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Bryan Lizon
- Jan 17, 2019
Top 10 questions about noise in high-resolution delta-sigma ADCs

One of the fundamental challenges in any high-resolution signal-chain design is ensuring that the system noise floor is low enough for the analog-to-digital converter (ADC) to resolve your signals of interest. For example, if you chose the TI ADS1261 – a 24-bit low-noise delta-sigma ADC – you could resolve input signals as low as 6 nV RMS...
Neel Seshan
- Jan 9, 2019
Now that you have isolated your CAN signals, what about power?

As I covered in my previous post , the use of the isolated Controller Area Network (CAN) standard is increasing in both industrial and automotive applications. With higher voltages being used in these end applications, isolated communications are becoming imperative when protecting the low-voltage microcontroller while also reducing noise. But just...
Brandon Fisher94
- Dec 28, 2018
Design considerations for a wearable temperature monitoring system

Wearable temperature patches are an emerging trend in patient temperature-monitoring systems. One of the biggest hurdles in designing these patches for use in a clinical setting is to meet the stringent accuracy requirements. The American Society for...
Lobert
- Dec 18, 2018
Weighing the trade-offs in smart speaker designs

Many home appliances are adding voice-recognition capabilities to enhance the user experience. But the one product that ties the whole ecosystem together is the smart speaker. In addition to playing audio content via Wi-Fi®- or Bluetooth®-ena...
DMAR
- Dec 7, 2018
How to achieve rapid temperature sensor design with RTD-level accuracy and no calibration

For the highest accuracy temperature measurement, system designers have traditionally had only one option: platinum resistive temperature detectors (RTDs) such as the PT100 or PT1000. Highly linear and interchangeable, RTDs are available in a wide range of accuracy classes as defined by International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and Deutsches Institut...
Don Wyar
- Dec 5, 2018
The ADC12DJ3200 wins product of the year at World Electronics Achievement Awards

The ultra-high-speed ADC12DJ3200 analog-to-digital converter (ADC) has won product of the year in the Amplifier/Data Conversion category of the inaugural World Electronics Achievement Awards (WEAAs) . Editors and readers voted it a winner in a worldw...
Brandon Sbert
- Dec 3, 2018
Small, high-density precision DACs improve performance in laser-drive applications

In laser-drive applications, a major design consideration facing engineers today is implementing higher channel counts in fixed form factors. In this post, I will explore the benefits of using flexible and precise current sources at high channel coun...
Pete%20Semig
- Nov 8, 2018
5 ways TI’s tiny devices deliver huge innovations to engineers

As electronic circuits have become smaller, their components have gotten smarter, faster and capable of processing more information – often requiring less power than ever before. “Small size” has been a key semiconductor trend for ...
Ihsane Wadjinny
- Nov 8, 2018
Protect battery-powered tools in harsh environments with Hall effect sensors

For a professional tradesperson, inoperable or malfunctioning tools halt job progress and can end up wasting time and money. In recent years, battery-operated tools (Figure 1) have replaced traditional compressed-air (Figure 2) and mains-powered tool...
Neel Seshan
- Nov 7, 2018
Reduce emissions and drive up immunity in your isolated CAN systems

With more and more of today’s systems operating at different voltages, isolated CAN transceivers have become integral in applications ranging from elevators to electric vehicles to even marine systems. These transceivers help maintain reliable communication between two voltage domains in a system by combining the prioritization and arbitration...

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