Electronic Design

Class-D Amps Raise Low-Power Systems To The Next Level

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 ...
Electronic Design

Designing With Class D Amplifier ICs

The switching amplifier, or class D amplifier, has risen quickly to prominence in consumer audio applications, from MP3 devices including mobile phone handsets to games consoles, LCD-TVs, and home ...
EDN

Shrinking Class D amplifier moves to 0.4-mm pitch

Santa Clara, Calif. — Aimed at portable applications, National Semiconductor Corp. rolled out what it claims is the smallest 2.5-watt, Class D audio amplifier in the world. In addition, the company ...
EDN

Class D amps reduce EMI, improve sound

Once dismissed as providing only average-quality audio, Class D switchingamplifiers appear now to be turning the tide and gaining acceptance in consumerapplications. Companies like Analog Devices, ...
Jazz

Class D Amplifiers Are Shrinking and Greening Your Electronics

Technology has democratized the music industry in many obvious ways -- notice how every band, regardless of stature, has a MySpace page? But one of technology's more subtle effects has been to make ...
Audioholics

Cherry Audio MEGAschino Mk2 Standard Edition Amplifier Review

The Cherry Audio MEGAschino Mk2 Standard Edition Class D Amplifier is energy efficient, boasting SOTA specs and gobs of power output (>400wpc, 8 ohms). Is it worth the $6k price? Read our review. The ...