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Op Amps for Everyone, 5th Edition
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Op Amps for Everyone, 5th Edition

by Bruce Carter, Ron Mancini
July 2017
Beginner
484 pages
13h 26m
English
Newnes
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Chapter 1

The Op Amp's Place in the World

Abstract

The op amp as an electronic device was originally invented to overcome the problems associated with drift in amplifiers over changing conditions of heat and time. Analysis methods introduced by Harry Black and H.W. Bode are crucial in understanding and applying modern op amps. The op amp has become a crucial and common place building block in today's analog circuitry.

Keywords

Bandwidth; Bode plot; Feedback; Gain; Op amp

1.1. The Problem

In 1934, Harry Black [1] commuted from his home in New York City to work at Bell Labs in New Jersey by way of a railroad/ferry. The ferry ride relaxed Harry enabling him to do some conceptual thinking. Harry had a tough to solve; when phone lines were extended long ...
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ISBN: 9780128116470