Assessment 5
1. What are the important terminals of Op Amp, show pin configuration?
2. Give at least 5 circuits application of Operational amplifier.
o Op-amps can be configured to work as different types of signal amplifiers like inverting,
non-inverting, differential, summing, etc. as well as it is used to perform mathematical
operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and differentiation and
integration.
o The high input impedance and gain of an op-amp allow straightforward calculation of
element values, allows accurate implementation of any desired filter topology with little
concern for the loading effects of stages in the filter or of subsequent stages.
o An operational amplifier can, if necessary, be forced to act as a comparator. The smallest
difference between the input voltages will be amplified considerably.
o Op-amps are used in the construction of oscillators, like a Wein bridge oscillator. Op-amps
are also used in non-linear circuits such as logarithmic and anti-logarithmic amplifiers.
o Op-amps find applications as Voltage sources, Current sources, and Current sinks and as
DC & AC Voltmeters. Op-amps are also used in signal processing circuits such as Precision
Rectifiers, Clamping circuits and Sample-and-Hold circuits.
3. Name at least 5 manufacturers of Operational Amplifier.
o Advanced Linear Devices {Rail to Rail, CMOS, JFET, Micropower Operational Amplifier ICs}
o Analog Devices {Op Amps, Comparators}
o Fairchild Semiconductor, Corp. {Op Amp IC Manufacturer}
o Intersil {Operational Amplifier & Comparator IC Manufacturer}
o Linear Technology {Operational Amplifier - Comparator IC}
References
[1] Electronics Hub. (2021). Operational Amplifier Basics. Retrieved from
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[2] Davis, L. (2015). Hardware Components. Semiconductor – Operational Amplifier Manufactures.
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