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App Note 4438: Protect Current-Sense Amplifiers Against Overvoltage Transients
App Note 4409: USB Carries 16-Bit Voltage Measurements
App Note 4381: MR-16 LED Driver with a 5V Auxiliary Output to Power a Pulsating LED Cooler
App Note 4380: Reference Design for a 3S3P Rear Combination Lamp (RCL) LED Driver
App Note 4364: Ultra-Low Quiescent-Current Linear Regulator for Automotive Air Bags
App Note 4354: Achieving Standardized HS-CAN Communication from a 3.3V_CC Supply
App Note 4353: Robust Contact Monitor Simplifies Design of Body Control Computers
App Note 4345: Well Grounded, Digital Is Analog
App Note 4329: How to Use the MAX15005 Current-Mode Controller as a Boost Circuit for an Automotive Cold-Crank Condition
App Note 4302: Small Antennas for 300MHz to 450MHz Transmitters
App Note 4300: Calculating the Error Budget in Precision Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) Applications
App Note 4287: Reconstructing Analog Video with the Maxim Video Filter Family
App Note 4286: Providing Additional Low-Frequency Rejection with the MAX2659 GSP Low-Noise Amplifier (LNA)
App Note 4279: MAX2769 GPS Reference Design
App Note 4275: GPS USB Reference Design with the MAX2769
App Note 4271: Automotive Infotainment Goes Mainstream: High-Integration Solutions Enable Value-Added Features
App Note 4264: Increasing the IP3 of the MAX2659 Low-Noise Amplifier (LNA)
App Note 4254: PRBS Mode Setup for the MAX9257/MAX9258 Evaluation Kit
App Note 4253: PWM Intensity Control for the MAX6964 LED Driver
App Note 4240: Active High-Voltage Transient Protectors Trump Conventional Approaches in Automotive Electronics
App Note 4237: Universal GPS Receiver Lets You Use a Laptop PC for Soft Baseband Processing
App Note 4236: Display Backlighting Using High-Brightness LEDs and SEPIC Power Modules
App Note 4234: AC-Based Continuity Tester Finds Single-Ended Faults
App Note 4232: HFRD-34.0 4 x 4 DVI KVM Switch
App Note 4229: Comparison of Internal and External Watchdog Timers
App Note 4207: Making the MAX1452/MAX1455 Signal Conditioners Tolerant of Supply Limitations
App Note 4186: Thermal Design Considerations for Video Filters
App Note 4184: C-Code Software Routines for Using the SPI Interface on the MAX7456 On-Screen Display
App Note 4175: MAX3541 DVB-T/PAL Tuner
App Note 4172: MAX2160 ISDB-T Reference Design
App Note 4171: Transmitter Reference Design for a 900MHz Full-Duplex Radio
App Note 4152: Reference Design for the MAX5073 Dual Buck Converter Operating at a Switching Frequency of 2MHz
App Note 4151: Using the MAX15005 Supply and Driver for an LED Application
App Note 4150: Reference Design Using the MAX5066 for a High Performance Application
App Note 4133: Using the MAX7461 Loss-of-Sync Alarm to Enable Simple, but Rapid Detection of Standard-Definition Video
App Note 4117: Generating Custom Characters and Graphics by Using the MAX7456's Memory and EV Kit File Formats
App Note 4113: Guidelines for MAX9257/MAX9258 EV Kit Operation in I²C Mode
App Note 4108: SPST Bipolar Power Switch Simplifies Power-Supply Testing
App Note 4099: Evaluate Serializer-Deserializer (SerDes) Performance by Creating Eye Pattern Templates
App Note 4081: Alternate Circuits for Overvoltage Protection: Tips and Tricks
App Note 4078: Extend Current-Sense Amplifier's Input Range Down to 0V
