Transistors often find use as three-pin amplifier devices, in which the input and the output share one pin. Thus, the input and the output must have the same voltage at this pin. On the other hand, a ...

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 ...

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 ...

The most common audio power amplifier operates in the Class-AB mode. It provides the greatest amount of output power with the least amount of distortion. The downside is that it consumes quite a bit ...

Editor's note: this is the final installment in this series. Part one is available at http://www.audiodesignline.com/howto/199202502 At 15 dB to 12 dB even very dense ...

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 ...

[Dino Segovis] wrote in to tell us about his “hack”, making an AB Audio Amplifier. The advantage of this particular amp is that the transistors never turn off, which would cause distortion. A full ...

Maxim claims two new Class D Speaker amplifiers provide Class AB audio performance with Class D efficiency for superior audio quality. Traditionally, electronics designers use analog amplifiers ...