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Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) has introduced a reference design and algorithm that enables small form factor, low power, smoke detector designs to be rapidly prototyped and brought to market faster at a reduced cost. The new CN0537 reduces design risk and has been tested and verified to pass the UL 217 Standard for Smoke Alarms, 8th edition. The reference design uses Analog Devices’ ADPD188BI high performance optical sensor core combined with precision smoke chamber for reduced nuisance alarms.

• Download circuit note, order algorithm, UL-217 certified datasets, source code and reference platform hardware: www.analog.com/CN0537

• Watch the CN0537 webcast: https://www.analog.com/en/education/education-library/webcasts/saving-more-lives-how-design-better-smoke-detectors.html

• Learn more about ADI’s Smoke Detection Solutions

• Connect with engineers and ADI product experts on EngineerZone™, an online technical support community: http://ez.analog.com

CN0537 Reference Design Key Features:

• UL 217 8^th edition tested and verified smoke and fire algorithm

• Data package for algorithm development including more than 1,000 smoke datasets taken at UL-217 certified facilities

• Software providing data pre-processing, initialisation, calibration and environmental compensation source code

• Arduino form factor smoke detector reference design for rapid prototyping and development

• Low power hardware design and low computational algorithm extending battery life and reducing battery size and cost

Pricing and Availability

About Analog Devices

Analog Devices is a leading global high-performance analogue technology company dedicated to solving the toughest engineering challenges. We enable our customers to interpret the world around us by intelligently bridging the physical and digital with unmatched technologies that sense, measure, power, connect and interpret. Visit http://www.analog.com.

NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) and Analog Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADI) have announced that they have teamed up to design a 5G Network Massive MIMO Antenna Radio Unit for Rakuten Mobile. The radio unit adopts ADI’s fourth-generation wideband RF transceiver solution to achieve high precision Massive MIMO and possesses a 5G open vRAN (virtual RAN) interface corresponding to Rakuten Mobile’s end-to-end fully virtualised cloud-native mobile network. It delivers large capacity transmission with high efficiency by using 3.7GHz frequency Massive MIMO^*1 and digital beamforming technology.^*2 The cloud-native virtual network heralds a major shift in how communications providers can offer high-speed internet access worldwide, at significantly lower costs, made possible without the maintenance, upkeep, repair and labour costs associated with the physical infrastructure that hinders conventional networks. NEC has already started shipping the 5G Network Massive MIMO Antenna Radio Unit to Rakuten Mobile.

ADI’s fourth-generation wideband RF transceiver integrates quad channel transmitters, receivers and Digital Pre-Distortion (DPD) in a single chip. The radio is fully software reconfigurable and covers all sub-6GHz 5G frequency bands, simplifying radio designs.

“ADI’s RF transceiver is expertly designed to support wireless applications such as Massive MIMO and small cell systems, simplifying system design, reducing size and weight, and minimising power consumption,” said Nozomu Watanabe, Senior Vice President at NEC. “Virtualisation is a dependable and cost-efficient approach, and the world’s leading telecom providers are pursuing it as the next evolution of communications. ADI’s RF equipment allows us to provide the connectivity required to build an architecture that supports 5G full-spectrum systems.”

NEC’s 5G equipment utilises highly accurate digital beamforming for efficient high-capacity transmission. The system also features seamless installation, achieved through circuit integration.

“The new wave of 5G-based network connectivity is defined by flexibility,” said Greg Henderson, Senior Vice President at Analog Devices. “By working with NEC to drive the first Massive MIMO installation for Rakuten Mobile, we’re laying the groundwork to propel 5G connectivity forward. The ecosystem is incredibly intricate and complex, but the primary goal is for all parties to work seamlessly together to inspire efficiencies across the board: cost, time and capital equipment. These are the pieces that will help us move to the next step of a truly virtualised network.”

About NEC Corporation

NEC Corporation has established itself as a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies while promoting the brand statement of “Orchestrating a brighter world.” NEC enables businesses and communities to adapt to rapid changes taking place in both society and the market as it provides for the social values of safety, security, fairness and efficiency to promote a more sustainable world where everyone has the chance to reach their full potential. For more information, visit NEC at http://www.nec.com

About Analog Devices, Inc.

Analog Devices (Nasdaq: ADI) is a leading global high-performance analogue technology company dedicated to solving the toughest engineering challenges. We enable our customers to interpret the world around us by intelligently bridging the physical and digital with unmatched technologies that sense, measure, power, connect and interpret. Visit http://www.analog.com

*1 Massive MIMO--Massive multiple-input, multiple-output, or massive MIMO, is an extension of MIMO, which essentially groups together antennas at the transmitter and receiver to provide better throughput and better spectrum efficiency.

*2 Digital Beamforming--Technology to precisely manipulate the gain and phase of multiple antenna signals. Able to form intensively to a specific direction and to deliver stable radio waves over longer distances.

In November 2020, Analog Devices (ADI) will renew its long-established presence at the electronica exhibition and conference.  Developing the overall theme of ‘Engineering a Sustainable Future’, ADI’s exhibits, demonstrations and conference presentations will showcase technologies that contribute to environmental benefits and improved quality of life, across areas such as mobility, 5G connectivity, machine learning and automation, and digital healthcare.

Analog Devices’ presence at electronica 2020 will, however, mark a major change from every previous event – in 2020, electronica “goes virtual”.

Analog Devices’ ‘virtual stand’ in the exhibition will be home to a wide range of demonstrations; highlights include technologies for Building Automation, and for simpler, more robust communications in Factory Automation. There will be an example of further progress in MEMS, a field ADI pioneered, in the evolving space of wearable health monitoring devices, and, for the electrified transportation sector, the latest advances in Battery Management Systems (BMS).

Battery Management and E-Drive

Some commentators have suggested that 2020/2021 will come to be seen as the ‘tipping point’ when electric cars take off in terms of consumer acceptance. Range-anxiety and battery life still feature highly in purchasers’ concerns, and precision battery management systems are key to maximising both. This demonstration will show the latest generation of ADI’s BMS capabilities, including wireless connectivity for battery systems, the ability to handle battery stacks of all complexities, and precision sensors specific to the BMS function.

Sensing the indoor environment

Two parallel demonstrations will reveal new capabilities for Building and Factory Automation. ADI’s EagleEye™ is a sensor-to-cloud solution that supports users in optimising energy efficiency, together with worker wellbeing and safety. The demo illustrates how it can merge the insights from numerous precision data sources, generating actions in real time; the vision-sensing, people-counting solution enables building space utilisation and density measurement. Sensing sources such as CO₂, light, temperature, humidity and smoke alarms can be integrated into total building automation solutions.

Networking Industry 4.0

Much has been written about Industry 4.0 and the connected factory, yet issues still remain around implementing real-time connectivity, taking Ethernet over long distances in legacy plants and buildings. ADI will demonstrate its ultra-low power 10BASE-T1L physical layer products, in the ADI Chronous™ family of Industrial Ethernet solutions, enabling communication of new insights about process variables and asset health to control systems. The demo will show benefits relating to process optimisation and the increased utilisation of field sensors and actuators, with correspondingly high levels of robustness and reliability.

MEMS Switches at 44GHz

In the realm of the frequency ranges needed for 5G communications, Analog Devices will demonstrate its latest developments in RF MEMS switches. Using micro-fabricated structures – essentially, electromechanical relays constructed in semiconductor fabrication processes – produces switches with extremely low insertion loss, low signal path on-resistance, small size and high linearity, matching the needs of ATE and instrumentation applications as well as communications designs. This demonstration will illustrate, as an example, how to perform a precision DC to 44GHz measurement using a single MEMS switch.

Better Data from Healthcare Wearables

In the field of digital healthcare, the principles of vital signs monitoring (VSM) by wearable devices is established. However, expanding the technique from the episodic to cases that require continuous data collection can still be challenging. ADI will show how it developed its Study Watch platform that makes full use of smart-watch sensing capabilities to provide a richer data set. Acting as both entry point into the VSM hardware arena, and as development platform meeting the need for robust bio-medical evaluation, the demo shows how to ‘monitor the unmonitored’.

A diverse suite of further demonstrations will include looking at ADI’s work in enhancing the in-cabin experience in increasingly autonomous vehicles, long-established ADI specialities such as signal acquisition and data conversion, at contactless current sensing for renewable-energy controls, plus a range of further sensor technologies.

Conference Program

Analog Devices speakers will also make a number of contributions to the on-line conference programme at electronica 2020.

Conference Keynote; Wireless Factories with 5G

At the Wireless Congress, 11 Nov, 11:05 am CET, Joseph Barry, Vice President of ADI’s Wireless Communications Business Unit, will deliver a keynote on how advancements in radio technology are currently driving 5G cellular infrastructure and will ultimately enable the transition to wireless in the industrial setting.

Conference Keynote; Digital Transformation

On 11 Nov, 12:50 pm CET, a keynote presentation at the Embedded Platforms Conference by ADI’s General Manager for Industrial Automation, Brendan O’Dowd, will consider ‘How Companies Today are Maximising Productivity While Minimising Environmental Impact’.  Brendan will speak about the need for, and progress in achieving, ever-improving efficiency in our use of energy and resources, by improving our ability to extract useful insights and meaning out of data to make well-informed decisions.

Conference Keynote; Medical Data – from Sensing to Action

Against the background of the Coronavirus pandemic, the need for improved remote health monitoring and care is thrown into sharp relief. At the Medical Conference, 9 Nov, 2pm CET, Stefan Steyerl, ADI’s Senior Sales Director, Central Europe, will present a keynote describing trends in sensing and measurement technologies that enable and empower remote patient monitoring systems of the future.

