The Top 10 Most Popular Analog Technical Articles of 2012
Starting off the Top Ten we have:
10 Understanding the IP3 specification and linearity, part 1
Kuo-Chang Chan of Maxim Integrated Products focused on the IP3 specification and linearity issues.
9 ADC Guide, Part 2: The sampling rate
Sachin Gupta and Akshay Phatak of Cypress Semiconductor Corp., studied sample rate and considered how to select the converter to match a required rate, such as the Nyquist rate, undersampling, and aliasing.
8 Multichannel DDS enables efficient FSK/PSK modulation
David Brandon and Jeff Keip of Analog Devices, Inc. described how two synchronized DDS channels can implement a zero-crossing FSK or PSK modulator.
7 Using delta-sigma ADCs in your design
Bonnie C. Baker, Senior Applications Engineer, Texas Instruments considered how best to use delta-sigma ADCs in a design.
6 Reducing MLCCs’ piezoelectric effects and audible noise
Nicolas Guibourg Systems Engineer, Display Power Converters, Texas Instruments outlined the different factors influencing piezoelectric effect in MLCCs and discussed some solutions to attenuate the generated audible noise, as well as other noise suppresssion alternatives.
5 SIGNAL CHAIN BASICS #69: Deliberately increasing THD in audio processing systems: How and why?
Dafydd Roche, Audio Engineer, Texas Instruments looked at how and why THD should be increased in audio processing systems.
4 SIGNAL CHAIN BASICS #63: Using SPICE to design the PID control for a TEC temperature loop
Mathew Hann, SAR Product Line Manager, Texas Instruments explained how to use SPICE to design the PID controller for a TEC temperature loop.
3 A Primer on Jitter, Jitter Measurement and Phase Locked Loops (Part 1 of 8)
A Primer on Jitter, Jitter Measurement and Phase Locked Loops (Part 1 of 8) Howell Mitchell, Staff Applications Engineer, Silicon Labs presented a tutorial series focusing on the types, impact, and measurement of jitter.
2 SIGNAL CHAIN BASICS #67: How to design a two-to-four wire converter for RS-485
Thomas Kugelstadt, Applications Engineer, Texas Instruments explained how to design a two-to-four wire converter for RS-485.
1 Cloning an A/D converter that hit end-of-life presented engineering challenges
The most popular Analog article of 2012 was penned by Tony Khazen, Director, DATEL, a Business Unit of Murata Power Solutions and outlined some of the challenges faced when selecting a ‘cloned’ analog-to-digital converter to replace an obsolete model.
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