The most common audio power amplifier operates in the Class-AB mode. It provides the greatest amount of output power with the least amount of distortion. The downside is that it consumes quite a bit ...

Munich, Germany—ON Semiconductor has developed a Class AB audio amplifier dubbed the NCP2991 that is designed to provide high audio performance without sacrificing power efficiency for portable and ...

NXP Semiconductors N.V. announced enhancements to its family of Class-AB audio amplifiers, providing improved quiescent current reduction and decreased smart phone signal interference. NXP ...

Editor's Note: Class D amplifiers are often considered THE solution for most applications – without full engineering analysis. In this series Robert Polleros of Maxim Integrated Products Inc. takes on ...

[Dino Segovis] wrote in to tell us about his “hack”, making an AB Audio Amplifier. The advantage of this particular amp is that the transistors never turn off, which would cause distortion. A full ...