Digital comparators are integrated circuits (ICs) that compare the magnitude of two binary quantities and determine the relationship of those quantities. There are two basic types of digital ...

My last column (“Designing with comparators,” EDN, March 29, 2001, pg 56) discussed basic comparator theory, and this column adds hysteresis to comparators to eliminate multiple switching on the ...

The comparator is a high-gain amplifier that is used to amplify a small differential signal at its input, and drive the output to one of two output states. Figure 1 shows the basic comparator circuit, ...

Given the high levels of single-chip integration in use for analog functions, it may seem that a basic standalone comparator IC is an anachronism. Perhaps that’s the case, but Maxim Integrated doesn’t ...

Comparators are one of the basic building blocks of analog and mixed-signal designs, providing one small but critical function, as their name indicates. Their role is often to be a “simple” safety ...