App Note 4075: How to Use the DS1864's Current DACs as Voltage DACs
App Note 4067: Using the MAX1452 for Remote-Sensor Compensation
App Note 4044: Tuning the MAX2640 Low-Noise Amplifier (LNA) for a 470MHz to 770MHz ISDB-T Application
App Note 4024: SPI/I²C Bus Lines Control Multiple Peripherals
App Note 4023: How to Use the CAN Bootloader to Load User Application Code in the MAXQ7665A
App Note 4022: MAX1452 Nonlinearity-Correction Application Circuit
App Note 4021: MAX6956 Programming Guide
App Note 4020: Working with MAX9217/MAX9218/MAX9247/MAX9248/MAX9250 Evaluation Boards
App Note 4019: LVDS Offers Robust Video Interface for Automotive Applications
App Note 4007: Robust, Fail-Safe Biasing Circuit for AC-Coupled Multidrop LVDS Bus
App Note 4005: Interfacing a DS3234 Extremely Accurate SPI-Bus Real-Time Clock (RTC) to a Motorola Digital Signal Processor (DSP)
App Note 3989: Add Control, Memory, Security, and Mixed-Signal Functions with a Single Contact
App Note 3983: Designing Single-Switch, Resonant-Reset, Forward Converters
App Note 3980: Power Supplies for Next-Generation Automotive Lighting
App Note 3977: Class D Amplifiers: Fundamentals of Operation and Recent Developments
App Note 3972: MAX1452/MAX1455 FAQs
App Note 3971: Using a Digital Potentiometer for Push-and-Hold Control-Setting Adjustments
App Note 3964: Enabling Test Modes on the MAX9247
App Note 3960: Unlocking the Secrets of the MAXQ®
App Note 3950: A Measurement Technique for Determining RF Immunity
App Note 3945: Path Loss in Remote Keyless Entry Systems
App Note 3943: ±15V or ±12V Output Switch-Mode Power Supply Has Wide Input-Voltage Range
App Note 3939: DC-DC Controllers Use Average-Current-Mode Control for Infotainment Applications
App Note 3928: Automotive Linear Regulators Minimize Quiescent Current
App Note 3918: User's Guide for the MAX6877 Power-Supply Tracker/Sequencer
App Note 3910: User's Guide for the MAX2769 GPS Receiver
App Note 3906: Creating a Bidirectional Current-Sense Amplifier from Two Unidirectional Current-Sense Amplifiers
App Note 3899: Frequency Calculator for the DS1086L
App Note 3893: High-Frequency Automotive Power Supplies
App Note 3888: Performance of Current-Sense Amplifiers with Input Series Resistors
App Note 3864: The FET-OR Connection for Power Supplies
App Note 3855: Precision Circuit Monitors Negative Supply Current
App Note 3850: MAX2160 ISDB-T Single-Segment Tuner
App Note 3843: ±15V Switch-Mode Power Supply Has Wide Input-Voltage Range
App Note 3821: Skew Margin Measurement for 4-Channel (3 Data Channels Plus Clock Channel) LVDS Serializers/Deserializers
App Note 3816: Selecting a Backup Source for Real-Time Clocks
App Note 3815: Radiated Power and Field Strength from UHF ISM Transmitters
App Note 3814: Port Expanders for Flip-Cell Phones Save Cost and Space
App Note 3811: Simple Devices for Meeting Voltage Tracking Requirements
App Note 3806: Performance Test for a Serializer and Deserializer Pair: MAX9247 and MAX9218
App Note 3775: Design Considerations for a Low-Cost Sensor and A/D Interface
App Note 3770: Table Operations for the MAXQ Architecture
App Note 3744: Circuit Enables Single NiMH Cell to Simulate a Lithium Battery
App Note 3740: How to Generate Auxiliary Supplies from a Positive Buck DC-DC Converter
