Optimizing Op Amp Performance [Hardcover]

Jerald G. Graeme (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0070245223 | ISBN-13: 978-0070245228 | Publication Date: December 1, 1996 | Edition: 1

A new approach for maximizing op amp behavior in circuit designs- without extensive mathematical analysis

This guide from one of the world's leading op amp designers takes you through the causes of op amp performance problems- such as oscillations, errors, bandwidth limitations, noise, and distortion - and shows you how to develop simple models and design equations that lead to optimal results. You'll find detailed solutions for feedback conditions; power supply bypass; phase compensation; reducing radiated interference; and measuring distortion.

Combining intuitive and mathematical evaluations, this get-it-done tool packs varied examples that enable you to optimize a range of performance characteristics.

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Get Powerful New Op Amp Design Tools--From The Field's Leading Innovator Let one fo the world's leading op amp designers introduce you to new approaches for optimizing op amp behavior in circuit designs--without extensive mathematical analysis. This sure-fire guide fully examines the causes of op amp performance problems--such as oscillations, errors, bandwidth limitations, noise, and distortion--and then shows you how to develop simple models and desgin equations that lead to optimal results. Optimizing Op Amp Performance goes far beyond other books in the field to give you detailed coverage of: Feedback conditions; Power supply bypass; Phase compensation; The reduction of radiated interference; Distortion measurement methods. Combining intuitive and mathematical evaluations, this practical design tool offers you widely varied examples that illustrate how to optimize different performance characteristics--as well as solve op amp applications problems in electronics and many other fields.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 226 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 1 edition (December 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070245223
• ISBN-13: 978-0070245228
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,424,178 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Optimizing Op Amp Performance Made Easier, December 19, 2000

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This book is an excellent treatment of this subject that is intuitive and not overly theoretical. It draws together a lot of material available in magazines and on vendor websites, but not available in book format. The author starts with the traditional op amp symbol, and derives Black's classic feedback model for various configurations (inverting, non-inverting, etc) of the op amp. A generalized expression for the closed loop gain is eventually obtained where the numerator is the ideal closed loop gain, and the denominator contains the frequency response that can be analyzed with the aid of the Bode plot. Practical design issues are logically addressed using this simple formalism including bandwidth, phase compensation for input and output capacitances, power supply by-pass requirements, distortion, etc. Care is taken to indicate what conclusions apply to all op amp configurations, and which address specific design issues. As a writer, the author is very pointed in his approach and thorough with his analyses; and will not win any awards for fiction suited for a general audience. However, I highly recommend the book to anyone trying to learn how to use op amps in a systematic way.

5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Utter Disappointment, March 10, 2003

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This book is a complete disappointment from preface to index.

If you're a math-geek who's intent is to design a network analyzer, this book may be for you. However, if your intent is to design-in an OpAmp and make it work, buy any other text out there.

If you're used to the ol' -Rf/Ri (inverting) or 1+Rf/Ri (non-inverting) formulas for amplifier designs, you'll be as dumbfounded as I was when you see how the author spins the formulas around into expressions that are completely unusable for quick estimation. The author assumes we (as engineers) don't have access to network analyzers or software circuit simulators, and still keep slide-rules in our top-drawer.

Additionally, the author's sections on PCB layout is esoteric and not much help beyond the obvious.

Get yourself a decent OpAmp "cookbook", you'll learn far more from a "this is how they did it" approach than this author's methodology.