When a fixed-gain amplifier doesn’t offer the optimum gain for your application, you can adjust the gain to a lower value by adding an external resistor network. This attenuation circuit works like a ...

With surface-mount components quickly becoming the norm, even for homebrew hardware, the resistor color-code can sometimes feel a bit old-hat. However, anybody who has ever tried to identify a random ...

How and why sub-milliohm chips warrant consideration as a separate class of component. Strategies for smart component selection, layout design, inspection and soldering process control. While ...