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AMPLIFIER AND COMPARATOR CIRCUITS
ASICs
AUDIO CIRCUITS
AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT (ATE)
AUTOMOTIVE
BASESTATIONS / WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE
BATTERY MANAGEMENT
CIRCUIT PROTECTION
COMMUNICATIONS CIRCUITS
DIGITAL POTENTIOMETERS
DISPLAY DRIVERS
FIBER-OPTIC CIRCUITS
FILTER CIRCUITS (ANALOG)
GENERAL ENGINEERING TOPICS
HIGH-SPEED INTERCONNECT
HIGH-SPEED SIGNAL PROCESSING
HOT-SWAP AND POWER SWITCHING CIRCUITS
INTERFACE CIRCUITS
MEASUREMENT CIRCUITS
MICROCONTROLLERS
MICROPROCESSOR SUPERVISOR CIRCUITS
OSCILLATORS/DELAY LINES/TIMERS/COUNTERS
POWER-SUPPLY CIRCUITS
PROTOTYPING AND PC BOARD LAYOUT
REAL-TIME CLOCKS
SENSOR SIGNAL CONDITIONERS
SIGNAL GENERATION CIRCUITS
SWITCHES AND MULTIPLEXERS
TELECOM
TEMPERATURE SENSORS and THERMAL MANAGEMENT
UARTs
VIDEO CIRCUITS
VOLTAGE REFERENCES
WIRELESS, RF, AND CABLE
1-Wire® DEVICES
Serial Digital Data Networks
A/D and D/A CONVERSION/SAMPLING CIRCUITS
3V/5V DACs Support Intelligent Current Loop
A Simple ADC Comparison Matrix
ADC and DAC Glossary
Coherent Sampling vs. Window Sampling
DACs vs. Digital Potentiometers: Which Is Right for My Application?
Defining and Testing Dynamic Parameters in High-Speed ADCs, Part 1
Demystifying Sigma-Delta ADCs
Design a Low-Jitter Clock for High-Speed Data Converters
Digital Potentiometers Replace Mechanical Potentiometers
Digital-Analog Converters Are a "Bit" Analog
Dynamic Testing of High-Speed ADCs, Part 2
Frequently Asked Questions About Data Converters
Glossary of Frequently Used High-Speed Data Converter Terms
Histogram Testing Determines DNL and INL Errors
How Quantization and Thermal Noise Determine an ADC's Effective Noise Figure
INL/DNL Measurements for High-Speed Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs)
Migrating from Integrating ADC Architectures to Sigma Delta
Multiply Your Sampling Rate with Time-Interleaved Data Converters
Pipeline ADCs Come of Age
Programmers Handbook for the MAX5290-MAX5295, MAX5580-MAX5585, MAX5590-MAX5595 User-Programmable DACs
Reference Voltage for Multiple ADCs
Selecting the Optimum Test Tones and Test Equipment for Successful High-Speed ADC Sinewave Testing
Selecting the Right Series Voltage Reference for Absolute-Accuracy Voltage-Output DAC Designs
Setup and Hold Times for High-Speed Digital-to-Analog Converters (DACs) Demystified
Simple Methods Reduce Input Ripple for All Charge Pumps
The ABCs of ADCs: Understanding How ADC Errors Affect System Performance
Understanding Flash ADCs
Understanding Integral Non-Linearity Errors
Understanding Integrating ADCs
Understanding Pipelined ADCs
Understanding SAR ADCs
AMPLIFIER AND COMPARATOR CIRCUITS
3V/5V DACs Support Intelligent Current Loop
AC-Coupled Amplifier Requires No DC Bias
Class D Audio Amplifiers Save Battery Life
Get A Grip On Clamps, Bias and AC-Coupled Video Signals
Minimizing Component-Variation Sensitivity in Single Op Amp Filters
Nodal Analysis of Op Amp Circuits
Operational Amplifier Inputs
PWM Outputs Enhance Sensor-Signal Conditioners
Rail-to-Rail Outputs and Beyond-the-Rails Inputs: The Inside Story on Micropower Op Amps
Selecting the Right Comparator
Selecting the Right Series Voltage Reference for Absolute-Accuracy Voltage-Output DAC Designs
The Basics of Anti-Aliasing: Using Switched-Capacitor Filters
