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Application Notes and Technical Information

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• Tutorials
  Not just for beginners: Our tutorials are highly practical and cover many of the newest and most desired new design areas and technologies.
• Glossary of EE Terms
• Engineering Journals and Microcontroller Engineering Reviews
  Technical articles on the hottest new technologies from Maxim development engineers (these articles are also included in the Application Notes listings).
• Design Guides
  The latest developments and most important products for each technology or application area.
• EE Educational Resources
  Links to Maxim website resources useful to electrical engineering educators and students.
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Design Tools, Models, Software

• On-Line Calculators
• Modeling/Simulation
  • IBIS Models
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  • BSDL Files
• Wireless RF Tools
  • Wireless RF S-Parameters
  • Wireless Cascaded Gain and Noise Figure (zip, 12K)
  • Power Conversion Table (zip, 16K)
  • Calculating Transmitted Power using Return Loss
• EVKit Software
• Power Supply Cookbook: Tested designs, with bill of materials, to meet your specs.
• EE-Triever Toolbar: Easy access to popular website areas and site search from your Explorer toolbar
• Other Software and Design Aids

Solutions and Applications

• Solutions Pages are aimed at the products and technologies you're working on. They contain design resources, app notes, product lists and other information to help you meet your design challenges.

  Choose Solutions Area 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN 868MHz/900MHz ISM-Band Wireless iButton Advanced Backplane Solutions: ATCA/MicroTCA Audio ICs Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) Systems Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) Automotive Automotive Sensors Automotive: Body Computer Automotive: Body Electronics Overview Automotive: Power Base Station/Wireless Infrastructure Battery Management Broadcast TV and Radio Cable Modems and CATV Cellular Handsets Clone Prevention and IP Protection Computers: Desktops, Workstations, and Servers Computers: Motherboards Computers: Notebook Cordless Phones Crosspoint Switches Digital Cameras (DIGICAMs) Digital Video Displays: Automotive Displays: Industrial, Front Panel, and Instrumentation Displays: LCD Displays: LED and VFD Drivers Displays: Medical EMI Reduction ESD Protection Ethernet Demarcation Ethernet Microwave Radio Femto Base Stations for Band 1 HSPA Fiber Modules Flat-Panel and Plasma TVs Glucose Meters GPIO GPS Solutions Hardware/Board Identification High-Brightness LED (HB LED) Drivers HVAC I2C Data Converters Industrial: Process Measurement and Control IP Phones IP Protection and Software Feature Setting ISM, RKE, SRD; 315-433.92MHz Bands Laser Drivers Medical Consumable ID and Authentication Medical: Cardiac Monitor Microcontroller Clock Support Motor Control MP3 and Portable Media Players MP3 Docking Stations: Entry Level MP3 Docking Stations: Mid Level Multi Card Calibration and Control Multipoint Temperature Monitoring Network Access Control Network Audio Network Hubs, Switches, and Routers Optical Fiber Access Panel Meters PIN Pad (Kiosk) Terminals Point-of-Sale (POS) Terminals Power Solutions for Nonportable Applications Powerline Networking Print Consumable Authentication and Identification Printers and Faxes Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) RAID Data Storage Systems Rechargeable Hearing Aid Security Systems Sensors (Including IEEE-P1451.4 Plug-and-Play Sensors) Serial-to-Ethernet Protocol Converters Set-Top Boxes SFF/SFP Smart Battery Packs Telecom Line Cards: T1, E1, J1 Telecom Line Cards: T3, E3, STS-1 Telecom Switches (PBX and Central Office) Touch-Screen Controllers Transport Nodes, Access Nodes, Add/Drop Multiplexers, and Digital Cross-Connects Ultrasound USB Video ICs White LED (WLED) Drivers Whitegoods and Household Appliances WiMAX/Wireless Broadband

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