Category: Notes

  • The Class AB Amplifier explained on a conceptual level

    The Class AB Amplifier explained on a conceptual level

    Based on the Motorola Application Note AN-422 Many classic audio power amplifiers from the 1970s and 1980s were built around a small collection of elegant circuit techniques that remain relevant today. One such example is the Motorola AN-422 Class-AB amplifier topology. While schematics of these amplifiers are widely available, understanding why each section exists is…