Electronic Design

VOLTAGE COMPARATORS: The Most Misunderstood and Underutilized Peripheral in Microcontrollers

Voltage comparators began appearing in single-chip microcontrollers (MCUs) in the late 1990s. At the time, the change was viewed as a simple cost reduction. Comparators required less silicon, while ...
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CMOS Voltage Comparator Touts 50,000:1 Improvement in Sensor Input Signal Detection

Sunnyvale, Calif. — Advanced Linear Devices, Inc. announced an ultra-sensitive, high-performance electrically programmable analog device (EPAD) analog voltage comparator. Designated the ALD2321, the ...
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Low Voltage CMOS Push-Pull Comparators

ROHM’s low voltage CMOS comparators (BU7251, BU7231, BU7252, and BU7232) integrate input full swing / push-pull output functionality and 1 or 2 circuits on single chip. A low operating voltage range ...
Electronic Design

Voltage Comparator Gives Fast Response Time

STMicroelectronics introduced a high-speed voltage comparator with the market's best ratio of current consumption to response time. ST's high-speed voltage comparator addresses applications where fast ...