➀ Texas Instruments' TIDA-01052 reference design enhances ADC front-end performance by introducing a negative supply rail to maintain full-scale signal swing with 18-bit SAR ADCs;

➁ The design compares single-ended and differential driver architectures, providing scalability for high-channel-count systems in test/measurement applications;

➂ Key components like OPA827 and THS4551 enable ±5V input support with low distortion, targeting semiconductor testers and multi-channel instrumentation.

Microchip has introduced a 32 logic elements programmable array into a microcontroller. The CLB (configurable logic block) can simulate various logic gates, buffers, flip-flops, and multiplexers. It improves response time and power consumption. The PIC16F13145 family offers various configurations with 8 to 20 pins and different memory options. The family also includes ADC, DAC, comparators, timers, and communication interfaces. Development support is provided through the Curiosity Nano development board and MPLAB X IDE.

➀ Diodes is developing a 3D Hall-effect magnetic field sensor for contactless rotary motion and proximity detection.

➁ The AH4930Q sensor is designed for automotive applications such as infotainment controls, gear shifts, and seat adjusters.

➂ The sensor features a 12-bit ADC and can measure magnetic fields in all directions with high resolution and low noise.

➀ Texas Instruments (TI) has released a three-phase energy metrology reference design, TIDA-010244, which uses isolated high-performance multichannel ADCs for accurate measurements.

➁ The design supports Class 0.2S accuracy, measures current and voltage across all AC mains lines, and enables high sampling rates for power quality features like harmonic analysis.

➂ This reference design is suitable for various applications including electricity meters, power quality analyzers, and EV or AC charging stations, providing flexibility in choosing between cost and performance optimizations.

➀ Texas Instruments has introduced a series of isolated ADCs for robot motor control up to 60V;

➁ These ADCs feature 200V barriers and are available in 8pad 3.5 x 2.7mm VSON packaging;

➂ The devices offer various input ranges and resolutions, suitable for current sensing and other applications.

➀ Texas Instruments (TI) has developed what it claims to be the 'first fully functional isolated modulators';

➁ These modulators, AMC0106M05, AMC0136, and AMC0106M25, offer increased precision and resolution for phase current sensing and DC voltage sensing;

➂ The modulators are designed to be compact, enabling more precise motor control in robotics designs.

➀ Briefly introduces ADC (Analog to Digital Converter) and its basic functions;

➁ Discusses the author's personal experience with SAR ADC and the importance of engineering experience over theory;

➂ Explains the three main steps of ADC: sampling, quantization, and coding;

➃ Describes various ADC specifications and classifications, including static and dynamic parameters, and different types of ADC structures such as full-flash, two-step, pipeline, integrating, successive approximation, and sigma-delta ADCs.

➀ The reference design TIDA-010128 by Texas Instruments (TI) presents a high-performance 20.8 GSPS sampling system using RF-sampling ADCs in a time-interleaved configuration.

➁ This design tackles challenges like offset, gain, and sampling time mismatch by utilizing the noiseless aperture delay adjustment feature of the ADC12DJ5200RF device.

➂ The design supports JESD204B with up to 32 lanes and includes a low-noise clock generator and a companion power reference design achieving over 85% efficiency.