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 ...

Fig 1. A DSM and its corresponding filter look remarkably similar. The primary difference is the signal being fed back. Fig 2. Compare the PWM, PRM, and DSM. Note that the difference between a PWM and ...

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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 ...