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Electronic tech is changing the world,
and changing the humans that use it.

Much of the electronics we take for granted started out as a scribbled schematic on a napkin.

That is the easy and fun part of electronics. After the theory, you have to test and re-test to make a practical product. Its easy to design a car that goes 30 miles per hour on a flat road in a perfect day.

Electronics, like all engineering, is tough since it is a mixture of science and economics. It's probably why it pays better than both of those disciplines.

After dreaming up a circuit, prototyping it, testing it, you get to see if people will actually use it. Not only must they use it,

they must pay for the privilege. The following sections are an auto-generated listing of this section's content.

Capacitor companies This is partial list of capacitor manufacturer websites. I will try to keep the list current. Analog aficionados party 2014 The 2014 Analog Aficionados party is Sunday, February 9, 2014. From 5:00 to 9:00PM.

Analog Aficionados party 2012 The 2012 Analog Aficionados party was February 18, 2012. It was at David's Restaurant in Santa Clara near the golf course. An analog HDTV proposal from 1988 In 1988 EETimes printed an article, a politician calling for a 5-dollar tax on every new TV in order to fund HDTV research.

Tubeworks design analysis The old Real Tube 12AX7A stomp pedal left a little to be desired. Integrated circuit die temperature There's temperature gradients across the die. Don't assume a die is isothermal.

Analog oscilloscope benefits Analog scopes are not yet ready to be tossed into the dustbin of history. Comparator chip spreadsheet This spreadsheet compares speed versus current of comparator integrated circuits.

RF immunity, keeping noise out What you can do to increase the immunity of your system to RF interference. Power Designs model 2005 power supply This old precision dc power source can teach timeless analog principles.

Bob Pease tribute video After Bob Pease died, I made this tribute video to say goodbye to a true friend. March 2007 eFlea Every month between March and October, there is an electronic flea market in Silicon Valley.

Letter 1 to Jim Williams A thoughtful note from an analog great, and an uncommonly considerate engineer. Clickless audio amplifier This circuit won't pop the speakers when you apply or remove power.

PCB files for your fab house Required files for your printed circuit board fabrication. The $10,000 challenge For decades, nobody has been able to tell a tube amp from a transistor amp.

RF power amplifiers Base stations and handsets need RF amplifiers with high linearity and good efficiency. Crusty McJowl on power-factor correction A guest article from the noted curmudgeon shows how simple electrical engineering can be.

Digital oscilloscope guidelines A digital 'scope is a unique beast with some strange behaviors. Understand them or suffer. Analog Devices comparator chips A chart helps you understand the product line and tradeoffs in specs.

Security in microcontrollers Security is an essential element in embedded hardware. Integrated circuit power dissipation Understand the principles that will keep your chips from smoking.

Bob Pease, analog guru, died 5 years ago Bob Pease was a true standout, the gentleman genius. EDN welcome party EDN magazine is the only company that threw me a party when I started, instead of when I left.

Letter from Jim Williams A thoughtful note from an analog great, and an uncommonly considerate engineer. Simple multi-pass filter One amp yields high-, low-, and band-pass filter functions.

Event audio setup Paul's easy guide to non-geek audio. Analog Aficionados party 2013 The 2013 Analog Aficionados party is Saturday, February 16, 2013. From 5:00 to 9:00PM.

The various specs of op-amps Presentation at a 1997 EETimes analog conference. The myriad specifications of an op amp and how you can decipher them.

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