[sdiy] MAX038

[Ian Fritz]

Henry!

Glad to see you on the list. Welcome.

Everybody:  Check out all Henry's cool circuits, especially the waveform 
synthesizer. And the "Lasagne" packaging technology.

   Ian


At 11:01 AM 1/17/2003, Henry wrote:
>Hi Folks
>
>The problem with the MAX038 apart from the expense is that they tend to
>disappear from stock for months when Maxim can't be arsed to run any wafers
>down the line for what is, I guess, one of their less profitable products.
>I had this problem when I designed one into a Hammond sound synth in
>desperation after trying to make a fast enough HF VCO.  When I needed a
>similar HF VCO for a waveform synth I had to use an LM13700 saturated TA amp
>circuit instead.  This was more linear at high frequencies anyway.  I always
>hate designing-in special function chips;  They always get discontinued.
>
>Henry Walmsley.   Farnborough UK.
>
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