EDN

Create radio receiver circuits with the LM386 audio amplifier

Although the ubiquitous LM386 IC was designed to be used as an audio amplifier, it has a number of undocumented characteristics that can be exploited to create simple radio receiver circuits that ...
IEEE

Cross-Hierarchical Design of Compact RF-MEMS Oscillator Circuits on a Silicon-Ceramic Composite Substrate

Abstract: The valuable performance figures of micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) offer many improvements in the field of radio-frequency (RF) circuits for mobile communications compared to ...
eeworldonline

Design a circuit for ultra-low power sensor applications

Sensors monitoring mechanical and biological systems must often scavenge power from the thing being sensed. The oscillator circuits shown here let you operate those sensors. Sensor circuits that ...
EDN

Ku-band RF PLLs have integrated VCO for low phase-noise local oscillator circuits

The TFF100xHN family of Ku-band RF PLLs has integrated VCO intended for low phase-noise local oscillator (LO) circuits in Ku-band VSAT transmitters and transceivers. Manufactured in a high-performance ...
RF Globalnet

What Makes Teeny Tiny Amplifiers And Oscillators Tick?

The integration and miniaturization of amplifiers and oscillators, crucial for modern electronics, are achieved through integrated circuits, allowing for smaller, more reliable, and efficient devices.
Electronic Design

Single-Chip Bluetooth LSI Integrates RF And Baseband Circuits

A new single-chip Bluetooth LSI, designated the TC35654, integrates both RF and baseband circuits The chip employs a 0.18 µm CMOS process technology for the RF circuit instead of the usual bipolar ...