A comparator is a great circuit because it provides a near ideal transition between the analog and digital domains. The comparator looks at two linear input signals and gives a digital output that’s ...

The TS12011 and TS12012 are 1.2μ W op amp, comparator and voltage reference in one IC. Providing 10x reduction in power consumption and operation to 0.65V delivers always on, single cell operation.

Editor’s note: I will be bringing you a series of the best technical article excerpts from Linear Technology’s book Analog Circuit Design Volume Three written by some of the most talented Analog and ...

The industry standard LM2901 quad and LM2903 dual comparators and LM2902 quad and LM2904 dual op amps, from Diodes Inc., feature an extended operating temperature range of -40 ºC to +125 ºC. The parts ...

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 ...