App Note 3733: Startup Requirements for the MAX1452/MAX1455 Sensor Signal Conditioners
App Note 3720: Options for Embedded User Interfaces
App Note 3702: MAX2235—Layout Optimization Techniques
App Note 3694: How to 'Center' a Down-Dithering EconOscillator
App Note 3692: Frequency Calculator for the DS1090
App Note 3680: Implementation of a DirectDrive Video Filter Amplifier's Negative Charge Pump and Analog Switch in Audio/Video Applications
App Note 3672: Noise Reduction for the MAX1864 Auxiliary Regulator
App Note 3671: Data Slicing Techniques for UHF ASK Receivers
App Note 3668: High-Efficiency Current Drive for High-Brightness LEDs
App Note 3665: External Component Calculator for Setting up a Buck or Boost Converter with the MAX5072/MAX5073
App Note 3658: Serializing an HD44780 LCD Display
App Note 3657: Ultra-Low-Noise LDO Achieves 6nV/√Hz Noise Performance
App Note 3655: Buffered Linear-Ramp Generator Operates Rail-to-Rail from a Single Supply
App Note 3654: Current Limiting for the MAX1864 Auxiliary Regulator
App Note 3644: Power Considerations for Accurate Real-Time Clocks
App Note 3641: Migrating to the MAX6642 from Other Thermal Diode Temperature Sensors
App Note 3640: MAX16800 Test Board
App Note 3635: Implementing an External Reference and the Resulting Effect on Gain for the MAX149x Sigma-Delta Panel-Meter ADCs
App Note 3630: Power Supply and Ground Design for a WiFi Transceiver
App Note 3623: Battery-Charger PWM Input Has Watchdog Protection
App Note 3618: MAXQ Microcontroller Interrupt Programming
App Note 3593: MAXQ Competitive Analysis Study
App Note 3589: Power Amplifier Theory for High-Efficiency Low-Cost ISM-Band Transmitters
App Note 3587: FCC and ETSI Requirements for Short-Range UHF ASK-Modulated Transmitters
App Note 3582: Replacing Crystals and Ceramic Resonators with Silicon Oscillators
App Note 3578: Audio Data Transmission in MAX9217/MAX9218 Video Link
App Note 3572: FAQ About the Integrated-Crystal Package Option
App Note 3571: S-Parameter Measurements and Stability Analysis for the MAX2640 LNA
App Note 3570: LVDS Multimedia Interface Has Bright Future in Automotive Systems
App Note 3567: Monitoring and Sequencing Supply Voltages in High-Reliability Systems
App Note 3533: Isolated Digital-Signal Coupler Transfers 30ns to DC
App Note 3530: Circuit Converts PWM Fan Drive to Linear and Reduces Acoustic Noise
App Note 3512: Automotive Applications for Silicon Spread-Spectrum Oscillators
App Note 3509: Individual LED Intensity Control with MAX6958/MAX6959 LED Drivers
App Note 3506: Interfacing a DS3231 with an 8051-Type Microcontroller
App Note 3502: Effect of PC Board Trace Width on Remote-Diode Temperature-Sensor Accuracy
App Note 3494: The Basics of Anti-Aliasing: Using Switched-Capacitor Filters
App Note 3493: System-Management IC Meets Monitoring and Sequencing Requirements in Multivoltage Systems
App Note 3473: Read Isolated Digital States Without Power Drain
App Note 3466: GPIO Expander Provides Charge Pump for Blue LEDs
App Note 3462: Extending MAX6954 and MAX6955 Keyscan Beyond 32 Keys
App Note 3461: Extending the MAX6959 LED Display-Driver Keyscan from 8-Keys to 12-Keys
App Note 3457: IR-Linked Temperature Sensor
App Note 3456: Programmable System-Management IC Monitors and Sequences Requirements in Complex, Multivoltage Systems
