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App Note 5314: Power Sequencing the MAX14885E VGA Crossover Switch
App Note 5300: RF Basics
App Note 5287: Simple Low-Voltage High-Brightness (HB)-LED Solution for Li+ Battery-Operated Systems
App Note 5133: Power-Supply Solutions for Altera FPGAs
App Note 5132: Power-Supply Solutions for Xilinx FPGAs
App Note 5129: Stabilize Your Transimpedance Amplifier
App Note 5100: General Layout Guidelines for RF and Mixed-Signal PCBs
App Note 5040: Voltage Monitoring in Complex Systems
App Note 4804: Measurement Methodology eSATA
App Note 4993: Reduce the Chances of Human Error: Part 2, Super Amps and Filters for Analog Interface
App Note 4992: Reduce the Chances of Human Error: Part 1, Power and Ground
App Note 4991: Oops...Practical ESD Protection vs. Foolhardy Placebos
App Note 4840: Battery/Charger Load Switch Approximates Ideal Diode
App Note 4837: Protect Current-Sense Amplifiers from Negative Overvoltage
App Note 4834: Negative-to-Negative Switch-Mode Converter Offers High Current and High Efficiency
App Note 4809: Designing Next-Generation Payment Terminals That Meet PCI PTS 3.x Requirements
App Note 4805: VGA 8:1 Multiplexer Reference Design Using the MAX4885
App Note 4700: Introduction to Medical Instruments and Growing Trend for Point-of-Care and Near-Patient Testing
App Note 4699: Overview of Sensor Signal Paths
App Note 4694: Introduction to Digital Stethoscopes and Electrical Component Selection Criteria
App Note 4692: Introduction to Ventilators and Ventilation Rate Measurements
App Note 4691: Introduction to Hearing Aids and Important Design Considerations
App Note 4685: How Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Respiratory Ventilation Systems Function
App Note 4679: Thermal Management Handbook
App Note 4677: Important Considerations for Infusion Pump and Portable Medical Designs
App Note 4671: Improve Sensor Performance and SNR in Pulse Oximeter Designs
App Note 4653: FAQs about Analog Switches
App Note 4648: New Equalized SATA I/II/III Redriver Improves eSATA Cable Drive
App Note 4640: Calculating the Tachometer Register Value of the MAX6615/MAX6616
App Note 4626: Multiple-Pulse Generator Aids IC Testing
App Note 4622: High-Speed Op Amp Enables Infrared (IR) Proximity Sensing
App Note 4611: Tuning the MAX2009/MAX2010 RF Predistorters for Optimal Performance
App Note 4564: Add Precise Output Adjustment to Low-Voltage Supplies
App Note 4562: FAQs about Interface, RS-232, and RS-485 Circuits
App Note 4559: Resistor Network Sets Gain for Fixed-Gain Differential Amplifier
App Note 4557: Digital Resistor Sets Operating Power for Laser Driver
App Note 4533: An LED Target-Practice Game Uses the MAXQ2000 and MAX7312
App Note 4511: Adjustable Hysteresis in Microprocessor-Reset ICs
App Note 4509: DC Voltage Controls PWM Dimming of High-Brightness LEDs (HB LEDs)
App Note 4508: Precision Current-Sink/Source Circuits Configure as Mirrors or Amplifiers
App Note 4485: Derive Simple High-Current Source from Lab Supply
App Note 4472: How to Apply Additional PWM Intensity Control to LED Drivers
App Note 4449: How to Pick a Click-and-Pop Suppressor
App Note 4428: Rail-to-Rail: Railroading and the Electronics of Op Amps
App Note 4427: Demonstrating Green Technology with Apples, Oranges, Lemons, and Limes
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 4328: Low-Loss LED Driver Improves a System's Green Footprint by Boosting Efficiency and Extending Battery Life
App Note 4320: Reference Design for a Class D, 2.1-Channel, Audio Amplifier for an MP3 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 4295: Small-Signal Bandwidth in a Big-Band Era
App Note 4294: Differential Gain and Phase—Why Measure It, if You Cannot See It?
