A Class D audio amplifier is basically a switching amplifier or PWM amplifier. There are a number of different classes of amplifiers. We will take a look at the definitions for the main ...
A class-D puts out a pulse-width modulated (PWM) signal instead of the linear signal that is typical in class-AB amplifiers. The PWM signal contains the audio signal and the PWM switching frequency ...
This article was originally published in the Dec 14, 1998 issue of Electronic Design. Class-D audio power amplifiers (APAs) were first introduced nearly 50 years ago. Since then, they have been used ...