Circuit Design Based on Operational Amplifiers and Analog Integrated Circuits: 3rd Edition

Author: Franco
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: This book comprehensively elaborates on the circuit principles, design methods, and practical applications of circuits primarily composed of operational amplifiers and analog integrated circuits as main components. The circuit design is grounded in actual devices, paying particular attention to many practical issues in implementation. The book is divided into 13 chapters, encompassing three parts. Part I (Chapters 1–4) introduces fundamental principles and applications using the operational amplifier as an ideal device, including operational amplifier fundamentals, circuits with resistive feedback, and active filters, etc. Part II (Chapters 5–8) covers numerous practical issues of operational amplifiers, such as static and dynamic limitations, noise, and stability problems. Part III (Chapters 9–13) focuses on circuit design methods for various applications, including nonlinear circuits, signal generators, voltage references and regulated power supplies, D-A and A-D converters, as well as nonlinear amplifiers and phase-locked loops, etc. This book can serve as a textbook or primary reference for undergraduate senior and graduate courses in related fields such as communications, control systems, telemetry and remote sensing, instrumentation, etc. It also holds significant reference value for electronic engineers engaged in practical work... In the past decade, with the rise of digital electronics, many predictions have been made that analog circuits are no longer necessary. Before this prophecy has been proven either right or wrong, it has already sparked opposing arguments; this can be summarized in one sentence: "If you cannot achieve it through digital means, you can accomplish it through analog methods." Moreover, there is a common misconception that, compared to digital design, analog design is more like an art than a systematic science, being more mysterious and unpredictable. For students who are confused by this debate, how can they understand this argument?