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
In Part 5 of this series on composite amplifiers, we'll discuss how to achieve higher DC precision.
February 25, 2020 by Dr. Sergio Franco
Learn how to get faster composite op-amp dynamics by raising the slew rate.
February 24, 2020 by Dr. Sergio Franco
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.
February 23, 2020 by Dr. Sergio Franco
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.
February 20, 2020 by Dr. Sergio Franco
In this article, we’ll take a look at the analog blocks for implementing the square wave-based synchronous demodulator.
February 12, 2020 by Dr. Steve Arar
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.
February 11, 2020 by Dr. Steve Arar
In this article, we’ll look at the pros and cons of using a switch-based multiplier.
February 02, 2020 by Dr. Steve Arar
This article will look at the trade-offs we face when trying to improve the linearity of a circuit.
January 13, 2020 by Dr. Steve Arar
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