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This article discusses the theory fundamentals of lock-in amplifiers.

This article discusses the theory fundamentals of lock-in amplifiers.

The concept of dynamic range appears frequently in engineering discussions. But what exactly does this term mean? And how…

The concept of dynamic range appears frequently in engineering discussions. But what exactly does this term mean? And how does it apply to electronic circuits and systems?

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of…

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.

A smart guitar. A vibrating wearable metronome. An LED wristband that reacts to your concert experience. It's all part of…

A smart guitar. A vibrating wearable metronome. An LED wristband that reacts to your concert experience. It's all part of a growing movement known as the Internet of Musical Things.

This article discusses charge-amplification techniques and explains the characteristics of the voltage waveform that…

This article discusses charge-amplification techniques and explains the characteristics of the voltage waveform that contains a CCD’s pixel data.

The US Space Force spends millions of dollars preventing spacecraft collisions in earth's increasingly crowded orbit. The…

The US Space Force spends millions of dollars preventing spacecraft collisions in earth's increasingly crowded orbit. The Space Fence, powered by Wolfspeed's power amplifiers, aims to change that.

In this article, we’ll examine two important specifications of a digital oscilloscope: analog bandwidth and sampling rate.

In this article, we’ll examine two important specifications of a digital oscilloscope: analog bandwidth and sampling rate.

This Featured Product Spotlight is part of a video series exploring the specifications, applications, and market context…

This Featured Product Spotlight is part of a video series exploring the specifications, applications, and market context of new products.

GaAs has long been the bridesmaid but never the bride. However, because of its resistance to radiation, it is still the…

GaAs has long been the bridesmaid but never the bride. However, because of its resistance to radiation, it is still the go-to choice for space-based applications. 

Analog Discovery 2 is called the "one tool with many functions." But how does it hold up against analogous T&M devices in…

Analog Discovery 2 is called the "one tool with many functions." But how does it hold up against analogous T&M devices in the industry?

What's the role of low-pass filters in class D amplification? We'll use ST's new class D amp to discuss this question.

What's the role of low-pass filters in class D amplification? We'll use ST's new class D amp to discuss this question.

This article explores an important limitation that can cause a real-life op-amp to deviate from the behavior of its…

This article explores an important limitation that can cause a real-life op-amp to deviate from the behavior of its idealized counterpart.

This is the final part of a six-article series on composite amplifiers. In this last part, we'll show how to improve…

This is the final part of a six-article series on composite amplifiers. In this last part, we'll show how to improve phase accuracy.

In Part 5 of this series on composite amplifiers, we'll discuss how to achieve higher DC precision.

In Part 5 of this series on composite amplifiers, we'll discuss how to achieve higher DC precision.

Learn how to get faster composite op-amp dynamics by raising the slew rate.

Learn how to get faster composite op-amp dynamics by raising the slew rate.

This is Part 3 of the series of articles about composite amplifiers. In this section, we are going to show how to achieve…

This is Part 3 of the series of articles about composite amplifiers. In this section, we are going to show how to achieve faster op-amp dynamics by expanding the frequency bandwidth.

In the first part of this series on composite amplifiers, we'll investigate one method of boosting an op-amp’s output…

In the first part of this series on composite amplifiers, we'll investigate one method of boosting an op-amp’s output current drive capability.

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of…

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.

In this article, we’ll take a look at the analog blocks for implementing the square wave-based synchronous demodulator.

In this article, we’ll take a look at the analog blocks for implementing the square wave-based synchronous demodulator.