Learn from ADI’s experts

Speakers from Analog Devices will also present papers in several program threads throughout the Conference.

For more information on ADI’s presence at electronica 2020, click here.

About Analog Devices

Analog Devices is a leading global high-performance analogue technology company dedicated to solving the toughest engineering challenges. We enable our customers to interpret the world around us by intelligently bridging the physical and digital with unmatched technologies that sense, measure, power, connect and interpret. Visit http://www.analog.com

electronica 2020, in its virtual form, takes place from 9 – 12 November 2020; full details are at the organisers’ site, https://electronica.de/en/

Analog Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADI) has announced a strategic collaboration with Microsoft Corp. to leverage Microsoft’s 3D time-of-flight (ToF) sensor technology, allowing customers to easily create high-performance 3D applications that bring higher degrees of depth accuracy and work regardless of the environmental conditions in the scene. ADI’s technical expertise will build upon Microsoft Azure Kinect technology to deliver leading ToF solutions to a much broader audience in areas such as Industry 4.0, automotive, gaming, augmented reality, computational photography and videography.

Currently, the industrial market is seeing a push for 3D imaging systems that can be used in harsh environments where cutting-edge applications such as human-collaboration robots, room mapping, and inventory management systems are required to bring Industry 4.0 to life. ToF applications are also needed to create safer automobile experiences for drivers and passengers by outfitting vehicles with occupancy detection and driver monitoring capabilities.

“Our customers want depth image capture that ‘just works’ and is as easy as taking a photo,” said Duncan Bosworth, General Manager, Consumer Business Unit, Analog Devices. “Microsoft’s ToF 3D sensor technology used in the HoloLens mixed-reality headset and Azure Kinect Development Kit is seen as the industry standard for time-of-flight technologies. Combining this technology with custom-built solutions from ADI, our customers can easily deploy and scale the next generation of high-performance applications they demand, out of the box.”

Analog Devices is designing, manufacturing, and selling a new product series of 3D ToF imagers, laser drivers, software and hardware-based depth systems that will provide the best depth resolutions in the market with accuracy down to the millimeter. ADI will start building full systems wrapped around complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor (CMOS) imagers to deliver imaging with greater 3D detail, operating over farther distances, and performing robustly regardless of what is in line of sight. This platform will provide customers with plug and play features for fast and large-scale deployment.

“Analog Devices is an established leader in translating physical phenomena into digital information,” said Cyrus Bamji, Microsoft Partner Hardware Architect, Microsoft. “This collaboration will expand market access of our ToF sensor technology and enable the development of commercial 3D sensors, cameras, and related solutions, which will be compatible with a Microsoft ecosystem built on top of Microsoft depth, Intelligent Cloud, and Intelligent Edge platforms.”

ToF 3D sensor technology projects precisely controlled laser light in durations of nanoseconds, which then reflect from the scene onto a high-resolution image sensor giving a depth estimate for every pixel in the image array. ADI’s new CMOS ToF products based on Microsoft’s technology enables highly accurate depth measurement, low noise, high robustness to multipath interference, and calibration solutions for ease of manufacturing. ADI’s products and solutions are already being sampled and the first 3D imaging products using Microsoft technology are expected to release by the end of 2020.

• For more information, visit: http://www.analog.com

About Analog Devices

Analog Devices (Nasdaq: ADI) is a leading global high-performance analogue technology company dedicated to solving the toughest engineering challenges. We enable our customers to interpret the world around us by intelligently bridging the physical and digital with unmatched technologies that sense, measure, power, connect and interpret. Visit http://www.analog.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, our statements regarding the expected opportunities, benefits and developments associated with the collaboration between Analog Devices, Inc. and Microsoft Corporation, including the anticipated advancements in technologies, solutions and product development efforts and offerings, that are based on current expectations, beliefs, assumptions, estimates, forecasts, and projections about the industry and markets in which the companies operate. The statements contained in this release are not guarantees of future performance, are inherently uncertain, involve certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed in such forward-looking statements, and such statements should not be relied upon as representing Analog Devices' or Microsoft’s expectations or beliefs as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described, implied or projected in any forward-looking statements include difficulty or delay in our design, development, production and marketing of products, technologies and solutions, including those associated with the collaboration and other risk factors described in the most recent filings of the two companies with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Neither company undertakes any obligation to update forward-looking statements made by us.

General Motors to use ADI’s Wireless Battery Management System Across its Ultium Battery Platform

Analog Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADI) has announced the industry’s first wireless battery management system (wBMS), which enables automotive manufacturers increased flexibility to scale their electric vehicle fleets into volume production across a wide range of vehicle classes. This is the first wireless battery management system available for production electric vehicles, and it will debut on General Motors’ production vehicles powered by Ultium batteries.

The implementation of ADI’s wBMS eliminates the traditional wired harness, saving up to 90% of the wiring and up to 15% of the volume in the battery pack, as well as improving design flexibility and manufacturability, without compromising range and accuracy over the life of the battery.

ADI’s wBMS includes all integrated circuits, hardware and software for power, battery management, RF communication, and system functions in a single system-level product that supports ASIL-D safety and module-level security building upon ADI’s proven industry leading BMS battery cell measurement technology. By delivering high accuracy for the lifetime of the vehicle, the system enables maximum energy use per cell required for best vehicle range and supports safe and sustainable zero-cobalt battery chemistries, such as lithium iron phosphate (LFP).

“The transition of battery packs from wired to wireless connectivity enables automotive manufacturers to scale their electric vehicle platforms across multiple vehicle models to meet growing consumer demand,” said Patrick Morgan, Vice President, Automotive at Analog Devices. “Our wBMS solution not only simplifies manufacturing, but also allows new systems to be built on wireless data, accelerating the entire industry towards a sustainable future. We are honoured to bring this breakthrough system innovation to market with General Motors.”

Additional system features enable batteries to measure and report their own performance, increasing early failure detection, and enabling optimised battery pack assembly. The data can be monitored remotely throughout the battery lifecycle – from assembly to warehouse and transport through installation, maintenance and into a second-life phase.

ADI and General Motors recently announced a collaboration, bringing the wBMS technology to General Motors’ Ultium battery platform. The ADI technology helps ensure scalability of the Ultium platform across General Motor’s future lineup, which will encompass different brands and vehicle segments, from work trucks to performance vehicles.

“We are pleased to collaborate with ADI to take the wBMS technology to production as part of our ground-breaking Ultium battery platform,” said Kent Helfrich, Executive Director, Global Electrification and Battery Systems at General Motors. “ADI’s wBMS technology enables the more widespread electrification of our fleet, and we look forward to a continued collaboration with ADI to deliver innovation in safety, quality, and performance for the future.” 

To learn more about ADI’s wBMS, please visit: www.analog.com/electrification.

Analog Devices, Inc.

Analog Devices (Nasdaq: ADI) is a leading global high-performance analogue technology company dedicated to solving the toughest engineering challenges. We enable our customers to interpret the world around us by intelligently bridging the physical and digital with unmatched technologies that sense, measure, power, connect and interpret. Visit http://www.analog.com.

General Motors

General Motors (NYSE:GM) is a global company committed to delivering safer, better and more sustainable ways for people to get around. General Motors, its subsidiaries and its joint venture entities sell vehicles under the Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac, Holden, Baojun and Wuling brands. More information on the company and its subsidiaries, including OnStar, a global leader in vehicle safety and security services, can be found at http://www.gm.com.

Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) has introduced a full audio system that features the SHARC^® Audio Module (SAM) for the creation of digital audio devices, including audio FX processors, multi-channel audio systems, MIDI synthesisers, and other DSP-based audio systems. SAM includes the dual-SHARC+ core ADSP-SC589 audio processor SoC (with an integrated Arm^® Cortex^®-A5 core) and leverages Analog Devices’ A²B audio bus technology. In addition to the main SHARC audio module board, ADI offers daughter boards to provide added functionality to the main board and expand the audio system. The Audio Project Fin board mates directly to the main board, providing MIDI input/output as well as pushbuttons and potentiometers to modify audio effects. The A²B Amplifier Module features two high-efficiency Class-D amplifiers to output digital audio data received over the twisted-wire pair A²B bus from PDM microphones and/or serial TDM sources on the main board (or another connected A²B node).

• Download documentation and order boards

• Connect with engineers and ADI product experts on EngineerZone™, an online technical support community: http://ez.analog.com
• Watch a video about the A²B audio bus technology

This complete audio system delivers high-fidelity multichannel digital audio with low and deterministic latency to a fully synchronised distributed audio system. The system is ideal for fast prototyping, evaluation projects, demonstrations, and educational applications. It enables users to realise a shorter time to market with a “ready to go” prototype system that provides a comprehensive hardware and software solution.

ADZS-SC589-MINI Key Features:

• ADSP-SC589 floating-point SHARC processor
• AD2428 low-latency A²B audio bus transceiver
• Includes free CrossCore^® Embedded Studio license and ICE-1000 emulator for debugging ($1145.00 value)

ADZS-AUDIOPROJECT Key Features:

• MIDI 5-pin DIN IN/OUT/THROUGH
• Four programmable, externally routable pushbuttons
• Three POTs connected to housekeeping ADC of the SHARC Audio Module

ADZS-AUDIOA2BAMP Key Features:

• Two SSM3582 high-efficiency 4-in 4-out Class-D amplifiers
• AD2428 low-latency A²B audio bus transceiver
• Can be cascaded via A²B to provide 8 amplified output channels to support 7.1 and other speaker configurations

Pricing and Availability

About Analog Devices

Analog Devices is a leading global high-performance analogue technology company dedicated to solving the toughest engineering challenges. We enable our customers to interpret the world around us by intelligently bridging the physical and digital with unmatched technologies that sense, measure, power, connect and interpret. Visit http://www.analog.com

Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) has announced that it has acquired the High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) business of INVECAS, a Santa Clara based company specialising in embedded software and system level solutions. This addition will provide ADI with complete audio and video solutions to meet the growing needs of enterprise and consumer markets. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

“HDMI technology is in high demand for business, professional, consumer and automotive video applications,” said John Hassett, Senior Vice President, Industrial and Consumer at Analog Devices. “The acquisition of INVECAS’ HDMI business positions ADI to deliver more complete solutions throughout the entire customer journey – from chip, to certification, to end product. We are thrilled to enhance ADI’s capabilities with the addition of this group’s expertise.”

