Electronic Design

Fast ADC Facilitates Direct RF Sampling at Higher Frequencies

The critical component in all digital communications receivers is the analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The ADC sampling rate, bandwidth, and noise tolerance establishes the specifications and ...
Electronic Design

Keep Abreast of RF Filtering Trends (Part 1)

The tasks performed by filters in various RF architectures. Differentiating factors between those architectures. Current trends in filter performance considerations. At any given time, a multitude of ...
EDN

Using high-IF sampling A/D converters beyond baseband frequencies

In the simplest analog receive signal path, the antenna feeds a low-noise amplifier (LNA), which in turn feeds an analog-to-digital (A/D) converter, which then feeds a digital processor. In all but ...
Design-Reuse

Pipeline vs. Sigma Delta ADC for Communications Applications

The Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) is a key component in digital communications receive channels, and the correct choice of ADC is critical for optimizing system design. In this article, we discuss ...
Design-Reuse

Selecting an Optimized ADC for a Wireless AFE

Internet enabled mobile devices are continuing to become more prevalent in the modern world. With this proliferation of smart, connected devices – many of which are battery powered – comes a greater ...
EDN

Using audio codecs IP as the digital audio hub in mobile multimedia systems

Mobile multimedia devices process and combine audio signals from a variety of sources, including the baseband processor, Bluetooth enabled devices, and WiFi networks. The result is that today's ...