Analog transmission is not particularly efficient. When the signal-to-noise ratio of an analog signal deteriorates due to attenuation, amplifying the signal also amplifies noise. Digital signals are ...

Equipment is described which has been constructed for converting analogue television signals into 8-bit PCM signals and vice versa. The conversion rate used for video signals is approximately 13 ...

Maxim Integrated introduces two digital-input Class D power amplifiers that simplify designs, eliminate complicated programming, reduce noise, and hasten time to market. The MAX98355A (pulse-code ...

In PCM systems, distortion of very low level signals is known to occur, and in high-quality programme distribution it is the most objectionable signal degradation caused by this kind of system. This ...

When I wrote about why we should blame our hatred of phone calls on equipment and infrastructure rather than human habits, I talked about the digital-switching infrastructure called pulse code ...

In MIPI Soundwire: Digital Audio Simplified, we mentioned that digital audio formats including Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) and Pulse Density Modulation (PDM) are target applications for MIPI Soundwire ...

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