App Note 3447: Complete Stand-Alone GPS Receiver Solution with MAX2742
App Note 3444: Light Is On When Power Is Out
App Note 3435: Manchester Data Encoding for Radio Communications
App Note 3401: Matching Maxim's 300MHz to 450MHz Transmitters to Small Loop Antennas
App Note 3396: Driving Strain-Gauge Bridge Sensors with Signal-Conditioning ICs
App Note 3395: Requirements of Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) Systems
App Note 3393: Frequency Calculator for the DS1094L
App Note 3390: Reduced Termination Loss by Active Synthesis of Output Impedance
App Note 3333: Pass Transistor Enhances Regulator's Output Current
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 3291: Using DS4510/DS4520/DS4550 to Select Backup Flash Memory
App Note 3289: Supervisor IC Indicates Fan Failure
App Note 3287: White-LED Driver Provides 64-Step Logarithmic Dimming
App Note 3242: GPS and DGPS Overview, With a Complete RF Front-End Design
App Note 3229: Selecting Temperature Sensors for System Measurement and Protection
App Note 3227: Power-On Reset and Related Supervisory Functions
App Note 3218: Power Supply Meets AMD K8 Low-Power Mobile Specification
App Note 3212: Quick-Start: Driving 16-Segment Displays with the MAX6954
App Note 3211: Quick-Start: Driving 14-Segment Displays with the MAX6954
App Note 3210: Quick-Start: Driving 7-Segment Displays with the MAX6954
App Note 3201: Pulse-Width Modulator Operates at Various Levels of Frequency and Power
App Note 3191: Protecting Against Shorts Between a Battery and the PWM Wall Cube Charging Supply
App Note 3178: Extended-Range Temperature-Sensing ICs
App Note 3173: Automatic Fan Control Techniques: Trends in Cooling High-Speed Chips
App Note 3171: Do Passive Components Degrade Audio Quality in Your Portable Device?
App Note 3149: Circuit Converts PWM to Amplified and Buffered Linear Signal
App Note 3046: All-Ceramic Capacitor Step-Down/Inverter Supplies ±5V at 3A
App Note 3044: Calibration of Weight Sensors Using Dead Weights
App Note 2935: Design Considerations for CAN Bus and Asynchronous Serial
App Note 2879: Selecting the Optimum Voltage Reference
App Note 2875: Three Methods of Noise Figure Measurement
App Note 2873: Combine the MAX2902 with an External Frequency Synthesizer
App Note 2863: The Effects of Adjusting the DS1086L's Dither Span and Dither Frequency on EMC Measurements
App Note 2853: Supervisors in Multivoltage Systems
App Note 2852: Using a PC to Experiment with the MAX7300/MAX7301 Port Expanders
App Note 2815: Calculating the Sensitivity of an ASK Receiver
App Note 2791: Using the MAX6955 LED Display Driver with a PIC Microcontroller to Scroll Messages
App Note 2769: Dual Comparator Thermally Protects Li+ Battery
App Note 2767: DAC Makes Controller Programmable
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 2391: Dual Voltage Tracking Circuit for I/O, Microprocessor, and DSP Core Voltages
App Note 2241: MAX2640 LNA Operates at 315MHz for Automotive Keyless Entry Applications
App Note 2236: Gamma-Photon Radiation Detector
App Note 2199: Driving LEDs with Push-Pull Port Expander Outputs
App Note 2198: Driving LEDs with Open Drain Port Expander Outputs
App Note 2197: Driving LEDs with Constant Current Port Expander Outputs
App Note 2154: Microcontroller Clock—Crystal, Resonator, RC Oscillator, or Silicon Oscillator?
