EDN

Mixed-Signal Circuits, Part 1: From s to z – The Discrete Complex-Frequency Domain

Analog circuit design is increasingly encountering mixed-signal circuits, and analog engineers need some understanding of discrete-time sampling circuits, whether they are sample-and-hold circuits or ...
EDN

Mixed-Signal Circuits, Part 2: ADC and DAC Dynamics, the w-Domain, and Feedback Loop Design

In Mixed-Signal Circuits, Part 1: From s to z – The Discrete Complex-Frequency Domain, discrete-time analog circuit analysis introduced the z-domain, a simple shortcut from discrete time-domain ...
Electronic Design

Novel Differentiator Handles Discrete Time-Domain Signals

This Design Brief introduces a computationally efficient network that computes the derivative of a discrete time-domain (digital) sequence. While recursive differentiating networks exist, this article ...
Electronic Design

The ABCs of Analog Signal-Path Design—and Coping with Today’s Challenges

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 ...