Through this acquisition, ADI will also increase the company’s role in the standards body representing HDMI – which helps shape the future of all HDMI connected technologies, such as HDMI 2.1 feature sets and lower power consumption. In addition, ADI will incorporate certification and compliance capabilities, ensuring support for customers throughout their HDMI development cycles, from concept to pre-compliance and release. As the industry continues to grow and HDMI 2.1 is rolled out, applications such as 8K and 10K video, enhanced audio return, variable refresh rate and more will become commonplace. Additionally, this will allow for greater adoption of these technologies, with ADI expanding offerings to a wider audience with broader feature sets and lower power consumption.

The INVECAS HDMI technology group has a long history in the space, stemming from Silicon Image, a semiconductor company founded in 1995, where the HDMI technology was first created. This team’s leadership will continue to play a critical role in the combination of ADI’s audio and visual business units.

“As we march toward HDMI 2.1 and help usher in additional, groundbreaking technologies, the requirements and demand to power these next-generation applications has never been higher,” said Laxman Vemury, Vice President and General Manager, INVECAS. “By bringing together these two great teams, we can provide expanded offerings that will allow our customers greater adoption of these technologies with even broader feature sets and lower power consumption.”

With the acquisition of INVECAS’ HDMI business, ADI is augmenting its portfolio of sensing technologies and solutions that enhance human interaction and experiences. Opening new applications and dynamic user interfaces enabled by a broad portfolio of technologies that, when combined with the company’s technical expertise, will allow devices to interact with the world in groundbreaking ways. These innovations are aimed at tackling the increased demand for immersive experiences.

Analog Devices’ product suite includes the industry’s broadest selection of HDMI interface solutions for applications including HDTV, set-top boxes, A/V receivers, projectors, and other multiple input displays. To learn more about ADI’s available products across its HDMI and sensory solutions set visit: www.analog.com/consumer.

To learn more about HDMI 2.1 visit: www.hdmi.org.

About Analog Devices

Analog Devices (Nasdaq: ADI) is a leading global high-performance analogue technology company dedicated to solving the toughest engineering challenges. We enable our customers to interpret the world around us by intelligently bridging the physical and digital with unmatched technologies that sense, measure, power, connect and interpret. Visit http://www.analog.com.

• Increased scale and diversification from $8.2 billion¹ revenue portfolio that is positioned to capitalise on key secular growth trends
• Enhances domain expertise and breadth of engineering capabilities to develop more complete solutions to solve customers’ most complex problems
• Expected to be accretive to free cash flow at closing and adjusted EPS in 18 months post-close with $275 million of cost synergies by the end of year two

Analog Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADI) and Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (Nasdaq: MXIM) has announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which ADI will acquire Maxim in an all stock transaction that values the combined enterprise at over $68 billion². The transaction, which was unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies, will strengthen ADI as an analogue semiconductor leader with increased breadth and scale across multiple attractive end markets.

Under the terms of the agreement, Maxim stockholders will receive 0.630 of a share of ADI common stock for each share of Maxim common stock they hold at the closing of the transaction. Upon closing, current ADI stockholders will own approximately 69 percent of the combined company, while Maxim stockholders will own approximately 31 percent. The transaction is intended to qualify as a tax-free reorganisation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

“Today’s exciting announcement with Maxim is the next step in ADI’s vision to bridge the physical and digital worlds. ADI and Maxim share a passion for solving our customers’ most complex problems, and with the increased breadth and depth of our combined technology and talent, we will be able to develop more complete, cutting-edge solutions,” said Vincent Roche, President and CEO of ADI. “Maxim is a respected signal processing and power management franchise with a proven technology portfolio and impressive history of empowering design innovation. Together, we are well-positioned to deliver the next wave of semiconductor growth, while engineering a healthier, safer and more sustainable future for all.”

“For over three decades, we have based Maxim on one simple premise – to continually innovate and develop high-performance semiconductor products that empower our customers to invent. I am excited for this next chapter as we continue to push the boundaries of what’s possible, together with ADI. Both companies have strong engineering and technology know-how and innovative cultures. Working together, we will create a stronger leader, delivering outstanding benefits to our customers, employees and shareholders,” said Tunç Doluca, President and CEO of Maxim Integrated.

Upon closing, two Maxim directors will join ADI’s Board of Directors, including Maxim President and CEO, Tunç Doluca.

Compelling Strategic and Financial Rationale

• Industry Leader with Increased Global Scale: The combination strengthens ADI’s analogue semiconductor leadership position with expected revenue of $8.2 billion¹ and free cash flow of $2.7 billion¹ on a pro forma basis. Maxim’s strength in the automotive and data centre markets, combined with ADI’s strength across the broad industrial, communications and digital healthcare markets are highly complementary and aligned with key secular growth trends. With respect to power management, Maxim’s applications-focused product offerings complement ADI’s catalogue of broad market products.

• Enhanced Domain Expertise & Capabilities: Combining best-in-class technologies will enhance ADI’s depth of domain expertise and engineering capabilities from DC to 100 gigahertz, nanowatts to kilowatts and sensor to cloud, with more than 50,000 products. This will enable the combined company to offer more complete solutions, serve more than 125,000 customers and capture a larger share of a $60 billion total addressable market³.

• Shared Passion for Innovation-led Growth: The combination brings together similar cultures focused on talent, innovation and engineering excellence with more than 10,000 engineers and approximately $1.5 billion¹ in annual research and development investment. The combined company will continue to be a destination for the most talented engineers in multiple domains.

• Earnings Accretion & Cost Savings: This transaction is expected to be accretive to adjusted EPS in 18 months subsequent to closing with $275 million of cost synergies by the end of year two, driven primarily by lower operating expenses and cost of goods sold. Additional cost synergies from manufacturing optimisation are expected to be realised by the end of year three subsequent to closing.

• Strong Financial Position & Cash Flow Generation: ADI expects the combined company to yield a stronger balance sheet, with a pro forma net leverage ratio of approximately 1.2x⁴. This transaction is also expected to be accretive to free cash flow at close, enabling additional returns to shareholders.

Timing and Approvals

The transaction is expected to close in the summer of 2021, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including receipt of U.S. and certain non-U.S. regulatory approvals, and approval by stockholders of both companies.

Advisors

Morgan Stanley served as lead financial advisor to ADI. BofA Securities also served as a financial advisor. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz served as legal counsel.

J.P. Morgan served as exclusive financial advisor to Maxim, and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP served as legal counsel.

Conference Call and Webcast Information

ADI will host a conference call to discuss the transaction today, beginning at 8:30 am ET. Investors may join via webcast, accessible on the investor relations sections of ADI’s website at investor.analog.com. Investors may also join by telephone (call (800) 859-9560, or (706) 634-7193 for international calls, ten minutes before the call begins and provide the password "ADI").

A replay of the conference call will be available approximately two hours after the call concludes and may be accessed for up to two weeks, by dialling 855-859-2056 and entering the conference ID: 3573127.

About Analog Devices 

Analog Devices (Nasdaq: ADI) is a leading global high-performance analogue technology company dedicated to solving the toughest engineering challenges. We enable our customers to interpret the world around us by intelligently bridging the physical and digital with unmatched technologies that sense, measure, power, connect and interpret. Visit http://www.analog.com.

About Maxim Integrated

Maxim Integrated develops innovative analogue and mixed-signal products and technologies to make systems smaller and smarter, with enhanced security and increased energy efficiency. We are empowering design innovation for our automotive, industrial, healthcare, mobile consumer, and cloud data centre customers to deliver industry-leading solutions that help change the world. Learn more at http://www.maximintegrated.com.

