Micropower op amps extend the run time of battery-powered systems and reduce energy consumption in other energy limited systems. Nevertheless, battery voltages change as they are depleted. To maximize a system’s run time, op amps should operate over a wide enough supply range to make use of the complete range of battery voltages, from fully charged to fully depleted. The new LT®6000 family of 1μA and 13μA op amps operates on supplies as high as 16V all the way down to 1.8V, guaranteed over temperature.
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