fully integrated proximity and ambient light optical sensor featuring a power-saving interrupt function. The VCNL4010 combines an infrared emitter and photo-pin-diode for proximity, ambient light detector, signal processing IC, and a 16-bit ADC in one small 3.95 mm x 3.95 mm x 0.75 mm leadless (LLP), surface-mount package. Read more

February 23, 2012 At International Solid-State Circuit Conference (ISSCC2012) imec and Renesas Electronics Corporation are reporting an innovative SAR ADC with a marked improvement in power efficiency and speed, targeting wireless receivers for next-generation high-bandwidth standards such as LTE-advanced and the emerging generation of Wi-Fi (IEEE802.11ac). The world-first 11bit 250 MSamples/s SAR ADC achieves a record low-power consumption of 1.7 mWatt. Read more

January 20, 2012 Texas Instruments Incorporated has introduced what the company claims is the industry's fastest, highest-performance analog front end (AFE) for femtocell base stations and portable software-defined radio (SDR) applications. The low-power, 12-bit AFE7225 integrates a dual 125-MSPS analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and dual 250-MSPS digital-to-analog converter (DAC). Read more

December 6, 2011 Cypress Semiconductor Corp. has released the company's new CY8CKIT-025 Development Kit for its PSoC 3 and PSoC 5 programmable system-on-chip architectures. The new kit highlights PSoC's 8- to 20-Bit Delta-Sigma ADC with an internal voltage reference of +- 0.1%, a sampling rate of up to 384 ksps, and up to 18-bit effective number of bits (ENOB) performance. Read more

December 1, 2011 The newest members to the ML610Q4xx series of low-power microcontrollers from LAPIS Semiconductor (formerly OKI Semiconductor) will give designers even more choices when creating products that provide comprehensive control over the operation of battery-powered devices used for the measurement and display of temperature, humidity and carbon monoxide (CO) in industrial and commercial environments. Read more

November 18, 2011 Texas Instruments Incorporated is claiming the industry's best noise performance and lowest power octal-channel, 14-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC) at 80 MSPS. The ADS5294 meets designers' needs for power-efficient, cost-effective designs by delivering a best-in-class signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of 75.5 dBFS at 5 MHz and a sampling frequency of up to 80 MSPS. Read more

November 8, 2011 Texas Instruments Incorporated is expanding the company’s portfolio of general-purpose, low-power, rail-to-rail output operational amplifiers (op amps) with the introduction of new single and dual analog-to-digital converter (ADC) drivers that provide the industry's highest performance-to-power ratio. The OPAx836 op amps use 33 percent less power than similar solutions while providing more than twice the bandwidth, 15 times faster slew rate, 40 times better total harmonic distortion (THD) and 75-percent higher precision. Read more

November 8, 2011 ON Semiconductor has introduced a new CMOS image sensor that offers the speed, resolution and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) performance required to address the needs of the growing number of high-end biometric applications such as fingerprint detection as well as several medical device designs. The MANO 9600 is a rolling shutter 9.6 MP (3840 x 2500 pixel) device that runs at 20 fps at full resolution. Read more

November 8, 2011 Linear Technology Corporation has introduced the LTC2369-18, a serial 18-bit, 1.6 Msps pseudo-differential SAR analog-to-digital converter (ADC), which achieves impressive 96.5 dB SNR and -120 dB THD while supporting a 0 V to 5 V unipolar input range. The pseudo-differential input simplifies the ADC driver requirement, enabling single-ended drive while benefiting from the reduction of unwanted signals common to both inputs. Read more

October 24, 2011 Nordic Semiconductor ASA and digital audio converter specialist AKM Semiconductor Inc. have developed the nRFready Microphone reference design kit that provides a complete two-microphone audio streaming solution based on the Nordic nRF2460 2.4 GHz mono audio streamer and AKM ADC/DAC audio converters. Read more

July 29, 2011 Texas Instruments has announced the ADS1118, a 16bit Delta-Sigma ADC that integrates a programmable gain amplifier, reference, temperature sensor and 4-input multiplexer, and which, TI claims, is more than 65 percent smaller than any other ADC available today. Read more

May 24, 2011 Texas Instruments Incorporated has introduced the first quad-channel, 16-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC) for medical imaging applications, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The ADS5263 meets designers' needs for clear, crisp signals and faster acquisition times by delivering a high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of 84.6 dBFS with 10-MHz input and a sampling frequency of up to 100 MSPS. Read more

May 11, 2011 The rapid growth in mobile data traffic worldwide is posing new design challenges to high speed data converter technologies. In this news analysis article EE Times Europe Analog's editor, Paul Buckley discusses NXP's two new high speed data converter technology developments with Maury Wood, product line general manager, High Speed Converters. Read more

April 27, 2011 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has unveiled an extension to its high speed data converter technology portfolio and the next generation of the CGV high speed serial interface announced in 2009. CGVxpress will be used in future NXP ADC and DAC product families. Read more

January 10, 2011 Linear Technology Corporation has introduced a serial 18-bit, 1.6Msps SAR analog to digital converter (ADC) that claims to achieve an unrivaled 101 dB SNR and -118 dB THD while supporting a fully differential ±5 V input range. Read more

