EDN

Analog outputs for industrial applications

In industrial automation and process control applications, the analog output module transmits analog signals (voltage or current) that operate controls such as hydraulic actuators, solenoids, and ...
EDN

Integrated signal and power isolation provides robust and compact measurement and control

Robust and accurate measurements and controls are important for industrial instrumentation and process control. Various industrial sensors such as RTD or thermocouples usually require input isolation, ...
Electronic Design

Isolation Can Be a Good Thing

An important key to making good measurements is to choose instrumentation with input characteristics that complement those of the signal. The input to a measuring instrument or data acquisition (DAQ) ...
Design-Reuse

Alvand Technologies' Ultra-Low Power ADC/DAC IP Has Been Selected By Faraday Technology for High-Performance, and Next-Generation Mixed-Signal ASICs

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- March 05, 2009-- Faraday Technology Corporation [TAIEX:3035], a leading ASIC and silicon IP provider, and Alvand Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of high-performance, ...
Design-Reuse

Specifying a PLL Part 1: Calculating PLL Clock Spur Requirements from ADC or DAC SFDR

It is common for an ADC or DAC to be required to meet a SFDR (spurious free dynamic range) specification. Definition: “Spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR) is the strength ratio of the fundamental ...
Electronics Weekly

7GHz ADC-DAC card honed for FPGA software-defined radio

Abaco Systems latest analogue front-end mezzanine card for FPGAs has been tailored for software defined radio, as well as electronic warfare, radar, test and measurement. FMC300, as it will be known, ...
Business Wire

Omni Design Announces Silicon Validated Gigasample+ Low Power ADC and DAC on TSMC 28nm Technology

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Omni Design Technologies, a leading provider of high-performance, low-power mixed-signal Intellectual Property (IP) solutions, today announced the availability of ...
Electronic Design

New DAC Architectures Address Diverse System Design Challenges

This file type includes high-resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. With current market dynamics constantly driving toward shorter design cycles, enhanced system functionality, and more ...
Electronics Weekly

ADC-FPGA-DAC board processes 12bits at 5.4Gsample/s

Teledyne e2v and Logic-X have developed an FPGA mezzanine card incorporating GHz ADCs and DACs from Telydyne. The 12bit EV12DS460A DAC provides an analogue bandwidth extending beyond 7GHz ...
ecoustics

NuForce DAC-9 Digital-to-Analog Converter

NuForce introduced the DAC-9 Digital-to-Analog Converter, Preamplifier and Headphone Amplifier offering six digital inputs to cover the full range of current digital formats. Each input feeds a pair ...
Hackaday

Logic Noise: Digital To Analog With An R-2R DAC

Making sound with digital logic usually calls for a Digital to Analog converter. Building one can be very simple, and the sound quality out of an R-2R Ladder is actually pretty good. In the last ...