Steve Woodward has authored over 50 analog-centric circuit designs. A self-proclaimed "certified, card-carrying analog dinosaur", he is a freelance consultant on instrumentation, sensors, and metrology freelance to organizations such as Agilent Technologies, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Catalyst Semiconductor, Oak Crest Science Institute, and several international universities. With seven patents to his credit, he has written more than 200 professional articles, and has also served as a member of technical staff at the University of North Carolina. He holds a BS (with honors) in engineering from Caltech, Pasadena, Calif., and an MS in computer science from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
W. Stephen Woodward
Stephen Woodward
Areas of interest of the author: Measurement ADC, DAC Microcontrollers Usage Signal Processing, Filters Oscillators Supply Automation Digital Power Analogue Design Amplifiers
Publications on RadioLocman by the author W. Stephen Woodward:
- A "free" ADC22-05-2023
- Set DC input-stage gain/attenuation over a 96 dB range with PWM28-04-2023
- Squeeze extra resolution from an 8-bit DAC with Shannon decoder idea26-04-2023
- DAC (PWM) Controlled Triangle/Sawtooth Generator20-04-2023
- Adjustable regulator trimmer simple failsafe circuit18-04-2023
- 555 triangle generator with adjustable frequency, waveshape, and amplitude; and more!09-02-2023
- Transistor ∆VBE-based oscillator measures absolute temperature10-01-2023
- The Shannon decoder: A (much) faster alternative to the PWM DAC22-12-2022
- Cancel PWM DAC ripple and power supply noise24-11-2022
- CMOS flip-flop used "off label" implements precision capacitance sensor28-10-2022
- Precision DC motor speed control via pot or DAC12-10-2022
- Cancel PWM DAC ripple with analog subtraction11-10-2022
- Linearized portable anemometer with thermostated Darlington pair21-09-2022
- FemtoAmp offers extreme gain range & isolation13-09-2022
- Self-heated Darlington transistor pair comprises new air flow sensor23-08-2022
- New VFC uses flip-flops as high speed, precision analog switches02-08-2022
- Multiplexed, programmable-gain, track-and-hold amplifier has instrumentation inputs21-07-2022
- Flying capacitor and negative time constant make digitally programmable-gain instrumentation amplifier21-07-2022
- Inverted MOSFET helps 555 oscillator ignore power supply and temp variations19-05-2022
- Add One Resistor to Give Bipolar LM555 Oscillator a 50:50 Duty Cycle25-03-2022
- Input buffer and attenuator for sound card oscilloscopes extends low-end frequency response15-02-2022
- Circuit cancels interconnection resistance to enhance load regulation26-12-2021
- Series vs shunt linear voltage regulation for small solar-photovoltaic power supplies14-12-2021
- Series-Connected Transistors Use Differential Heating To Sense Airflow01-12-2021