EDN

Designing with a complete simulation test bench for op amps, Part 3: Input-referred errors

Previous installments of this series discussed the need to verify SPICE model accuracy and how to measure the output impedance and small-signal bandwidth of operational amplifier (op amp) models. In ...
EDN

Designing with a complete simulation test bench for op amps, Part 4: Noise

Previous installments of this article series discussed the need to verify SPICE model accuracy and how to measure the output impedance, small-signal bandwidth, and input-referred errors of operational ...
Electronic Design

Measuring Input Current of a Buck or Flyback Converter

For the PDF version of this article, click here. When designing converters, it is often desirable to measure the dc current coming into the converter. This is particularly true when batteries are ...
Electronic Design

Very-Low-Input-Bias-Current Op Amp Has Plenty of Written Support for Design Engineers

In a simplified schematic from its datasheet, Linear Technology's LTC6268 (and 6269 dual) provide no evidence of "secret sauce." Rather, it shows a combination of semiconductor design and process ...