App Note 2081: Digitally Controlled Sine-Wave Generator
App Note 1995: Using Spread Spectrum Oscillators to Reduce Radiated Emissions in Consumer Products
App Note 1987: Auto-Retry Controller Suits Telecom Applications
App Note 1960: Simple Pulse Generator Has Low Parts Count
App Note 1955: Fast Start-Up Oscillator (FOX) Boosts Superhet Performance
App Note 1954: Designing Output-Matching Networks for the MAX1472 ASK Transmitter
App Note 1949: Bi-directional Current-Sense with Single Output
App Note 1942: Driving 4-1/2 Digit Counter Displays with the MAX6958/59 LED Drivers
App Note 1936: Driving 4-1/2 Digit Meter Displays with the MAX6958/59 LED Drivers
App Note 1934: Add High Voltage Capability to the MAX471/MAX472 High-Side Current Sense Amplifiers
App Note 1931: USB-Powered High Precision Hi-Fi Phono Preamp
App Note 1928: Wiring the MAX6958/59 to 4-Digit Clock Displays
App Note 1926: Watchdogs Improve System Reliability—How to Choose the Right Part
App Note 1901: Convert the MAX1937/8/9 from Latch Off Mode to Hiccup Mode Under Short Circuit Condition
App Note 1883: LEDs Are Still Popular (and Improving) after All These Years
App Note 1880: Charlieplexing - Reduced Pin-Count LED Display Multiplexing
App Note 1879: Using Maxim SPI-compatible Display Drivers with other SPI Peripherals
App Note 1872: Low-Battery Indicator Is Low Cost, Highly Efficient, and Environmentally Friendly
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 1860: PWM Outputs Enhance Sensor-Signal Conditioners
App Note 232: Using the DS1086 as a Microcontroller Clock to Reduce EMI
App Note 1839: Sensor Temperature Compensation Using the Four DAC Signal Conditioning Architecture
App Note 1837: One-Shot Timing Improves Microprocessor Reset Circuit
App Note 1836: Improving Receiver Sensitivity with External LNA
App Note 230: EconOscillator Comparison
App Note 1804: Driving LEDs in Battery-Operated Applications: Controlling Brightness Power Efficiently
App Note 1774: Remote Keyless Entry Systems Overview
App Note 1773: Designing Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) Systems
App Note 1768: Tracking Advances in VCO Technology
App Note 1759: LNA Tuned for the 433.05MHz to 434.79MHz European ISM Band
App Note 1748: VFD Grid/Anode Supply Using MAX6850-MAX6853 PUMP Output
App Note 220: Decoupling Requirements for the DS1077/DS1085 EconOscillators
App Note 218: DS1086 Frequency Calculator and Frequency Calculation Algorithm
App Note 1195: Maximize Battery Life and Minimize Replacements
App Note 1193: Electronic Displays Comparison
App Note 215: 2-Wire Communication Using LabVIEW
App Note 209: How Delay Lines Work
App Note 1161: Current Limited DC-DC Controller Used as Step-Up Step-Down SEPIC Power Supply for USB Devices
App Note 1154: Vacuum-Fluorescent-Display (VFD) Tube Manufacturers' Web Sites
App Note 1152: Step-by-Step Procedure for Performing Temperature Compensation Using MAX1452 and MAX1455 Evaluation Kit Software
App Note 1150: Direct Interface of the MAX1452/MAX1455 with the MAX1452/MAX1455 Communication Board
App Note 1148: Adding Global LED Intensity Control to the MAX6954 and MAX6955 LED Drivers
App Note 1142: Experimenting with the MAX6956 and MAX6957 SPI and I²C GPIO and LED Display Drivers from a PC
App Note 1141: Adding Global Intensity Control to the MAX6956 and MAX6957 Static LED Drivers
App Note 1136: Switching Between Battery and External Power Sources
App Note 1133: Multiple Voltage Systems Need Supply-Voltage Sequencing
App Note 1131: Selecting Numeric and Alphanumeric Display Configurations for the MAX6954 and MAX6955 SPI and I²C LED Display Drivers
App Note 1126: Simple Circuit Protects Systems from Overheating
App Note 1125: Circuit Generates Analog Fan-Speed Control
App Note 1115: Isolated SLIC Supply
App Note 1109: Small, High-Voltage Boost Converters
