Analog Devices has an output stage IC designed particularly for arbitrary waveform generators and power supplies. It is rather pricey, at $86 from Digikey, for example ($360 for the eval kit) but can driver up to ±40V, up to ±1A, and up to 1,800V/μs into 1nF. And, AD8460 includes a 14bit DAC with which to generate the waveforms. The technology ...
At the 61st DAC, it was clear that the software and silicon worlds are not colliding but meshing together, bringing opportunities for tools to address the challenges complex chip design presents. By Caroline Hayes. The electronic design automation (EDA) industry is benefiting from the evolution of the semiconductor industry in which the lines between systems and semiconductors are becoming meshed ...
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, has 7GHz of usable analogue bandwidth, claims the company, with multiple channels offering up to 12bit 6Gsample/s ADC and up to 16bit 12Gsample/s DAC through a JESD204B/C interface. Data ...
The Design Automation Conference (DAC) is the long-established event (celebrating 61 years in 2024) for the design and design automation of electronic chips to systems. It offers networking opportunities as well as training, education and exhibits for designers, researchers, tool developers and vendors. Members from more than 1,000 organizations are represented by system designers and architects, logic and circuit designers, ...
Renesas has revamped the high-accuracy analogue front-end in its 32bit RX microcontrollers. Implemented in RX23E-B MCUs, the 24bit ΔΣ ADC, depending on configuration, can now convert at up to 125ksample/s – eight times faster than existing RX23E-A MCUs – or achieve a third of the noise – to 0.18µVrms at 1ksample/s. 24bit effective resolution can be achieved at 3.8sample/s. To go ...
Analog Devices has released some details of a 10GHz bandwidth analogue front-end, possibly to be revealed in full at IMS in San Diego this week. The 16nm CMOS device is said to have four 12bit 20Gsample/s ADCs and four 16bit 28Gsample/s DACs – and seems like a faster cousin of the 28nm AD9081 released a few years ago – if ...
RISC-V and mixed signal design were strong themes from this year’s DAC in San Francisco, reports Caroline Hayes. At last month’s 59th DAC (Design Automation Conference), a significant announcement was made by Siemens Digital Industries Software. Acknowledging the growth of mixed signal design, and the complexities it brings, the company announced Symphony Pro, an extension to its Symphony suite of ...
Cambridge-based Agile Analog has announced RC oscillator intellectual property for IC designers. Called ‘agileOSC RC’, it “is based on a traditional architecture which allows the frequency to be trimmed to remove the effects of process variation,” according to the company. It can also be configured as a free running clock where a high accuracy clock is not required. Start-up is typically ...
Rohm has announced a 32bit mono/stereo Hi-Fi DAC, claiming for it a typical signal to noise ratio of 130dB and -115dB THD+noise. Called BD34301EKV, it can accept PCIM inputs from 32 to 768kHz and DSD at 2.8, 5.6, 11.2 or 22.4MHz. FIR filters are provided for: PCIM sharp roll-off, PCIM slow roll-off and DSD. The two outputs each provide differential currents, which ...
Teledyne e2v is offering beta samples of its 12Gsample/s 12bit (or 8bit) EV12DD700 dual-channel DAC. “What sets it apart from other DACs is that it is first on the market to support operation within the 26GHz upwards Ka-band,” claimed the company. “Numerous features have been incorporated, such as DDS [direct digital synthesis], plus digital up-conversion via a built-in 32bit NCO ...
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