This article was originally published in the Dec 14, 1998 issue of Electronic Design. Class-D audio power amplifiers (APAs) were first introduced nearly 50 years ago. Since then, they have been used ...

The consumer electronics trend toward digital audio content in smaller-sized and lower-profile products, such as portable media players, flat-panel TVs, and laptop computers, has necessitated the ...

The efficiency and size advantages of Class D audio amplification in battery- powered devices are well known. These advantages are now extended to amplifiers up to 500W, made possible by solidstate ...

The CS44600 and CS44800 pin-compatible Class-D digital audio amplifier controllers provide a simple, small and cost-effective solution for DVD receivers, home theater recorders and entry-level ...

If you know anything about a transistor, it’s probably that it’s a three terminal device whose output pin forms part of a potential divider whose state is dependent on what is presented to its input ...