The concept of the IOT (Internet of Things) has gone from initial proposals to active implementation over the last decade. The semiconductor industry has been central to the adoption of IOT technologies. The concept of connecting a vast array of products through wired and wireless technologies and performing computation and analytics regardless of proximity has been a focus of their development. Analog Devices is no exception. Their large portfolio of sensing, measuring, interpreting, connecting, and powering products provides a full complement of IOT solutions.

Since its beginning, Analog Devices has developed products that bridge the analog world that we live into the digital world of computation. This includes a wide variety of temperature, optical, and MEMs sensors for environmental measurement; digital isolators for protection of external interfaces; amplifiers for improved measurement sensitivity; analog-to-digital (ADC) and digital-to-analog (DAC) converters for presenting the data; and digital signal processors (DSP) for computation and analysis of the data. To complement this, Analog Devices also offers a full portfolio of power management products for both hard-wired and battery-operated equipment; as well as a portfolio of wireless semiconductors which have been key to the interconnected technologies developed for IOT applications.

With a rapidly changing and expanding market such as IOT, Analog Devices understands the importance of customer support and has partnered with Rochester Electronics for over 20 years. Our partnership includes both active and end-of-life products as well as devices that are now produced under Rochester’s Build-to-Order (BTO) program.

Rochester has over 190-million units of Analog Devices’ IOT inventory composed of 16,000 part-number options, which is all 100% authorized and guaranteed. For computational devices, this includes many of Analog Devices’ well-known SHARC® and Blackfin® DSPs along with a variety of 8051 and ARM-based microcontrollers featuring their well-established analog technology. To sense the external world there is a wide selection of temperature sensors, capacitive/touch screen sensors, and accelerometer, and gyroscope products. Finally, to complete IOT designs, there is a wide selection of signal chain, wireless, and power management devices.