Fundamentals of Clocks

This webcast will provide an introduction to clocks and frequency synthesis, clock terminology, timing and common applications. We will discuss Phase-locked loops (PLL), Analog PLLs, Digital PLLs and Direct Digital Synthesis.


  • Presenter
  • David Kress

    Director of Technical Marketing

David Kress earned both his BSCE and MSCE for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. David was first a designer of medical electronic equipment before joining Analog Devices in 1972 as an IC designer. Over the years, he has been involved in analog chip design, wafer fabrication engineering, and new product development and management. For many years David led ADI's technical support team, and he was the Director of Technical Marketing before he retired 2018.