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  2.   Analog Engineer's Pocket Reference
  3.   Conversions
    1.     Standard decimal prefixes
    2.     Metric conversions
    3.     Temperature scale conversions
    4.     Error conversions ppm and percentage
    5.     Notes
  4.   Discrete Components
    1.     Resistor color code
    2.     Capacitor specifications
    3.     Capacitance type overview
    4.     Diodes and LEDs
    5.     Bipolar junction transistors (BJT)
    6.     Junction field effect transistors (JFET)
    7.     Metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET)
    8.     Notes
  5.   Analog
    1.     Resistor equations
    2.     Power equations
    3.     Capacitor equations
    4.     Inductor equations
    5.     RMS and mean voltage
    6.     Logarithmic mathematical definitions
      1.      Alternative notations
    7.     dB definitions
      1.      Bode plot basics
      2.      Definitions
      3.      Log scale
      4.      Time to phase shift
      5.      Bode plots: Poles
    8.     Pole (equations)
      1.      Bode plots (zeros)
      2.      Zero (equations)
    9.     Notes
  6.   Amplifier
    1.     Basic op amp configurations
      1.      Simple non-inverting amp with Cf filter
      2.      Simple inverting amp with Cf filter
      3.      Differential filter cutoff
      4.      Calculating amplifier offset voltage
    2.     Op amp bandwidth
      1.      Small signal step response
    3.     Full power bandwidth
    4.     Large signal response (slew rate)
    5.     Settling Time
    6.     Combining noise sources
      1.      Averaging noise sources
      2.      Noise bandwidth calculation
        1.       Broadband total noise calculation
      3.      1/f total noise calculation
      4.      Thermal noise calculation
      5.      Op amp noise model
      6.      Total noise calculations
    7.     AC response versus frequency (dominant 2-pole system)
      1.      Phase margin versus AC peaking
      2.      Transient overshoot (dominant 2-pole system)
      3.      Phase margin versus percentage overshoot
    8.     Stability open loop SPICE analysis
      1.      Stability transient square wave lab test
      2.      Stability AC sine wave lab test
    9.     Power dissipation calculation
    10.     Electrical overstress (EOS) protection
    11.     Notes
  7.   PCB and Wire
    1.     PCB and Wire
    2.     PCB trace resistance for 1 oz-Cu
    3.     PCB trace resistance for 2 oz-Cu
    4.     Common package type and dimensions
    5.     PCB parallel plate capacitance
    6.     PCB microstrip capacitance and inductance
    7.     PCB adjacent copper traces
    8.     PCB via capacitance and inductance
    9.     Coaxial cable equations
    10.     Notes
  8.   Sensor
    1.     Thermistor
    2.     Resistive temperature detector (RTD)
      1.      RTD equation temperature to resistance (T≥0°C and T<0°C)
      2.      RTD equation resistance to temperature (T≥0°C or RRTD ≥ R0)
      3.      RTD equation resistance to temperature (T< 0°C or RRTD < R0)
    3.     Diode equation vs. temperature
      1.      Diode voltage versus temperature
    4.     Thermocouple (J and K)
      1.      Type J thermocouples translating temperature to voltage (ITS-90 standard)
      2.      Type J thermocouples translating voltage to temperature (ITS-90 standard)
      3.      Type K thermocouples translating temperature to voltage (ITS-90 standard)
      4.      Type K thermocouples translating voltage to temperature (ITS-90 standard)
      5.      Thermistor: Resistance to temperature, Steinhart-Hart equation
      6.      Thermistor: Temperature to resistance, Steinhart-Hart equation
    5.     Notes
  9.   Digital
    1.     Binary/hex conversions
      1.      Numbering systems: Binary, decimal, and hexadecimal
        1.       Example conversion: Binary to decimal
        2.       Example conversion: Decimal to binary
        3.       Example conversion: Binary to hexadecimal
        4.       Example conversion: Hexadecimal to decimal and decimal to hexadecimal
      2.      Data formats
        1.       Converting two’s complement to decimal: Negative number example
        2.       Converting two’s complement to decimal: Positive number example
    2.     Digital logic thresholds
    3.     Serial peripheral interface
      1.      SPI bus (Serial Peripheral Interface) hardware overview
        1.       Data and control lines
      2.      SPI data latching
        1.       SPI read sequence example
      3.      SPI critical edge
      4.      SPI modes
    4.     Inter-integrated circuit (I2C) bus
      1.      I2C bus (Inter-Integrated Circuit) hardware overview
        1.       Data and control lines
      2.      I2C addressing
      3.      I2C communication
      4.      I2C interface circuitry and rise/fall timing
      5.      I2C pull-up resistor selection
    5.     Notes
  10.   ADC
    1.     ADC transfer function
      1.      ADC definitions
      2.      ADC resolution for unipolar
        1.       Full-scale range (FSR) unipolar
      3.      ADC resolution for bipolar
        1.       Full-scale range (FSR) bipolar
      4.      Resolution voltage vs. full-scale range
    2.     Quantization error of ADC
      1.      Quantization error
    3.     Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) from quantization noise only
    4.     Total harmonic distortion (VRMS)
    5.     Total harmonic distortion (dBc)
    6.     AC signals
      1.      Signal-to-noise and distortion (SINAD) and effective number of bits (ENOB)
    7.     DC signals
      1.      Noise free resolution and effective resolution
    8.     Settling time and conversion accuracy
    9.     ADC system noise calculation
    10.     Effect of clock jitter on ADC SNR
    11.     Notes
  11.   DAC
    1.     DAC errors
      1.      DAC definitions
      2.      DAC offset error
      3.      DAC gain error
      4.      DAC zero-code error / negative full-scale error
      5.      DAC bipolar zero error
      6.      DAC full-scale error
    2.     DAC non-linearity
      1.      DAC differential non-linearity
      2.      DAC integral non-linearity
    3.     DAC total unadjusted error
    4.     Notes
  12.   Multiplexer
    1.     CMOS switch construction
    2.     ON-resistance (RON)
    3.     RON flatness
    4.     Effective op amp gain including MUX RON
      1.      Design tips
    5.     ON and OFF capacitance (CON/ COFF)
    6.     Leakage current
      1.      Off leakage current
      2.      On leakage current
    7.     Charge injection (QINJ)
    8.     Bandwidth (BW)
    9.     Channel-to-channel crosstalk (XTALK)
    10.     OFF-isolation
    11.     Total harmonic distortion plus noise (THD+N)
    12.     Notes
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Capacitor specifications

