Linear Integrated Circuit Applications

The manufacture of circuits in integrated form dates from about 1959; the technology had its first impact in the field of digital electronics and it is here that the most impressive developments have taken place. It is only comparatively recently, after the general acceptance of the first linear i.c.'s, the operational amplifiers. that manufacturers have turned their efforts to the development of a variety of linear integrated circuit devices.
Attention has naturally been directed to the linear devices which lend themselves to an economlC utilisation of the i.c. process because of their potentially large volume production requirements. Both linear and digital i.c.'s simplify the design of electronic systems, they free the engineer from much detailed design work and allow hirn to concentrate on the problems of the total system. In a rapidly expanding subject like electronic measurements there is always a difficulty in keeping in touch with the newer devices and techniques that are available. This book is an attempt to remedy the situation, it highlights those linear i n t e g ~ a t e d circuit devices that are likely to be of most use in signal measurement and processing systems and shows how they can be used to perform the functional operations.