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App Note 4438: Protect Current-Sense Amplifiers Against Overvoltage Transients
App Note 4437: Zero-Drift Instrumentation Amplifier (IA) Takes the Strain out of Sensor Measurements
App Note 4346: Pots, Pans, Logs, and Linear Digital Pots Create Arbitrary Voltage Curves
App Note 4345: Well Grounded, Digital Is Analog
App Note 4344: Rail Splitter, from Abraham Lincoln to Virtual Ground
App Note 4343: PMU Mode Operation for the MAX9979 Pin-Electronics IC
App Note 4338: Cable-Loss Solutions
App Note 4335: Saving Energy: Little Things Mean a Lot
App Note 4303: Impact of Cable Losses
App Note 4300: Calculating the Error Budget in Precision Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) Applications
App Note 4298: Constructing a Pushbutton Interface for the DS1845/DS1855 Digital Potentiometers
App Note 4292: Where Is Ground?
App Note 4291: Stack References for Higher Adjustable Voltages from a Digital Pot
App Note 4290: Ratiometric Design Overcomes the 25% Tolerance of a Digital Potentiometer
App Note 4289: Low-Temperature Data Retention in Nonvolatile SRAM
App Note 4288: How to Calculate the Wiper Voltage of a Digital Potentiometer
App Note 4282: HFRD-33.0 HDMI and DVI, 4 x 4 Crosspoint Switch
App Note 4242: Using the MAXQ3210 in an Audio Attenuator Circuit
App Note 4240: Active High-Voltage Transient Protectors Trump Conventional Approaches in Automotive Electronics
App Note 4235: Two Methods for Shutting Down a Current-Sense Amplifier
App Note 4232: HFRD-34.0 4 x 4 DVI KVM Switch
App Note 4229: Comparison of Internal and External Watchdog Timers
App Note 4195: Selecting SPI Clock Modes for Interfacing the MAX1132 ADC with the MAXQ2000 Microcontroller
App Note 4192: Adding Thermal Protection to the DS2784 Stand-Alone Fuel Gauge
App Note 4159: Measuring the Linearity of Differential-Output, Current-Mode Digital-to-Analog Converters (DACs)
App Note 4157: Enhanced RSSI Calibration for APDs Using the DS1864
App Note 4126: Understanding the IP (Ingress Protection) Ratings of iButton Data Loggers and Capsule
App Note 4122: Simple Regulator Provides Constant Voltage for High-Side Current Monitors
App Note 4101: Differentiating Digital Potentiometer Features
App Note 4081: Alternate Circuits for Overvoltage Protection: Tips and Tricks
App Note 4077: How to Interface the DS1862 to a Laser Driver with an Integrated APC Loop
App Note 4061: Measuring the Output Jitter of the MAX999 Comparator
App Note 4057: How to Increase the Operating Speed on the MAX4007
App Note 4053: Setup and Hold Times for High-Speed Digital-to-Analog Converters (DACs) Demystified
App Note 4051: Using an Analog Voltage to Control a Digital Potentiometer
App Note 4050: Current Sensing on a Negative Voltage Supply Rail, using a Precision Instrumentation Amplifier
App Note 4034: Three is a Crowd for Instrumentation Amplifiers
App Note 4025: DACs vs. Digital Potentiometers: Which Is Right for My Application?