Practical capacitor model and specifications

Model of a practical capacitor Figure 2 Model of a practical capacitor
Table 10 Capacitor specifications
Parameter Description
C

The nominal value of the capacitance

Table 12 lists standard capacitance values
ESR

Equivalent series resistance

Ideally this is zero

Ceramic capacitors have the best ESR (typically in milliohms). Tantalum

Electrolytic have ESR in the hundreds of milliohms and Aluminum Electrolytic have ESR in the ohms
ESL

Equivalent series inductance

Ideally this is zero

ESL ranges from 100 pH to 10 nH
Rp

Rp is a parallel leakage resistance (or insulation resistance)

Ideally this is infinite

This can range from tens of megaohms for some electrolytic capacitors to tens of gigohms for ceramic
Voltage rating

The maximum voltage that can be applied to the capacitor

Exceeding this rating damages the capacitor
Voltage coefficient

The change in capacitance with applied voltage in ppm/V

A high-voltage coefficient can introduce distortion

C0G capacitors have the lowest coefficient

The voltage coefficient is most important in applications that use capacitors in signal processing such as filtering
Temperature coefficient

The change in capacitance with across temperature in ppm/°C

Ideally, the temperature coefficient is zero

The maximum specified drift generally ranges from 10 to 100ppm/°C or greater depending on the capacitor type (See Table 11 for details)