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App Note 4626: Multiple-Pulse Generator Aids IC Testing
App Note 4622: High-Speed Op Amp Enables Infrared (IR) Proximity Sensing
App Note 4562: FAQs about Interface, RS-232, and RS-485 Circuits
App Note 4533: An LED Target-Practice Game Uses the MAXQ2000 and MAX7312
App Note 4469: Bipolar Stepper-Motor Driver has Few Components
App Note 4449: How to Pick a Click-and-Pop Suppressor
App Note 4437: Zero-Drift Instrumentation Amplifier (IA) Takes the Strain out of Sensor Measurements
App Note 4428: Rail-to-Rail: Railroading and the Electronics of Op Amps
App Note 4418: I²C Interface Connects Compact Flash Card to Microcontroller
App Note 4413: Sequencing Circuit Provides Pseudo Voltage Tracker
App Note 4411: Headphone Attenuator Includes Microphone Monitor
App Note 4409: USB Carries 16-Bit Voltage Measurements
App Note 4405: Spare Op Amp Generates Its Own Regulated Negative Supply
App Note 4371: Switching VGA Signals in a Notebook
App Note 4370: Reference Design for Switching VGA Signals in a Laptop
App Note 4364: Ultra-Low Quiescent-Current Linear Regulator for Automotive Air Bags
App Note 4321: Precision Instrumentation Amplifiers with Rejustors Solve High-Gain Applications
App Note 4320: Reference Design for a Class-D, 2.1 Channel, Audio Amplifier for an MP3 Player Docking Station
App Note 4313: Video Display Signals and the MAX9406 DP-HDMI/DVI Level Shifter—Part II
App Note 4306: Video Display Signals and the MAX9406 DP-HDMI/DVI Level Shifter—Part I
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 4269: Switching LVDS Graphics in a Laptop Computer
App Note 4264: Increasing the IP3 of the MAX2659 Low-Noise Amplifier (LNA)
App Note 4257: Using the MAX4951 SATA Bidirectional Redriver to Drive eSATA Cable
App Note 4253: PWM Intensity Control for the MAX6964 LED Driver
App Note 4252: How to Use the MAX9406 PCIe-to-HDMI Board
App Note 4242: Using the MAXQ3210 in an Audio Attenuator Circuit
App Note 4237: Universal GPS Receiver Lets You Use a Laptop PC for Soft Baseband Processing
App Note 4232: HFRD-34.0 4 x 4 DVI KVM Switch
App Note 4179: Autozero Noise Filtering Improves Instrumentation Amplifier Output
App Note 4167: Cookbook for Analog Video Filtering in Camera Systems
App Note 4164: Amplifier Considerations in Ceramic Speaker Applications
App Note 4075: How to Use the DS1864's Current DACs as Voltage DACs
App Note 4050: Current Sensing on a Negative Voltage Supply Rail, using a Precision Instrumentation Amplifier
App Note 4046: Overview of 2.1 (Satellite/Subwoofer) Speaker Systems
App Note 4034: Three is a Crowd for Instrumentation Amplifiers
App Note 4024: SPI/I²C Bus Lines Control Multiple Peripherals
App Note 4021: MAX6956 Programming Guide
App Note 3977: Class D Amplifiers: Fundamentals of Operation and Recent Developments
App Note 3950: A Measurement Technique for Determining RF Immunity
App Note 3940: MAX8632 PCB Layout Optimization
App Note 3930: Package Thermal Resistance Values (Theta JA, Theta JC) for Dallas Semiconductor Temperature Sensors
App Note 3928: Automotive Linear Regulators Minimize Quiescent Current
App Note 3910: User's Guide for the MAX2769 GPS Receiver
App Note 3882: EMI/EMC Suppression in Audio/Video Interfaces
App Note 3880: Minimizing RF Susceptibility in Cell-Phone Headphone Amplifiers
App Note 3871: White-LED Driver Includes Overtemperature Protection
App Note 3864: The FET-OR Connection for Power Supplies
