Detecting the Leading and Trailing Edges of a Rectangular Pulse

question 27

Multiple Choice

Detecting the leading and trailing edges of a rectangular pulse or producing a rectangular output from a ramp input are applications of what circuit?

• A) integrator
• B) comparator
• C) differentiator
• D) oscillator

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