After my last Signal Chain Basics article, The basics of op amp loop-stability analysis: A tale of twin loop-gains, I received questions about how to generate the open-loop SPICE simulation curves ...

Having problems with your process controls and electrical instrumentation? The source may be a grounding disturbance known as a ground loop. According to the ANSI/ IEEE Standard Dictionary of ...

For the PDF version of this article, click here. Most offline and telecom power supplies need a method to isolate the relatively high input voltage from lower voltage outputs to provide safety, ...

Successful shield grounding cannot be divorced from the issue of good signal grounding; they go hand-in-hand. Thus both subjects will be treated as a combined topic in Part 2 of this series.