Sensitivity Analysis
Abstract
Sensitivity Analysis is used to identify components that are most sensitive to circuit performance. The sensitivity of a circuit is defined as the ratio of the change in an output measurement of a circuit, to a change in a circuit parameter value that has a defined tolerance. Typically you would analyze the gain of a circuit, the frequency response, noise figure, etc. for a change in component values up to their tolerance limits. This will enable you to tighten up on tolerances for critical components and conversely to relax tolerances for noncritical components.
Keywords
Sensitivity; Tolerance; Absolute; Relative; Worst case
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