App Note 4287: Reconstructing Analog Video with the Maxim Video Filter Family
App Note 4276: WLAN Reference Design with the MAX2830
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 4268: Ultra-Small UCSP™ Devices Improve Battery Management in Portable Applications
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 4232: HFRD-34.0 4 x 4 DVI KVM Switch
App Note 4223: The evolution of the RS-232 transceiver
App Note 4167: Cookbook for Analog Video Filtering in Camera Systems
App Note 4156: Reference Design for an 802.11b/g RF Front-End Module Using the MAX2830
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 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 4021: MAX6956 Programming Guide
App Note 4010: MAX2831 Power Amplifier (PA) Output Power and Bias-Current Optimization
App Note 3977: Class D Amplifiers: Fundamentals of Operation and Recent Developments
App Note 3950: A Measurement Technique for Determining RF Immunity
App Note 3930: Package Thermal Resistance Values (Theta JA, Theta JC) for Temperature Sensors and 1-Wire Devices
App Note 3928: Automotive Linear Regulators Minimize Quiescent Current
App Note 3924: Thermal Considerations for a UCSP Package
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 3741: Analog ICs for Low Voltage Systems
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 3641: Migrating to the MAX6642 from Other Thermal Diode Temperature Sensors
App Note 3630: Power Supply and Ground Design for a WiFi Transceiver
App Note 3616: Adding Extra Hysteresis to Comparators
App Note 3612: AutoShutdown™ for Speaker Amplifier Conserves Cell-Phone Power
App Note 3571: S-Parameter Measurements and Stability Analysis for the MAX2640 LNA
App Note 3567: Monitoring and Sequencing Supply Voltages in High-Reliability Systems
App Note 3530: Circuit Converts PWM Fan Drive to Linear and Reduces Acoustic Noise
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 3447: Complete Stand-Alone GPS Receiver Solution with MAX2742
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 3249: 1.9GHz DECT Power Amplifier Delivers +27dBm from 3.6V at 41% PAE
App Note 3240: PHS Power Amplifier Delivers +22dBm at -62/-75dBc ACPR
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 2875: Three Methods of Noise Figure Measurement
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 2241: MAX2640 LNA Operates at 315MHz for Automotive Keyless Entry Applications
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 1996: MAX2247 Power Amplifier for 802.11g WLAN
App Note 1960: Simple Pulse Generator Has Low Parts Count
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 DC-DC Power Supply that Works
App Note 1879: Using Maxim SPI-compatible Display Drivers with other SPI Peripherals
App Note 1873: Using a 4–20mA 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 1836: Improving Receiver Sensitivity with External LNA
App Note 225: Using Digital Potentiometers in Adjustable Step-Down DC-DC Converter Designs
App Note 1791: Tiny Voltage Converter Boosts a Single Lithium Cell and Needs no Inductors
App Note 1759: LNA Tuned for the 433.05MHz to 434.79MHz European ISM Band
App Note 1757: HFAN-08.2.1: PWM Temperature Controller for Thermoelectric Modules Keeps Components within 0.1°C
App Note 1195: Maximize Battery Life and Minimize Replacements
App Note 1186: Ultra Low Power Reset Generator
App Note 1149: DDR Memory-Termination Supply is Flexible for 2.5V and 1.8V Memory Systems
App Note 1136: Switching Between Battery and External Power Sources
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 887: REP032: Lumped Element Output Match for the MAX2240 Nonlinear 2.45GHz Power Amplifier (PA)
App Note 1008: Optimize the MAX2242 PA for 2.4GHz DECT Cordless Phone Applications
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 988: Driving Audio Piezoelectric Transducers
App Note 960: Portable Supply Derives +5V and +3.3V Power from USB Port
App Note 909: Power a Digital Still Camera with 2AA Batteries and a Single Integrated Power Supply
App Note 896: Fan Control Advances: Consider Fan-Speed 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 1985: LNA Optimized for GPS (REP024)
App Note 1990: The MAX2242 Power Amplifier: Crucial Application Issues
App Note 620: REP025: Custom-Tuned LNA at 345MHz for Wireless Security System
App Note 602: RF IC Building Block Solutions for GPS
App Note 751: Linear Regulators in Portable Applications
App Note 579: Bluetooth Power Amplifier: System Performance Review
App Note 584: +23dBm PA and PA Predriver with 37% Efficiency for 2.4GHz FHSS WLAN Applications
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 742: Impedance Matching and the Smith Chart: The Fundamentals
App Note 732: Novel Approach Yields 100mW Bluetooth Amplifier
App Note 1784: Fan Speed Control Is Cool!
App Note 694: Temperature Sensor ICs Simplify Designs
App Note 836: Selecting and using RS-232 Interface Parts for Your Power Supply Voltages
App Note 882: RS-232 Features Explained
App Note 720: Keep the Product Working—Microprocessor Supervisors Offer Big Insurance in Small Packages
App Note 433: 5V Input Converter Generates -30V at 80mA
App Note 335: Maxim Wireless/RF Power Amplifier Selector Guide
App Note 435: +12V Input Converter Generates -165V at 100mA
App Note 436: Extending Soft-Start
App Note 440: REP004: LNA for 2.35GHz Mobile Data Receiver
App Note 529: 15V Input Converter Generates -185V at 50mA
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 697: Silicon Germanium (SiGe) Technology Enhances Radio Front-End Performance
App Note 651: ESD Protection for I/O Ports