PowerWise Design University

Getting Started

Welcome to the new Analog University®, your one-stop portal to access training on National products, technologies, and solutions.  Click a tab to the left to view training associated with our Power, Amplifier, Audio, Data Converter or Interface products, as well as our market Solutions.

In addition, you can click one of the images below to access:

• The Knowledge Exchange Center (National employees and distributors only)
• PowerWise Design TV
• The National Video Center
• Analog by Design

If you have questions about Analog University® or are unsure how to use it, please view or Frequently Asked Questions. If you have any technical difficulties or want to let us know how we can make our training better, contact us and let us know how we can help. We'll get back to you as soon as we can.

E-Learning

Power Management Fundamentals

• Linear and Low-Dropout Regulators
• Switching Regulator Fundamentals
• NPN and PNP Linear Regulator Fundamentals
• NMOS and PMOS Linear Regulator Fundamentals
• DC to DC Converter Basics
• Introduction to Lighting
• Current Mode Control of Buck Regulators
• Hysteretic Buck Regulators
• Introduction and Application of COT Buck Regulators
• Multi-phase Buck Regulators
• Switching Power Supply Feedback Control Fundamentals

Power Management Advanced

• Some Real-world Issues of SMPSs
• Transient Response of SMPSs
• Push-Pull Power Converter Topologies
• Flyback Converter
• PCB Layout for Switchers

Additional Tools & Resources

Reference Designs

• LED Reference Design Library
• Power Management Reference Design Library

Design Tools

• Altera - Power Expert
• WEBENCH® Power Designer - LED
• WEBENCH® Power Designer - Power
• Xilinx - Power Expert

Power Management Application Notes

Collateral & Documents

For more information on Power Management Products visit www.national.com/power

Customer Online Seminars

Webinars

• Power Supply Design Made Easy for Space Constrained Applications (March 2009)
• Personal Mobile Devices Market Overview (March 2009)
• AVS Overview (March 2009)
• WEBENCH® Power Designer Tool & New LM315x SIMPLE SWITCHER® Controller Technical Overview (March 2009)
• 5th Generation SIMPLE SWITCHER® Regulator Family Technical Overview (March 2009)
• Hot-Swap Technology for Backplane (December 2008)
       
• PowerWise LED Light Source Solutions for Projectors (August 2008)
        
• Powering FPGAs (August 2008)
        
• PCB Layout Considerations for Switchers (July 2008)
• Making Power Designs Easier (March 2008)
    
• Requirements and Solutions for Automotive Power Management Applications (February 2008)
• Power over Ethernet (PoE) (December 2007)
        
• An Introduction to High Brightness LED Applications and Driving Techniques (November 2007)
• LED Applications and Driving Techniques (August 2007)
        
• Lighting Management for Portable Applications (April 2007)
        
• Introduction to Emulated Current Mode (ECM) Control and the new SIMPLE SWITCHER® Buck Regulators (January 2007)
       
• Design Made Easy: SIMPLE SWITCHER Solutions and WEBENCH Power Designer Tool

Podcasts/Vodcasts

• What's New for March 2009 - Video (March 2009)
• LM3421 & LM3423 75V LED Drivers (March 2009)
• LM3445 TRIAC Dimmable Offline LED Driver (March 2009)
• What's New for Jan 2009 - Video (January 2009)
• LM5118 High-Voltage Buck-Boost Controller (January 2009)
• LM5088 High-Voltage Non-Synchronous Buck Controller (January 2009)
• LM2267x and LM22680 SIMPLE SWITCHER Regulators Drive Up to 5A (January 2009)
• LM315x SIMPLE SWITCHER Controllers Drive up to 12A (January 2009)
• What's New for Dec 2008 - Video (December 2008)

Employee & Distributor Online Seminars

National employees and distributors can view on-demand videos and webinars in the Knowledge Exchange Center.

