This article explores an interesting connection between an important statistical measure and one of the fundamental analytical tools of electrical engineering.
This article explores an interesting connection between an important statistical measure and one of the fundamental analytical tools of electrical engineering.
This article is a general guideline on the main aspects of commercially-available amplifiers.
This article is a general guideline on the main aspects of commercially-available amplifiers.
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 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.
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 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.
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.
Learn about how power spectral density (PSD) helps us to examine the effect of a noise source on the output of a linear…
Learn about how power spectral density (PSD) helps us to examine the effect of a noise source on the output of a linear time-invariant (LTI) system.
In this article, we’ll look at the pros and cons of using a switch-based multiplier.
In this article, we’ll look at the pros and cons of using a switch-based multiplier.
This article will look at the trade-offs we face when trying to improve the linearity of a circuit.
This article will look at the trade-offs we face when trying to improve the linearity of a circuit.
In this article, we will see how we can determine the SFDR for an ADC used in a radio receiver. Also, we’ll examine the…
In this article, we will see how we can determine the SFDR for an ADC used in a radio receiver. Also, we’ll examine the ADC SNR requirement for this application.
This article will discuss the basic idea behind the synchronous demodulation technique.
This article will discuss the basic idea behind the synchronous demodulation technique.
In this article, we’ll look at the spurious free dynamic range (SFDR) which is a popular specification for quantifying…
In this article, we’ll look at the spurious free dynamic range (SFDR) which is a popular specification for quantifying the linearity of a circuit.
In this article, we’ll first examine an important feature of common noise sources: the relationship between the noise…
In this article, we’ll first examine an important feature of common noise sources: the relationship between the noise root mean square (RMS) and peak-to-peak value.