Analog: Back to the future part two

Be sure to check out Part 2 of "Analog: Back to the Future" from @EDNMagazine, covering 21st century op amp history

Part one of this series covered op amp history from National Semiconductor. This second part of the series covers Philbrick Nexus, Burr-Brown, Analog Devices and Linear Technology history and contributions in op amp history up to the 21st century offerings from these companies Philbrick Nexus Figure 1: George Arthur Philbrick, Founder of GAP/R George A Philbrick Researches Philbrick Nexus was the company that launched the commercial use of the Operational Amplifier in 1952. The first commercial Operational amplifier was the K2-W op-amp . It was based on the amplifier used in the Philbrick K3 modular Analog-Computer "black boxes ". That amplifier's basic circuit architecture, in turn, was probably inspired by an earlier amplifier designed by Loebe Julie http://www.philbrickarchive.org/lj.htm The K2-W Operational Amplifier entered the commercial market in 1952, and was last ...

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