App Note 3855: Precision Circuit Monitors Negative Supply Current
App Note 3846: Analysis of a Digitally Controlled Wien-Bridge Oscillator
App Note 3823: Switching Video Using Analog Switches
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 3753: Thermistor Linearizes Current Limit
App Note 3687: Quantitative Analysis Yields Objective Measurement for Audio Amplifier Click and Pop
App Note 3672: Noise Reduction for the MAX1864 Auxiliary Regulator
App Note 3658: Serializing an HD44780 LCD Display
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 3641: Migrating to the MAX6642 from Other Thermal Diode Temperature Sensors
App Note 3616: Adding Extra Hysteresis to Comparators
App Note 3612: AutoShutdown for Speaker Amplifier Conserves Cell-Phone Power
App Note 3567: Monitoring and Sequencing Supply Voltages in High-Reliability Systems
App Note 3502: Effect of PC Board Trace Width on Remote-Diode Temperature-Sensor Accuracy
App Note 3493: System-Management IC Meets Monitoring and Sequencing Requirements in Multivoltage Systems
App Note 3471: High-Speed Random-Data Generator Facilitates Eye Diagrams
App Note 3466: GPIO Expander Provides Charge Pump for Blue LEDs
App Note 3464: Precision Current Source is Software-Programmable
App Note 3456: Programmable System-Management IC Monitors and Sequences Requirements in Complex, Multivoltage Systems
App Note 3442: Simple PSPICE Model Predicts MAX8546 Stability and Transient Response
App Note 3440: An Accurate Control Loop Model for Current-Mode Step-Down Controllers
App Note 3412: TINIS400 External Serial Port Reference Design
App Note 3354: DirectDrive® Technology Enables 2V_RMS Audio Line Driver from a Single 3.3V Supply
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 3244: 3mm-Tall, Dual-Phase, Step-Down, DC-DC Converter Delivers 1.6V at 20A from 12V for Mobile Processor Cores
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 3195: Add Fault Protection to 4-20mA Loop Supply
App Note 3178: Extended-Range Temperature-Sensing ICs
App Note 3171: Do Passive Components Degrade Audio Quality in Your Portable Device?
App Note 3077: A Digitally Controllable Lowpass Filter Using a Digital Potentiometer
App Note 3046: All-Ceramic Capacitor Step-Down/Inverter Supplies ±5V at 3A
App Note 3024: IrDA and RS-232: A Match Made in Silicon
App Note 2980: Circuit Refinements Ensure Quality Audio in Portable Devices
App Note 2914: 3V Supply Delivers 12VP-P to Piezoelectric Speaker
App Note 2853: Supervisors in Multivoltage Systems
App Note 2852: Using a PC to Experiment with the MAX7300/MAX7301 Port Expanders
App Note 2769: Dual Comparator Thermally Protects Li+ Battery
App Note 2768: Ultra-Low Quiescent Supply Current 125kHz ASK Receiver
App Note 2767: DAC Makes Controller Programmable
App Note 2765: Flexible Fault Protection
App Note 2391: Dual Voltage Tracking Circuit for I/O, Microprocessor, and DSP Core Voltages
App Note 2199: Driving LEDs with Push-Pull Port Expander Outputs
App Note 2198: Driving LEDs with Open Drain Port Expander Outputs
App Note 2141: Determining Clock Accuracy Requirements for UART Communications
App Note 2015: Overcurrent/Overdischarge Protection for Lead-Acid Batteries
App Note 2008: Accurate DC-DC Converter Minimizes Wasted Power
App Note 1960: Simple Pulse Generator Has Low Parts Count
App Note 1951: Class D Motor-Speed Control
App Note 1939: Nodal Analysis of Op Amp Circuits
App Note 1926: Watchdogs Improve System Reliability—How to Choose the Right Part
