Designing Audio Power Amplifiers Author:Bob Cordell The single best source for designing and optimizing high-performance audio power amplifiersDesigning Audio Power Amplifiers covers power amplifier basics all the way through to in-depth design techniques. This practical guide teaches you how to understand the concepts and nuances of power amplifiers, then analyze and synthesize... more » the many possible variations of audio power amplifier design. An accompanying website includes invaluable downloads (SPICE, LTspiceā¢, and Working LTspice simulations and models, datasheets of all transistors used in the book) to help you get started designing high-performance amplifiers quickly. Designing Audio Power Amplifiers covers:
Ultra-low distortion input and voltage amplifier topologies
Non-conventional feedback compensation techniques
Lateral and vertical MOSFET power amplifiers
Output stage error correction circuits
Thermal stability analysis of BJT and MOSFET output stages
Output transistors with integral temperature tracking diodes
Integrated circuit amplifiers and drivers
SPICE simulation for amplifier design, including distortion analysis
Amplifier measurement instrumentation and techniques
PC-based instrumentation for amplifier evaluation
How amplifiers misbehave and why they sound different
Complete coverage of audio power amplifiers:
Basics; Power Amplifier Design Evolution; Negative Feedback, Compensation and Slew Rate; Amplifier Classes, Output Stages and Efficiency; Integrated Circuit Power Amplifiers and Drivers; Summary of Amplifier Design Considerations; Advanced Power Amplifier Design Techniques; Input and VAS Circuits; Advanced Forms of Feedback Compensation; Output Stage Design and Crossover Distortion; MOSFET Power Amplifiers; Error Correction; BJT and MOSFET Output Transistors; Other Sources of Distortion; Real-World Design Considerations; Output Stage Thermal Design and Stability; Safe Area and Short Circuit Protection; Power Supplies and Grounding; Clipping Control and Civilized Amplifier Behavior; Interfacing the Real World; Simulation and Measurement; SPICE Simulation; SPICE Models and Libraries; Audio Instrumentation; Distortion and its Measurement; Other Amplifier Tests; The Negative Feedback Controversy; Amplifiers without Negative Feedback; Balanced and Bridged Amplifiers« less