The LMC6042 is a low power dual-channel operational amplifier produced by National Semiconductor Corporation. This chip uses the company's advanced double polysilicon gate CMOS process and has the characteristics of ultra-low power consumption and low input leakage current. LMC6042 operating voltage range is 4.5V to 15V, single power supply, output swing to each power rail, input voltage range including ground, can be used for battery monitoring and power conditioning, photodiode and infrared detector preamplifier, silicon based transducer systems, handheld analytical instruments, pH probe buffer amplifier, fire and smoke detection systems, piezo electric sensor charge amplifier etc.