what are analog chips and embedded processors and what do they do?
Analog Analog chips are an essential element of almost all electronics used in today’s digital world. They convert “real-world” signals such as voice, sound, pressure, temperature and electricity into the 1s and 0s of the digital world, where the digital signals can be processed very fast. These signals are then turned back into real world signals again by another analog chip. This creates the voice you can hear on a cell phone or a picture you can see on an ultrasound or digital camera. This is the role that just one type of analog chip the data converter plays. There are other types of analog chips too. Most notable to non-engineers are power management chips that help battery-powered electronics like MP3 players last for days or “wired” electronics like wireless base stations and servers use less electricity. Embedded processors Processors compress and process the digital signals coming from data converters instantaneously, and they alter and improve the signal. Special processors c
