especially bad that Linear used to have some of the best datasheets anyone ever made, and Analog's just aren't the same
at least they did keep the old Linear ones
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I drive past the old SMSC HQ down here that Microchip bought. Always a little sad about that, as I loved their chips. (Granted, they're still made, but it's not the same...)
Also, the Microchip -> Microsemi -> Adaptec -> 3COM chain. O.o;
@zetasyanthis Microchip seems to be in the process of turning from a respectable company into a company that just keeps buying other companies, much like Vishay did
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@zetasyanthis they also bought Atmel, too
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Oh fuck, I forgot for a minute. That one I'm still mad about. Loved my ATMEGAs, and that's looking to peter out. :(
@zetasyanthis I think the internet would show up with torches and pitchforks if they ever dared to discontinue the atmega328p
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Yeah, just a bit. :P
If for nothing else I love the Atmel lines for having a free gcc compiler. Some of the shit Microchip, etc, try to sell is obscenely priced.
@zetasyanthis from talking to coworkers who used to work at microchip, microchip's internal structure is an absolute *mess* of meddling middle management resulting in all kinds of nonsense
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Fun fact. I almost went to work for them twice, but turned down both offers in the end. :P
Yeah, it's a bit wild to see. PCIe Gen 5 redrivers are a bit of a far cry from 8 bit micros. :P
Oh, and Intel with Altera! I almost forgot that one. Really glad Xilinx didn't get nabbed (yet?). :/
Some of Analog's still rock. I used this chip a few years ago and its datasheet kicked total ass. https://www.analog.com/en/products/ad9739.html
And yes, that /is/ a 2.5 GSPS 14 bit DAC. :D
@zetasyanthis what is even the use case for that
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@zetasyanthis i get needing ADCs that fast but DACs??
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Lots of things. DOCSIS to your cable modem, for one. Cell towers, satalite communications, etc...
Can run it in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd nyquist, too, and get out usable signals to 3.75GHz with the right filters.
If you need a fast ADC to receive on one end you need a fast DAC on the other end to transmit. :P
@zetasyanthis I'm thinking of ADCs for oscilloscopes, not for receiving transmitted data
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@zetasyanthis we're a test engineer, we don't work with *functional systems*!
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So am I believe it or not. I just test very different things (servers nowadays, actually). XD
@zetasyanthis speaking of, did you see our thread on hotspotting the other day? Seems like stuff you'd find interesting
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I did not! Link?
That is absolutely fucking wild. I did not know those crystals could be made to that. XD
@zetasyanthis we didn't either until a week or two ago!
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kind of sad that a lot of iconic electronic companies are now subsidiaries of other companies
like fairchild is now owned by onsemi, LT is now owned by Analog, burr-brown is now owned by TI, international rectifier is now owned by infineon,...
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