Electronic Design

Test Technique Quantifies Jitter of Discrete-Comparator Design

This file type includes high-resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. A colleague asked for the measured jitter number on a single-supply comparator design based on the LM359 IC. 1 He ...
Electronic Design

Reinforced, Isolated Window Comparator Features Adjustable Threshold

Comparators are one of the basic building blocks of analog and mixed-signal designs, providing one small but critical function, as their name indicates. Their role is often to be a “simple” safety ...
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Using auto-zero comparator techniques to improve PWM performance (Part 2 of 2)

Another application of auto-zeroing comparators is in the main control loop of a PWM system. The comparator in this application looks at the difference between a ...
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Comparator-based buffer using a VVCCS

Editor’s note: PhD candidate, Seyyed Hossein Pishgar approached me with this paper, which I believe has some unique and creative circuitry and architectures. I have ...