We design, manufacture, test, and sell analog and embedded semiconductors in markets that include industrial, automotive, personal electronics, communications equipment, and enterprise systems.
We design, manufacture, test and sell analog and embedded semiconductors that help our nearly 100,000 customers around the globe create differentiated applications in markets that include industrial, automotive, personal electronics, communications equipment and enterprise systems. Our broad portfolio of ~80,000 products helps our customers efficiently manage power, accurately sense and transmit data, and provide the core control or processing in their electronic systems. We partner with our customers to understand their toughest challenges, then apply our technology and system expertise and work persistently to overcome barriers and problem-solve.
Texas Instruments recently introduced Matter-enabled software development kits for Wi-Fi and Thread SimpleLink wireless microcontrollers that will help streamline adoption of ...
Sponsored by Texas Instruments: Space-grade plastic-packaged components serve as building blocks for low-Earth-orbit satellite payloads that perform optical, radar, and infrared...
Sponsored by Texas Instruments: Advanced radio-frequency differential amplifiers combine with ADCs and DACs to elevate the performance of oscilloscopes, arbitrary waveform generators...
Part 1 covered the fundamental frequency-response measurement method and how to use it to measure the analog input bandwidth for an ADC. Part 2 discusses the DAC’s analog output...
This two-part article series explains the fundamental frequency-response measurement method as applied to both ADCs and DACs, with or without internal digital downconverter or...
Learn how efficient battery power management in medical wearables is of critical importance due to the increase in power-hungry features to make these devices smarter.
Learn how the latest IoT and IIoT devices ensure secure connectivity against cyber threats, whether wired or wireless. Explore cybersecurity measures in this comprehensive guide...
Boosting the resolution of X-ray images ultimately leads to better healthcare. Making it happen typically requires a redesign of the front end, which means careful selection of...
Adding RF/mmWave communications capabilities to overall system designs has become much easier and cost-effective with modular functional blocks in SiPs, SoCs, and SoMs.
These EMI filter ICs enable engineers to design smaller, lighter, and more affordable power supplies while optimizing system performance, efficiency, and reliability.
DDR4 devices from Teledyne e2v and TI’s LDO voltage regulator are paired to comprise a platform that will satisfy stringent SWaP requirements of satellite OEMs.
The ultra-compact multi-sensor module, which integrates TI’s CC2652R7 SimpleLink wireless MCU, aids real-time prediction of anomalies in machinery and equipment.
With the Internet of Things (IoT) seeing phenomenal growth, connectivity becomes a challenge. That's where narrowband communications technologies can come into play to address...
By building key components into design kits and application platforms, suppliers give circuit and system designers head starts in getting the most value and performance for their...
There's many reasons to attend IMS 2021's live event in Atlanta, not the least of which is the juicy smorgasbord of technical sessions on offer. This article glimpses just a few...
Interest in components, circuit materials, and test solutions for millimeter-wave frequencies looms large as the RF/microwave industry readies for two versions of the annual IEEE...
Low-power radar MMICs at 24 and 77 GHz provide the electromagnetic-sensor data that combines with video cameras and LiDAR systems for reliable ADAS coverage.
Discrete GaN transistors, whether in die or packaged forms, offer high power density to boost pulsed signals in C-, L-, and S-band radars and communications applications.
High-speed communications is critical for industrial infrastructure, as it allows manufacturers to speed up production lines by efficiently sending power out to equipment or sharing...
In the final chapter of this five-part series, we’ll look at five different synthesizer designs, comparing fully integrated synthesizers to discrete implementations.
Equipped with an efficient JESD interface, this dual-channel ADC reaches 5.2 Gsamples/s per channel with an 8-GHz bandwidth, meeting the needs of 5G as well as advanced radar ...
Frequency spectrum in the mmWave range offers limited propagation distances but almost unlimited bandwidth for the continuing expansion of wireless communications systems and ...
From discrete high-power transistors to highly integrated ICs with combinations of analog and digital functions, the 2019 IMS exhibition will provide a good look at the latest...
Versatile and power-efficient data conversion is a part of defense systems, from audio through microwave frequencies, and choosing the right data converters means weighing several...
As data converters gain more speed and bandwidth, it presents designers with new opportunities to take fresh looks at applications like radar and communications.
Widespread adoption of SDR technology continues throughout many markets as key mixed-signal and digital components improve in performance, even as they shrink in size and power...
As the electronics industry looks for ways to implant intelligent wireless interfaces/controllers in everything, many RF companies have already developed low-power, low-cost, ...
With the Microwave Industry Awards, Microwaves & RF provides a forum for industry members to share their appreciation for companies that excel in categories ranging from website...
This year’s International Microwave Symposium (IMS) had a full schedule of technical presentations, as well as a healthy number of new product introductions at ever-higher frequencies...
RF integration is reaching an all-time high, as RF components that were previously external to the system processors are finding themselves neighbors with the GPUs and CPUs of...
The growing number of 77-GHz automotive radar systems has put pressure on RF/microwave test-and-measurement-equipment manufacturers to develop cost-effective measurement solutions...
As wireless-sensing components boost efficiency and other performance criteria, energy-harvesting solutions are moving beyond a niche and into everyday applications.
Data converters are an "end point" on a system block diagram for many RF/microwave designers—the points at which analog signals are converted to digital bits and back again. In...
These highly integrated circuits and modules are designed to provide short-range wireless networking functions, all the while using low-power sleep modes for long-term operation...
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The healthcare industry is hoping to adopt wireless technology on a large scale, allowing doctors and nurses to more effectively monitor their patients’ vital signals even from...
Think plumbing when you think of microwaves. At least that is the way it used to be. Lots of waveguides and metal structures with cavities. And tubes. Today much of that plumbing...
Oscillators are following a trend of smaller packages and lower power consumption while also delivering enhanced spectral purity and leveraging a number of different technologies...
Components provided excellent performance 50 years ago. But they have improved electrically along the way, taking advantage of material and manufacturing advances to shave costs...
Parts obsolescence is a real issue in high-reliability electronics like aerospace and defense systems. According to an April 2008 article in IEEE Spectrum, Uncle Sam spends $10...
By combining components within a common housing, RF/microwave engineers are performing some of the integration needed to add high-frequency functionality to commercial and military...
The IMS has traditionally served as a midpoint of each year for many microwave companies, not only to swap notes on markets and opportunities but to assess the development of ...
The ever-improving balance of bandwidth, resolution, and power consumption are making modern analog-to-digital converters an essential component in high-frequency systems.
The promise of low-cost chips, low-power transmitters, and high data rates has major communications companies scrambling to learn the potential of UWB technology.