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Application Note 3692  Abstract Frequency Calculator for the DS1090

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Tutorial 4606  Abstract Self-Starting Can Be Hard to Do—Understanding Power-on-Reset Requirements in Regulators and Bandgaps

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Application Note 4290  Abstract Ratiometric Design Overcomes the 25% Tolerance of a Digital Potentiometer

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Application Note 1130  Abstract Phase-Lock Loop Applications Using the MAX9382

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Tutorial 4699  Abstract Overview of Sensor Signal Paths

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Application Note 4291  Abstract Stack References for Higher Adjustable Voltages from a Digital Pot

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Application Note 635  Abstract QuickChip Design Example 1 - A Silicon Bipolar Broadband PLL Building Block Integrated Circuit

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Application Note 4362  Abstract Precision Triangular-Wave Generator Uses a Single IC

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Tutorial 4292  Abstract Where Is Ground?

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Application Note 4480  Abstract Precision Constant-Current Sink Provides Wide, Close-to-the-Rail Compliance

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Reference Design 2081  Digitally Controlled Sine-Wave Generator

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Application Note 4108  Abstract SPST Bipolar Power Switch Simplifies Power-Supply Testing

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Application Note 869  Creating Fast Line Transients

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Tutorial 4294  Abstract Differential Gain and Phase—Why Measure It, if You Cannot See It?

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Application Note 3469  Abstract Building a Low-Cost White-Noise Generator

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Application Note 4295  Abstract Small-Signal Bandwidth in a Big-Band Era

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Application Note 1866  Abstract High-Speed Pulse Generator Has Programmable Levels

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Application Note 4928  Abstract Modes of Operation on the MAX9949 and MAX9950 Parametric Measurement Units

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Tutorial 4300  Abstract Calculating the Error Budget in Precision Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) Applications

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Application Note 4402  Abstract Square-wave Oscillator Includes No External Components

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Application Note 1999  Abstract Sine Wave Generator Is Crystal Accurate

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Application Note 982  Abstract Low-Power, 32kHz Oscillator Operates Over Wide Supply Range

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Application Note 4403  Abstract Provide Remote Alarm for Smoke Detector

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Application Note 1074  Abstract DAC and Op Amp Generate Variable Negative Control Voltage

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Application Note 4483  Abstract PWM-Controlled 4–20mA Transmitter Is Galvanically Isolated

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Application Note 3655  Abstract Buffered Linear-Ramp Generator Operates Rail-to-Rail from a Single Supply

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Tutorial 722  Abstract 3V/5V DACs Support Intelligent Current Loop

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Application Note 3471  Abstract High-Speed Random-Data Generator Facilitates Eye Diagrams

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Application Note 21  Three ICs Produce Pure Sine Waves

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Application Note 1210  Crystal Oscillator Has Dual or Differential Outputs

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Tutorial 724  Abstract Generating Switched-Capacitor-Filter Clocks

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Application Note 4504  Abstract Locked-Sync Sine Generator Covers Three Decades with Low Distortion

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Application Note 2947  Abstract DVD Formats and How to Drive Laser Diodes to Record and Rewrite DVDs

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Application Note 4527  Abstract White-Noise Generator Has No 1/f Component

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Application Note 825  Abstract Sawtooth Generator Exhibits ~1% Linearity And >80dB Dynamic Frequency Range

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Application Note 4547  Abstract Low-Cost Circuit Converts Clock to Low-Distortion Sinewave

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Tutorial 1768  Abstract Tracking Advances in VCO Technology

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Application Note 4457  Abstract Assess Power-Supply Noise Rejection in Low-Jitter PLL Clock Generators

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Application Note 4288  Abstract How to Calculate the Wiper Voltage of a Digital Potentiometer

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Application Note 1904  Telephone Tone Generator Requires No Trimming

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Application Note 4605  Abstract Avoid Design Misinterpretations that Put System Operation in Jeopardy

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