App Note 4024: SPI/I²C Bus Lines Control Multiple Peripherals
App Note 4011: How to Construct a Pushbutton Controller for the DS1803/DS1805 Digital Potentiometers
App Note 4007: Robust, Fail-Safe Biasing Circuit for AC-Coupled Multidrop LVDS Bus
App Note 4006: NVSRAM Device Programmers
App Note 4002: Understanding Flip-Chip and Chip-Scale Package Technologies and Their Applications
App Note 3996: Logging the Linear Digital Potentiometer
App Note 3980: Power Supplies for Next-Generation Automotive Lighting
App Note 3974: Using a DS32x35 with an 8051-Type Microcontroller
App Note 3971: Using a Digital Potentiometer for Push-and-Hold Control-Setting Adjustments
App Note 3970: Using a Digital Potentiometer to Implement an Automotive Lighting Dimmer Conserves Power and Increases Efficiency
App Note 3954: Characteristics of Manganese Lithium (ML) Batteries
App Note 3953: Side-by-Side Comparison of Fiber-Monitoring and Control ICs
App Note 3951: Power-Save Mode Reduces Power Consumption When Driving Relays
App Note 3948: Simple, Latched Overcurrent Fault Detector Has Fast Response Time
App Note 3942: Optimize the Buffer Amplifier/ADC Connection
App Note 3939: DC-DC Controllers Use Average-Current-Mode Control for Infotainment Applications
App Note 3930: Package Thermal Resistance Values (Theta JA, Theta JC) for Dallas Semiconductor Temperature Sensors
App Note 3926: HFRD-22.3: Modular GPON (MOGPON) ONT
App Note 3925: 1-Wire® Extended Network Standard
App Note 3906: Creating a Bidirectional Current-Sense Amplifier from Two Unidirectional Current-Sense Amplifiers
App Note 3901: Synchronizing Multiple High-Speed Multiplexed DACs for Transmit Applications
App Note 3892: Overview of iButton Sensors and Temperature/Humidity Dataloggers
App Note 3888: Performance of Current-Sense Amplifiers with Input Series Resistors
App Note 3883: Practical Considerations for Advanced Current Sensing in High-Reliability Systems
App Note 3853: Equalizing Techniques Flatten DAC Frequency Response
App Note 3816: Selecting a Backup Source for Real-Time Clocks
App Note 3812: HFRD-22.2: Modular GPON (MOGPON) ONT
App Note 3809: Exporting DS192x Logger Data from the OneWireViewer into Excel
App Note 3808: What Is an iButton?
App Note 3775: Design Considerations for a Low-Cost Sensor and A/D Interface
App Note 3761: DS1922/DS1923 Battery Gas Gauge
App Note 3759: Timing Considerations When Using NVSRAM
App Note 3753: Thermistor Linearizes Current Limit
App Note 3748: How to Create a Precision Current Source Using a DS4303 or DS4305
App Note 3717: ADC Parameters for Your Wideband Telecommunications Receiver
App Note 3716: Folded-Frequency Calculator
App Note 3693: Why Maxim Chose to Design the Single-Piece NV SRAM Modules
App Note 3669: Power-Sensing Circuit Breaker Breaks New Ground
App Note 3657: Ultra-Low-Noise LDO Achieves 6nV/√Hz Noise Performance
App Note 3635: Implementing an External Reference and the Resulting Effect on Gain for the MAX149x Sigma-Delta Panel-Meter ADCs
App Note 3628: Mathematical Basics of Band-Limited Sampling and Aliasing
App Note 3623: Battery-Charger PWM Input Has Watchdog Protection
App Note 3617: Using the DS4303 to Bias LDMOS RF Power Amps
App Note 3572: FAQ About the Integrated-Crystal Package Option
App Note 3560: High-Efficiency DC-DC Converter Fits LDO Footprint
App Note 3558: MAX12557 Schematic and Layout Suggestions
App Note 3557: "Stitch" Your Way Out of Logic-Analyzer Memory Limitations
App Note 3545: Resistive Bridge Basics: Part Two
App Note 3539: A 50 Watt Internal Bus Architecture (IBA) Power Supply
App Note 3536: Moving-Coil Meter Measures Low-Level Currents
App Note 3535: Pushbuttons Control Regulated Switching Converter
App Note 3534: Charge Pump Converts -5V to +5V
