This article launches a series exploring the question of how to model data converters for system simulations.
February 25, 2021 by Wes Brodsky
How should I and Q combining be done? Through analog or digital means? This article will discuss the basics of the analog and digital IQ approaches.
February 22, 2021 by Wes Brodsky
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February 19, 2021 by Dr. Steve Arar
In this series of articles, we’ll explore higher-output-current alternatives to photodiodes.
January 26, 2021 by Robert Keim
Need a low-distortion ADC interface? In this article, we'll discuss how to reduce 2nd harmonic distortion by using symmetric PCB layout.
January 18, 2021 by Dr. Steve Arar
This article continues our discussion of design techniques that help us to improve the performance of transimpedance amplifiers.
January 13, 2021 by Robert Keim
In this article, we’ll look at advantages of two types of photodiode implementation.
December 20, 2020 by Robert Keim
This article explains the theory and the construction of the circuit of a 10W practice guitar amplifier.
November 29, 2020 by Teja Sai Marellapudi
Learn all about graphene field-effect transistors or GFETs. We'll cover their construction, as well as the benefits and challenges of designing with them.
November 12, 2020 by Amos Kingatua
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.
October 27, 2020 by Robert Keim
This article discusses a voltage-controlled current-source circuit that requires only two op-amps and a handful of resistors.
October 16, 2020 by Robert Keim
This article discusses VLSI (very-large-scale integration) circuits and the sources of non-idealities that affect MOS transistors.
September 29, 2020 by Tosin Jemilehin
This article explores an interesting connection between an important statistical measure and one of the fundamental analytical tools of electrical engineering.
July 28, 2020 by Robert Keim
This article is a general guideline on the main aspects of commercially-available amplifiers.
June 16, 2020 by Ignacio de Mendizábal
This article discusses the theory fundamentals of lock-in amplifiers.
June 04, 2020 by Ignacio de Mendizábal
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?
June 03, 2020 by Robert Keim
This article discusses charge-amplification techniques and explains the characteristics of the voltage waveform that contains a CCD’s pixel data.
April 08, 2020 by Robert Keim
In this article, we’ll examine two important specifications of a digital oscilloscope: analog bandwidth and sampling rate.
March 24, 2020 by Dr. Steve Arar
This article explores an important limitation that can cause a real-life op-amp to deviate from the behavior of its idealized counterpart.
February 28, 2020 by Robert Keim
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.
February 27, 2020 by Dr. Sergio Franco
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