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E-Learning

Amplifier Fundamentals

• Operational Amplifiers
• The fundamentals of Active Filters
• The World of Voltage Comparators
• Current Feedback Operational Amplifier

Amplifier Advanced

• High Speed Amplifiers for Video Applications

Additional Tools & Resources

Reference Designs

Design Tools

• WEBENCH® Sensor Designer
• WEBENCH® Active Filter Designer
• WEBENCH® Op Amp Designer

Amplifier Application Notes

Collateral & Documents

For more information on Operational Amplifiers Products visit www.national.com/amplifiers

Customer Online Seminars

• Finding the Right Precision Op Amp - A Graphical Approach (October 2009)
• Motor Control Sensing in Factory Automation (July 2009)
• Factory Automation Overview (July 2009)
• Sensing Solutions in Factory Automation (July 2009)
• Improving the Precision of Analog Front End Designs in Industrial Applications (February 2009)
       
• Zero Drift Amplifiers for Sensor Interface Applications (February 2009)
• EMI and RFI (December 2008)
• Sensor Design Made Easy with National's Online Design Tools (September 2008)
     
• System Design Made Simple with National's EMI Hardened Amplifiers (September 2008)
     
• Decompensated Amplifiers - Maximize Gain & Speed (June 2008)
       
• Amplifier-to-ADC Interface (March 2008)
       
• High Speed Amplifiers for Video Applications (March 2005)
• Photodiode Amplifiers - Turning Light into Electricity (August 2004)
• Chopper Amplifiers - Achieving Precision (April 2004)
• Op Amp Basics (September 2003)
• Current Feedback Op Amps: Tips for Best Performance (August 2003)
• The Other Feedback - Theory and Application of Current Feedback Op Amps (May 2003)
• The Use and Abuse of Amplifiers (December 2002)
• LMH High Speed Operational Amplifiers (August 2001)

Employee & Distributor Online Seminars

National employees and distributors can view on-demand videos and webinars in the Knowledge Exchange Center.

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E-Learning

Audio Fundamentals

• Audio Fundamentals
• The Basic Single-Ended Audio Amplifier
• Audio Amplifier Classes: A - T
• Audio Amplifier Configurations
• All About Class D Amplifiers

Audio Advanced

• Audio Amplifier Measurements
• Audio Noise Issues
• Ceramic Speakers and Distributed Mode Actuators

Additional Tools & Resources

Audio Application Notes

Collateral & Documents

For more information on Audio Products visit www.national.com/audio

Customer Online Seminars

• Audio Solutions for Portable Devices (March 2009)
• Revolution of High Fidelity Audio Amplifier System Design (December 2007)
     
• Simple, easy, effective design for portable products with audio solutions (September 2007)
   
• Reducing EMI in Class D Audio Applications: The Basics (August 2007)
• High-Performance Audio Amplifiers for Portable Applications (April 2002)

Employee & Distributor Online Seminars

National employees and distributors can view on-demand videos and webinars in the Knowledge Exchange Center.

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E-Learning

Data Conversion Fundamentals

• ADC Primer
• DAC Primer
• ADC & DAC Errors
• Quantization: Error and Noise
• Dynamic Parameters of ADCs and DACs
• Terms and Definitions of ADCs and DACs
• ADC & DAC Part Numbering Systems

Data Conversion Advanced

• Evaluating and Using ADCs
• WaveVision Data Converter Evaluation System

Additional Tools & Resources

Reference Designs

• Analog Signal Path Reference Designs

Design Tools

• Photodiode Sensor Designer
• Pressure Sensor Designer
• Sensor Designer
• Thermocouple Designer
• WaveVision 4 Software
• WaveVision 5 Software New

Data Converter Application Notes

Collateral & Documents

For more information on Data Conversion Products visit www.national.com/adc

Customer Online Seminars

• Motor Control Sensing in Factory Automation (July 2009)
• Factory Automation Overview (July 2009)
• Sensing Solutions in Factory Automation (July 2009)
• System-design Advantages of the LM57 User-programmable Integrated Temperature Switch (May 2009)
• Improving the Precision of Analog Front End Designs in Industrial Applications (February 2009)
       
• GHz Sampling Design Challenges (March 2008)
       
• Simplifying A/D Converter Evaluation (September 2005)
• Controlling Noise and Radiation in Mixed-Signal and Digital Systems (December 2002)
• Evaluating and Using ADCs (November 2001)

Employee & Distributor Online Seminars

National employees and distributors can view on-demand videos and webinars in the Knowledge Exchange Center.

