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Design solutions: Latest MEMS and sensor signal conditioning architectures

Back in 2012, I wrote about signal conditioning for MEMS and sensors. Amplifiers and architectures have not changed very much since, but there are a few newer devices and design architectural ...
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Understanding noise optimization in sensor signal-conditioning circuits (Part 1a of 4 parts)

Accurate signal conditioning and high-resolution measurements are no longer limited to industrial or instrumentation applications. Designers of portable consumer- electronic equipment also need to ...
Electronic Design

An Alogue-Conditioning Circuit Targets Sinusoidal Encoder Apps

1. This optimised analogue-conditioning circuit can avoid signal distortion caused by nonlinearities, and guarantee an optimum interface between the encoder and ADC. 2. shown is a normalised RC filter ...
Electronic Design

SiGe BiCMOS Vs. CMOS For Signal Conditioning

Texas Instrument's Richard Zarr reviews the differences between Silicon-Germanium BiCMOS and small-geometry CMOS when it comes to driving high-speed data transmission lines. The CMOS process was the ...