The distinction between analog and digital signals is very simple, but it can still be a challenge to wrap one's mind around the concepts that define the two systems. Just when you think you've got it ...

Sharing the hardware platform between diverse information systems to establish full cooperation among different functionalities has attracted substantial attention. However, broadband multifunctional ...

There is a rapidly growing need for power-efficient artificial intelligence (AI) to run on smaller devices at the edge. Power-hungry edge devices send massive amounts of data to and from the cloud. At ...

RF absorption and PLL phase calibration help phased-array subsystems reduce clock spurs while preserving spectral purity and ...

Analog behavior is difficult to compress into simple pass/fail decisions that could reduce redundant coverage.

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 ...

Analog and Mixed Signal Integrated Circuits (AMS ICs), which have many different components on a single chip, can now be integrated due to technological advancements. However, controllability and ...

Oscilloscopes provide critical signal visibility for debugging, testing, and ensuring that electronic systems match developers’ imaginations. Specifying when the oscilloscope captures information ...

The current state of engineers working in analog signal-path engineering. Who they are, their ages, experience, and their time in the practice. Signal-path design refers to the process of designing ...

In today’s radio plant, one of the biggest opportunities for air chain improvement is surprisingly simple: Remove analog ...

The move toward multi-die assemblies and the increasing value of sensor data at the edge are beginning to focus attention and raise questions about security in analog circuits. In most SoC designs ...