Active High Pass Filter
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Active High Pass Filter

An Active High Pass Filter can be created by combining a passive RC filter network with an operational amplifier to…

Active Low Pass Filter
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Active Low Pass Filter

By combining a basic RC Low Pass Filter circuit with an operational amplifier we can create an Active Low Pass…

Phase Splitter
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Phase Splitter

A phase splitter circuit produces two output signals that are equal in amplitude but opposite in phase from each other…

Amplifier Classes
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Amplifier Classes

Amplifiers are classified into classes according to their construction and operating characteristics. Not all amplifiers are the same and there…

Class AB Amplifier
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Class AB Amplifier

Class AB amplifier output stage combines the advantages of the Class A amplifier and the Class B amplifier producing a…

Crossover Distortion in Amplifiers
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Crossover Distortion in Amplifiers

Crossover Distortion is a common feature of Class-B amplifiers where the non-linearities of the two switching transistors do not vary…

Class B Amplifier
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Class B Amplifier

Class-B Amplifiers use two or more transistors biased in such a way so that each transistor only conducts during one…

Class A Amplifier
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Class A Amplifier

Common emitter amplifiers are the most commonly used type of amplifier as they can have a very large voltage gain….

Amplifier Distortion
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Amplifier Distortion

Amplifier Distortion can take on many forms such as Amplitude, Frequency and Phase Distortion due to Clipping. For a signal…

Source JFET Amplifier
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Source JFET Amplifier

Common Source JFET Amplifier uses junction field effect transistors as its main active device offering high input impedance characteristics. Transistor…

Emitter Amplifier
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Emitter Amplifier

The most common amplifier configuration for an NPN transistor is that of the Common Emitter Amplifier circuit. In the previous…

Amplifier
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Amplifier

An amplifier is an electronic device or circuit which is used to increase the magnitude of the signal applied to…

Diode Clipper also known as a Diode Limiter
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Diode Limiter

The Diode Clipper, also known as a Diode Limiter, is a wave shaping circuit that takes an input waveform and…

Signal Diode
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Signal Diode

Signal Diodes are small two-terminal which conducts current when forward biased and blocks current flow when reverse biased. The semiconductor…