Op Amp Applications Handbook

Operational amplifiers play a vital role in modern electronics design. The latest op amps have powerful new features, making them more suitable for use in many products requiring weak signal amplification, such as medical devices, communications technology, optical networks, and sensor interfacing.

The Op Amp Applications Handbook may well be the ultimate op amp reference book available. This book is brimming with up-to-date application circuits, valuable design tips, and in-depth coverage of the latest techniques to simplify op amp circuit designs, and improve their performance. As an added bonus, a selection on the history of op amp development provides an extensive and expertly researched overview, of interest to anyone involved in this important area of electronics.

• Seven major sections packed with technical information

• Anything an engineer will want to know about designing with op amps can be found in this book

• Op Amp Applications Handbook is a practical reference for a challenging engineering field.

Electronics engineers and audio engineers; electronics technicians; engineering students; electronics hobbyists

Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Op Amp History Highlights

Chapter 1: Op Amp Basics Section 1-1: Introduction Section 1-2: Op Amp Topologies Section 1-3: Op Amp Structures Section 1-4: Op Amp Specifications Section 1-5: Precision Op Amps Section 1-6: High Speed Op Amps

Chapter 2: Specialty Amplifiers Section 2-1: Instrumentation Amplifiers Section 2-2: Programmable Gain Amplifiers Section 2-3: Isolation Amplifiers

Chapter 3: Using Op Amps with Data Converters Section 3-1: Introduction Section 3-2: ADC/DAC Specifications Section 3-3: Driving ADC Inputs Section 3-4: Driving ADC/DAC Reference Inputs Section 3-5: Buffering DAC Outputs

Chapter 4: Sensor Signal Conditioning Section 4-1: Introduction Section 4-2: Bridge Circuits Section 4-3: Strain, Force, Pressure and Flow Measurements Section 4-4: High Impedance Sensors Section 4-5: Temperature Sensors

Chapter 5: Analog Filters Section 5-1: Introduction Section 5-2: The Transfer Function Section 5-3: Time Domain Response Section 5-4: Standard Responses Section 5-5: Frequency Transformations Section 5-6: Filter Realizations Section 5-7: Practical Problems in Filter Implementation Section 5-8: Design Examples

Chapter 6: Signal Amplifiers Section 6-1: Audio Amplifiers Section 6-2: Buffer Amplifiers and Driving Capacitive Loads Section 6-3: Video Amplifiers Section 6-4: Communication Amplifiers Section 6-5: Amplifier Ideas Section 6-6: Composite Amplifiers

Chapter 7: Hardware and Housekeeping Techniques Section 7-1: Passive Components Section 7-2: PCB Design Issues Section 7-3: Op Amp Power Supply Systems Section 7-4: Op Amp Protection Section 7-5: Thermal Considerations Section 7-6: EMI/RFI Considerations Section 7-7: Simulation, Breadboarding and Prototyping

Chapter 8: Op Amp History Section 8-1: Introduction Section 8-2: Vacuum Tube Op Amps Section 8-3: Solid-State Modular and Hybrid Op Amps Section 8-4: IC Op Amps

Index