Three is a Crowd for Instrumentation Amplifiers
Understanding Common-Mode Signals
ASICs
Design and Manufacture of Automotive Pressure Sensors
The MAX1463 Sensor Compensation Algorithm
AUDIO CIRCUITS
Audio Gain Control Using Digital Potentiometers
Class D Audio Amplifiers Save Battery Life
Creating Non-Linear Transfer Functions With Linear Potentiometer Circuits
Minimizing Component-Variation Sensitivity in Single Op Amp Filters
Overview of DirectDrive Technology
Selecting the Right CMOS Analog Switch
Understanding Common-Mode Signals
AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT (ATE)
Automatic Test Equipment on a Budget
AUTOMOTIVE
DC/DC Conversion without Inductors
Driving LEDs in Battery-Operated Applications: Controlling Brightness Power Efficiently
Fast Start-Up Oscillator (FOX) Boosts Superhet Performance
High-Side Current-Sense Measurement: Circuits and Principles
Layout Considerations for Non-Isolated DC-DC Converters
LED Manufacturers' Web Sites
LEDs Are Still Popular (and Improving) after All These Years
Multiple Voltage Systems Need Supply-Voltage Sequencing
Proper Layout and Component Selection Controls EMI
PWM Outputs Enhance Sensor-Signal Conditioners
Selecting the Right CMOS Analog Switch
Selecting the Right Series Voltage Reference for Absolute-Accuracy Voltage-Output DAC Designs
Small, High-Voltage Boost Converters
Supervisory Circuits Keep Your Microprocessor Under Control
Vacuum-Fluorescent-Display (VFD) Tube Manufacturers' Web Sites
BASESTATIONS / WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE
Coherent Sampling vs. Window Sampling
Defining and Testing Dynamic Parameters in High-Speed ADCs, Part 1
Dynamic Testing of High-Speed ADCs, Part 2
How Quantization and Thermal Noise Determine an ADC's Effective Noise Figure
LVDS Enables High-Speed Signal Distribution in 3G Basestations
LVDS Splitter Simplifies High-Speed Signal Distribution
Multiply Your Sampling Rate with Time-Interleaved Data Converters
Phase-Noise Profiles Aid System Testing
Pipeline ADCs Come of Age
QPSK Modulation Demystified
Reference Voltage for Multiple ADCs
Selecting the Optimum Test Tones and Test Equipment for Successful High-Speed ADC Sinewave Testing
Setup and Hold Times for High-Speed Digital-to-Analog Converters (DACs) Demystified
Understanding Pipelined ADCs
BATTERY MANAGEMENT
Life with Batteries - Don't Ignore Typical Specs
Match the Battery to the Application to Avoid Disappointment
Overview of Rechargeable Batteries and Fast Stand-Alone Chargers
Portable Devices Need High-Performance Battery Chargers
Proper Layout and Component Selection Controls EMI
Properties of the Charge-Pump Voltage Splitter
Switch-Mode, Linear, and Pulse Charging Techniques for Li+ Battery in Mobile Phones and PDAs
Technology Changes: From a Portable Power Point of View
CIRCUIT PROTECTION
High-Side Current-Sense Measurement: Circuits and Principles
Practical Aspects of EMI Protection
Snubber Circuits Suppress Voltage Transient Spikes in Multiple Output DC-DC Flyback Converter Power Supplies
COMMUNICATIONS CIRCUITS
Understanding Common-Mode Signals
DIGITAL POTENTIOMETERS
Audio Gain Control Using Digital Potentiometers
Creating Non-Linear Transfer Functions With Linear Potentiometer Circuits
DACs vs. Digital Potentiometers: Which Is Right for My Application?