Forward Looking Statements

This communication relates to a proposed business combination transaction between Analog Devices, Inc. (“ADI”) and Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (“Maxim”). This communication contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements address a variety of subjects, including, for example, projections as to the anticipated benefits of the proposed transaction, the anticipated impact of the proposed transaction on the combined organization’s business and future financial and operating results, the expected amount and timing of synergies from the proposed transaction, and the anticipated closing date for the proposed transaction. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about ADI’s and Maxim’s beliefs, plans and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on ADI’s and Maxim’s current expectations and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements often contain words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” "will," “estimate,” “would,” “target” and similar expressions, as well as variations or negatives of these words. The following important factors and uncertainties, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements: the uncertainty as to the extent of the duration, scope and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic; political and economic uncertainty, including any faltering in global economic conditions or the stability of credit and financial markets, erosion of consumer confidence and declines in customer spending; unavailability of raw materials, services, supplies or manufacturing capacity; changes in geographic scope or product or customer mix; changes in export classifications, import and export regulations or duties and tariffs; changes in ADI’s or Maxim’s estimates of their expected tax rate based on current tax law; ADI’s ability to successfully integrate Maxim’s businesses and technologies; the risk that the expected benefits and synergies of the proposed transaction and growth prospects of the combined company may not be fully achieved in a timely manner, or at all; adverse results in litigation matters, including the potential for litigation related to the proposed transaction; the risk that ADI or Maxim will be unable to retain and hire key personnel; the risk associated with ADI’s and Maxim’s ability to obtain the approvals of their respective shareholders required to consummate the proposed transaction and the timing of the closing of the proposed transaction, including the risk that the conditions to the transaction are not satisfied on a timely basis or at all or the failure of the transaction to close for any other reason or to close on the anticipated terms, including the anticipated tax treatment; the risk that any regulatory approval, consent or authorization that may be required for the proposed transaction is not obtained or is obtained subject to conditions that are not anticipated; unanticipated difficulties or expenditures relating to the transaction, the response of business partners and retention as a result of the announcement and pendency of the transaction; uncertainty as to the long-term value of ADI’s common stock; and the diversion of management time on transaction-related matters. These risks, as well as other risks related to the proposed transaction, will be included in the registration statement on Form S-4 and joint proxy statement/prospectus that will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with the proposed transaction. While the list of factors presented here is, and the list of factors to be presented in the registration statement on Form S-4 are, considered representative, no such list should be considered to be a complete statement of all potential risks and uncertainties. For additional information about other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, please refer to ADI’s and Maxim’s respective periodic reports and other filings with the SEC, including the risk factors contained in ADI’s and Maxim’s most recent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Annual Reports on Form 10-K. Forward-looking statements represent management’s current expectations and are inherently uncertain and are made only as of the date hereof. Except as required by law, neither ADI nor Maxim undertakes or assumes any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information or to reflect subsequent events or circumstances or otherwise.

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This communication is not intended to and shall not constitute an offer to buy or sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy or sell any securities, or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made, except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Additional Information about the Merger and Where to Find It

In connection with the proposed transaction, ADI intends to file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 that will include a joint proxy statement of ADI and Maxim and that also constitutes a prospectus of ADI. Each of ADI and Maxim may also file other relevant documents with the SEC regarding the proposed transaction. This document is not a substitute for the joint proxy statement/prospectus or registration statement or any other document that ADI or Maxim may file with the SEC. The definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus (if and when available) will be mailed to stockholders of ADI and Maxim. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT MAY BE FILED WITH THE SEC, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THESE DOCUMENTS, CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY IF AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the registration statement and joint proxy statement/prospectus (if and when available) and other documents containing important information about ADI, Maxim and the proposed transaction, once such documents are filed with the SEC through the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by ADI will be available free of charge on ADI’s website at http://www.analog.com or by contacting ADI’s Investor Relations Department by email at investor.relations@analog.com or by phone at 781-461-3282. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Maxim will be available free of charge on Maxim’s website at investor.maximintegrated.com or by contacting Maxim’s Investor Relations department by phone at 408-601-5697.

Participants in the Solicitation

ADI, Maxim and certain of their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposed transaction. Information about the directors and executive officers of ADI, including a description of their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is set forth in ADI’s proxy statement for its 2020 annual meeting of shareholders, which was filed with the SEC on January 24, 2020, and ADI’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 2, 2019, which was filed with the SEC on November 26, 2019. Information about the directors and executive officers of Maxim, including a description of their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is set forth in Maxim’s proxy statement for its 2019 annual meeting of shareholders, which was filed with the SEC on September 27, 2019, and Maxim’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 29, 2019, which was filed with the SEC on August 21, 2019. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitations and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC regarding the proposed transaction when such materials become available. Investors should read the joint proxy statement/prospectus carefully when it becomes available before making any voting or investment decisions. You may obtain free copies of these documents from ADI or Maxim using the sources indicated above.

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¹ Based on FY19 reported financials for ADI and trailing twelve months ending September 28, 2019 for Maxim.

² Based on share price as of July 10, 2020 fully diluted shares and latest reported net debt.

³ Source: WSTS Semiconductor Forecast for Analog in 2023.

⁴ As reported from most recent quarter end; ADI, May 2, 2020; Maxim, March 28, 2020.

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Contacts for ADI

Investor Contact:
Analog Devices, Inc.
Mr. Michael Lucarelli
Sr. Director of Investor Relations
781-461-3282
investor.relations@analog.com

Media Contacts:
Jackie Rutter

Director Marketing EMEA at Analog Devices

+44 7581 573724

jackie.rutter@analog.com

Alan Timmins

Mainly Marketing Services      

a.timmins@ntlworld.com

Tel: +44 1252 62993

Contact for Maxim

Investor Contact:
Maxim
Ms. Kathy Ta
Vice President, Investor Relations
408-601-5697
kathy.ta@maximintegrated.com

Source: Analog Devices, Inc.

ADI among 12 Award Recipients

Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) has announced it received a BAE Systems ‘Partner 2 Win’ Supplier of the Year Award for “Original Component Manufacturer of the Year,” based on exceptional performance and contributions to supply chain success in 2019 for BAE Systems’ Electronic Systems sector. ADI was selected from a pool of more than 2,200 suppliers that worked with the sector in 2019.

“It is with great pride that Analog Devices accepts this award from BAE Systems,” said Bryan Goldstein, Vice President and General Manager Aerospace and Defense Business Unit at Analog Devices. “Our collaboration with BAE is bringing differentiated, cutting-edge electronic technologies to the warfighter and we recognise the criticality of both on-time delivery and quality. It is truly an honour to be recognised in these areas.”

BAE Systems’ ‘Partner 2 Win’ programme is designed to achieve operational excellence and eliminate defects in its supply chain by raising the bar of performance expectations to meet the demand of current and future customers. As part of the programme, BAE Systems meets regularly with its suppliers at their locations to transfer best practices to ensure that the components and materials that compose BAE Systems products meet the highest quality standards.

“We are proud to partner with companies – including Analog Devices – committed to delivering the highest quality products on-time, every time,” said Kim Cadorette, vice president of Operations for BAE Systems’ Electronic Systems sector. “We look forward to continued collaboration and success.”

About Analog Devices

Analog Devices (Nasdaq: ADI) is a leading global high-performance analogue technology company dedicated to solving the toughest engineering challenges. We enable our customers to interpret the world around us by intelligently bridging the physical and digital with unmatched technologies that sense, measure, power and connect. Visit http://www.analog.com

About BAE Systems
BAE Systems provides some of the world’s most advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace, and security solutions. The company employs a skilled workforce of more than 83,000 employees worldwide and operations in 30 U.S. states. Working with customers and local partners, BAE Systems develops, engineers, manufactures, and supports products and systems to deliver military capability, protect national security and people, and keep critical information and infrastructure secure.

Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) has introduced the ADM2867E series of reinforced iCoupler® isolated RS485 + integrated isolated dc-to-dc converters. These new parts provide low radiated emissions and enable solutions that meet EMC compliance with fewer board spins and budget overruns. The transceivers’ simplified PCB layout and small SOIC form factor pack more functionality into space constrained applications than the previous generation as well as current products offered by competitors.

• Download data sheet, order samples and evaluation boards: https://www.analog.com/en/products/adm2867E.html
• Connect with engineers and ADI product experts on EngineerZone®, an online technical support community:  https://ez.analog.com/interface-isolation
• Find application notes and technical articles about digital isolation technology from ADI:  https://www.analog.com/en/products/interface-isolation/isolation.html

This isolated RS485 + integrated isolated power transceiver series includes smart features that reduce end system install and debug time allowing for easy correction of installation-based connection errors. With the trusted safety of iCoupler digital isolation and IEC 61000-4-2 ESD, signal integrity is maintained in the harshest of environments. 

ADM2867E Key Features

• 5.7 kV rms isolated full duplex RS-485/RS-422 transceiver with 8mm creepage
• Margin to CISPR32 Class B emissions on a 2-layer PCB without stitching capacitance
• Cable invert smart feature correct reversed cable connections while maintaining full receiver fail-safe feature
• Flexible supply rails with low voltage to interface to FPGAs and microprocessors and PROFIBUS support with a 5V isolated supply

Pricing and Availability

About Analog Devices

Analog Devices is a leading global high-performance analogue technology company dedicated to solving the toughest engineering challenges. We enable our customers to interpret the world around us by intelligently bridging the physical and digital with unmatched technologies that sense, measure, power, connect and interpret. Visit http://www.analog.com.

Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) announces the release of the industry’s first Software Configurable Input/Output (I/O) product line for building control and process automation, allowing manufacturers and industrial operators to achieve greater control system flexibility while reducing their own product complexities. Traditional control systems require costly and labour-intensive manual configuration, with a complex array of channel modules, analogue and digital signal converters, and individually wired inputs/outputs to communicate with the machines, instruments, and sensors on the operating floor.  ADI’s new AD74412R and AD74413R enable flexible control systems to be designed with reconfigurable module channels quickly, easily, and remotely without requiring extensive re-wiring. This drastically increases speed of implementation, flexibility, and the ability to make changes without significant cost and downtime.

• View the AD74412R and AD74113R product pages, download data sheets and order samples: https://www.analog.com/AD74412R or https://www.analog.com/AD74413R
• Watch a video about the new products: https://www.analog.com/en/education/education-library/videos/6122942182001.html
• View the webcast to learn about designing software configurable systems for Industry 4.0:

https://www.analog.com/en/education/education-library/webcasts/designing-software-configurable-systems-industry-4-0.html

• Learn more about ADI and Industry 4.0: https://www.analog.com/industry4.0 or

https://www.analog.com/media/en/news-marketing-collateral/solutions-bulletins-brochures/Industry-4-0-Executive-Guide.pdf

As Industry 4.0 emerges, manufacturers need flexible systems that can quickly and easily adapt to changing requirements, all driven by shifts in consumer behaviours and demand. As a result, they can no longer rely on fixed, large-scaled systems designed for mass-market products and predictable demand.  Instead, flexible systems that can be reconfigured quickly with minimal downtime and capital investment are required. With ADI’s software configurable I/O, manufacturers can more efficiently implement new projects and achieve more flexible automated control, resulting in reduced design and installation costs, as well as reduced commissioning delays.

