Analog Design

Application Note: Transmit preemphasis and receive equalization can allow serializer/deserializer (SerDes) devices to operate over inexpensive cables or over extended distances. This application note describes how signals are degraded over cables and how to compensate for that degradation. Additionally, this... more

Webcast: Die bonders can perform epoxy die attach at a rate of 1.5 to 4 thousand die per hour, and wire bonders can interconnect complex packages at speeds of more than 10 wires per second. There is one major concern with operating at these speeds: if something in the assembly process is wrong, everything... more

Webcast: This presentation will go over some of the common issues encountered when setting up performing circuit simulation of high speed serial designs. Topics will include s-parameter passivity and causality, frequency sampling and bandwidth and how they relate to simulation accuracy, model... more

Reference Guide: EDN's Design Ideas, contributed by practicing electronics engineers, deliver practical, innovative circuit designs in a concise format complete with circuit schematic diagrams, application details, and even software code. The Editors of EDN have assembled Volume 2 of the most popular Design Ideas... more

Application Note: The aim of channel sounding is to characterize a radio channel by decomposing the radio propagation path into its individual multipath components. This application note provided by Neul describes how channel sounding can be performed using the R&S SMBV100A Vector Signal Generator and the R&S FSL... more

Webcast: Digital control is sweeping the motor driver industry, bringing increased efficiency, quieter operation, better response, and other benefits. This half hour webinar gives an introduction to many of the techniques used in digital stepper motor control and the advantages they offer. It also covers... more

Webcast: Digital Power Conversion helps solve real world challenges: higher energy efficiency, lower cost, higher reliability, and other benefits. This half hour webinar gives an introduction to many of the challenges to power conversion designers, as well the benefits of digital power conversion, such as... more

Webcast: LEDs are relatively simple, inherently dimmable devices. The tricky part is making sure that your new solid-state lighting design is compatible with the existing base of dimming switches which were designed for now-obsolete incandescent lighting. EDN's panel of experts in power management for... more

Webcast: A key ability in ensuring energy efficiency the ability to measure power right where it's used. Smart power meters are finding uses far beyond the utility power meter - they're being embedded in power supplies at the point-of-use. Accuracy, calibration, and communications capability are just a few... more

Webcast: Power used to be a secondary concern when it comes to chip or system design, but with the rapid rise in importance of mobile devices, increasing chip densities, and a rise in the levels of concurrency, power consumption, power dissipation, heat dissipation, and power integrity and becoming major... more