App Note 3531: How to Reduce Reference Noise by Half
App Note 3502: Effect of PC Board Trace Width on Remote-Diode Temperature-Sensor Accuracy
App Note 3495: Combine Multiple Data Files to Optimize INL/DNL Processing
App Note 3491: Schematic and Layout Guidelines for High-Speed Data Converters
App Note 3490: Parametric Measurement Unit (PMU) Layout Guidelines
App Note 3489: Installing the DS9123O USB Adapter on Windows® 98
App Note 3481: Using the DS1859 with External EEPROM
App Note 3471: High-Speed Random-Data Generator Facilitates Eye Diagrams
App Note 3467: SMBus I/O Expander Controls LCD Bias Voltage
App Note 3464: Precision Current Source is Software-Programmable
App Note 3457: IR-Linked Temperature Sensor
App Note 3450: Positive Analog Feedback Compensates PT100 Transducer
App Note 3439: PIC'ing the MAX5591: Interfacing a PIC Microcontroller to the MAX5591 Fast-Settling DAC
App Note 3430: A Triple-Output ±5% Regulated High Efficiency POE (Power over Ethernet) Supply
App Note 3418: Understanding the Effects of Clock Tolerances on 50/60Hz Noise Rejection in High Performance Sigma Delta ADCs
App Note 3397: Clarification of DS1804 Ordering Information and Package Marking
App Note 3390: Reduced Termination Loss by Active Synthesis of Output Impedance
App Note 3379: Built-In Features Eliminate the Need for External Relays when Using the Maxim Driver-Comparator-Load (DCL) and Parametric Measurement Unit (PMU) Chip Sets
App Note 3377: Maxim Wafer-Level Package Assembly Guide
App Note 3363: New Ethernet Systems Distribute DC Power with Data
App Note 3331: High-Side Current-Sense Amplifier Operates at High Voltage
App Note 3318: HFAN-08.2.0: Thermoelectric Cooler (TEC) Control
App Note 3317: Adding Windows NT/2000/XP Support to the AN3315 Parallel-Port 2-Wire Software
App Note 3315: Writing Parallel-Port 2-Wire Software in C
App Note 3292: Crunching FFTs with Microsoft® Excel
App Note 3289: Supervisor IC Indicates Fan Failure
App Note 3287: White-LED Driver Provides 64-Step Logarithmic Dimming
App Note 3284: Digital Pots Achieve Voltage-to-Resistance Conversion
App Note 3283: One Button Turns Microprocessor On and Off
App Note 3258: HFTA-08.0: Receivers and Transmitters in DWDM Systems
App Note 3257: Using DS3902 in Low Cost Optical Modules
App Note 3230: How to Use a PC's Parallel Port to Communicate with 2-Wire Devices
App Note 3228: Improving Gain Flatness without Sacrificing Dynamic Performance in High-IF ADCs
App Note 3227: Power-On Reset and Related Supervisory Functions
App Note 3209: Protecting Against Momentary Power Loss Due to Battery-Bounce
App Note 3195: Add Fault Protection to 4-20mA Loop Supply
App Note 3191: Protecting Against Shorts Between a Battery and the PWM Wall Cube Charging Supply
App Note 3190: Coherent Sampling Calculator (CSC)
App Note 3189: Programmers Handbook for the MAX5290-MAX5295, MAX5580-MAX5585, MAX5590-MAX5595 User-Programmable DACs
App Note 3176: Digital-to-Analog Converters (DACs) for High-Performance Communications
App Note 3175: Base-Station RF Power-Amplifier Biasing
App Note 3081: How to Increase the Bandwidth of Digital Potentiometers 10x to 100x
App Note 3077: A Digitally Controllable Lowpass Filter Using a Digital Potentiometer
App Note 3062: Dynamic Performance Requirements for High-Performance ADCs and RF Components in Digital Receiver Applications
App Note 2884: Secondary-Side Transformer Termination Improves Gain Flatness in High-Speed ADCs
App Note 2879: Selecting the Optimum Voltage Reference
App Note 2853: Supervisors in Multivoltage Systems
App Note 2810: DS2422 Trim Procedure and Software Correction
App Note 2765: Flexible Fault Protection
App Note 2400: A Compact 36-72V DC Input, 3.3V/10A Output Power Supply
App Note 2398: 3V DACs Used in ±10V Applications