In using software configurable I/O, manufacturers can develop a platform that replaces multiple aging fixed function I/O modules or be applied across multiple customer applications where the I/O dynamic changes with each installation. For systems traditionally reliant on control cabinets with multiple I/O modules and specified wiring for each channel type, the need for hardware diminishes as end users can now install a single module type programmable from the control room, helping to decrease logistic, manufacturing and support costs. Software configurable I/O also acts as a bridge to Ethernet-based control networks, as it can further be applied to brownfield installations requiring updates to 10BASE-T1L industrial Ethernet systems. It enables development of standardised, configurable field I/O units capable of translating between installed HART-enabled 4-20mA sensors and actuators and 10BASE-T1L or 100M Fibre backhaul.

Pricing and Availability

About Analog Devices

Analog Devices is a leading global high-performance analogue technology company dedicated to solving the toughest engineering challenges. We enable our customers to interpret the world around us by intelligently bridging the physical and digital with unmatched technologies that sense, measure, power, connect and interpret. Visit http://www.analog.com.

Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) has introduced the LT8650S, LT8652S and LT8653S dual-channel 4A/8.5A/2A synchronous step-down Silent Switcher® converters targeted for automotive, communications and solid state drive power supplies. The proprietary Silent Switcher 2 architecture along with spread spectrum frequency modulation ensures PCB layout robustness to achieve ultra-low EMI performance that easily meets CISPR25 emissions.

• Download data sheet, order samples and evaluation boards:   http://www.analog.com/LT8650S

http://www.analog.com/LT8652S

http://www.analog.com/LT8653S

•  Connect with engineers and ADI product experts on EngineerZone®, an online technical support community: http://ez.analog.com/power
• Watch a video about the Silent Switcher 2:  https://www.analog.com/en/education/education-library/videos/5766619334001.html
• Find application notes and technical articles about Silent Switcher solutions from ADI:  https://www.analog.com/en/products/landing-pages/001/silent-switcher.html

The LT8650S, LT8652S and LT8653S are also differentiated with their stackable-friendly outputs for higher current applications.  Outputs can be paralleled to scale up or down the output current based on the system need while optimising thermal performance. This also helps to minimise inventory and qualification time with a single device. For example, the LT8652S provides 8.5A DC from each channel simultaneously or up to 12A on either channel. Synchronising two LT8652S chips can achieve a 4-phase, 34A supply.

LT8650S/LT8652S/LT8653S Key Features:

• Silent Switcher 2 Technology with Integrated Bypass Capacitors meets CISPR25 Emissions
• Ultralow Quiescent Current Burst Mode® for Light Load operation
• Up to 12A (LT8652S) on one channel
• Adjustable and Synchronisable Frequency (300kHz to 3MHz)

Pricing and Availability

About Analog Devices

Analog Devices is a leading global high-performance analogue technology company dedicated to solving the toughest engineering challenges. We enable our customers to interpret the world around us by intelligently bridging the physical and digital with unmatched technologies that sense, measure, power, connect and interpret. Visit http://www.analog.com.

Proceeds from $400 Million Offering to Support Key Sustainability Initiatives

Analog Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADI) has announced the successful closing of the first green bond offering in the semiconductor industry. The company’s green bond issuance consisted of $400 million aggregate principal amount of 2.950% senior unsecured notes due April 2025.

“At ADI, we are committed to engineering a sustainable future and this is an important next step in driving sustainable growth for all ADI stakeholders. We are proud to lead the semiconductor industry with our green bond issuance,” said Vincent Roche, President and CEO of Analog Devices.

ADI intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to finance or refinance eligible projects that offer sustainability benefits, furthering the company’s commitment to environmental sustainability. The eligible categories for the use of the net proceeds – renewable energy, energy efficiency, green buildings, sustainable water and wastewater management, pollution prevention and control, clean transportation, and eco-efficient and/or circular economy adapted products, production technologies and processes – are designed to protect and regenerate the environment and are in alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

“We were very pleased with the significant institutional investor interest for our green bond offering. This issuance further strengthens ADI’s financial position and diversifies our debt investor base,” said Prashanth Mahendra-Rajah, CFO of Analog Devices.

In connection with the green bond, ADI worked with Sustainalytics, a leading global provider of environmental, social and corporate governance research and ratings. Sustainalytics reviewed ADI’s green bond framework and opined that it is credible and aligns with the four core components of the Green Bond Principals 2018.

The notes were offered pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) by means of a prospectus and related prospectus supplement, copies of which may be obtained by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, copies may be obtained by calling J.P. Morgan Securities LLC at (212) 834-4533 or Citigroup Global Markets Inc. at 1-800-831-9146.

This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

About Analog Devices

Analog Devices (Nasdaq:ADI) is a leading global high-performance analogue technology company dedicated to solving the toughest engineering challenges. We enable our customers to interpret the world around us by intelligently bridging the physical and digital with unmatched technologies that sense, measure, power, connect and interpret. Visit http://www.analog.com.

Partners with international advocacy organisation Global Citizen on a televised and streamed special “One World: Together At Home” to be hosted April 18, 2020 in support of the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund

Analog Devices, Inc., the global leader in high performance analogue technology, has announced that the Analog Devices Foundation is helping to combat the global fight against COVID-19. The Foundation is the company’s platform for engineering a better future with its mission to address many of the complex societal issues that impact the communities in which ADI lives and works.

The Analog Devices Foundation has announced its support of the World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund powered by the UN Foundation and a partnership with Global Citizen on its televised and streamed special “One World: Together At Home”. The WHO is leading the global effort to prevent, detect and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Fund was created to implement the COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan to track and contain the spread of the virus, ensure patients and frontline workers get the resources they need, and accelerate efforts to develop vaccines, tests and treatments. In addition, ADI and the Analog Devices Foundation will provide an accelerated match of ADI employee donations made to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for WHO. 

“We are all affected by the growing COVID-19 pandemic. It is our moral obligation and duty to support the essential work of organisations making a difference in combating this fight,” said Vincent Roche, President and CEO of ADI. “We can all make a difference and that’s why we are especially pleased to partner with Global Citizen and support their Together At Home initiative, which will be a source of inspiration and encouragement during this challenging period.”

The Analog Devices Foundation is supporting Global Citizen’s effort “One World: Together At Home”, the global televised and streamed special that will air on April 18, 2020 at 8pm EDT on ABC, NBC, ViacomCBS Networks, iHeart Media and Bell Media networks and platforms in Canada.  Internationally, BBC One will run the programme on Sunday April 19, 2020. Additional international broadcasters include MultiChoice and RTE. It will also stream online via Amazon Prime Video, Apple, Facebook, iHeartRadio, Instagram, Tencent, Tidal, TuneIn, Twitch, Twitter, Yahoo, YouTube and TKTK.

“One World: Together At Home” will include stories from healthcare heroes battling the spread of COVID-19, as well as messages of gratitude and appreciation from those that they have helped. It will include segments from WHO and UN global health experts, with appearances and performances curated in collaboration with Lady Gaga. Broadcast to include Alanis Morissette, Andrea Bocelli, Billie Eilish, Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day, Burna Boy, Chris Martin, David Beckham, Eddie Vedder, Elton John, FINNEAS, Idris and Sabrina Elba, J Balvin, John Legend, Kacey Musgraves, Keith Urban, Kerry Washington, Lang Lang, Lizzo, Maluma, Paul McCartney, Priyanka Chopra Jonas,  Shah Rukh Khan and Stevie Wonder.

 “As we honour and support the heroic efforts of community health workers, ‘One World: Together At Home’ aims to serve as a source of unity and encouragement in the global fight to end COVID-19,” said HUGH EVANS, Co-Founder and CEO of Global Citizen. Through music, entertainment and impact, the global live-cast will celebrate those who risk their own health to safeguard everyone else’s

For more information about Global Citizen and their campaign to support the WHO’s Solidarity Response Fund, please visit globalcitizen.org and follow @GlblCtzn Twitter, Facebook and Instagram using #GlobalCitizen. 

About Analog Devices

Analog Devices (Nasdaq: ADI) is the leading global high-performance analogue technology company dedicated to solving the toughest engineering challenges. We enable our customers to interpret the world around us by intelligently bridging the physical and digital with unmatched technologies that sense, measure, power, connect and interpret. Visit http://www.analog.com.

About Analog Devices Foundation

The Analog Devices Foundation is focused on supporting organisations, initiatives and partnerships that advance its mission to engineer a more sustainable future for our people and planet. Through a variety of programs including matching community gifts, volunteering gifts, and community grants, the Foundation provides resources and monetary support to causes that advance research, education and initiatives focused on protecting and regenerating ecosystems, empowering people and their communities

Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI), a leading global high-performance analogue technology company, has announced a series of actions to support the global response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic by expediting production of its healthcare technologies that can help fight COVID-19. These include critical measurement and control technologies that are used in medical equipment essential for diagnostics and treatment for COVID-19 patients, such as ventilators, respirators, diagnostic test systems, infusion pumps, patient monitors as well as in imaging systems, such as CT scanners and digital x-ray.

