Interface ICs

Analog Devices offers a comprehensive portfolio of audio and video converters delivering market-validated solutions for a wide range of applications. Whether for automotive audio, home theater, consumer electronics, PCs, or professional sound systems, these high performance converters ensure seamless integration with ADI’s SHARC® and SigmaDSP™ products. With diverse I/O options, they are ideally suited for applications that require high levels of reliability and interoperability. Many products are automotive qualified, adhering to the stringent requirements of the industry.

Analog Devices offers a comprehensive portfolio of automatic test equipment (ATE) focused products designed for high performance and cost-effective semiconductor testing. Integrated pin electronics (PE) drive digital signals with precise control of voltages and currents, and these PE products offer integrated per-pin parametric measurement units (PPMU) controlled via level-setting DACs. Device power supplies (DPS) are essential for providing precise power to devices under test. Parametric measurement units (PMU) are used for accurate measurement and monitoring of voltages and currents. ADI’s ATE solutions cater to a wide range of IC testing applications targeting both packaged and on wafer testing solutions. Typical devices under test include digital SoCs, memory products, RF devices, and high voltage devices. ADI’s ATE products deliver industry-leading performance with maximum flexibility to capture any ATE testing need.

Analog Devices’ digital and analog input/output (I/O) IC portfolios provide the highest integration and software configurability for a more flexible solution. Digital I/O signals are used by industrial automation and control equipment, operating in harsh and noisy environments, to communicate on/off status between remote devices and controllers. Our digital I/O ICs perform voltage level translation while providing circuit protection, and many also perform data serialization to allow economical operation through digital signal isolators. Our best-in-class analog input (AI), analog output (AO), and configurable analog input/output (CIO) ICs enable smarter sensing and provide the highest levels of system accuracy on the market with per-channel software configurability. Factory calibration and integrated protection reduce overall system cost and size. Innovative designs decrease power consumption, allowing operation of more channels without derating for ambient temperature.

Analog Devices’ Ethernet transceivers and switches deliver robust, IEEE® 802.3-compliant connectivity for real-time communication at the network edge. Built for reliability in harsh industrial and automotive environments, they support low latency data transmission over twisted pair cabling. The 10BASE-T product family includes both 10BASE-T1L for long-distance industrial links and 10BASE-T1S for short-reach, multidrop industrial or automotive networks. These solutions reduce wiring complexity and cost while ensuring deterministic performance. As a key part of ADI’s edge connectivity platform, our transceivers and switches help bridge the gap between sensors, controllers, and the cloud with deterministic and efficient Ethernet communication.

Fanout buffers and splitters are able to create multiple copies of an input signal at their output and distribute them among several loads. Analog Devices offers a broad portfolio with fast rise/fall time, low jitter, adjustable output voltage, and multiple interfaces.

Analog Devices’ flip-flop and logic gate devices allow for high speed logic functions, signal routing, and high frequency signal integrity implementations with discrete IC products. Our high speed logic devices address applications requiring tight specifications such as high data rate, low jitter, and improved signal integrity. These high speed logic devices are well suited to applications including RF/digital automated test equipment (ATE), memory testers, and high speed data transmission.

Analog Devices’ Advantiv® portfolio of HDMI and video interface solutions is specifically developed and optimized for advanced television, soundbars, AVRs, and several other use cases, including parts for developing industry-leading HDMI 2.1/2.0 and eARC/ARC solutions. Whether high definition TVs, DVD players, digital video recorders, audio/video receivers, camcorders, or cable and satellite set top boxes, the Advantiv portfolio delivers cost-effective analog, digital, and mixed-signal solutions that bring the most advanced TVs to life. The advanced performance of ADI HDMI and video interface products also enables optimized solutions for video conferencing, video switching, professional AV, industrial, and medical markets. The video product portfolio also includes bridge products to interface between HDMI and MIPI and signal integrity solutions for DisplayPort.

