In recent years, the increasing use of circuit simulation for circuit design has expanded the number of tools being utilized. Among these, LTspice is an attractive option for a range of users, from ...

Last week I was lucky enough to get tipped off about the last seminar this year for Linear Technology’s free Spice program, LTspice. The seminar was given by the author of the program, Linear Tech ...

Level 1: Basic adjustment and analysis of switching speeds, optimized for quick simulation. Level 2: In additional to Level 1 features, includes thermal inputs and Cauer thermal RC network transient ...

When a design engineer evaluates a new electronic simulation tool, they should keep as many of the following points in mind as possible: In the numerous articles already published on the “Planet ...

LTspice simulation of the K2-W Vacuum Tube Op Amp’s design reveals the mad science that created a commercial revolution in 1950s and 1960s analog computing. The K2-W's first-stage differencing ...

Spice is a circuit simulator that you should have in your toolbox. While a simulator can’t tell you everything, it will often give you valuable insight into the way your circuit behaves, before you’ve ...

Electricity flow is generally invisible, silent, and not something that most humans want to touch, so understanding how charge moves around can be fairly unintuitive at first. There are plenty of ...

Rolynd Aquino, Product Applications Engineer, Francis Ian Calubag, Systems Applications Engineer, and Janchris Espinoza, Product Applications Engineer, all with Analog Devices. This article contains ...

I was testing a circuit and found many discrepancies from the paper design I used to create it. The dynamics of the circuit were a bit unexpected, andthe noise level was much larger than required. I ...

What causes the degradation of aluminum electrolytic capacitors in power-supply designs? What is ripple current and how can it influence capacitors in power-conversion circuits? Step-by-step ...