December 21, 2010 As we are sucked inexorably into the vortex that will become 2011 perhaps it is time to declare our sister title's EE Times Europe Power Management’s Top 10 most popular news stories of 2010. The results are based on the news stories that were accessed by EE Times Europe Power Management’s readership since January 1, 2010. Read more

December 10, 2010 Maxim Integrated Products has introduced a fully integrated digital ambient-light sensor (ALS) with an adaptive gain block. Designed using the company's proprietary BiCMOS technology, the device integrates two photodiodes, an ADC, and all necessary digital functionality into a tiny 2mm x 2mm package. Read more

December 9, 2010 Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has released a monolithic dual single-pull, single-throw analog switch designed to switch both analog and digital signals. Delivering low-switching-noise performance for signal integrity and system accuracy, the DG723 combines a compact surface-mount package with low power consumption and the ability to work with the low voltages in new-generation portable designs. Read more

October 19, 2010 Analog Devices, Inc., has introduced low-power, low-noise drivers for 14-bit analogue-to-digital converters (ADCs). The ADA4930-1 and ADA4930-2 ultra-low-noise ADC drivers are capable of driving dc to 1.35-GHz signals while consuming 115 mW of power and operating with a single supply. Read more

October 8, 2010 Maxim Integrated Products has introduced a single-channel, 24-bit ADC that offers an industry-leading 23.9-bit effective resolution (ENOB) at < 300µA. The higher ENOB eliminates power-hungry gain stages while achieving the highest precision possible from the sensor. Read more

October 4, 2010 Talking to Paul Buckley, EE Times Europe Power Management’s editor, Jon Hall Analog Devices’ Strategic Marketing & Applications Manager High Speed Converters, explains the key features and benefits of the AD9467 16-Bit ADC. Read more

September 27, 2010 Analog Devices, Inc., is claiming the industry’s fastest 16-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC) with the unveiling of a 250 MSPS ADC that aims to provide a new level of signal processing performance for communications, test and measurement and defense electronics applications. Read more

September 16, 2010 Linear Technology Corporation has introduced an easy-to-use, low power 16-bit 1-Msps serial SAR ADC with guaranteed specifications over the -40 to 125 degrees C temperature range. Consuming 13 mW from a single 2.5 V supply, the LTC2383-16 achieves an 92 dB SNR and -106 dB THD from a fully differential +2.5 V input range while maintaining a maximum +2LSB INL and no missing codes. Read more

September 13, 2010 Fujitsu Semiconductor Europe announces its second generation 8-bit CHArge-mode Interleaved Sampler (CHAIS) ADC for optical transport designs based on coherent detection.  The new generation supports data rates from 55 to 65 GSa/s and is based on the same ADC architecture as Fujitsu's 56 GSa/s CHAIS ADC in 65 nm. Read more

August 5, 2010 Maxim Integrated Products is introducing a single-channel hot-swap controller for 0 to 16 V backplanes. The device allows line cards to be safely inserted and removed from a live backplane without causing glitches on the system power-supply rail. Read more

August 3, 2010 Intersil Corporation has introduced a family of new 8-, 10- and 12-bit 500 MSPS analog to digital converters with the 12-bit, ISLA112P50IRZ 500MSPS converter featuring power consumption of 468 milliWatts -- five times lower than any competing 12-bit 500 MSPS ADC. Read more

July 29, 2010 Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) has unveiled a dual, 16-bit 105 MSPS, low-power, low-noise, analogue-to-digital converter designed for high-performance data acquisition systems in medical imaging, industrial, spectrum analysis, multimode radio and radar applications. Read more

July 21, 2010 Avago Technologies has introduced an 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. Read more

July 7, 2010 Texas Instruments has introduced its lowest power 11-bit, 200 MSPS ADC family, with quad (ADS58C48), dual (ADS58C28) and buffered single-input (ADS58B18) options. Read more

June 2, 2010 National Semiconductor Corp., has recently released what the company claims is the industry's fastest 12-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC). Read more

June 1, 2010 Microchip Technology Inc., the PIC18F "K90" 8-bit microcontroller (MCU) family--the industry's first and only low-power, 5 V, 8-bit MCUs that include an on-chip LCD driver module and 12-bit Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC). Read more

June 1, 2010 Lattice Semiconductor Corporation has added a new, higher performance device to its second generation Power Manager II product family. Read more

May 24, 2010 National Semiconductor Corp., is claiming the Industry’s fastest 12-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC) with the introduction of its 3.6 GSPS ADC12D1800 which makes the ADC 3.6 times faster than any other available 12-bit device. Read more

May 21, 2010 Linear Technology Corporation has introduced a 2.9 V to 15 V Hot Swap controller that features an onboard 8-bit ADC and I2C compatible interface. Read more

March 31, 2010 Linear Technology Corporation has introduced a low-power 16-bit no missing codes, 80 Msps analog-to-digital converter (ADC) that dissipates only 89 mW, which the company claims is less than half the power of competing 16-bit solutions. Read more

March 3, 2010 Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) and Vectron International are planning to demonstrate Fujitsu's CHArge-Interleaved Sampler (CHAIS) ADC technology with the Batboard evaluation platform at the annual OFC/NFOEC in San Diego, March 23-25, 2010. Read more