Overview:
The audio profession is filled with numerous subjective descriptions of both positive and negative attributes of systems designed to produce sound. When the attributes being described are associated with negative attributes of a system, it is not only difficult but counterproductive for those designing and debugging these systems to talk in such subjective terms.
As a result, Maxim's audio team has developed quantitative techniques for measuring, discussing, and minimizing three common audio system issues that are generally not found in textbooks:
- Audible "Clicks and Pops"
- Susceptibility to RF Demodulation
- Radiated RF Emissions
"Audio Specifications Not Found in Textbooks" is designed to provide an insightful overview on how to make these common audio issues strictly quantitative and resolvable. Anyone who is involved in designing and/or debugging electronic audio systems should find this Webinar instructive and a "must attend" event.
Presenters:
Tony Doy is the Executive Director of Corporate Applications for the Multimedia Business Unit at Maxim. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Middlesex University, London, England. After working as a board-level designer for a well-known pro-audio company, and then as a designer/architect/manager for dCS Ltd. (Data Conversion Systems) in the UK, he moved to the USA in 1996. After some years spent as a Design Manager/individual contributor at another pro-audio company (Euphonix, Inc.), he joined Maxim in September 2000 as a Product Definer to help establish and grow the (at that time) fledgling audio product line.
Kevin LaVoie manages the Strategic Applications Group for the Audio Product Line at Maxim, focusing on new product definition and key customer support. He received his BSEE degree from Oregon State University in 1993. Soon after, he joined National Semiconductor Corporation and was involved in the inception and expansion of the Boomer series of all CMOS, low voltage, audio power amplifiers and the Intel®-led committee that defined the AC-97 specification for PC audio. Before working at Maxim, Kevin also worked with Tripath Technology for over eight years, the last three as Director of Audio Applications, during which Tripath Technology became the first company to successfully produce reliable, high-quality, switching audio power-amplifier ICs for consumer products.
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