Devices designed to convert signals from one style to another.
Analog to Digital Converters (ADCs)
A semiconductor device that converts an incoming analog signal (a continuously varying signal with constant fluctuations) into an outgoing digital signal (a signal with a defined number of proportional discrete states).
Digital to Analog Converters (DACs)
A semiconductor device that converts an incoming digital signal (a signal with a defined number of proportional discrete states) into an outgoing analog signal (a continuously varying signal with constant fluctuations).
ADCs/DACs Special Purpose
Semiconductor devices used to convert analog inputs to digital outputs or digital inputs to analog outputs for use in specific purposes.
Digital Potentiometers
A semiconductor device designed to work like a variable resistor. Semi-conductive switches are placed between junctions of resistive elements. These switches are controlled so only one will be allowed on at a time. The resistance of the part will vary depending on which switch is on.