application-note · English

Understanding Operational Amplifier Specifications

A Texas Instruments application report (SLOA011B, revised July 2021) by Jim Karki that explains how to interpret operational amplifier data sheet specifications. The document covers the ideal op amp model, non-inverting and inverting amplifier topologies, a simplified internal circuit diagram, and a detailed treatment of seventeen key parameters including input offset voltage, bias current, common-mode rejection ratio, slew rate, gain-bandwidth product, noise, THD+N, and settling time. It is intended to help engineers select op amps by understanding what published specifications mean and how TI defines and tests each parameter.

Manufacturer: Texas Instruments
Year: 2021
Type: application-note
Language: English
Learning track: general theory
Pages: 25
Author: Jim Karki
Credit: Texas Instruments, Inc. Application Report SLOA011B, originally January 2018, revised July 2021. Copyright 2021-2022 Texas Instruments Incorporated.

operational amplifiersop-amp specificationsanalog circuit theoryamplifier design

← Back to the library