You're asking the right questions. I haven't read his books but i've seen enough quotes from them and read enough on his website to know that he and i don't see eye to eye on too many subjects.
I will say that to achieve ultra-wide bandwidth with excellent linearity typically entials fast response out of the circuitry. The faster the circuitry, the less likely you are to suffer from ringing and / or under / overshoot. Combining this with the proper impedances lends stability to the circuit. When you've got speed and stability, you've got good performance that is consistent without the need for a lot of error correction. The more error correction that you have has to do with the lack of speed or consistency in processing the signal. Rather than make the circuit slower and more complex, why not just design the circuit right in the first place? Wouldn't that be better than trying to band-aid it after the fact???
As a side note, i've never read but have also heard good things about Randy Sloan ( or Sloane's ) books. Anyone familiar with those and if so, how do they compare to Self's books? Sean
>
I will say that to achieve ultra-wide bandwidth with excellent linearity typically entials fast response out of the circuitry. The faster the circuitry, the less likely you are to suffer from ringing and / or under / overshoot. Combining this with the proper impedances lends stability to the circuit. When you've got speed and stability, you've got good performance that is consistent without the need for a lot of error correction. The more error correction that you have has to do with the lack of speed or consistency in processing the signal. Rather than make the circuit slower and more complex, why not just design the circuit right in the first place? Wouldn't that be better than trying to band-aid it after the fact???
As a side note, i've never read but have also heard good things about Randy Sloan ( or Sloane's ) books. Anyone familiar with those and if so, how do they compare to Self's books? Sean
>