Industrial systems demand semiconductors that are precise, flexibleand reliable. Linear Technology offers a broad line of high performanceanalog ICs that simplify system design with rugged devices featuringparameters fully guaranteed over the -40°C to 85°C temperature range.We back this up with knowledgeable Applications support, long productlife cycles and superior on-time delivery.
The trend in ADCs and DACs is toward higher speeds and higher resolutions atreduced power levels. Modern data converters generally operate on ±5V (dualsupply) or +5V (single supply). In fact, many new converters operate on a single +3Vsupply. This trend has created a number of design and Applications problems whichwere much less important in earlier data converters, where ±15V supplies and ±10Vinput ranges were the standard.
Abstract: This tutorial discusses proper printed-circuit board (PCB) grounding for mixed-signal designs. Formost Applications a simple method without cuts in the ground plane allows for successful PCB layouts withthis kind of IC. We begin this document with the basics: where the current flows. Later, we describe how toplace components and route signal traces to minimize problems with crosstalk. Finally, we move on toconsider power supply-currents and end by discussing how to extend what we have learned to circuits withmultiple mixed-signal ICs.
Abstract: The MAX9930–MAX9933 family of RF controllers and detector can be used in a wide variety of Applications. Anideal application is cable television (CATV) over fiber, where either a RF controller or a RF detector controls the gain of atransimpedance amplifier (TIA). This application note shows how the MAX9930 (RF controller) can be used as either theRF controller or detector.
Abstract: Class D amplifiers are typically very efficient, making them ideal candidates for portable Applications that require longbattery life and low thermal dissipation. However, electromagnetic interference (EMI) is an issue that commonly accompanies theClass D switching topology. Active-emissions limiting reduces radiated emissions and enables "filterless" operation, allowingdesigners to create small, efficient portable Applications with low EMI.
Abstract: This article discusses application circuits for Maxim force/sense digital-to-analog converters (DACs). Applications include:selectable fixed-gain DAC, programmable gain DAC, photodiode bias control, amperometric sensor control, digitally programmablecurrent source, Kelvin load sensing, temperature sensing, and high current DAC output. A brief description of the various DAC outputconfigurations is also given.
Many Applications require a clock signal to be synchronous, phase-locked, or derived fromanother signal, such as a data signal or another clock. This type of clock circuit is important in
Digital-to-analog converters (DACs) are prevalent inindustrial control and automated test Applications.General-purpose automated test equipment often requiresmany channels of precisely controlled voltagesthat span several voltage ranges. The LTC2704 is ahighly integrated 16-bit, 4-channel DAC for high-endApplications. It has a wide range of features designed toincrease performance and simplify design.
Many 8-bit and 16-bit microcontrollers feature 10-bitinternal ADCs. A few include 12-bit ADCs, but these oftenhave poor or nonexistent AC specifi cations, and certainlylack the performance to meet the needs of an increasingnumber of Applications. The LTC®2366 and its slowerspeed versions offer a high performance alternative, asshown in the AC specifi cations in Table 1. Compare theseguaranteed specifi cations with the ADC built into yourcurrent microcontroller.
The MAX2691 low-noise amplifier (LNA) is designed forGPS L2 Applications. Designed in Maxim’s advancedSiGe process, the device achieves high gain andlow noise figure while maximizing the input-referred 1dBcompression point and the 3rd-order intercept point. TheMAX2691 provides a high gain of 17.5dB and sub 1dBnoise figure.