Digital Potentiometers Replace Mechanical Potentiometers
DISPLAY DRIVERS
LED Manufacturers' Web Sites
Vacuum-Fluorescent-Display (VFD) Tube Manufacturers' Web Sites
FIBER-OPTIC CIRCUITS
HFAN-08.2.1: PWM Temperature Controller for Thermoelectric Modules Keeps Components within 0.1°C
FILTER CIRCUITS (ANALOG)
A Filter Primer
Analog Filter Design Demystified
Filter Basics: Anti-Aliasing
Filter Design Using Integrator Blocks
Generating Switched-Capacitor-Filter Clocks
Improved Power Supply Rejection For IC Linear Regulators
Minimizing Component-Variation Sensitivity in Single Op Amp Filters
The Basics of Anti-Aliasing: Using Switched-Capacitor Filters
Understanding Integral Non-Linearity Errors
GENERAL ENGINEERING TOPICS
Automatic Test Equipment on a Budget
Basic Switching-Regulator-Layout Techniques
Creating Non-Linear Transfer Functions With Linear Potentiometer Circuits
Design and Manufacture of Automotive Pressure Sensors
Disposable Metal Boxes Make Excellent Shielded Enclosures
How to Work with Maxim's Spice Macromodels
Layout Considerations for Non-Isolated DC-DC Converters
Practical Aspects of EMI Protection
Proper Layout and Component Selection Controls EMI
Prototyping with Surface Mount Devices
Serial Digital Data Networks
Statistical Circuit Analysis with Excel
Thermal Characterization of IC Packages
HIGH-SPEED INTERCONNECT
LVDS Enables High-Speed Signal Distribution in 3G Basestations
LVDS Splitter Simplifies High-Speed Signal Distribution
Mathematical Basics of Band-Limited Sampling and Aliasing
Setup and Hold Times for High-Speed Digital-to-Analog Converters (DACs) Demystified
HIGH-SPEED SIGNAL PROCESSING
A Simple ADC Comparison Matrix
Coherent Sampling vs. Window Sampling
Defining and Testing Dynamic Parameters in High-Speed ADCs, Part 1
Design a Low-Jitter Clock for High-Speed Data Converters
Dynamic Testing of High-Speed ADCs, Part 2
Glossary of Frequently Used High-Speed Data Converter Terms
Histogram Testing Determines DNL and INL Errors
How Quantization and Thermal Noise Determine an ADC's Effective Noise Figure
INL/DNL Measurements for High-Speed Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs)
Multiply Your Sampling Rate with Time-Interleaved Data Converters
Pipeline ADCs Come of Age
Reference Voltage for Multiple ADCs
Selecting the Optimum Test Tones and Test Equipment for Successful High-Speed ADC Sinewave Testing
HOT-SWAP AND POWER SWITCHING CIRCUITS
Advantages of IC-Based Hot-Swap Circuit Protection
INTERFACE CIRCUITS
Automatic Test Equipment on a Budget
Choosing the Right RS-232 Transceiver
Design Considerations for Data-Lump Cables
Determining Clock Accuracy Requirements for UART Communications
Fundamentals of RS-232 Serial Communications
Guidelines for Proper Wiring of an RS-485 (TIA/EIA-485-A) Network
Lower the Supply Current in Your RS-232 System
LVDS Enables High-Speed Signal Distribution in 3G Basestations
LVDS Splitter Simplifies High-Speed Signal Distribution
RS-485 (EIA/TIA-485) Differential Data Transmission System Basics
Selecting and Using RS-232, RS-422, and RS-485 Serial Data Standards
Understanding Common-Mode Signals
USB On-The-Go Basics
Using RS-485/RS-422 Transceivers in Fieldbus Networks
MEASUREMENT CIRCUITS
Sensor Temperature Compensation Using the Four DAC Signal Conditioning Architecture
MICROCONTROLLERS
Specifying Quartz Crystals
MICROPROCESSOR SUPERVISOR CIRCUITS
Choosing Supervisor Outputs
CPU Supervisors: Frequently Asked Questions
Microprocessor Supervisors Offer Big Insurance in Small Packages
Supervisory Circuits Keep Your Microprocessor Under Control
The MAX6876 Power-Supply Tracker/Sequencer User Guide
User's Guide for the MAX6877 Power-Supply Tracker/Sequencer
OSCILLATORS/DELAY LINES/TIMERS/COUNTERS
Timekeeping Accuracy, Automatic and Affordable
POWER-SUPPLY CIRCUITS
Basic Switching-Regulator-Layout Techniques
Building a Power Supply That Works
Choosing the Right Power-Supply IC for your Application
Creating a Fast Load Transient
DC-DC Converter Tutorial
DC/DC Conversion without Inductors
