Analog Devices' Online Design Tool Speeds Amplifier Evaluation and Selection.NORWOOD, Mass. -- - ADI's new amplifier parametric evaluation tool creates "virtual evaluation board" environment to remove the guesswork from selecting and implementing operational amplifiers in next-generation designs. Analog Devices Analog Devices (NYSE: ADI) is an American multinational producer of semiconductor devices. Analog specializes in ADC, DAC, MEMS, and DSP chips for consumer and industrial goods. Analog is presently designing circuits in the 65 nanometer to 3 µm process feature sizes range. Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ADI), the world leader in amplifiers, today announced the availability of a parametric evaluation tool for amplifiers that enables system designers to select, evaluate and troubleshoot voltage feedback operational amplifiers (op amps) from Analog Devices. By using parametric data See parametric symbol. to mathematically model the general behavior of a selected amplifier, designers are able to select a component, quickly configure a circuit, apply a signal and evaluate the amplifier's general performance. The tool, available to users at no charge, is accessible in real-time on the Analog Devices Web site and requires no software download. The tool can be accessed at http://www.analog.com/designcenter/ampevaltool. "For years, designers have been forced to rely on tedious hand calculations and guesswork in the selection and evaluation of op amps," said Dave Kress, director of applications engineering at Analog Devices. "As such, designers did not always have the liberty to thoroughly consider all the factors in their selection process. As the world's leading supplier of op amps, with a portfolio of thousands of products, we wanted to provide a tool that could simplify the process. With ADI's online parametric evaluation tool, our customers can now quickly and efficiently conduct real-time simulations and troubleshoot potential problems across various parameters and architectures." The parametric evaluation tool enables designers to check an amplifier's parametric performance, such as bandwidth limitations, input/output range, gain errors, and DC errors in a given circuit configuration. By observing the limits specified by these parameters, the designer is ensured that the device is safely and reliably operating well within its optimal performance range. The new evaluation tool also offers several key features that aid in the selection of amplifiers from Analog Devices. For instance, once a circuit has been set, a designer can request a list of the amplifiers that would best fit a given design. An ADI customer can then evaluate each component separately to determine which device best suits their design. Separately, interactive message flags issue a series of warnings if a circuit configuration may lead to damage of an amplifier, if the circuit yields degraded performance or if there is an issue the designer should simply be made aware of. This feature greatly diminishes the possibility of costly re-designs to a circuit, provides reassurance that the circuit can meet performance objectives and supports troubleshooting efforts. In addition, a selection Wizard is offered for less experienced designers who may require additional help choosing an amplifier. This particular option determines circuit configuration and component values and provides suggested amplifiers for a particular circuit design. The ADI op amp evaluation tool is powered by National Instruments National Instruments, or NI (NASDAQ: NATI), is an American company with over 4,000 employees and direct operations in 41 countries founded in 1976 by Dr. James Truchard, Bill Nowlin and Jeff Kodosky. LabVIEW, which provides a familiar graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to (GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. ) and processes related computational tasks. About Analog Devices Innovation, performance, and excellence are the cultural pillars on which Analog Devices has built one of the most long-standing, high-growth companies within the technology sector. Acknowledged industry-wide as the world leader in data conversion and signal conditioning Imagine feeding the output of a temperature sensor, which is in millivolts, to an Analog-to-digital converter to be processed. Is it possible for the Analog-to-Digital converter to process such a minute voltage amplitude? The answer is probably no. technology, Analog Devices serves over 60,000 customers around the world, representing virtually all types of electronics equipment. Celebrating 40 years as a leading global manufacturer of high-performance integrated circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. used in analog and digital signal processing See DSP. Digital Signal Processing - (DSP) Computer manipulation of analog signals (commonly sound or image) which have been converted to digital form (sampled). applications, Analog Devices, Inc. is headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts, and employs approximately 8,900 people worldwide. It has manufacturing facilities in Massachusetts, California, North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. , Ireland, and the Philippines. Analog Devices' common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. and ADI is included in the S&P 500 Index. Product and company names are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies. |
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