The distinction between analog and digital signals is very simple, but it can still be a challenge to wrap one's mind around the concepts that define the two systems. Just when you think you've got it ...

Past columns have discussed sampling analog signals and analog-to-digital converter (ADC) technologies. In my experience, though, engineers who simply want to use ADCs rather than design with them, ...

The BlasterAmp [1] has proven useful to me in testing all sorts of analog-to-digital converter (ADC) circuits, even my digital oscilloscopes. While I mainly conceived it to test integrated ADCs in ...

Analog behavior is difficult to compress into simple pass/fail decisions that could reduce redundant coverage.

Here are some interesting points regarding Equation 1. First, there is no direct dependence on sample frequency. However, the integration of phase-noise to calculate jitter depends on the sample ...

How analog signal engineering is performed, in broad strokes. What are the component-selection considerations for new designs? What are VFAs and how are they used? Analog signal engineers specialize ...

A look at the design of traditional ADC front ends. How to simplify the input drive of CTSD ADCs. Simplifying reference and reference-drive designs. In this article, we will use the terms “sensor” or ...

In today’s radio plant, one of the biggest opportunities for air chain improvement is surprisingly simple: Remove analog ...