Analog Engineer's Pocket Reference Guide

Written by op amp experts Art Kay and Tim Green, the Analog Engineer's Pocket Reference is a comprehensive guide containing essential formulae and design information for board- and system-level analog engineering. This fifth edition compiles 50+ years of expertise into a portable format, covering key constants, discrete components, AC/DC equations, op amp configurations, sensors, PCB design, data conversion, and digital interfaces. 

Topics include:

  • Op amp design fundamentals - Gain configurations, bandwidth calculations, noise analysis, and stability assessment techniques
  • Data converter specifications - ADC/DAC resolution, quantization error, SNR, THD, and settling time calculations
  • PCB design parameters - Trace resistance/inductance/capacitance, via characteristics, and thermal management, characteristic impedance of a trace
  • Sensor interfacing - Temperature sensor equations for thermistors, RTDs, thermocouples, and diodes
  • Digital communication protocols - SPI and I²C bus operation, timing requirements, and implementation details
  • Discrete component selection - Resistor/capacitor specifications, color codes, and standard values
  • Power and thermal calculations - Dissipation limits, junction temperature, and EOS protection strategies
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About the authors

Arthur Kay is an op amp applications engineer at Texas Instruments. He specializes in the support of sensor signal conditioning devices, and industrial applications (e.g, bridge sensor, RTD, thermocouple). Art has also focused on the topic of noise and has published a series of articles on noise. Before working in applications engineering, he was a semiconductor test engineer for Burr-Brown and Northrop Grumman Corp. Art graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology with an MSEE.

Tim Green is a Senior Analog Applications Engineer in Precision Analog Linear Applications at Texas Instruments Inc, Tucson Design Center.  Tim has worked at Texas Instruments for over 8 years with roles as Strategic Marketing Engineer and Linear Applications Manager. His analysis and research into op amp open loop output impedance (Zo) and op amp stability have earned him the nickname “Wizard of Zo”, among his esteemed colleagues.  His current focus is on optimizing op amp macromodels to match real silicon.  He has over 31 years experience in  brushless motor control, aircraft jet engine control, missile systems, power op amps, data acquisition systems, CCD cameras, power automotive audio, and analog/mixed signal semiconductors. In his "free" time Tim enjoys technical writing, electro-mechanical tinkering, and long cold glasses of beer or vodka and tonic.