App Note 200: A Programmatic Approach to Calculating DS1085 Programmable-Oscillator Register Values
App Note 1070: Windowed Watchdog Enhances µP Supervisors
App Note 1069: High-Gain Signal Conditioning Circuit for Thin and Thick Film Sensors
App Note 1005: Ultra-Low Cost +30dBm PA for GSM and 900MHz-ISM Applications
App Note 939: Choosing Supervisor Outputs
App Note 1057: Compensating for Ideality Factor and Series Resistance Differences between Thermal Sense Diodes
App Note 1050: Reset Circuit Ensures Valid Supply Voltage
App Note 1043: Single Supply Sequencer Sequences Negative Voltages
App Note 1017: How to Choose a Quartz Crystal Oscillator for the MAX1470 Superheterodyne Receiver
App Note 182: Frequency Calculator for the DS1085/DS1085L EconOscillator
App Note 155: 1-Wire® Software Resource Guide Device Description
App Note 504: Design Considerations for Dallas Semiconductor Real-Time Clocks
App Note 945: Step-Up Controller Forms Negative Step-Down Regulator
App Note 911: High-Efficiency Boost Converter Provides 48V for IP Phones
App Note 910: High-Efficiency Boost Converter Provides 24V for DTE
App Note 907: R-C Snubbing for the Lab
App Note 884: Miniature Flow Sensor Has Electronic Temperature Compensation
App Note 828: LED Manufacturers' Web Sites
App Note 871: Demystifying Piezoresistive Pressure Sensors
App Note 158: 1-Wire® Tagging with XML
App Note 839: MAX1452 Diagnostic Clip Circuit
App Note 762: Design and Manufacture of Automotive Pressure Sensors
App Note 753: MAX1452 Serial Communications
App Note 760: Overvoltage Protection in Automotive Systems
App Note 759: Adding Diagnostic Capability to MAX14XX Low Cost High Performance Signal-Conditioning Devices
App Note 1858: Tiny IC Debounces Pushbutton Switch
App Note 1985: LNA Optimized for GPS (REP024)
App Note 602: RF IC Building Block Solutions for GPS
App Note 904: SLIC Power-Supply Design
App Note 620: REP025: Custom-Tuned LNA at 345MHz for Wireless Security System
App Note 502: Interfacing SPI Real-Time Clocks (RTCs) with a Microcontroller
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 74: Reading and Writing 1-Wire® Devices Through Serial Interfaces
App Note 746: High-Side Current-Sense Measurement: Circuits and Principles
App Note 742: Impedance Matching and the Smith Chart: The Fundamentals
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 695: New ICs Revolutionize The Sensor Interface
App Note 725: DC-DC Conversion Without Inductors
App Note 720: Microprocessor Supervisors Offer Big Insurance in Small Packages
App Note 971: Tiny Charge Pump Provides Highly Reliable Low-Cost Solution to Negative Reference Voltage
App Note 487: MAX6652 System Monitor Combines Voltage Monitoring with Temperature Sensing
App Note 471: Step-up Converter with LDO Beats SEPIC Efficiency
App Note 716: Proper Layout and Component Selection Controls EMI
App Note 529: 15V Input Converter Generates -185V at 50mA
App Note 433: 5V Input Converter Generates -30V at 80mA
App Note 436: Extending Soft-Start
App Note 435: +12V Input Converter Generates -165V at 100mA
App Note 2031: DC-DC Converter Tutorial
App Note 638: Selecting the Right CMOS Analog Switch
App Note 639: Maxim Leads the Way in ESD Protection
App Note 279: Supervisory Circuits Keep Your Microprocessor Under Control
App Note 637: Tech Tips: Getting the Most from Your Sensor and Conditioning Electronics
App Note 294: Dual-Output SLIC Supply Shares Feedback
App Note 126: 1-Wire® Communication Through Software
App Note 697: Silicon Germanium (SiGe) Technology Enhances Radio Front-End Performance
App Note 651: ESD Protection for I/O Ports
App Note 655: Supervisor ICs Monitor Battery-Powered Equipment
App Note 296: 3.3V Supply Taps Power from the -12V PCI Bus
App Note 254: Switch-Mode Converter Starts With Full Load Connected
App Note 1199: Voltage-Inverter IC Forms High-Efficiency Rail Splitter