“ADI is committed to doing everything we can to ensure supply and expedite shipments of our healthcare products that populate the critical medical equipment being used in the front line of the fight against COVID-19. We are also leveraging our domain expertise in partnership with biosensor companies, research hospitals and the international Open Source Ventilator project to deliver breakthrough technology and provide design assistance where it is needed most,” said Vincent Roche, President and CEO. “Our team is proud to support the courageous members of the medical community, who are working so hard to get us through this, and the patients that are acutely affected by COVID-19 around the world.”

To address the increased needs of our healthcare customers, ADI is taking the following actions:

• Analysing order backlog daily to identify and prioritise customers who are manufacturers of critical medical equipment as the supply environment becomes increasingly difficult for them.
• Dedicating manufacturing lines to increase production of healthcare components to meet the higher demand for these products from healthcare customers.
• Providing manufacturing teams with protective equipment, social distancing guidelines and clean workplace practices to ensure their health and safety.
• Working with local governments worldwide to ensure ADI’s facilities or subcontractors’ facilities remain in operation so they can continue producing this essential healthcare technology.

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have an unprecedented impact around the world. ADI is committed to doing its part to advance the health and safety of its team members, customers and the public at large.

About Analog Devices

Analog Devices (Nasdaq: ADI) is a leading global high-performance analogue technology company dedicated to solving the toughest engineering challenges. We enable our customers to interpret the world around us by intelligently bridging the physical and digital with unmatched technologies that sense, measure, power, connect and interpret. Visit http://www.analog.com

Analog Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADI) and Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL) have announced a technology collaboration leveraging Marvell’s industry-leading 5G digital platform and ADI’s world-class wideband RF transceiver technology to deliver fully optimised solutions for 5G base stations.  As part of the collaboration, the companies will offer fully integrated 5G digital front-end (DFE) ASIC solutions with tightly coupled RF transceivers and will collaborate to develop next generation Radio Unit (RU) solutions including baseband and RF technology optimised for a diverse set of functional splits and architectures.

“Marvell is pleased to collaborate with ADI in addressing a significant opportunity in the next wave of 5G network architectures,” said Matt Murphy, president and CEO of Marvell.  “Marvell’s leadership in baseband, digital ASIC and transport processors combined with ADI’s RF transceiver technology creates an industry-leading architecture for 5G OEMs looking to accelerate time-to-market.”

The increased complexity of 5G RUs driven both by massive MIMO deployments and mmWave spectrum requirements present unique challenges to RF and radio network designs.  Optimised partitioning of  RF and mixed signal technology with both digital ASIC and baseband silicon will be necessary to achieve the low power, size and cost requirements for 5G. The combination of Marvell and ADI’s best-in-class technologies enables highly optimised RU designs enabling both standard and customised implementations.

“ADI has consistently been at the forefront of cellular radio technology,” said Vincent Roche, president and CEO of Analog Devices.  “We see tremendous opportunity in our collaboration with Marvell to optimise the 5G RF and digital chain for the benefit of our common customers.  The solutions we are developing in conjunction with Marvell will allow our customers to build highly optimised, high performance products for this dynamic market.”

About Marvell
Marvell first revolutionised the digital storage industry by moving information at speeds never thought possible. Today, that same breakthrough innovation remains at the heart of the company's storage, processing, networking, security and connectivity solutions. With leading intellectual property and deep system-level knowledge, Marvell's infrastructure semiconductor solutions continue to transform the enterprise, cloud, automotive, industrial, and consumer markets. To learn more, visit: https://www.marvell.com/

About Analog Devices, Inc.

Analog Devices is a leading global high-performance analogue technology company dedicated to solving the toughest engineering challenges. We enable our customers to interpret the world around us by intelligently bridging the physical and digital with unmatched technologies that sense, measure, power, connect and interpret. Visit http://www.analog.com
 

Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) has announced a collaboration with Jungo  to develop a Time-of-Flight (ToF) and 2D infrared- (IR) based camera solution to enable driver- and in-cabin monitoring in vehicles. The combination of ADI’s ToF technology with Jungo’s Co-driver software is expected to enable the monitoring of vehicle occupants for levels of drowsiness and distraction by observing head and body position as well as eye gaze. The solution is also expected to enable smart vehicle interaction based on face, body, and hand gestures, and offer a facial recognition capability that identifies individuals in the cabin and gives them access to features such as infotainment personalisation, personalised services, and ridesharing payments.

“The collaboration between ADI and Jungo opens the door to new and innovative augmented reality applications beyond today’s gesture control,” said Vlad Bulavsky, product line director, Automotive Connectivity and Sensing, Analog Devices. “We believe our work together can bring cabin sensing with ToF-based driver- and occupant monitoring to the next level and improve vehicle safety.”

3D ToF is a type of scannerless LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) that uses high power optical pulses in durations of nanoseconds to capture depth information (typically over short distances) from a scene of interest. ADI offers products and solutions to directly enhance the capabilities of 3D ToF systems, including processing, laser drivers and power management, along with development boards and software/firmware to aid in quick implementation of 3D ToF solutions. To learn more about ADI’s ToF technology, visit: https://www.analog.com/en/applications/technology/3d-time-of-flight.html

Jungo’s Co-driver software uses state-of-the-art deep learning, machine learning, and computer vision algorithms to detect in real time the driver state using driver facing cameras.  It also supports in-vehicle full detection technology with functions such as counting of the number of occupants, detection of seat belt wearing or detection or observing of critical medical conditions. To learn more about Jungo’s Co-driver software, visit:  https://www.jungo.com/st/codriver-segments/codriver-driver-monitoring.

“Jungo’s Co-driver monitoring algorithms are used by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to keep their drivers and passengers safe and develop innovative use cases that understand an occupant’s state while in the vehicle,” said Ophir Herbst, CEO, Jungo Ltd. “We are delighted to collaborate with Analog Devices to make vehicles smarter and enable OEMs to comply with regulations and innovate in their next-generation vehicles by using our algorithms and ADI’s leading ToF technology.”

About Analog Devices

Analog Devices is the leading global high-performance analogue technology company dedicated to solving the toughest engineering challenges. We enable our customers to interpret the world around us by intelligently bridging the physical and digital with unmatched technologies that sense, measure, power, connect and interpret. Visit http://www.analog.com

Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) has announced a strategic collaboration with Hyundai Motor Company (HMC) where Hyundai plans to launch the automotive industry’s first all-digital road noise cancellation system leveraging ADI’s Automotive Audio Bus (A²B^®) technology. Hyundai also intends to more broadly adopt ADI’s A²B technology for its fundamental audio connectivity and infotainment applications across its automotive fleet.

“As an early A²B adopter, we realised the potential of this technology for not only our Road-noise Active Noise Control (RANC) systems but also for other vehicle applications fundamental to passenger and driver experience,” said Dr. Kang-Duck Ih, Research Fellow, Hyundai. “The low latency guaranteed by A²B enabled us to implement this groundbreaking RANC technology and accelerate its deployment to mass production.”

Hyundai’s RANC system dramatically reduces noise within the cabin of a vehicle. The system can analyse various types of noise in real-time and produce inverted sound waves. For example, there are different types of road noises that the new technology can process, such as resonant sounds created between tires and wheels or rumble sounds coming up from the road.

“We have collaborated closely with Hyundai to architect its all-digital RANC system that leverages our A²B technology to reduce equipment cost, weight, and design complexity, and in turn, improve overall fuel efficiency – helping solve several challenges of the electronic RANC system,” said Patrick Morgan, Vice President, Automotive Electrification and Infotainment, Analog Devices. “ADI’s work with Hyundai demonstrates A²B’s increasing viability and further distinguishes Hyundai’s vehicles in today’s marketplace.”

A²B reduces cabling weight by up to 75 percent and improves automotive fuel efficiency and total system costs. ADI’s A²B is the industry’s lowest latency, high-speed digital interconnect technology distributing audio and control data together with clock and power over a single, unshielded twisted-pair wire. Current deployment of automotive road noise cancellation systems has been constrained by the availability of a cost-effective, low latency networking technology that efficiently connects required input sensors to a central processing unit. ADI’s A²B technology significantly reduces associated wiring harness cost and complexity found in traditional analogue-based road noise cancellation system deployments. For more information about A²B, visit: http://www.analog.com/a2b

ADI’s collaboration with Hyundai emphasises the growing importance of A²B for automotive manufacturers in emerging wiring intensive and latency sensitive applications, including road noise cancellation, in-car communications, and personalised audio or sound zones.

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About Hyundai Motor Group

Hyundai Motor Group is a global corporation that has created a value chain based on automobiles, steel, and construction and includes logistics, finance, IT and service. With about 250,000 employees worldwide, the Group’s automobile brands include Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp and Genesis. Armed with creative thinking, cooperative communication and the will to take on all challenges, we are working to create a better future for all. For more information about Hyundai Motor Group, please visit www.hyundaimotorgroup.com.

Visitors to the Analog Devices (ADI) stand (Hall 4A, Booth #240) at embedded world 2020 Nuremberg, Germany, 25 – 27 February, will be shown a wide range of demonstrations showcasing the company’s embedded-technology offerings. Highlights of the 2020 presentations will include technology that highly integrates complete signal chains into a “More-than-Moore” semiconductor solution, as well as a range of solutions to simplify the design and deployment of the highest-performance measurement systems. The company will further underscore its deep expertise at the intersection of the physical and digital world by delivering presentations on a wide range of topics at the show’s Conference and Exhibitor Forums.