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E-Learning

Interface Fundamentals

• Topics in Precision Timing and Clock Conditioning
• Basics of Ethernet Networking
• Ethernet Made Easy
• Ethernet Integrity Tool
• Introduction to UNH IOL and NSC Tests for Ethernet PHY

Additional Tools & Resources

Reference Designs

• Ethernet Reference Design Library

Design Tools

• WEBENCH® Interface Designer

Interface Application Notes

Clock and Timing Application Notes

Collateral & Documents

For more information on Interface Products visit www.national.com/interface

Customer Online Seminars

• Enhancing the Video Interface in Harsh Industrial Environments (July 2010) NEW
  Presented by National Semiconductor and ECN Magazine
• Configuring the SDALTEVK Triple Rate SDI Reference Design (December 2009)
• High IF / High Sensitivity Radio Receiver Design (October 2009)
• Synchronizing Networks with IEEE Precision Time Protocol (PTP) (July 2009)
• Clock and Timing Webinar #2 - Low Noise Frequency Synthesizers (July 2009)
• FPD-Link II SerDes for Automotive Display & Camera Apps (June 2009)
• Improving IEEE 1588 Synchronization in Standard Ethernet Networks (April 2009)
• Synchronizing Ethernet Backhaul in Telecommunication Systems (April 2009)
• Top 10 Signaling Challenges (March 2009)
• Using IEEE 1588 PTP to Synchronize Industrial Ethernet (January 2009)
   
• Clock and Timing Webinar #1 - Clock Jitter Cleaners (January 2009)
• Understanding Fractional N-PLL (December 2008)
• Energy Saving, High Performance 3G-SDI Solutions (July 2008)
  
• Signal Conditioning for Backplane (July 2008)
     
• Local Oscillator Characteristics & Design Considerations (April 2008)
   
• Problems in High Speed Signal Design - DVI/HDMI Cable Extension Challenges (July 2007)
      
• Basics of LVDS (August 2004)
• LVDS Bus Configurations (July 2004)

Employee & Distributor Online Seminars

National employees and distributors can view on-demand videos and webinars in the Knowledge Exchange Center.

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Automotive

E-Learning

• Energy Efficiency and Reliability in Automotive Systems
• PCB Layout for Switchers

Customer Online Seminars

• DS90UR905/6 FPD-Link II Automotive Display SerDes
• FPD-Link II SerDes for Automotive Display & Camera Apps (June 2009)
• Automotive Market Overview (October 2008)
• PCB Layout Considerations for Switchers (July 2008)
• Requirements and Solutions for Automotive Power Management Applications (February 2008)

Automotive Solutions Home

Broadcast Video

E-Learning

• Introduction to Broadcast Video

Broadcast Video/SDI Solutions Home

Industrial

Customer Online Seminars

• Enhancing the Video Interface in Harsh Industrial Environments (July 2010) NEW
  Presented by National Semiconductor and ECN Magazine
• Motor Control Sensing in Factory Automation (July 2009)
• Factory Automation Overview (July 2009)
• Sensing Solutions in Factory Automation (July 2009)
• Improving the Precision of Analog Front End Designs in Industrial Applications (February 2009)
       

Industrial Solutions Home

LED Lighting

E-Learning

• Introduction to Lighting

Customer Online Seminars

• WEBENCH® LED Designer & Architect Webinar (September 2010)
• Designing LED Driver Circuits Using WEBENCH LED Designer (December 2009)
• PowerWise® LED Light Source Solutions for Projectors (August 2008)
        
• An Introduction to High Brightness LED Applications and Driving Techniques (November 2007)

LED Lighting Solutions Home

PowerWise® AVS

Customer Online Seminars

• AVS Overview (March 2009)

PowerWise AVS Home

Communications Infrastructure

Customer Online Seminars

• High IF / High Sensitivity Radio Receiver Design (October 2009)
• Clock & Timing Webinar #2 - Low Noise Frequency Synthesizers (July 2009)
• Improving IEEE 1588 Synchronization in Standard Ethernet Networks (April 2009)
• Synchronizing Ethernet Backhaul in Telecommunication Systems (April 2009)
• Communications Infrastructure Market Overview (March 2009)
• Clock and Timing Webinar #1 - Clock Jitter Cleaners (January 2009)
• Hot-Swap Technology for Backplane (December 2008)
       

Communications Infrastructure Home

Portable Mobile Devices

Customer Online Seminars

• Personal Mobile Devices Market Overview (March 2009)
• Simple, Easy, Effective Design for Portable Products with Audio Solutions (September 2007)
   

Portable/Mobile Solutions Home

Employee & Distributor Online Seminars

National employees and distributors can view on-demand videos and webinars in the Knowledge Exchange Center.

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