''Analog Dialogue'' is a technical magazine published by

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(ADI). It is a forum for the exchange of information related to circuits,

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s, and

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for real-world

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. It discusses products, applications, technology, and techniques for analog, digital, and mixed-signal processing, serving as a gateway to ADI’s technology. ''Analog Dialogue'' is published monthly on the Web, and featured technical articles are compiled in quarterly print editions. The headquarters of the magazine is in

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. The current editor-in-chief is Bernhard Siegel.

History

Published continually since 1967, ''Analog Dialogue'' is the longest-running in-house publication in the

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. Its online version, published since 1999, includes articles written by design, applications, and marketing engineers at Analog Devices. Subject matter includes

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s, technology, applications, and other information about products for analog, digital, and mixed-signal processing; information on new products,

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ed to

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s and other information; and a potpourri section with links to other information, mostly on the ADI website. The online archives provide access to every article beginning with Volume 1, Number 1, first published in 1967. The articles can be accessed by volume and by author. On February 1, 2013, Dan Sheingold retired after 44 years as editor of ''Analog Dialogue''. He took over the post in 1969. Replacing him was Scott Wayne who served as publisher and managing editor until 2015. In October 2016, the magazine added a StudentZone section with resources aimed at engineering students.

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