TI and Avnet Electronics Marketing Present Analog eLab Webcast on High-Speed Operational Amplifiers

DALLAS, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Analog design engineers are invited to register at http://www.ti.com/analogelab for a live Analog eLab Webcast entitled "Voltage Feedback and Current Feedback Op Amps in High-Speed Applications: Pros, Cons and Design Tricks." Presented by Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) and Avnet Electronics Marketing, a division of Avnet, Inc. , the Webcast will air at 11:00 a.m. CDT (18.00 hrs CET) on Wednesday, December 14, 2005. TI analog expert Bill Klein, P.E., guest engineers Michael Steffes and Xavier Ramus of TI, and Mike Claassen of Avnet will provide designers with an online discussion on high-speed operational amplifiers (op amps) for high frequency designs.

High-speed op amps fall into two classes based on their internal design: the current feedback and the more common voltage feedback. During the hour- long session, design engineers will hear about the basic differences in the design topology of these op amps and the importance it plays with the external application circuits. The eLab engineers will discuss various applications and offer advice on which device is more suited for specific designs.

During the lab segment, Klein, Steffes and Ramus will demonstrate how to use lab equipment similar to that used in characterizing these op amps and will show how to measure several key performance characteristics. The engineers will also share some useful design tricks. In addition, the lab session will cover pulse response, slew rate and distortion measurement as well as full power bandwidth and bandwidth control.

Analog eLab Design Engineers

Bill Klein, P.E. is the host for the TI Analog eLab Webcast. Klein is a senior applications engineer with the high performance linear division of TI. He joined TI through its acquisition of Burr-Brown in August 2000. Klein is the author of over 50 magazine articles, application notes and conference papers. His experience as an analog circuit designer covers 30 years in fields ranging from mineral exploration to medical nuclear imaging.

Michael Steffes is the market development manager for the high-speed signal conditioning group of TI in Tucson and is a distinguished member of technical staff. He has 24 years of experience with high-speed amplifier design, applications and marketing, and has written more than 85 product data sheets, published numerous contributed articles and applications notes, and presented nearly a dozen conference papers. Steffes also shares several basic patents in high-speed op amp design.

Xavier Ramus is an applications engineer in TI's high-speed signal conditioning group. With nearly ten years of experience, Ramus works with new product introductions, provides support for customer designs and develops presentation material for training in high performance analog. His particular area of interest is the interfacing of high-speed amplifiers to high-speed data converters. Ramus earned a MSEE from San Jose State University.

Mike Claassen is a technology director with Avnet, Inc. Previous to his seven years in distribution, Claassen was a design engineer for an industrial control company. His experience includes hardware, software and system design. In addition, he has authored various application notes and created and delivered hands-on technical training. Claassen holds a BSEE from Kansas State University.

To view previously broadcast Analog eLab Webcasts, visit http://www.ti.com/analogelab . In addition to the Webcasts, TI offers analog engineers a wide-ranging support infrastructure that includes training and seminars, design tools and utilities, technical documentation, evaluation modules, an online knowledge base, a product information hotline and a comprehensive offering of samples that ship within 24 hours of request. TI keeps the engineer in mind throughout the design process by providing tools, systems expertise and technical support to help customers get to market quickly. For more information on TI's complete analog design support see http://www.ti.com/analog .

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About Avnet Electronics Marketing

Avnet Electronics Marketing is the largest operating group of Phoenix- based Avnet, Inc., a Fortune 500 company. Avnet Electronics Marketing serves electronic original equipment manufacturers (EOEMs) and electronic manufacturing services (EMS) providers in 68 countries, distributing electronic components from leading manufacturers and providing associated design-chain and supply-chain services. The group's Web site is located at http://www.em.avnet.com/ .

Avnet enables success from the center of the technology industry, providing cost-effective services and solutions vital to a broad base of more than 100,000 customers and 300 suppliers. The company markets, distributes and adds value to a wide variety of electronic components, enterprise computer products and embedded subsystems. Through its premier market position, Avnet brings a breadth and depth of capabilities that help its trading partners accelerate growth and realize cost efficiencies. Avnet and the company it acquired in July 2005, Memec Group Holdings Limited, together generated more than $13 billion in revenue in the past year through sales in 68 countries. Visit http://www.avnet.com/ .

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