Analog Devices’ input/output (I/O) expanders provide protocol conversion and port expansion for popular serial communications protocols such as I2C, SPI, SMBus, RS-232, and USB. Our I/O expanders increase the functionality of your microprocessor or microcontroller through incremental port expansion for connecting peripheral devices. Many of our I/O expanders have inbuilt LED drivers to drive segment or matrix displays.

Analog Devices delivers a comprehensive range of high performance interface receivers built to support key industry standards including RS-232, RS-485, RS-422, RS-562, CAN, and USB. Designed for use in industrial, automotive, and instrumentation systems, these receivers offer features such as advanced fault protection, low power consumption, and the option of digital isolation using ADI’s leading iCoupler® technology to enhance both safety and signal integrity. Whether integrated into single-point or multipoint networks, ADI’s interface receivers provide the proven reliability and rugged performance required for the most demanding environments.

Analog Devices offers a broad portfolio of high performance interface transceivers and isolators supporting industry standards such as RS-232, RS-485, RS-422, RS-562, CAN, and USB—delivering robust, reliable communication across industrial, automotive, and instrumentation systems. Our transceivers feature advanced fault protection, low power operation, and options for digital isolation using ADI’s market-leading iCoupler® technology for enhanced safety and signal integrity. Whether for single-point or multipoint networks, ADI’s transceivers and isolators are designed to meet the demands of today’s most challenging environments with proven performance and compliance.

Analog Devices offers a comprehensive portfolio of high performance transmitters supporting key interface standards including RS-232, RS-485, RS-422, CAN, and HDMI for robust signal integrity across industrial, automotive, and consumer applications. Our interface transmitters are engineered for reliability, low power, compact design, and seamless integration into both isolated and nonisolated systems. Whether enabling long-distance industrial communication or high speed in-vehicle data transfer, ADI transmitters deliver trusted performance in demanding environments.

A level translator, or voltage level shifter, is an essential component for seamless communication between circuits operating at different voltage levels. It ensures reliable signal translation, preventing potential damage and ensuring compatibility across devices. Available in both unidirectional and bidirectional versions, these devices enable smooth data exchange while protecting your system’s integrity and optimizing performance. Analog Devices’ differential buffers and bus buffers provide high performance signal integrity solutions for a wide range of communication protocols and system architectures, designed to ensure reliable data flow across long distances or noisy environments.

Analog Devices’ high gain optical limiting amplifiers feature low power, low jitter, and excellent sensitivity performance. Our limiting amplifiers include receiver functions such as quantization, loss of signal detection, and SFF-8472-compliant average power measurement. Along with SFP, SFF, and GBIC MSA module designs, our amplifiers also support physical layer protocols that include 1 ×, 2 ×, and 4 × fiber channels, 10GBASE-LX4, multiple rate SONET/SDH up to OC-48 with FEC, and Gigabit Ethernet.

Analog Devices’ RS-485 solutions meet true multipoint specifications, supporting up to 32 drivers and receivers on a 2-wire bus—with select transceivers enabling up to 8× more node connections. These products offer enhanced noise immunity and simplified design. Choose from standard or iCoupler^® isolated RS-485 options.

Our RS-232 transceiver portfolio includes up to five drivers and receivers, supporting supply voltages from 1.8 V to 5.5 V, and is available in single, dual, and combination configurations. Transceivers are also offered for 3.3 V or 5 V supplies to support data terminal equipment (DTE) or data communications equipment (DCE) applications. Galvanically isolated modules provide low EMI, self-powered solutions that eliminate ground loops and reduce component count.

Advanced automotive cameras, displays, telemetrics, and infotainment systems demand a high speed, high bandwidth architecture to support better safety and performance in the car cabin of the future. Serializer/deserializer (SERDES) and Gigabit Multimedia Serial Link (GMSL™) technology provide a single-strand solution to transport all video in the car over a single, bidirectional cable that supports data transfer speeds up to 12 Gbps. Analog Devices offers a portfolio of lightweight, ASIL-certified SERDEs and GMSL solutions such as ADAS camera GMSL serializers, ADAS ECU GMSL deserializers, display source GMSL serializers, and display sink GMSL deserializers for a variety of applications in automotive and beyond.