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According to textbooks, a sine wave is a wave whose form resembles a sine curve. Often in power electronics, we need a sine wave generator for some applications; a dc/ac power inverter, for example.

Analog oscillators produce excellent sine waves but are temperamental and hard to design. They also require extensive redesign every time you change the oscillation frequency. Digital oscillators are ...

In the process of debugging and validating both digital and RF designs, the oscilloscope Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) function and a variety of other math functions can prove valuable to designers ...