digital signal

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1. A signal in which the original information is converted into a string of bits before being transmitted. A radio signal, for example, will be either on or off. Digital signals can be sent for long distances and suffer less interference than analog signals.

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The communications industry worldwide is in the midst of a switch to digital signals.

Sound and video can also be streamed via computer.

Sound storage in a compact disk is in digital form.

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“The bulk of the upside this year is from interconnect,” Jefferies analyst Blayne Curtis said in a Thursday note, pointing to the company’s digital signal processors, which are critical for moving data at speeds up to 1.6 terabits per second.

From MarketWatch

Additionally, Sur said he was anticipating demand for Marvell’s optical digital signal processors and storage products to be strong amid the AI data-center buildout.

From MarketWatch

Sur also anticipates strong demand for Marvell’s optical digital signal processors, which convert electrical signals into light for high-bandwidth, low-latency data transmission in AI data centers, and for its storage products.

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And it’s true that when you click on a link from a QR code at your local pizza shop, the restaurant might use that digital signal to connect the dots with a pizza promotion you saw on Instagram.

From Washington Post

These machines take the math exercise that is a digital signal and turn it into the continuous wave that is analog.

From Washington Post