If your system's signal processing requirements in-clude peak detection and amplification, consider a simple circuit that will satisfy both needs and save hardware. The single-supply circuit shown in ...

Switch-contact bounce is an unavoidable mechanical phenomenon and complicates the task of measuring contact resistance; this circuit uses a current source and classic analog peak-detector circuit to ...

Figure 1a lacks the necessary performance to drive an audio-level indicator. Because of the amplifier’s slew-rate limitations, this circuit suffers a reduction in detected output with increasing ...

Voltage-reference stability and noise frequently define the measurement limits of instrumentation systems. In particular, reference noise often sets stable resolution limits. Reference voltages have ...