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The Small-Signal Open-Loop Transfer Function of the Moog Filter

The Small-Signal Open-Loop Transfer Function of the Moog Filter

We are analyzing the behavior of the Moog ladder filter. In this section, we will analyze the heart of the topology and express the small-signal open-loop transfer function of the filter as a whole.


Understanding Schematics

Understanding Schematics

If you're looking to get a better handle on how to read schematics, this helpful guide will give you a head start.


Analyzing the Moog Filter

Analyzing the Moog Filter

Learn about one of the only audio filter topologies out there, the Moog filter!


How to Use Nyquist Plots for Stability Analysis

How to Use Nyquist Plots for Stability Analysis

In this article, we’ll see that a Nyquist plot provides a straightforward means of determining if an amplifier will oscillate.


Decompensated Operational Amplifiers

Decompensated Operational Amplifiers

Learn more about decompensated vs. fully-compensated op-amps and external methods of achieving compensation.


Miller Frequency Compensation: How to Use Miller Capacitance for Op-Amp Compensation

Miller Frequency Compensation: How to Use Miller Capacitance for Op-Amp Compensation

Miller capacitance is commonly used in a method for operational amplifier frequency compensation.


Transimpedance Amplifier Stability

Transimpedance Amplifier Stability

Learn about how to stabilize transimpedance amplifiers or TIAs with useful examples.


How Reactive Loads and Networks Affect Phase Shift in Analog Circuits

How Reactive Loads and Networks Affect Phase Shift in Analog Circuits

How can reactive elements affect phase shift in an LC circuit? Learn more about phase shift in analog design.


What Is a Low Pass Filter? A Tutorial on the Basics of Passive RC Filters

What Is a Low Pass Filter? A Tutorial on the Basics of Passive RC Filters

What is filtering? Learn what resistor-capacitor (RC) low-pass filters are and where you can use them.


Understanding Phase Shift in Analog Circuits

Understanding Phase Shift in Analog Circuits

Learn about phase shift and how this fundamental electrical phenomenon is related to different circuit configurations.


How to Design a Simple, Voltage-Controlled, Bidirectional Current Source

How to Design a Simple, Voltage-Controlled, Bidirectional Current Source

This article presents a high-performance current source that requires only a few readily available components.


Input Capacitance in Analog Circuits: How to Compensate for Input Capacitance of Op-Amps

Input Capacitance in Analog Circuits: How to Compensate for Input Capacitance of Op-Amps

Learn about the effect of input parasitic capacitance and how to compensate for it in analog circuit design.


The Operation and Characteristics of Voltage-Mode R-2R DACs

The Operation and Characteristics of Voltage-Mode R-2R DACs

This article looks at the voltage-mode R-2R DAC structure.


Phase Margin Estimation Using the Rate-of-Closure

Phase Margin Estimation Using the Rate-of-Closure

How can we gauge stability in a negative-feedback circuit? For minimum-phase circuits, try rate-of-closure.


Applications and Limitations of the Current-Feedback Amplifier: Dual CFAs and Composite Amplifiers

Applications and Limitations of the Current-Feedback Amplifier: Dual CFAs and Composite Amplifiers

In this article, we continue our study of the current-feedback amplifier. We’ll also look at a composite amplifier that combines the benefits of the voltage-feedback topology and the current-feedback topology.


Characteristics of Current-Feedback Op-Amps: Benefits of CFA Design vs. VFAs

Characteristics of Current-Feedback Op-Amps: Benefits of CFA Design vs. VFAs

In this article, we’ll take a more detailed look at the functionality and characteristics of current-feedback amplifiers.


How to Drive Large Capacitive Loads with an Op-Amp Circuit

How to Drive Large Capacitive Loads with an Op-Amp Circuit

Learn more about capacitive load compensation.


How to Measure Noise in Switch-Mode Power Supplies (SMPSs)

How to Measure Noise in Switch-Mode Power Supplies (SMPSs)

Noise on switch mode power supplies (SMPSs) sometimes gets a bum rap.


How to Design Charge Amplifiers for Piezoelectric Sensors

How to Design Charge Amplifiers for Piezoelectric Sensors

This article explores charge-amplifier design details, including ESD protection and frequency response.


Clock Signal Management: Clock Resources of FPGAs

Clock Signal Management: Clock Resources of FPGAs

This article will review the common FPGA resources that allow us to efficiently generate and distribute clock signals throughout a system.