Cosy reading on op amps - Page 1
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author: elki
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 24, 2023, 07:23:43 pm
content: Would you have any recommendations on a good xmas reading involving op amps? I would like to get a classical book covering most of the general things as well as various applications, i.e. not too much going into the op amp development itself. Would the book of Clayton be a good option?

author: CountChocula
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 24, 2023, 07:33:00 pm
content: Just a beginner here, but I found two papers from TI extremely helpful, and refer back to them regularly:The Handbook of Operational Amplifier ApplicationsandAN-20 An Application Guide for Op Amps. Not sure if they're what you're looking for, but they are free, so can't hurt to mention them—CC

author: tooki
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 24, 2023, 08:22:36 pm
content: I was gonna recommend the same ones!

author: TerminalJack505
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 24, 2023, 08:42:37 pm
content: Here's a PDF scan of Forrest M. Mims III'sEngineer's Mini-Notebook Op Amp IC Circuits.

author: Jwillis
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 24, 2023, 08:45:12 pm
content: Here's a couple more that may be helpful as wellOp-Amps for EverybodyandUnderstanding Operational Amplifier Specifications

author: elki
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 24, 2023, 08:46:33 pm
content: Thanks everyone!

author: RoGeorge
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 24, 2023, 09:56:57 pm
content: Quote from: elki on December 24, 2023, 07:23:43 pmClayton or Peyton? Both are worthy, i.e. see the:Analog electronics with Op Amps - Peyton and WalshAnalog Devices have many opamp trainings, seminars and handbooks:https://www.analog.com/en/education/education-library/op-amp-applications-handbook.htmlhttps://www.analog.com/en/education/education-library/linear-circuit-design-handbook.htmlhttps://www.analog.com/en/education/education-library/linear-design-seminar-1995.htmlhttps://www.analog.com/en/education/education-library/tutorials/analog-electronics.htmlyou got the idea, or search for what interests you the most from their Library area:https://www.analog.com/en/search.html?q=*&Filters=resource_type_fac_s:f8eadfaf64cf48afb4ad8b54198f6f2aCan be read for free, or bought as a paper copy if you want.Another good read is the famous Linear Technology's "AN-47" by Jim Williams:https://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/application-notes/an47fa.pdfthe Circard-collection, the "blue book" Linear Applications Handbook and many others from National Semiconductor, etc.You may find them, and other very good reads here:HP Journal and alikesome of the links there are books that can be bought as paper copy as well.

author: elki
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 24, 2023, 09:58:26 pm
content: Great sources, thanks!

author: David Hess
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 25, 2023, 02:33:42 am
content: Quote from: RoGeorge on December 24, 2023, 09:56:57 pmLinear Technology has a bunch of application notes specific to operational amplifiers. I periodically read all of their application notes starting from the first one, reverse engineering each schematic as I go.It is not operational amplifier specific, but thePMI Linear and Conversion Applications Handbookis short and worth studying. National and Analog Devices also have much thicker linear application type handbooks. Don't read every application note in detail, but stop at the ones that interest you.

author: srb1954
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 25, 2023, 10:38:02 am
content: The classic Burr-Brown 3-volume series provides a very wide ranging treatment of op amps and their applications:Operational Amplifiers Design and Applications (Tobey-Graeme-Huelsman)Designing with Operational Amplifiers Application Alternatives (Graeme)Applications of Operational Amplifiers Third Generation Techniques (Graeme)The first volume extensively covers op amp design as well as applications while the latter 2 volumes are predominantly application information. This series is now 50 years old so they don't cover the internals of modern CMOS-based op amp designs but most of the application information is still valid.

author: David Hess
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 27, 2023, 07:18:30 pm
content: Quote from: srb1954 on December 25, 2023, 10:38:02 amI have those and while they are great for the theory and math, I find them less useful on the practical side.

author: Old Printer
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 28, 2023, 02:26:31 am
content: IC Op Amp Cookbook by Walter Jung is also popular. Older versions are available online in PDF format for immediate consumption, and print copies from used booksellers. I started reading one of the PDF copies, then found a used softcover copy of the third edition for about five bucks. Many good books can be had on the cheap this way, and for beginners the basics are enough to keep you busy for a long while.