App Note 2394: Interfacing the MAX1169 ADC to a PIC Microcontroller
App Note 2378: Handy Circuit Gives Systems Flexible Fault Protection
App Note 2237: Simple Circuit Disconnects Load from Low-Voltage Supply
App Note 2236: Gamma-Photon Radiation Detector
App Note 2140: Examples Using the DS3930 as Voltage References and Digital I/O
App Note 2099: DS1847/DS1848 Online Interactive Temperature Calculator
App Note 2095: External Resistor Minimizes Digipot Loading
App Note 2077: Using Dallas Semiconductor NV SRAMs in RAID Applications
App Note 2043: A Compact, Isolated Power Supply, 48V to 3.3V at 7A
App Note 2025: Relay Driver Requires Only 25% Power
App Note 2018: Protection From Blackouts: Dirt Cheap to Fully Integrated
App Note 2015: Overcurrent/Overdischarge Protection for Lead-Acid Batteries
App Note 2011: High-Side Positive Current Sensor Monitors Negative Supply
App Note 2010: Thermal Switches Provide Circuit Disconnect
App Note 1987: Auto-Retry Controller Suits Telecom Applications
App Note 1949: Bi-directional Current-Sense with Single Output
App Note 1948: Analysis of ADC System Distortion Caused by Source Resistance
App Note 1931: USB-Powered High Precision Hi-Fi Phono Preamp
App Note 1926: Watchdogs Improve System Reliability—How to Choose the Right Part
App Note 233: Regenerating the DS1847/DS1848 Resistor Calibration Constants
App Note 519: Using a Nonvolatile Timekeeping RAM with a Microcontroller
App Note 1916: An Introduction to Jitter in Communications Systems
App Note 238: 2-Wire Controlled Digital DIP Switch Using the DS3904
App Note 237: Introduction of the DS1847 for Industrial Controls
App Note 235: Using Spare NV Digital Pots as NV Digital Configuration Bits
App Note 234: Calculate Ratiometric Outputs of the Log Pot DS1802
App Note 1901: Convert the MAX1937/8/9 from Latch Off Mode to Hiccup Mode Under Short Circuit Condition
App Note 1876: Doubler/Inverter Charge Pumps Divide by Two
App Note 1870: Demystifying Sigma-Delta ADCs
App Note 1868: Negative Resistor Cancels Op Amp Load
App Note 1867: Optocoupler Extends High-Side Current Sensor to 1kV
App Note 1865: Different Ways to Use a MAX6369 Series Watchdog Timer
App Note 1864: Regulated Dual Voltages Control STN-LCD Contrast
App Note 1837: One-Shot Timing Improves Microprocessor Reset Circuit
App Note 1828: Audio Gain Control Using Digital Potentiometers
App Note 1819: Selecting the Optimum Test Tones and Test Equipment for Successful High-Speed ADC Sinewave Testing
App Note 229: Delay Lines Comparison
App Note 226: Step-Up DC-DC Converter Calibration and Adjustment Using a Digital Potentiometer
App Note 225: Using Digital Potentiometers in Adjustable Step-Down DC-DC Converter Designs
App Note 1802: ESD-Protected EPOT System has Pushbutton Interface
App Note 1794: Interfacing Digitally Controlled Pots and Resistors to Laser Drivers
App Note 1792: Self-Oscillating Contactor Driver Minimizes Hold Power
App Note 1779: Tech Brief 40: Understanding Programmable Delay Lines: Overview of the DS1020, DS1021, DS1023, and DS1045
App Note 1769: Behind the Light Show in Optical Transceivers
App Note 1767: USB-Powered DSL Modem Supply
App Note 1757: HFAN-08.2.1: PWM Temperature Controller for Thermoelectric Modules Keeps Components within 0.1°C
App Note 1752: Applying HSTL Signals to PECL Input Devices
App Note 220: Decoupling Requirements for the DS1077/DS1085 EconOscillators
App Note 1195: Maximize Battery Life and Minimize Replacements
App Note 216: How to Interpret DS1847/DS1848 Temperature Readings
App Note 215: 2-Wire Communication Using LabVIEW
App Note 209: How Delay Lines Work
App Note 213: Using a PC with a DS3900 to Communicate with DS1267s, DS1867s, and DS1868s
App Note 1159: Level Translators For SPI™ and I²C Bus Signals
