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    Application Note 207  Abstract
    DS1845/DS1855 Temperature Coefficient Analysis
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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 4197  Abstract
    Using the DS4412 to Margin the Output Voltage of a DC-DC Converter
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    Application Note 4880  Abstract
    Design Guidelines for 78P235x E4/STM1e LIUs
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    Application Note 352  Abstract
    General network interface design criteria for the DS2153 and DS2154
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    Application Note 4605  Abstract
    Avoid Design Misinterpretations that Put System Operation in Jeopardy
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    Application Note 1964  Abstract
    DS1851 Varactor Temperature Compensation
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    Application Note 4198  Abstract
    New CCII Current Conveyor
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    Application Note 4881  Abstract
    Teridian 78Q8392L Compatibility
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    Application Note 1917  Abstract
    Simplifying Tomorrow's LO Drive Designs with the MAX9987-90 Family of LO Buffers/Splitters
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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 3629  Abstract
    Techniques for Measuring RF Gain Using the MAX2016
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    Application Note 3956  Abstract
    Modifying the MAX2010 for Operation at 360MHz
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    Application Note 4231  Abstract
    CMOS Source Resistance and Its Effects on Source-Follower Gain
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    Application Note 4882  Abstract
    78Q8430 Layout Guidelines
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    Application Note 1929  Abstract
    Understanding ADC Noise for Small and Large Signal Inputs for Receiver Applications
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    Application Note 4611  Abstract
    Tuning the MAX2009/MAX2010 RF Predistorters for Optimal Performance
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    Application Note 3464  Abstract
    Precision Current Source is Software-Programmable
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    Application Note 2931  Abstract
    HFTA-09.0: T3/E3/STS-1 Fiber Optic Extension
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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 4896  Abstract
    Frequently Asked Questions About Maxim's Time-Division Multiplexing over Packet (TDMoP) Techniques
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    Application Note 561  Abstract
    Tech Brief 7: DS2152 and DS2154 8MHz System Clock Operation
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    Application Note 3955  Abstract
    Modifying the MAX2010 for Operation at 450MHz
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    Application Note 4418  Abstract
    I²C Interface Connects Compact Flash Card to Microcontroller
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    Application Note 315  Abstract
    DS2141A, DS2143, DS2151, DS2153 Interfacing to the Siemens PEB2045
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    Application Note 3814  Abstract
    Port Expanders for Flip-Cell Phones Save Cost and Space
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    Application Note 4295  Abstract
    Small-Signal Bandwidth in a Big-Band Era
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    Tutorial 4676  Abstract
    Introduction to the DS8500 HART Modem
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    Application Note 2371  Abstract
    Consider Overall Cascaded Performance When Comparing Integrated RF Frequency Mixers to Passive Mixer Solutions
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    Application Note 4613  Abstract
    A Proposed Framework for Measuring, Identifying, and Eliminating Clock and Data Jitter on High-Speed Serial Communication Links
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    Application Note 316  Abstract
    DS2151, DS2153 Interfacing to the PMC-Sierra PM7345
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    Application Note 405  Abstract
    Power-Fault Protection Layout
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    Tutorial 5065  Abstract
    Radio Susceptibility—Cure with Antibiotic, Vaccine, or the Laws of Physics?
