Modeling hysteresis in SPICE can be difficult when you're dealing with a multivalued transfer function. In this article, we'll teach you a way to "cheat" to get…
Modeling hysteresis in SPICE can be difficult when you're dealing with a multivalued transfer function. In this article, we'll teach you a way to "cheat" to get around this issue.
Need a low-distortion ADC interface? In this article, we'll discuss how to reduce 2nd harmonic distortion by using…
Need a low-distortion ADC interface? In this article, we'll discuss how to reduce 2nd harmonic distortion by using symmetric PCB layout.
In this electrical engineering edition of the 12 days of Christmas, we take a look at a few familiar highlights of the…
In this electrical engineering edition of the 12 days of Christmas, we take a look at a few familiar highlights of the season and zoom in on the technologies electrical engineers have contributed to make them possible.
2020 ushered in a wave of GaN transistors in applications from automobiles to audio amplifiers. We talked with GaN…
2020 ushered in a wave of GaN transistors in applications from automobiles to audio amplifiers. We talked with GaN Systems CEO Jim Witham to find out why he thinks 2021 could see even more GaN adoption.
While semiconductor devices make possible the lightweight 'gadgets' we enjoy, our electronic world was built on devices…
While semiconductor devices make possible the lightweight 'gadgets' we enjoy, our electronic world was built on devices that operated on a different scale. Let's take a look at vacuum tubes!
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.
This article explains the theory and the construction of the circuit of a 10W practice guitar amplifier.
This article explains the theory and the construction of the circuit of a 10W practice guitar amplifier.
This video tutorial demonstrates how a bipolar junction transistor can allow a low-voltage signal to control a high-power load.
This video tutorial demonstrates how a bipolar junction transistor can allow a low-voltage signal to control a high-power load.
Active noise control is a principle technology in noise-canceling headphones. But there's a nuanced part of the ANC…
Active noise control is a principle technology in noise-canceling headphones. But there's a nuanced part of the ANC conversation that warrants discussion: adaptive controllers and cancelation paths.
This video tutorial discusses operating modes and plots that will help you to incorporate bipolar junction transistors…
This video tutorial discusses operating modes and plots that will help you to incorporate bipolar junction transistors into your designs.
In this article, we’ll continue our discussion of an LTspice circuit that helps us to predict how offset-voltage…
In this article, we’ll continue our discussion of an LTspice circuit that helps us to predict how offset-voltage variations will influence circuit performance.
With more people working from home, noise-canceling headphones are ever-more prevalent. What circuitry underlies this…
With more people working from home, noise-canceling headphones are ever-more prevalent. What circuitry underlies this popular technology?
In this video, we will discuss circuits that use an operational amplifier to compare the amplitude of one signal to the…
In this video, we will discuss circuits that use an operational amplifier to compare the amplitude of one signal to the amplitude of another signal or to a reference voltage.
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 create an LTspice circuit for analyzing the effect of unpredictable offset voltage on the…
In this article, we’ll create an LTspice circuit for analyzing the effect of unpredictable offset voltage on the performance of a precision current-source circuit.
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 will use simulations to assess important aspects of the performance of an op-amp-based current source.
In this article, we will use simulations to assess important aspects of the performance of an op-amp-based current source.
In this article, we will review the different types of noise that are present in a circuit. We will also discuss how to…
In this article, we will review the different types of noise that are present in a circuit. We will also discuss how to perform an accurate simulation of an EMC filter with LTspice.
This article discusses a voltage-controlled current-source circuit that requires only two op-amps and a handful of resistors.
This article discusses a voltage-controlled current-source circuit that requires only two op-amps and a handful of resistors.
In this video, we will learn about the op-amp integrator, which performs mathematical integration and requires nothing…
In this video, we will learn about the op-amp integrator, which performs mathematical integration and requires nothing more than an op-amp and a few passive components.