App Note 1156: Low-Cost AC Supply
App Note 1151: HFRD-02.0: 2.5Gbps Small Form Factor (SFF) Transmitter
App Note 1149: DDR Memory-Termination Supply
App Note 1138: Practical Data Acquisition using a Windows¹-based Power Meter
App Note 1136: Switching Between Battery and External Power Sources
App Note 1130: Phase-Lock Loop Applications Using the MAX9382
App Note 1127: Amplifier Provides Signal Conditioning for Piezofilm Sensor
App Note 1126: Simple Circuit Protects Systems from Overheating
App Note 207: DS1845/DS1855 Temperature Coefficient Analysis
App Note 206: Using a PC's RS-232 Serial Port To Communicate with 2-Wire Devices
App Note 1093: HFAN-02.3.2: Maintaining Average Power and Extinction Ratio, Part 2, MAX3863 Laser Driver and DS1847 Digital Resistor
App Note 1084: High-Side Current Sensor Has Period Output
App Note 507: PowerCap Package Allows for Density Upgrades, Surface Mount Assembly
App Note 1075: Simplify Isolated Temperature Sensing With Single Wire Sensors
App Note 1070: Windowed Watchdog Enhances µP Supervisors
App Note 1069: High-Gain Signal Conditioning Circuit for Thin and Thick Film Sensors
App Note 202: NV SRAM Frequently Asked Questions
App Note 1066: Tech. Brief 39: NV SRAM Cross Reference Table
App Note 166: Interfacing Digitally Controlled Potentiometers and Resistors to Laser Drivers
App Note 161: Using a DS1802 Push-Button Digital Potentiometer to Create an Audio Preamp with Attenuator
App Note 939: Choosing Supervisor Outputs
App Note 1057: Compensating for Ideality Factor and Series Resistance Differences between Thermal Sense Diodes
App Note 893: Switch-Debouncer IC Creates A Long-Period Timer
App Note 1050: Reset Circuit Ensures Valid Supply Voltage
App Note 1040: Coherent Sampling vs. Window Sampling
App Note 183: Controlling a Variable Voltage Power Supply Using the DS1809 (Pushbutton Control)
App Note 1010: Methods of Controlling Laser Drivers: POTs and DACs
App Note 155: 1-Wire® Software Resource Guide Device Description
App Note 994: Reference Voltage for Multiple ADCs
App Note 992: Tech Brief 38: Using Programmable Delay Lines
App Note 983: Tech Brief 37: Replacing Passive Hybrid Delay Lines with All-Silicon Delay Lines
App Note 181: DS1847/DS1848 Temperature Coefficient Supplement
App Note 979: Tech Brief 36: Building a Pulse Width Discriminator Using a Delay Line
App Note 977: Tech Brief 34: Building Precision Pulse Width Modulators Using Delay Lines
App Note 14: Design Considerations for All-Silicon Delay Lines
App Note 504: Design Considerations for Dallas Semiconductor Real-Time Clocks
App Note 701: Using the DS32kHz with Dallas Real-Time Clocks
App Note 592: Silicon Timed Circuits: Frequently Asked Questions
App Note 961: Thermal Protection in Low-Cost Systems, Part 1
App Note 159: Software Methods to Achieve Robust 1-Wire® Communication in iButton® Applications
App Note 160: Using the DS1808 in Audio Applications
App Note 168: DS1669/DS1869 Digital Potentiometer Modes of Operation
App Note 167: Considerations for the DS1847/DS1848 Look-Up Tables
App Note 169: Interfacing a DS1868 3-Wire Device to a SPI Bus
App Note 886: Selecting the Right Comparator
App Note 880: Tech Brief 31: Using Delay Lines to Generate Multi-Phased Clocks
App Note 879: Tech Brief 30: Skew Correction Using Delay Lines
App Note 864: EPOT Applications: Gain Adjustment in Op-Amp Circuits
App Note 800: Design a Low-Jitter Clock for High-Speed Data Converters
App Note 801: Frequently Asked Questions About Data Converters
App Note 148: Guidelines for Reliable Long Line 1-Wire® Networks
App Note 843: Industrial 0V to +10V Digital Potentiometer
App Note 838: Creating Non-Linear Transfer Functions With Linear Potentiometer Circuits
App Note 810: Understanding Flash ADCs