App Note 1897: Building a Power Supply That Works
App Note 1879: Using Maxim SPI-compatible Display Drivers with other SPI Peripherals
App Note 1873: 4mA–20mA Loop Powered Temperature Sensor
App Note 1872: Low-Battery Indicator Is Low Cost, Highly Efficient, and Environmentally Friendly
App Note 1845: Choosing the Right DC-DC Converter for Automotive Applications
App Note 1837: One-Shot Timing Improves Microprocessor Reset Circuit
App Note 1832: Power Supply Engineer's Guide to Calculate Dissipation for MOSFETs in High-Power Supplies
App Note 225: Using Digital Potentiometers in Adjustable Step-Down DC-DC Converter Designs
App Note 1791: Inductorless Voltage Converter Boosts a Single Lithium Cell
App Note 1760: Class D Audio Amplifiers Save Battery Life
App Note 1195: Maximize Battery Life and Minimize Replacements
App Note 1186: Ultra Low Power Reset Generator
App Note 1149: DDR Memory-Termination Supply
App Note 1136: Switching Between Battery and External Power Sources
App Note 1135: Small Capacitor Improves Efficiency in High-Power CPU Supply
App Note 1133: Multiple Voltage Systems Need Supply-Voltage Sequencing
App Note 1125: Circuit Generates Analog Fan-Speed Control
App Note 1122: Optimizing Audio Bridged Tied Load Amplifiers
App Note 1085: Selectable-Range Current Loop
App Note 1057: Compensating for Ideality Factor and Series Resistance Differences between Thermal Sense Diodes
App Note 1043: Single Supply Sequencer Sequences Negative Voltages
App Note 624: Class D Audio Amplifier Output Filter Optimization
App Note 988: Driving Audio Piezoelectric Transducers
App Note 960: Portable Supply Derives +5V and +3.3V Power from USB Port
App Note 896: Fan Control Advances: Consider Fan Regulation
App Note 886: Selecting the Right Comparator
App Note 809: Rev Up Your Fan Speed Control Designs
App Note 843: Industrial 0V to +10V Digital Potentiometer
App Note 803: EPOT Applications: Offset Adjustment in Op-Amp Circuits
App Note 804: Finding the Thevenin Equivalent Circuit for the EPOT-Based Offset Resistor Network
App Note 1811: Visible-Laser Driver Has Digitally Controlled Power Modulation
App Note 1117: Small Photodiode Receiver Handles Fiber-Optic Data Rates to 800kbps
App Note 761: Automatic Test Equipment on a Budget
App Note 1858: Tiny IC Debounces Pushbutton Switch
App Note 739: Design Considerations for Data-Lump Cables
App Note 741: Rail-to-Rail Outputs and Beyond-the-Rails Inputs: The Inside Story on Micropower Op Amps
App Note 737: Choosing the Right Power-Supply IC for your Application
App Note 735: Layout Considerations for Non-Isolated DC-DC Converters
App Note 694: Temperature Sensor ICs Simplify Designs
App Note 882: RS-232 Features Explained
App Note 836: Selecting and using RS-232 Interface Parts for Your Power Supply Voltages
App Note 720: Microprocessor Supervisors Offer Big Insurance in Small Packages
App Note 433: 5V Input Converter Generates -30V at 80mA
App Note 435: +12V Input Converter Generates -165V at 100mA
App Note 529: 15V Input Converter Generates -185V at 50mA
App Note 436: Extending Soft-Start
App Note 2031: DC-DC Converter Tutorial
App Note 639: Maxim Leads the Way in ESD Protection
App Note 295: Emitter-Follower Boosts Linear Regulator's Output Current
App Note 656: Design Trade-Offs for Single-Supply Op Amps
App Note 687: Distributed Temperature Sensing Improves Reliability
App Note 1094: Choosing The Optimum Buffer/ADC Combination For Your Application
App Note 651: ESD Protection for I/O Ports