December 21, 2011 We are only a few months after Texas Instruments absorbed National Semiconductor but the new business is already making it clear that it sees data converter technologies as being its gateway for growth in 2012 and beyond.  Paul Buckley EE Times Europe Analog's editor spotlights some of TI's and National Semiconductors' top data converter product developments this year.  Read more

October 27, 2011 Linear Technology Corporation has introduced a family of dual ( LTC2158-14 ) and single ( LTC2153-14 ) high IF sampling 14-bit, 310 Msps analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) designed specifically for wide bandwidth digital predistortion (DPD) linearization applications. Read more

October 7, 2011 Intersil Corporation has introduced the ISL26132 and ISL26134, 24-bit delta-sigma ADCs containing an ultra-low noise programmable gain amplifier (PGA) with gains of 1x, 2x, 64x and 128x. Designed for weigh scales, precision sensors and industrial process control systems, the new ADCs provide direct connection to sensors without the need for additional circuitry. Read more

September 22, 2011 e2v is building on the performance of its true single core high bandwidth family of ADCs with direct RF sampling with the launch a 12-bit 1.5 GSPS analog to digital converter. Read more

September 12, 2011 Intersil Corporation has expanded the company’s growing family of high speed analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) with a new series of devices that provide industry leading signal-to-noise ratios while consuming little power. The new devices offer high input frequency performance, enabling simplified system architectures that improve manufacturability while reducing cost over traditional baseband architectures. Read more

September 9, 2011 Linear Technology has introduced a low noise, high speed amplifier that can drive to 0 V while maintaining high linearity on a single +5 V supply. The LTC6360’s integrated ultralow noise charge pump provides an internal negative rail, eliminating the need for a negative supply. Read more

August 19, 2011 Crystek Corporation has launched a new ultra-low phase noise CMOS oscillator providing a -168 dBc/Hz noise floor. Compact and powerful, the CCHD-575 claims to be the industry’s lowest-jitter clock oscillator in a 5 x 7.5 mm package. Read more

August 9, 2011 Intersil Corporation has extended its family of precision op amps, introducing a new 5 V, ultra-low noise, chopper-stabilized zero drift rail-to-rail amplifier featuring half the noise of competitive amps that consume similar power. Read more

July 12, 2011 National Semiconductor Corp., has introduced a family of analog-to-digital converters that the company claims are the industry’s first to directly sample RF signals beyond 2.7 GHz, with third-order intermodulation distortion (IMD3) up to -71 dBc and sampling at up to 3.6 GSPS. Read more

May 2, 2011 ON Semiconductor has introduced the first in a new family of mixed-signal microcontrollers for precision measurement and monitoring. Designed for use in portable sensing applications and built with the ARM Cortex-M3 processor, the Q32M210 provides a combination of high precision performance and predictable operation with power efficiency. Read more

April 27, 2011 Texas Instruments Incorporated has introduced the Grace software platform, a free visual plug-in that enables developers to easily enable and configure ultra-low-power MSP430 microcontroller peripherals through a graphical user interface (GUI). Read more

April 18, 2011 Intersil Corporation has expanded the company's growing family of high speed, low power analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) for communications and data acquisition applications by introducing the 16-bit ISLA216P series of ADCs. Read more

March 31, 2011 Semtech Corp., has introduced a new platform of easy-to-use capacitive sensing ICs optimized for the next-generation of energy-efficient, touch button television applications. The 8-channel SX8660/61 touch sensor platform features integrated LED drivers and an extended, 10 cm range of proximity sensing. Read more

March 30, 2011 Linear Technology Corporation has introduced a family of ultralow power 14-bit and 12-bit, 25 Msps to 125 Msps analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) that dissipate less than 1 mW per mega sample per second from a 1.8 V supply, making them the lowest power high speed ADCs on the market. Read more

