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Accolades
NVE CEO Daniel A. Baker was named one of America’s Best CEOs by DeMarche Associates. Among other responsibilities, Dan likes to sometimes cover the Isolator Applications Desk.
 
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Our music usually follows an NVE theme, but this is just light holiday music, and we like the Muppets.


Year-End Holidays
Holly
NVE will be closed for business Thursday and Friday, December 23 and 24, as well as Friday, December 31.

We wish our customers the best this holiday season, and a successful 2011.
Holiday Application Corner
Eliminating Holiday Jitters
 
By Sandy Templeton
Director, Isolator
Product Development and Applications


Holiday stress can make us jittery, but isolators don't have to.

Audio applications are an example of where minimizing isolator jitter is especially important. NVE’s IL700-Series Isolators have jitter as low as a remarkable as 50 ps, making them ideal for audio circuits or anywhere you want to cure the jitters.

 
 
It is extremely desirable to have serial data from a CD or MP3 source isolated from the analog portions of the sound system to eliminate ground loops (speaker hum) and high frequency pickup caused by digital currents flowing in analog current paths:
 
CD Transport Circuit

Low-Jitter Isolated CD Transport Circuit
 
Almost any isolator can cure your hum and high frequency current noise problems, but non-NVE jittery isolators add phase shift to the PCM data stream for cringe-worthy audio:

Bad Music Good Music
Conventional Jitter
Conventional
Isolator Jitter
IsoLoop Jitter
IsoLoop Isolator
Jitter
 
Holiday Shopping Guide:
Choosing the Right Isolator

IsoLoop--The Opto AlternativeWith over 100 isolator models, this NVE Holiday Shopping Guide helps you choose the best IsoLoop isolator for your application:

Application RequirementIsolator Design FeatureProducts
High data rate
High bandwidth GMRIL7xx, IL2xx
Smallest packagesMSOP8 or narrow-body SOIC16All
Analog or differential inputsPassive (coil) inputIL6xx
Low PWD, 50 ps jitter
High slew rate electronicsIL7xx, IL2xx
Low EMC footprintData-driven transfer functionIL7xx, IL2xx, IL5xx
Low quiescent power
Pulsed magnetic fieldIL7xx, IL2xx, IL5xx
Low dynamic powerEdge-sensitive switchingIL6xx
Excellent transient immunityLow capacitanceAll
Known initial outputInternal refresh or passive input IL5xx (Internal refresh);
IL6xx (passive input)
Channel-to-channel isolationIsolated inputsIL611, IL613
Wired-OR outputs Open-drain outputs IL6xxA (“A” types)
Fail-safe operation Known zero-input stateIL6xx
DC correct
Inherently DC correct or refresh IL6xx (Inherently DC correct);
IL5xx (refresh)
Optocoupler emulation
Passive inputIL6xx
Isolated transceiver
Single-chip isolated RS-422, RS-485, PROFIBUS, or CANIL3xxx; IL4xxx
Cost sensitiveLower-speed interfaceIL5xx
 
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Perfect Stocking Stuffers
Stumped for what to get that hard-to-shop-for engineer on your list this holiday season?
NVE Sensor Evaluation Kit
Imagine the thrill of an NVE Sensor Evaluation Kit under the tree with everything you need to prototype a GMR sensor system. Several types are available; all are under $100 and available for delivery in plenty of time for Christmas.


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