Op Amp Applications Handbook (Analog Devices Series) [Paperback]

Walt Jung (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 13, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0750678445 | ISBN-13: 978-0750678445 | Edition: 1

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.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This practical handbook not only teaches the basic fundamentals of op amps, it also covers various op amp application areas in great detail. This is not a cookbook of circuit designs, but rather a book to learn how the circuit and amplifiers actually function. Circuit designers, electrical engineers, instrumentation engineers, or electrical engineering students, will find this to be a very useful and practical reference book on op amps and their application."
- IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine

"Although the book features contributions from a number of sources over many years, it does not fall into the discontinuity trap like so many compilations. It is very structured and readable, and the information flows smoothly from one chapter to the next - a tribute to the editor, Walt Jung.

This book is a thorough study of operational amplifiers and covers in depth just about every application you can think of. It replaces half a shelf of my hitherto favorite texts and it is destined to become a standard work. I can heartily recommend it."
- John W. Wood, Electronics World, December 2005

Book Description

A complete and up-to-date op amp reference for electronics engineers from the most famous op amp guru, supported by Analog Devices marketing efforts.

Product Details

• Paperback: 896 pages
• Publisher: Newnes; 1 edition (December 13, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750678445
• ISBN-13: 978-0750678445
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #102,446 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You'll have to tear it from my cold, dead hands..., December 16, 2004

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David Curtis (Woodland Hills, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Op Amp Applications Handbook (Analog Devices Series) (Paperback)

I've used 3 editions of the author's Op Amp Cookbook over the last 15 years, and found it to be an invaluable source of practical designs, accompanied by solid descriptions of the underlying principles. Based on that experience, I expected this book to be good. I am by no means disappointed.

It isn't a cookbook, although it does include many useful concrete design examples. It is more of an applications problem-solving guide. I've often found that some of the most useful op amp design information is buried in specific device datasheets and application notes, and have often found myself wishing someone would extract all of those nuggets, organize them, fill in the gaps, and publish them. As I read through this book, I found many such nuggets (primarily derived from Analog Devices' datasheets and app notes), which I had previously regarded as hidden treasure, uncovered only by tedious slogging through numerous datasheets. This is not, however, a re-packaging of previously published app notes. The chapters are comprehensive, well-written, and well-integrated.

Those interested in audio applications may remember that the original edition of the author's Op Amp Cookbook contained an extremely useful chapter on audio circuits. In the second edition, this material was extracted and published in a separate book, which (unfortunately) went out of print and has become hard to find. You will be happy to note that the new Applications Handbook has excellent coverage of audio op amp applications and design principles.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Also available free to download from Analog Devices, December 6, 2008

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Clovis Bonavides "csb58" (Houston, Texas United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Op Amp Applications Handbook (Analog Devices Series) (Paperback)

There is nothing I can add to what others have already said positively about this book. It is really good - one of the best in its field. I also recommend Analog Device's outstanding "Designer's Guide to Instrumentation Amplifiers".

For those on a short budget, like me: you can download it for FREE from the Analog Devices website on a chapter by chapter base or zipped (17 MB), in PDF format. BTW, you can also download "Designer's Guide to Instrumentation Amplifiers " for FREE from AD's website.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Reference: Technical and Historical, August 2, 2005

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J. Patterson (Hartselle, AL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Op Amp Applications Handbook (Analog Devices Series) (Paperback)

This is a great textbook for electrical engineers and hobbyists with fundamental knowledge of op-amp operation. The text is easy to read and explains concepts that are understandable for both the inexperienced and experienced engineer and also gives an excellent historical treatment of op-amp evolution. The mathematics involved is concise and to the point. This text gives engineers tools to understand the op-amp beyond the ideal models presented in basic circuit theory and electronics courses given in undergraduate programs. To apply op-amps properly, you need to go beyond the simplistic assuptions - this book will help you given you have an understanding of basic electronics design and analysis. I highly recommend having this book on your shelf for a reference.