If you have read my first blog, you may have noticed that I really like op amps. My primary expertise lies in designing them, but I’m also intrigued by clever op-amp application circuits. To promote ...

In the last Circuit VR we looked at some basic op amp circuits in a simulator, including the non-inverting amplifier. Sometimes you want an amplifier that inverts the signal. That is a 5V input ...

My hands-on introduction to operational amplifiers was in 1969 while in the army as a junior scientist in the Atmospheric Science Laboratory at the White Sands Proving Grounds. We had taken a ...

b. The gain is set by VCC as the higher the supply voltage, the higher the gain. c. By the value of R3 as this resistor to ground sets the offset bias seen by the op-amp hence the gain. d. By the ...

The circuit was designed to provide a prototype of a metronome circuit utilizing the functions of CA741 operational amplifiers. Metronome – a device or apparatus used to indicate or establish the ...

It’s rare in 2023 for an instrument to be entirely analog, instead it’s more normal for a front-end to feed the analog-to-digital converter (ADC) in a microcontroller. Typically the front-end will do ...

The very basics of operational amplifiers. Learn comparator, inverting, and non-inverting op-amp configurations. An operational amplifier, or op amp, is a dc-coupled high-gain electronic voltage ...

Comparison of Low-Power Op Amp Characteristics ROHM's TLR1901GXZ ranks among the best in ultra-low current op amps at approximately 45% lower than typical products on the market. Santa Clara, CA and ...

This file type includes high-resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. The biggest problem with precision noise measurement is that the noise floor you’re trying to evaluate is frequently ...