Measurement systems in a few clicks

Prominent on the stand will be a demonstration featuring the capabilities of the company’s MeasureWare offering. MeasureWare greatly simplifies the process of configuring and rapidly optimising the performance of a measurement system. This demonstration will show how specialists in their individual fields - who are not necessarily experts in the design of instrumentation signal chains - can be empowered to get complex precision measurements up-and-running in minutes, without any firmware development. The demo will show how flexible hardware modules, together with intuitive software, work with sensors from ADI and its partners to rapidly take a measurement task from initial sketch to production readiness.

Analogue and data-conversion simulation

Analog Devices’ LTspice has long been recognised as a benchmark in precision simulation in the analogue space, and at the interface between the analogue and digital signal domains. The software will be featured in a demonstration, with particular emphasis on highlighting how the simulator and its associated Error Budget calculator demo can deliver high accuracy using precision converter LTspice models.

Sensing and networking for Smart Shelves

Two related demonstrations reveal how the breadth of technologies in the company’s portfolio can deliver total solutions to specialised application areas. Instrumented shelves in retail outlets or warehouses can sense product quantity by weight, interrogate “smart labelling” to track individual items, and network the data gathered – all using technologies at ADI’s disposal.

Electronic shelf labelling offers retail and warehousing the capability to reconfigure pricing or storage at will. Among the requirements for such a system are low power operation combined with the ability to address large numbers of display points. This demonstration will show how Analog Devices can meet these needs; the semiconductor manufacturer will feature its Rapid Net wireless protocol that can reliably manage and update more than 10,000 nodes. Also highlighted will be the company’s optical sensing capability as a means of updating the display on the electronic label.

Fastest route to a functional signal chain

ADI will also host the debut of the SEMADUC Kit offered by its distribution partner SEMITRON. Aimed at a broad range of applications across industrial, instrumentation, healthcare and transportation, the kit offers a flexible platform for evaluation of any type of signal chain requirements using MikroE Click Boards™. The small-form-factor system employs compatible add-on boards and provides a seamless out-of-box experience and zero hardware configuration with the MikroE SDK (firmware, application and demos). The hardware supports a range of Analog Devices signal handling and data conversion ICs.

Far field voice acquisition

Voice User Interface (VUI) is continuing to capture an increased share of Human Machine Interface (HMI) functions in consumer, automotive and industrial spaces. ADI’s partner voice INTER connect has developed vicDIVA, a professional solution for robust voice acquisition under varying environmental conditions. The platform will showcase voice INTER connect’s efficient beamforming and beam steering algorithms, using a range of microphone array configurations, that ensure excellent speech quality, isolating an individual speaker at a distance, even in the presence of surrounding noise. Low latency real-time audio processing capabilities are essential in this area, which are enabled by ADI’s scalable SHARC DSP portfolio.

Learn from experts

In addition to its on-stand demonstrations ADI specialists will deliver papers at embedded world 2020.

embedded world Conference

On Tuesday, 25 February, at 10:30 am, Michael Hennessy, Marketing Manager for Signal Chain µModules, will deliver a paper entitled “Changing the Precision Conversion Playing Field with Heterogeneous Integration (HI)” and will expand on how Analog Devices is integrating disparate semiconductor technologies on high-density substrates to change the Precision Conversion Playing Field. Visitors can view a corresponding demo on the ADI booth. On Wednesday, 26 February at 12:00 pm, Systems Applications Engineer, Connected Motion and Robotics, Richard Anslow, will present, “MEMs Based Wired Condition Monitoring Solution for Industry 4.0”. This paper discusses a novel communication scheme for porting SPI output from MEMs accelerometers over long distance for condition-based monitoring (CbM).

embedded world exhibitor forum

On Wednesday, 26 February, at 11:30 am (Forum Hall 3A, Booth #3A-730), Liam Riordan, System Applications Manager for MeasureWare, will present, “MeasureWare – A new approach to precision measurement”, describing this new initiative targeted at taking the complexity out of precision measurements.

embedded world 2020 takes place at the Nuremberg, Germany exhibition grounds, from 25^th to 27^th February (details)

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Analog Devices’ (ADI) presence at the Integrated Systems Europe (“ISE”) 2020 Conference and Exhibition (Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 11 –14 February) will highlight the company’s key enabling technologies across a wide range of audio-visual applications, services and products.

ISE is the world’s largest event dedicated to the interests of professionals in audio visual systems integration. The AV technology sector is “home ground” for ADI, with its long history of innovation at the interface between the analogue and digital domains, and with its established expertise in all forms of signal processing.

Visitors to ADI’s stand (Hall 14/stand C170) will be able to view several demonstrations that will showcase contributions at the leading edge of areas such as audio-over-IP, DSP-audio system development, and voice-based system interfaces.

Audio over IP

Internet Protocol (IP) has become increasingly ubiquitous, with more and more signal types being routed using that standard. Synchronised Audio over IP is itself rapidly becoming a standard; the convenience and user-level-simplicity it offers demands integrated supervisory protocol software, plus audio signal processing, together with power provision over IP.  ADI has a complete solution for this space, using ARM processor cores for the protocol, SHARC cores to support audio processing, and employing ADI’s own power-over-Ethernet technology. Also incorporating memory and USB interfaces, ADI’s technology packages all of these elements into a single SoC (system-on-chip) device.

Flexible Audio Development Platform

High-end audio projects demand flexible and powerful development environments. A demonstration on the ADI stand will show how development and deployment of audio applications including effects processors, multi-channel audio systems, MIDI synthesizers, and many other DSP-based audio projects can be supported by the company’s SHARC Audio Module Platform with A2B Connectivity. Digital (ARM) cores, SHARC cores, memory, interfacing and everything else needed to map out a complete application, come in a board-level format together with code development environment and emulation.

Voice-based User Interfaces

Voice is increasingly seen as the user interface of the future for a plethora of applications across consumer, computing, automotive and appliance markets. Visitors to the ADI stand will be shown a demonstration exploiting the capabilities of a newly-released SigmaDSP Audio Processor. This device integrates powerful DSP capability with all features required for Voice-UI applications, for example, voice-detection and wake-on-keyword capability.

Analog Devices’ applications engineers will be available at stand 14/C170 to demonstrate the specific examples mentioned, and to discuss all aspects of AV Systems Integration design and development for home entertainment, high performance audio, and innovative video signal processing, drawing on the company’s decades of experience at fundamental technology and system level.

Integrated Systems Europe 2020 takes place at the RAI Centre, Amsterdam, from 11 to 14 February. The event site is here.

About Analog Devices

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Analog Devices  has announced the Power by Linear™ LT8708/-1, a 98% efficient bidirectional buck-boost switching regulator controller that operates between two batteries that have the same voltage, which are ideal for redundancy in self-driving cars. The LT8708/-1 operates from an input voltage that can be above, below or equal to the output voltage, making it well suited for two each 12V, 24V or 48V batteries commonly found in electric and hybrid vehicles. It operates between two batteries and prevents system shut-down should one of the batteries fail. The LT8708/-1 can also be used in 48V/12V and 48V/24V dual battery systems.

• View the LT8708/-1 product page, download the data sheet, order samples and evaluation boards: http://www.analog.com/LT8708/-1

The LT8708/-1 operates with a single inductor over a 2.8V to 80V input voltage range and can produce an output voltage from 1.3V to 80V, delivering up to several kilowatts of power depending on the choice of external components and number of phases. It simplifies bidirectional power conversion in battery/capacitor backup systems that need regulation of V_OUT, V_IN, and/or I_OUT, I_IN, both in the forward or reverse direction. This device’s six independent forms of regulation allow it to be used in numerous applications.

The LT8708-1 is used in parallel with the LT8708 to add power and phases. The LT8708-1 always operates as a slave to the master LT8708, can be clocked out-of-phase and has the capability to deliver as much power as the master. One or more slaves can be connected to a single master, proportionally increasing power and current capability of the system.

Another application is for an input voltage to power a load, where this same input voltage is used to power a LT8708/-1 circuit that charges a battery or bank of supercapacitors. When the input voltage goes away, the load maintains power without disruption from the battery or supercaps by way of the LT8708’s bidirectional capability.

Forward and reverse current can be monitored and limited for the input and output sides of the converter. All four current limits (forward input, reverse input, forward output and reverse output) can be set independently using four resistors. In combination with the DIR (direction) pin, the chip can be configured to process power from V_IN to V_OUT or from V_OUT to V_IN ideal for automotive, solar, telecom and battery-powered systems.

The LT8708 is available in a 5mm x 8mm QFN-40 package. Three temperature grades are available, with operation from –40 to 125°C for the extended and industrial grades and a high temp automotive range of –40°C to 150°C. For more information, visit http://www.analog.com/LT8708.

Summary of Features: LT8708/-1

• Operates with Two Batteries with the Same or Different Voltages
• Synchronous Rectification: Up to 98% Efficiency
• Delivers up to several Kilowatts with Multiphase Operation 
• Single Inductor Allows V_IN Above, Below, or Equal to V_OUT
• Six Independent Forms of Regulation
  • V_IN Current (Forward & Reverse)
  • V_OUT Current (Forward & Reverse)
  • V_IN & V_OUT Voltage
• Forward & Reverse Discontinuous Conduction Mode Supported 
• Supports MODE & DIR Pin Changes While Switching 
• V_IN Range 2.8V (Need EXTV_CC > 6.4V) to 80V
• V_OUT Range: 1.3V to 80V
• Available in 40-Lead 5mm × 8mm QFN with High Voltage Pin Spacing

Pricing & Availability

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Analog Devices announces the Power by Linear™ LTC2962-LTC2964 family of exceptionally accurate 4-channel voltage supervisors for increased system voltage margin and enhanced reliability.  ASIC, FPGA, DSP, MCU and MPU architectures that operate from supplies as low as 1V cannot utilize traditional 1%-2% accurate voltage supervisors without shedding valuable system voltage margin and shrinking the remaining load operating voltage range.  The LTC2962 family possesses a best-in-class ±0.5% reset threshold accuracy, which relaxes power supply demands, increases system tolerance to transients, and enabling a lower nominal supply to dramatically reduce power consumption.  The LTC2962 family fulfills many network, telecom and automotive requirements with its high accuracy, flexible 1V to 5V (or adjustable) reset thresholds, and wide operating temperature range.