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    Application Note 301  Abstract
    Legacy T1/E1 8MHz Backplane Operation
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    Application Note 353  Abstract
    General network interface design criteria for the DS2151 and DS2152
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    Application Note 3533  Abstract
    Isolated Digital-Signal Coupler Transfers 30ns to DC
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    Application Note 3815  Abstract
    Radiated Power and Field Strength from UHF ISM Transmitters
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    Application Note 302  Abstract
    DS2141, DS21Q41, DS21Q43 8-MHz System Clock Operation
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    Application Note 1995  Abstract
    Using Spread Spectrum Oscillators to Reduce Radiated Emissions in Consumer Products
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    Application Note 3632  Abstract
    Wideband LO Noise in Passive Transmit-Receive Mixer ICs
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    Application Note 4647  Abstract
    Selecting High-Linearity Mixers for Wireless Base Stations
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    Application Note 1838  Abstract
    Mixer 2x2 Spurious Response and IP2 Relationship
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    Application Note 1752  Abstract
    Applying HSTL Signals to PECL Input Devices
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    Application Note 340  Abstract
    DS2153 Programming, ETS 300-011 Remote Alarm Generation
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    Reference Design 714  Abstract
    Isolated Power Supplies for Telecom Applications
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    Application Note 4391  Abstract
    Implement Master-Slave Timing-Card Redundancy Using Maxim Timing ICs
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    Application Note 3835  Abstract
    CCFL Push-Pull Snubber Circuit
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    Application Note 4667  Abstract
    Tested and Approved Oscillators for Maxim's TDMoP Devices
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    Reference Design 3161  Abstract
    Designing Robust and Fault-Tolerant Motion-Control Feedback Systems
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    Application Note 2021  Abstract
    Specifications and Measurement of Local Oscillator Noise in Integrated Circuit Base Station Mixers
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    Application Note 3080  Abstract
    Accurate Power Control of the MAX3740A Laser Driver
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    Application Note 3592  Abstract
    MAX3420E Information Card
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    Application Note 4414  Abstract
    Level Shifting Digital Signals
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    Application Note 3901  Abstract
    Synchronizing Multiple High-Speed Multiplexed DACs for Transmit Applications
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    Application Note 321  Abstract
    DS2152, DS2154 Interfacing to the IGT ALL1 SAR (WAC-021-C)
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    Application Note 3902  Abstract
    Adjacent Channel Leakage Ratio (ACLR) Derivation for General RF Devices
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    Application Note 346  Abstract
    Converting the DS2152/DS2154 Demo Kits
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    Application Note 322  Abstract
    DS2153, DS2154 Selectable 120 and 75Ω E1 Interface
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    Tutorial 2045  Abstract
    Understanding Common-Mode Signals
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    Application Note 3455  Abstract
    HFTA-11.0: Spectral Content of NRZ Test Patterns
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    Application Note 328  Abstract
    DS2141A Creating a DS/ESF Channel Service Unit
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    Application Note 4439  Abstract
    I'm OOK. You're OOK?
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    Application Note 4096  Abstract
    Rise-Time Accelerator Circuit for 2-Wire Bus Applications
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    Application Note 3717  Abstract
    ADC Parameters for Your Wideband Telecommunications Receiver
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    Application Note 3942  Abstract
    Optimize the Buffer Amplifier/ADC Connection
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    Application Note 4233  Abstract
    Carrier Ethernet Service Demarcation in Optical Networks
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    Application Note 4976  Abstract
    Using DS314xx Clock Synchronization ICs with 1Hz Input Clocks
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    Application Note 4554  Abstract
    RS-485 Adapter Converts Data Lines from Full- to Half-Duplex
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    Application Note 3471  Abstract
    High-Speed Random-Data Generator Facilitates Eye Diagrams
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    Application Note 347  Abstract
    Converting the DS2151/DS2153 Demo Kits
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    Application Note 4055  Abstract
    Using the DS4402/DS4404 to Margin the Output Voltage of a DC-DC Converter
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    Application Note 4785  Abstract
    How to Make the DS34S132 TDM-over-Packet (TDMoP) IC Interoperable with Other Vendors' TDMoP Devices
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    Application Note 4056  Abstract
    Using the MAX4929E for HDMI/DVI Low-Frequency Switching
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    Application Note 4057  Abstract
    How to Increase the Operating Speed on the MAX4007
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    Application Note 326  Abstract
    DS2141A, DS2143, DS2151, DS2153 Interfacing to a Nonmultiplexed Bus
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    Application Note 306  Abstract
    DS2141A, DS2143 Three Channel Drop and Insert
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    Application Note 4115  Abstract
    How to Use Jitter Buffers on TDMoP Products to Compensate for Packet-Delay Variation (PDV)
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    Application Note 4552  Abstract
    Analog Switch Multiplexes SFP Modules
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    Application Note 4065  Abstract
    Implementing a MAX1385-Based Control Loop in C/C++
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    Application Note 1130  Abstract
    Phase-Lock Loop Applications Using the MAX9382
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    Application Note 308  Abstract
    DS2141A, DS2143, DS2151 and DS2153 Interfacing to the SGS-Thomson M3488
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    Application Note 3465  Abstract
    Simple Power-FET Driver is Isolated and DC-Coupled
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    Application Note 4599  Abstract
    Use a DS3900 to Evaluate I²C-Compatible Devices for Successful Bidirectional Communication
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    Application Note 3776  Abstract
    Considerations for Selecting an RS-485 Transceiver in Electronic Power Meters
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    Application Note 303  Abstract
    DS2151, DS2153 Interfacing to the ADSP-2181


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