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Class-D Audio Power Amplifier Design
Author(s): Robert N. Buono (Author)
- Publisher: Focal Press
- Publication Date: May 1, 2025
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 454 pages
- ISBN-10: 1032356324
- ISBN-13: 9781032356327
Book Description
Class-D Audio Power Amplifier Design is a comprehensive and detailed guide to Class-D amplifiers. Including historical perspectives covering the evolution of Class-D to the present day, this book provides a detailed discussion of each Class-D functional block.
With design guidance to optimize performance, the reader will learn from a series of real-life examples and design challenges to equip them in designing reliable, high-performance Class-D audio amplifiers. Featuring numerous diagrams and schematics to aid learning, chapters also cover a wide range of topics, such as:
- Power supply considerations
- EMI mitigation
- Multi-channel designs
- Gate driver circuits
- L-C demodulation filters.
Class-D Audio Power Amplifier Design is the essential reference guide for students, researchers, and professionals engaged with audio electronics.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“Class-D Audio Power Amplifier Design is a thorough, in-depth treatment brimming with practical design techniques from a top-tier design engineer. With full chapters on EMI mitigation, PCB layout, and audio performance measurement, amongst others, this book provides us with a wealth of tips and techniques that takes years to accumulate.”
Dennis Fink, IC Engineering Manager, THAT Corporation, Milford MA, USA
About the Author
Robert N. Buono has over 40 years’ experience in analog and power electronic circuit design. He is an expert in the design of Class-D audio power amplifiers and switched-mode power supplies and is a named inventor on 16 patents. He is presently a Principal Engineer at Crestron Electronics, where he has designed successful Class-D amplifier products for the residential and install markets.
