Before jumping into a discussion of amplifiers and signal-conditioning circuitry, it is worthwhile to quickly review strain gauges. By definition, “strain” is an alteration due to an external force. A ...

Picking the right Wideband Power Amplifier (WPA) can feel pretty overwhelming at first. There's so much to consider, and honestly, it's a big deal because it really impacts how well your entire system ...

National Semiconductor Corporation today introduced two new high-speed amplifier products that break the gigahertz speed barrier. Based on National’s high-speed VIP10 manufacturing process, the 1.2 ...

Logarithmic amplifier chips produce an output voltage that is directly proportional to the logarithm of an input voltage or current. They are often used in applications involving signal compression, ...

A variety of headphone amplifier types are available, but little guidance is provided in their selection. This article discusses the types available, and covers their relative strengths and weaknesses ...

Instrumentation amplifiers are analog subsystems that amplify low-level signals in the presence of high common mode noise. These differential amplifiers are optimized for DC signals and are typically ...

BOHEMIA, N.Y., 9 June 2014. Data Device Corp. (DDC) in Bohemia, N.Y., is introducing the SBA-3500X synchro booster amplifier for shipboard electronics applications. The 1.2-pound factor synchro ...

Many industrial and medical applications use instrumentation amplifiers (INA) to condition small signals in the presence of large common-mode voltages and DC potentials. The three op amp INA ...