App Note 805: Low-Cost, 24V Industrial Controller Is ESD-Protected
App Note 782: Charge Pump Doubles Negative Voltage
App Note 593: Dallas Semiconductor Digital Potentiometers: Frequently Asked Questions
App Note 633: Bench Characterization of ADCs Using a Low-Cost PC-Based Data-Acquisition Board
App Note 764: Interfacing Switches and Relays to the Real World in Real Time
App Note 114: 1-Wire File Structure
App Note 608: Micropower Circuit Offers Automatic Shutdown and Low-Battery Lockout
App Note 1858: Tiny IC Debounces Pushbutton Switch
App Note 1118: Manually Operated Digital Potentiometer Doesn't Need a Microprocessor
App Note 754: Selecting the Right Series Voltage Reference for Absolute-Accuracy Voltage-Output DAC Designs
App Note 582: Watchdog Timer Assumes Varied Roles
App Note 87: DS1867 Power Supply Conditioning for EEPROM Wiper Storage
App Note 572: Interfacing the MAX195 ADC to the TMS320C3X Evaluation Module
App Note 410: Controlling a DS1804 Using an 8051-Compatible Microcontroller
App Note 107: DS1020/DS1021 8-Bit Programmable Delay Lines
App Note 74: Reading and Writing 1-Wire® Devices Through Serial Interfaces
App Note 409: Using Multiple DS1267 Digital Potentiometers With an 8051 Microprocessor Generating 3-Wire Signals
App Note 2119: Audio Characterization Report for the DS1802 Dual Digital Audio Potentiometer
App Note 408: Controlling a DS1803 Digital Potentiometer Using an 8051 Microprocessor to Generate 2-Wire Signals
App Note 746: High-Side Current-Sense Measurement: Circuits and Principles
App Note 736: RS-485 (EIA/TIA-485) Differential Data Transmission System Basics
App Note 735: Layout Considerations for Non-Isolated DC-DC Converters
App Note 1180: High-Accuracy Current-Sense Amplifier Enables Current Sensing and Current Sharing
App Note 1080: Understanding SAR ADCs
App Note 1023: Understanding Pipelined ADCs
App Note 1162: A 3.3V Input Step-Down Converter for CPU Cores
App Note 728: Defining and Testing Dynamic Parameters in High-Speed ADCs, Part 1
App Note 694: Temperature Sensor ICs Simplify Designs
App Note 731: Overload Circuitry Protects Batteries and Power Supplies
App Note 1163: Inexpensive Peak Detector Features Droopless Operation
App Note 729: Dynamic Testing of High-Speed ADCs, Part 2
App Note 819: Isolated Power Supply Is Suitable For Telecom/Datacom Applications
App Note 642: ADC Captures 1Gsps
App Note 725: DC-DC Conversion Without Inductors
App Note 726: Specifying Quartz Crystals
App Note 722: 3V/5V DACs Support Intelligent Current Loop
App Note 720: Microprocessor Supervisors Offer Big Insurance in Small Packages
App Note 718: Properties of the Charge-Pump Voltage Splitter
App Note 481: Simple Circuit Activates Fan When Processor Heats Ups
App Note 714: Isolated Power Supplies for Telecom Applications
App Note 639: Maxim Leads the Way in ESD Protection
App Note 290: ADCs for Simultaneous Sampling
App Note 280: Power Supplies for Telecom Systems
App Note 287: Switch Bounce and Other Dirty Little Secrets
App Note 283: INL/DNL Measurements for High-Speed Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs)
App Note 298: Current-Limit Switch Is Digitally Programmable
App Note 685: How to Simplify the Interface between Microcontroller and Temperature Sensor
App Note 268: Wireless-Modem Power for Hand-Held Devices
App Note 265: Circuit Breaker Handles Voltages to 76V
App Note 126: 1-Wire® Communication Through Software
App Note 687: Distributed Temperature Sensing Improves Reliability
App Note 634: Pipeline ADCs Come of Age
App Note 1094: Choosing The Optimum Buffer/ADC Combination For Your Application
App Note 651: ESD Protection for I/O Ports
App Note 240: Overcurrent Monitor Operates up to 26V
App Note 558: Tech Brief 2: Dual-Polarity Amplifier is Controlled Digitally