diff --git a/Final.tex b/Final.tex index 59681ba..2610b36 100644 --- a/Final.tex +++ b/Final.tex @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ \usepackage{longtable,booktabs,array} \usepackage{caption} \usepackage{xcolor} +\usepackage{siunitx} \usepackage{circuitikz} \def\BibTeX{{\rm B\kern-.05em{\sc i\kern-.025em b}\kern-.08em T\kern-.1667em\lower.7ex\hbox{E}\kern-.125emX}} @@ -42,11 +43,31 @@ op-amp, filter, signaling \end{IEEEkeywords} \section{Introduction} -TODO some basic description and foreshadowing +The operational amplifier is one of the most important building blocks +in electronic circuits. Discrete op-amp integrated circuits (ICs) are +produced by nearly every general semiconductor manufacturer, but not +all op-amps perform equally. -TODO List out some selected op-amps +In this paper, a simple high-pass filter design based on an op-amp is +introduced, and used to review a particular property of the op-amp: the +frequency response of the open-loop gain. + +One of the most well-known op-amps is the LM741. In no small part to +demonstrate the weakness of the LM741 design, a cutoff frequency of +\SI{100}{kHz} is selected for the high-pass filter design. To compare, three +other op-amp designs are selected beyond the LM741: + +\begin{enumerate} +\item + The TI TL08x series op-amp, +\item + The TI OPA818 op-amp, and +\item + The ``ideal'' op-amp. +\end{enumerate} + +TODO Lead into circuit analysis -TODO Lead into circuit analysis TBD \section{TODO rename: circuit analysis section} TODO Describe the circuit