A cadence sensor is a compact cycling device that measures pedaling rate in RPMs to provide real-time feedback.

Find out how a digital technique performs multiplication on two bitstreams and avoids the cost of the analog multiplier.

A full suite of tamper detection and tamper prevention IPs provides a robust defense against physical security attacks.

Qubic wins the Canadian government grant for developing a quantum amplifier that overcomes thermal management issues.

While many research efforts are underway to develop active devices that can function in the challenging terahertz spectrum, ...

A new book authored by Robert N. Buono delves deeply into Class-D amplifiers, a crucial technology in audio designs. Buono ...

Planet Analog provides an online community for semiconductor and system designers/engineers interested in advancing analog design techniques.

The tips and tricks when testing motor-driver ICs on the lab bench can help engineers reduce time spent on evaluating and prototyping motor systems. The first installment of this two-part article ...

Probably no single issue faces more high-speed signal path designers (and supplier support teams) than the risk of instability in higher speed op amps and fully differential amplifiers (FDA). Some ...

Most operational amplifiers (op amps) have input and output electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection diodes, as shown in Figure 1. These diodes are designed for protection from ESD damage during ...

The difference amplifier is a common and useful circuit employed in various applications ranging from factory automation to electric vehicle systems. That’s primarily because it’s helpful to add ...

The complexity of integrated circuit (IC) design has expanded a billion-fold since the invention of the first transistor, guided by the famous “Moore’s Law” of the semiconductor world. An important ...