Engineers often encounter difficulty when attempting to accurately rectify low-amplitude AC signals using standard diode-based circuits. The primary issue arises from the diode’s forward voltage drop, ...

The use of Operational amplifiers can improve the performance of a wide variety of signal processing circuits. In rectifier circuits, the voltage drop that occurs with an ordinary semiconductor ...

This application note covers a wide range of applications, such as half-wave rectifiers, full-wave rectifiers, peak detectors and clamps. Many of the circuits are simple in terms of component count.