EDN

Assorted analog temperature sensing circuits with isolated output, Part one

Editor’s note: This article presents a good basic tutorial that will discuss several simple and low cost, but effective solutions for isolation of temperature sensors using optical couplers and ...
EDN

Additional structures in analog layout beyond schematic

A schematic diagram is not a detailed blueprint of an analog circuit; instead, it’s more like architectural sketch of the circuit. Look at any schematic for a CMOS analog IC circuit and you will see ...
Electronic Design

How To Ground Mixed-Signal Circuits Properly

DESIGN VIEW is the summary of the complete DESIGN SOLUTION contributed article, which begins on Page 2. There are many ways, and just as many opinions on the best method, to configure grounds for ADCs ...
Electronic Design

MCU Metamorphosis—Adding Analog Circuits On-Chip

Why didn’t they do this sooner? That’s the question some embedded engineers designing with microcontrollers (MCUs) are asking about the idea of adding analog signal-chain components in MCUs. With ...
Medical Design & Outsourcing

Electrocardiography ADC architectures, trade-offs and use cases

Veterinary ECGs face added challenges, as muscle tremors, shivering and motion artifacts can easily dominate the signal.
Design-Reuse

Cosmic Circuits introduces industry's lowest power 10-bit 1MSPS ADC IP-block in 0.13um process

Bangalore, India -- May 30, 2006 -- Cosmic Circuits today announces the availability of the CC101SAR, a 10-bit 1MSPS, 1.35mW, low-power ADC IP-block in 0.13um process. The ADC has been specifically ...