• View the LTC2962-64 product page, download the data sheet and order samples: http://www.analog.com/LTC2962

A unique feature set differentiates the LTC2962 family in the low power voltage monitor market, making it an excellent choice for many multi-rail applications.  For each channel, one of 16 preset or adjustable, ±0.5% accurate, voltage thresholds can be easily selected for undervoltage, overvoltage or negative monitoring.  The supervisory circuits monitor inputs and drive the outputs according to the configured thresholds.  Alternatively, a manual reset input is also available for optional use of a pushbutton switch to force a system reset.  Ordering options include a watchdog with adjustable timers (LTC2963-1) and individual comparator open-drain outputs for each channel (LTC2964).  An adjustable timeout period is available on all devices. 

The LTC2962 family is available today in multiple temperature grades: 0°C to 70°C (C grade), –40°C to 85°C (I grade), and –40°C to 125°C (H grade).  The LTC2962 is available in a 16-lead 3mm x 3mm QFN, while the LTC2963-1 and LTC2964 are available in a 20-lead 3mm x 4mm QFN. For more information, visit http://www.analog.com/LTC2962.

Summary of Features: LTC2962-64

• Simultaneously Monitor Four Power Supplies
• ±0.5% Threshold Accuracy over Temperature
• Selectable –4% & –6% Thresholds per Supply: 5V, 3.3.V, 2.5V, 1.8V, 1.5V, 1.2V & 1V and ±ADJ
• Adjustable Reset Timeout
• Push-Pull or Open-Drain/Reset Output
• Margin Pin/RDIS for Reset Disable
• Wide Temperature Range (–40°C to 125°C)
• Watchdog (LTC2963-1) & Individual Output (LTC2964) Options
• 16-Lead 3mm x 3mm QFN (LTC2962) & 20-Lead 3mm x 4mm QFN (LTC2963-1, LTC2964)

Pricing & Availability

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Highly-Integrated LTM4668 and LTM4668A Reduce Component Count, Board Space and Power Usage While Speeding Design Time

Analog Devices, Inc., has introduced the LTM4668 and LTM4668A µModule^® regulators, quad-output DC/DC regulators with up to 4.8A output capability. The new devices integrate switching controllers, power FETs, inductors and support components, easing the design process while reducing power consumption and board space. They are ideal for telecom, networking and industrial applications.

• View the product pages, download the data sheets and order samples:

http://www.analog.com/LTM4668;  http://www.analog.com/LTM4668A

• Link to LTpowerCAD power supply design program:
  https://www.analog.com/design-center/ltpowercad

Operating over an input voltage range of 2.7V to 17V, the LTM4668 and LTM4668A support an output voltage range of 0.6V to 5.5V. The devices support frequency synchronization, PolyPhase operation, selectable Burst Mode operation, 100% duty cycle and low I_Q operation. Their high switching frequency and a current mode architecture enable a very fast transient response to line and load changes without sacrificing stability.

The LTM4668 and LTM4668A are available today in 6.25mm x 6.25mm x 2.1mm BGA packages. Key features include:

• Wide Input Voltage Range: 2.7V to 17V
• 0.6V to 1.8V Output Voltage (LTM4668);  0.6V to 5.5V Output Voltage (LTM4668A)
• 1.2A DC, Parallelable, Output Current on Each Channel
• ±1.5% Total Output Voltage Regulation
• 100% Duty Cycle Operation
• Current Mode Control, Fast Transient Response

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Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) today announced that Rimac Automobili is planning to incorporate ADI’s precision battery management system (BMS) integrated circuits (ICs) into Rimac’s BMS. ADI’s technology provides Rimac’s BMS with the ability to extract maximum energy and capacity out of its batteries by calculating reliable State of Charge and other battery parameters at any given time.

"Rimac is a technology powerhouse in the field of high-performance electric vehicles,” said Rimac CEO Mate Rimac. “We develop and manufacture key electrification systems for many global automotive companies and raise the bar for performance electric vehicles with our own hypercars. Our application of BMS is among the most demanding in the world, requiring the highest accuracy, massive current and voltage draws over very short time scales, and rapid dynamic adjustment within the battery management control system. We have decided to adopt the Analog Devices portfolio of battery management ICs across our complete product line of battery management systems. ADI’s ICs are an integral part of our in-house developed BMS that we are using in our own vehicles, but also for many global car brands.  We have benchmarked these ICs in the market and selected Analog Devices for superior precision measurement accuracy and product robustness over the lifetime of the vehicle. We look forward to working with Analog Devices in the future to achieve high performance BMS in our vehicles and battery packs.”

The Rimac C_Two is a fully electric hypercar capable of speeds of up to 258 miles per hour.  With 1,914 horsepower under the hood, the C_Two accellerates 0-60 mph in 1.85 seconds and 0-186 mph in 11.8 seconds.  To support these high-performance outputs, the Rimac team designs and engineers superior underlying technologies, such as electric drivetrain and battery packs.   

BMS technology acts as the “brains” behind battery packs by managing the output, charging and discharging as well as providing precision measurements during vehicle operation. A BMS also provides vital safeguards to protect the battery from damage. A battery pack consists of groups of individual battery cells that work seamlessly together to deliver maximum power output to the car. If the cells go out of balance, the cells can get stressed leading to premature charge termination and a reduction in the battery’s overall lifetime. ADI’s battery management ICs deliver the highly accurate measurements, resulting in safer vehicle operation and maximizing vehicle range per charge.

“High performance electric vehicles require high precision electronics,” said Patrick Morgan, Vice President, Automotive Electrification and Infotainment, Analog Devices. “Precision accuracy directly translates to maximizing battery capacity and range with fast charging time. We are pleased to support Rimac with our precision battery management ICs for its leading-edge electric vehicle systems with the goal of achieving some of the best performance in the world.”

Analog Devices offers a broad portfolio of precision battery management ICs serving multiple cell configurations and battery types across a wide range of applications in multiple industries. In addition to electric vehicle battery management systems, applications include on-board chargers (OBCs), high power electrical storage systems (ESS), backup battery systems, and high voltage data acquisition systems.

To learn more about Analog Devices’ battery management solutions, visit https://www.analog.com/en/products/power-management/battery-management/multicell-battery-stack-monitor.html

About Analog Devices

Analog Devices (Nasdaq: ADI) is a leading global high-performance analog technology company dedicated to solving the toughest engineering challenges. We enable our customers to interpret the world around us by intelligently bridging the physical and digital with unmatched technologies that sense, measure, power, connect and interpret. Visit http://www.analog.com.

About Rimac Automobili

Rimac Automobili was founded in 2009 by Mate Rimac (then 21 y/o), converting his first Guinness-World-Record breaking electric car in a garage. Today, Rimac develops and manufactures key electrification systems for many global automotive companies, and at the same time, raises the bar for performance EVs with their own electric hypercars. This technology powerhouse with headquarters on the outskirts of Zagreb, Croatia, employs around 600 people, with plans for strong future growth. The company is vertically integrated with many of the components produced in-house. The next challenge is to grow from a low volume manufacturer of complex high-end electrification components, to an established Tier-1 supplier for the industry. Rimac plans to open new high-volume production lines for battery packs, powertrain systems and the C_Two hypercar for production starting in 2020 at new facilities currently being

established. More information on Rimac Automobili: www.rimac-automobili.com.

Highly Integrated ADRV9026 Transceiver delivers the lowest power, widest frequency range and smallest footprint in a single-chip for both FDD and TDD systems

Analog Devices, Inc., has introduced a new wideband transceiver within its RadioVerse™ design and technology ecosystem. The ADRV9026 is designed to support base station applications including single and multi-standard 3G/4G/5G macrocell base stations, massive MIMO (M-MIMO) and small cell systems. The ADRV9026, ADI’s fourth-generation wideband RF transceiver, offers quad-channel integration with the lowest power, smallest size, common-platform solution. The new software defined transceiver supports both Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) and Time Division Duplex (TDD) standards, simplifying design and reducing system power, size, weight and costs for 3G/4G/5G applications.

• View the ADRV9026 product page, download the data sheet and order samples: www.analog.com/ADRV9026

The RadioVerse design and technology ecosystem offers a one-stop radio design environment focused on simplifying the radio development process for a wide range of markets and applications. The RadioVerse ecosystem includes rapid prototyping platforms, chip-level evaluation systems, simulation tools and development kits as well as a global partnership network that provides multiple levels of design support. More information is available at www.analog.com/RadioVerse.

The ADRV9026 is available in a 14 x14 mm BGA package. Key features include:

• Qual-channel transmitters and receivers with dual-channel observation receivers
• LO frequency: 650 MHz to 6000 MHz
• Maximum receiver/transmitter bandwidth: 200 MHz
• Maximum observation receiver/transmitter synthesis bandwidth: 450 MHz
• Multichip phase synchronization for all local oscillators and baseband clocks

About Analog Devices

Analog Devices is a leading global high-performance analog technology company dedicated to solving the toughest engineering challenges. We enable our customers to interpret the world around us by intelligently bridging the physical and digital with unmatched technologies that sense, measure, power, connect and interpret. Visit http://www.analog.com

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