Analog Design Journal
Power and signal chain technical insight written by engineers for engineers.
Celebrating 20 years of quarterly publication, our Analog Design Journal offers powerful technical insight written by engineers for engineers. These exclusive, carefully selected articles help novice and seasoned engineers sharpen their knowledge of emerging applications and analog circuits.
Q4 2019 ADJ articles
Implementing STO functionality w/ diagnostic and monitoring for ind. motor drive
Motor drives are an integral part of industrial and automation processes. These processes often involve the control of machinery, for which safety is always a concern. Functional safety in motor drives helps avoid accidents.
How an auxless PSR-flyback converter can increase PLC reliability and density
The primary challenge when sensing process variables in harsh industrial environments is the capacity to condition low-amplitude sensor signals in the presence of high noise and large surge voltages.
Challenges and solutions for PoE systems in Ethernet switches
With more devices than ever trying to connect to the Internet of Things, powering these devices has become a hot topic.
EMI filter components and their nonidealities for automotive DC/DC regulators
When releasing a product to market, it is necessary to pass the specific electromagnetic interference (EMI) standard to which the product is confined.
Precision signal conditioning for safety-enabled AIMs in factory automation
Some systems benefit by adjusting the output voltage of one or more DC/DC converters while the converters are enabled and the system is operating.
A small-footprint PoE solution for machine-vision cameras and sensors
Power over Ethernet (PoE) is a technology with an increasing number of products on the market. Small devices with low power consumption are getting more equipped with PoE.
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Q3 2019 ADJ articles
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- Maximizing the dynamic range of analog front ends having a transimpedance amplifier
- Measurement error caused by self-heating in NTC and PTC thermistors
- Select inductors for buck converters to get optimum efficiency and reliability
- Precision signal-conditioning solutions for motor-control position feedback
- Methods of output-voltage adjustment for DC/DC converters
2019 Q2 ADJ articles
- Selecting output caps for buck converters based on Zout and load slew rates
- Easily improve the performance of analog circuits with decompensated amplifiers
- High-side current sources for industrial applications
- A comparison of battery-charger topologies for portable applications
- How to debug I2C through waveform analysis
2019 Q1 ADJ articles
- Maximizing power density and thermal performance in power-module designs
- Selecting amplifiers for shunt-based current sensing in 3-phase motor drives
- Improving battery life in wearable patient monitors and medical patches
- The impact of a balun on the second harmonic of an RF DAC
- Multimode control for a four-switch buck-boost converter
2018 Q4 ADJ articles
- How to implement wire-break detection and diagnostics in isolated digital inputs
- How to use power scaling to maximize power savings in a SAR ADC system
- It’s about time: How TDR enables predictive maintenance for industrial Ethernet
- Using a high-frequency switching regulator without a linear regulator to power a data-converter system
- Stretching a single-phase design with a buck controller to support high currents
- Does adaptive pre-boost control in automotivelighting applications boost efficiency?
- Op amps with complementary-pair input stages: What are the design trade-offs?
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