March 7, 2011 Linear Technology Corporation has introduced a family of dual and single high IF sampling 14-bit, 170 Msps, 210 Msps and 250 Msps analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) that maintain good SFDR performance at input frequencies up to 900 MHz. The LTC2152-14 and LTC2157-14 are single and dual channel simultaneous sampling ADCs, respectively, offering double data rate (DDR) LVDS digital outputs. Read more

March 3, 2011 Texas Instruments Incorporated has introduced what the company claims is the industry's first two-channel, simultaneous-sampling successive approximation (SAR) analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) with two independently controlled internal references for simplified system-level design. The 16-bit ADS8363, 14-bit ADS7263 and 12-bit ADS7223 are pin-for-pin compatible and provide twice the per-channel throughput of similar ADCs, supporting speeds up to 1 MSPS. Read more

February 25, 2011 After an extensive evaluation of post-layout verification tool offerings Faraday has selected Silicon Frontline Technology's F3D for accurate post-layout 3D extraction of Faraday's analog and digital converters (ADCs).   The high accuracy results of F3D made it the only tool to match silicon and achieve the desired accuracy. Read more

January 21, 2011 The CGV series of JESD204A-compliant data converters from NXP Semiconductors N.V. are now interoperable with Nujira's OpenET envelope tracking (ET) and digital pre-distortion (DPD) solutions. Read more

January 20, 2011 Hittite Microwave Corp. has acquired Arctic Silicon Devices, a developer of advanced mixed-signal integrated circuit (IC) technology, located in Trondheim, Norway. The acquisition price was approximately $12.0 million in cash and equity. Read more

December 22, 2010 So it is that time of year when you want to put your feet up after digging your car out of the snowdrift. While you are waiting for your Xmas turkey or nut cutlet to defrost you can pass the time by taking a peek at EE Times Europe Analog's Top 10 most popular news stories of 2010.  The results are based on the news stories that were accessed by EE Times Europe Analog's readership since January 1, 2010. Read more

November 22, 2010 Linear Technology Corporation introduces three families of low power 16-bit, 25 Msps to 125 Msps analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) that dissipate approximately half the power of competing 16-bit solutions. The LTC2165 and LTC2185 families are single- and two-channel simultaneous sampling parallel ADCs, respectively, offering a choice of full-rate CMOS, or double data rate (DDR) CMOS/LVDS digital outputs with programmable digital output timing, programmable LVDS output current and optional LVDS output termination. 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 12, 2010 Linear Technology has introduced a fully differential amplifier capable of driving DC to 100 MHz signals with 1.1 nV/√Hz noise and -88 dBc HD2/HD3 distortion. Built on an advanced SiGe BiCMOS process, the LTC6409 features 10 GHz gain-bandwidth product, 100 dB SFDR up to 40 MHz, and 1% settling time of 1.9 ns. Read more

July 29, 2010 Analog Devices,Inc, has unveiled a pair of low-power, high-speed 14-bit analog-to-digital converters that incorporate the JESD204A data converter serial interface standard.  Read more

July 15, 2010 Silicon Laboratories Inc., has introduced an online Clock Tree Design Service that gives customers quick access to Silicon Labs' experienced applications engineering team to provide custom timing architecture proposals that simplify design, reduce BOM costs and minimize risk during development. When combined with the industry's shortest component lead times of two weeks or less, Silicon Labs' clock and oscillator family is designed to accelerate customers' time to market. Read more

May 28, 2010 Analog Devices, Inc., has introduced what the company claims is the industry’s first 5-GHz differential amplifier capable of driving analogue-to-digital converter signals from DC to 1 GHz at half the power of competing products. Read more

May 26, 2010 Berkeley Design Automation, Inc., provider of the Analog FastSPICE unified circuit verification platform (AFS Platform), has unveiled a new platform - the AFS Multi-Core Parallel operating mode (AFS MCP). Read more

March 30, 2010 Cypress Semiconductor Corp., has unveiled a new online product selection tool for the company’s new PSoC 3 and PSoC 5 architectures. Read more