Driving LEDs in Battery-Operated Applications: Controlling Brightness Power Efficiently
Improved Power Supply Rejection For IC Linear Regulators
Input and Output Noise in Buck Converters Explained
Layout Considerations for Non-Isolated DC-DC Converters
Life with Batteries - Don't Ignore Typical Specs
Linear Regulators in Portable Applications
Multiple Voltage Systems Need Supply-Voltage Sequencing
Power Supply Engineer's Guide to Calculate Dissipation for MOSFETs in High-Power Supplies
Proper Layout and Component Selection Controls EMI
Properties of the Charge-Pump Voltage Splitter
SEPIC Equations and Component Ratings
Small, High-Voltage Boost Converters
Snubber Circuits Suppress Voltage Transient Spikes in Multiple Output DC-DC Flyback Converter Power Supplies
Technology Changes: From a Portable Power Point of View
Using Thermistors in Temperature Tracking Power Supplies
PROTOTYPING AND PC BOARD LAYOUT
Automatic Test Equipment on a Budget
Basic Switching-Regulator-Layout Techniques
Building a Power Supply That Works
Disposable Metal Boxes Make Excellent Shielded Enclosures
Layout Considerations for Non-Isolated DC-DC Converters
Power Supply Engineer's Guide to Calculate Dissipation for MOSFETs in High-Power Supplies
Practical Aspects of EMI Protection
Proper Layout and Component Selection Controls EMI
Prototyping with Surface Mount Devices
REAL-TIME CLOCKS
Timekeeping Accuracy, Automatic and Affordable
SENSOR SIGNAL CONDITIONERS
Approaches for Compensating Span and Offset in Pressure Sensors
Automatic Test Equipment on a Budget
Design and Manufacture of Automotive Pressure Sensors
HFAN-08.2.1: PWM Temperature Controller for Thermoelectric Modules Keeps Components within 0.1°C
PWM Outputs Enhance Sensor-Signal Conditioners
Sensor Temperature Compensation Using the Four DAC Signal Conditioning Architecture
The MAX1463 Sensor Compensation Algorithm
SIGNAL GENERATION CIRCUITS
3V/5V DACs Support Intelligent Current Loop
Generating Switched-Capacitor-Filter Clocks
Tracking Advances in VCO Technology
SWITCHES AND MULTIPLEXERS
Fault Protection Saves Multiplexers, Switches, and Downstream Circuitry
Interfacing Switches and Relays to the Real World in Real Time
Selecting the Right CMOS Analog Switch
TELECOM
Ethernet-over-PDH Technology Overview
TEMPERATURE SENSORS and THERMAL MANAGEMENT
Demystifying Sigma-Delta ADCs
Fan Speed Control is Cool!
HFAN-08.2.1: PWM Temperature Controller for Thermoelectric Modules Keeps Components within 0.1°C
Rev Up Your Fan Speed Control Designs
Timekeeping Accuracy, Automatic and Affordable
UARTs
Determining Clock Accuracy Requirements for UART Communications
VIDEO CIRCUITS
Analog Filter Design Demystified
Bandwidth Versus Video Resolution
Get A Grip On Clamps, Bias and AC-Coupled Video Signals
Switching Video Using Analog Switches
Understanding Analog Video Signals
Understanding Common-Mode Signals
Video Basics
Visual Impact of Video Parameters in Video Systems: Part 1—Differential Gain and Differential Phase
VOLTAGE REFERENCES
Reference Voltage for Multiple ADCs
Selecting the Right Series Voltage Reference for Absolute-Accuracy Voltage-Output DAC Designs
Understanding Voltage-Reference Topologies and Specifications
WIRELESS, RF, AND CABLE
An Introduction to Direct-Sequence Spread-Spectrum Communications
Buffer Amplifiers Solve VCO Problems
Characterizing the S-Parameters of 75Ω Circuits using 50Ω Lab Equipment
Converting S-Parameters from 50Ω to 75Ω Impedance
Fast Start-Up Oscillator (FOX) Boosts Superhet Performance
Impedance Matching and the Smith Chart: The Fundamentals
Improving Receiver Intercept Point Using Selectivity
Measuring Single-Tone Desensitization for CDMA Receivers
Novel Approach Yields 100mW Bluetooth Amplifier
Phase-Noise Profiles Aid System Testing
Power Supply and Ground Design for a WiFi Transceiver
QPSK Modulation Demystified
Random Noise Contribution to Timing Jitter—Theory and Practice
Tracking Advances in VCO Technology
Understand Wireless Data Sheet Specifications - Part 1
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