Useful Resources

Here are some links that I have found to be useful:
Please email me if you have any additions to this list, or if any links don't work. Include a short description of any web site you think I should add.

• Reading Resistor and Capacitor Values
• Single Transistor Amplifiers:  Important equations for single transistor (bipolar) amplifiers.
• Semiconductor Manufacturers : A list of semiconductor manufacturers web pages.
• The Chip Directory:  This site has a useful (though not exhaustive) cross-referencing system when you need to find a part, but don't have all the information.
• Alberta Printed Circuits:  This company makes double-sided printed circuit boards cheaply and quickly.
• Advanced Circuits:  Another PCB company that is even cheaper if you are a student.  You also get silk screen and solder mask.
• Prototyping tips:  Some useful tips about prototyping electronic circuits.

Power Supply Issues

• Linear and Switching Voltage Regulator Fundamentals - National Semiconductor Application Note.

• Switching Regulators - National Semiconductor Application Note.

• Switching Supply Basics -A compendium of resources from SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY DESIGN RESOURCES

Using Single-Supply OpAmps

• My own web page.

• Using Single Supply Operational Amplifiers - An application note from Microchip's website.

• Designing Single Supply, Low-Power Systems - An application note from Analog Device's website.

• Designing Circuits for Single Supply Operation - An application note from Linear Technology's website.

• Two articles from Texas Instruments:
         Single-Supply Op Amp Design Techniques
         Single-Supply Op Amp Design

• Design Trade-Offs for Single-Supply Op Amps - An application note from the Maxim website.

Noise in OpAmp Circuits

• Noise Analysis in Operational Amplifier Circuits -  An application note from TI's website.

• Noise and Operational Amplifier Circuits - An application note from Analog Device's website.

• Interference-type noise  - An application note from Analog Device's website.

OpAmp Imperfections

• User's Guide to Applying and Measuring Operational Amplifier Specifications - An application note from Analog Device's website.

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Comments or Questions?

Erik Cheever Engineering Department Swarthmore College