Editor's Note: Class D amplifiers are often considered THE solution for most applications – without full engineering analysis. In this series Robert Polleros of Maxim Integrated Products Inc. takes on ...

Class AB amplifiers have been around for a long time, and even with Class D designs becoming more common, there’s still a reason many enthusiasts continue to gravitate toward AB amplification. Class D ...

Many commercially available headphone amplifiers utilize design topologies such as Class AB, Class D and Class G and are found in the output stage of ICs such as DACs and codecs. Key criteria in ...

Different classes of amplifiers. What are the benefits of class AB amplifiers? Patents that address the quiescent current of class AB amps. Amplifiers have many classifications, and each class has its ...

Hang around in any of the many guitar or audiophile forums or discussion boards for long enough, and eventually you’ll come across the arguments over amplifier topologies. One of the more interesting ...

IRVINE, CA. Pasternack has just launched a new series of high-power, class AB broadband amplifier modules that incorporate GaN, LDMOS, or VDMOS semiconductor technology. The combination of high ...

STMicroelectronics is using Class-G analogue audio technology to create 117dB S/N ratio, >117dB dynamic range (A-weighted), automotive amplifier. Class-G amplifiers are similar to traditional Class-AB ...

Consumer demand for flexible audio features and hi-fi sound from mobile phones has led to handset audio chip designers having to optimise the Class D amplifier to meet the noise and power management ...