Every modern computer has a microprocessor in it, but not many have a digital signal processor (DSP). Since the CPU is a digital device, it clearly processes digital data, so you might wonder what the ...

A digital signal processor (DSP) is a specialized microprocessor that performs mathematical operations with lightning speed. For instance, a DSP might perform the mathematical operations necessary to ...

This post sponsored by Texas Instruments. TMS320C5534 is a member of TI's C5000 fixed-point Digital Signal Processor (DSP) product family and is designed for low-power applications. The fixed-point ...

The AK7757 is a digital signal processor with an integrated 4-channel DAC, a stereo ADC with input selector, a mono ADC and an integrated digital audio interface.The AK7757 is a digital signal ...

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 ...

What is an analog front-end (AFE)? Why use an AFE? AFE tradeoffs in energy-meter design. Sensors provide analog signals that need to be converted to digital values via analog-to-digital converters ...

Most chips today are built from a combination of customized logic blocks that deliver some special sauce, and off-the-shelf blocks for commonplace technologies such as I/O, memory controllers, etc.