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Precision programmable current source uses two ICs

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Here are some programmable current source Design Ideas which make good use of precision on-chip component matching.

Shunt circuit clips large transients or regulates voltage

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This clipper/shunt Design Idea is scalable from low to very high currents.

Programmable-gain amp achieves high gains

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Roll your own PGA to get the exact high gains you need.

AVR takes under 1µs to process quadrature encoder

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A good example of tight interrupt coding to interface to a quadrature encoder.

LTC Design Note: Increasing output voltage and current range using series-connected isolated μModule converters

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Stack isolated converters to increase output voltage.

Modded charge pump extracts power from digital signal

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At first glance, these charge pumps & voltage multiplier/inverters look conventional, but they have a trick up their sleeves.

LTC Design Note: Control the voltage of a remote load over any length of copper wire

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Read about how a unique component compensates for DC conductor loss without using extra sense wires.

Isolated USB-to-UART converter builds in 20 minutes for $20

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This Design Idea describes a simple project that embedded developers will love for keeping their computers safe from rogue USB devices.

Software PLL syncs to line using moving-average filter

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A software PLL with a jitter attenuator lends itself to AC-line filtering and many other applications.

Fast, low-noise JFET amp is stable over temperature

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This Design Idea combines the strong points of JFETs and CFAs to make a high-impedance amplifier that’s fast, stable over temperature, and quiet.

LTC Design Note: Dual-phase buck controller drives high density 1.2V/60A supply with sub-milliohm DCR sensing

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Low output voltages and use of DrMOS integrated FETs+drivers are hallmarks of this switcher design.

Single-MOSFET circuits gate & modulate

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The humble discrete MOSFET shows its versatility in this Design Idea.

Avago Tech Note: Strain sensing using optical phase interrogation technique with polymer optical fiber

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Optical phase interrogation with polymer fiber offers an easy to handle and integrate strain sensing solution.

LTC Design Note: 10A μModule step-down regulator with advanced input and load protection

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This switcher design has comprehensive electrical and thermal protection, and high efficiency over wide input-output ranges.

Read multiple switches using ADC

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How the author learned to interface 8 switches using zero GPIOs.

AC power measurement uses PWM & PAM

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Use clever pulse modulation techniques to multiply signals and measure power.

Gain-selectable IC yields voltage-to-current converter

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A voltage-to-current converter Design Idea with no discrete components and excellent specs.

LTC Design Note: Driver for 14-bit, 4.5 MSPS ADC operates over a wide gain range

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Assure optimum performance by matching up ADC and input driver.

Simulate digital filters with PSpice

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PSpice isn’t just for analog! This Design Idea shows it can handle digital filter simulation too.

LTC Design Note: Monolithic no-opto isolated flyback converter provides versatile solution

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This versatile chip handles flyback, buck, boost, and negative input, and features low standby current and up to 18W output.






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