PlanetAnalog.com is the design, news, and product resource for engineers involved in the design or implementation of analog, power, sensor, data converter, signal processing, and RF ICs and components. The target audience includes both the engineers and the project managers involved in the design of analog circuits, systems, interfaces, and functions. Its mission is to serve both the analog designer, as well as the digital designer involved with analog system attributes, with technical information that will improve, ease, and speed the design process.

The topics and products covered by Planet Analog span the analog signal chain from sensor and RF input/output, through amplifiers, multiplexers, and data converters. The site focuses on analog design, analog engineering, analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters, analog signal processing, power management, RF amplifiers, power amplifiers, operational amplifiers (op amps), analog EDA, line drivers, line receivers, signal conditioning, log amplifiers, audio design, video design, RF (radio frequency) wireless design, SERDES, multiplexers (mux) and demultiplexers (demux), industrial design, data acquisition, and sensors. In addition, the site covers signal integrity, PCB layout, ground issues, circuit and board modeling, RFI/EMI, crosstalk, and Spice and analog models.

Planet Analog connects the engineer with expert sources of knowledge, from vendors, consultants, independent designers, and application engineers. It covers tutorial and advanced topics with information of lasting value that helps get the design done more quickly, with fewer problems.

Bill Schweber comes to Planet Analog after serving for over 10 years as analog Technical Editor and Executive Editor of EDN, a publication for design engineers. While there, he wrote hundreds of technical articles and editorials, several of which won industry awards. Previously, he worked at Analog Devices in engineering and marketing roles, as a design engineer for a supplier of electromechanical instruments for testing the strength of materials, and as a system engineer for a military communications system.

He holds BSEE and MSEE degrees specializing in communication systems and signal processing, is a Registered Professional Engineer, and holds both FCC Amateur Radio and Commercial Operator's licenses. He is the author of three textbooks for undergraduate and community-college students. In addition, he served as Trustee of the Board of the Sharon (MA) Public Library for nine years, including five as Board Chairman.

You can contact Bill at: bschweber@cmp.com or 781-839-1248.