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Single-ended and Differential Amplifiers

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For ease of drawing complex circuit diagrams, electronic amplifiers…

Comparator with Hysteresis (Schmitt Trigger) Calculator

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This calculator will compute the required resistor ratio (R2/R1) and reference voltage (VREF) to create the desired high (VTH) and low (VTL) threshold voltages in a non-inverting comparator circuit with hysteresis (commonly called a Schmitt trigger).

Design Project: Audio Media-Based Signal Generator

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Identify some different ways you can create the sine-wave audio tracks…

OpAmp Oscillator Circuits

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

Mixed-Frequency Signals

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What is a harmonic frequency? If an oscillator circuit outputs a…

Parallel R, L, and C

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We can take the same components from the series circuit and rearrange…

Binary Math Circuits

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Add the following binary numbers:

Other Waveshapes

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As strange as it may seem, any repeating, non-sinusoidal waveform is…

Component Modeling

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When plotted on a curve tracer, the characteristic curve for a normal…

AC Motor Control Circuits

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Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…

Si Lab - Simple Op Amp

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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a custom operational amplifier (op amp) and learn about the application of current mirrors and the use of negative feedback in op amp circuits.

Class B BJT Amplifiers

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

Transistor Ratings and Packages (JFET)

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The Common-base Amplifier

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The final transistor amplifier configuration (Figure below) we need to…

Logarithms for Analog Circuits

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The concept of a mathematical power is familiar to most students of…

Solving Simultaneous Equations: The Substitution Method and the Addition Method

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What are Simultaneous Equations and Systems of Equations? The terms…

Phasing

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Since transformers are essentially AC devices, we need to be aware of…

Amplifiers

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Practical Benefit of Active Devices The practical benefit of active…

Transistor Ratings and Packages (IGFET)

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Hand Calculator Use

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To enter numbers in scientific notation into a hand calculator, there…

Wires and Connections

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Older electrical schematics showed connecting wires crossing, while…

Common Antiderivatives

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Intermediate Electromagnetism and Electromagnetic Induction

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As an electric current is passed through a coil of wire, it creates a…

Si Lab - Astable Multivibrator Audio Oscillator

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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build an astable multivibrator (oscillator) circuit that provides an output in the audio frequency range and learn the effect of component values and supply voltage on oscillation frequency.

The Common-base Amplifier

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The final transistor amplifier configuration (Figure below) we need to…

Complex Circuits

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What do we do if we come across a circuit more complex than the simple…

Digital Lab - Basic 2-Input NAND Gate Circuit

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build and test a 2-input digital NAND gate with LED indicators and learn to read pinout diagrams, power a digital IC, connect unused inputs and outputs, and use pulldown resistors.

Superconducting Devices

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Superconducting devices, though not widely used, have some unique…

Semiconductor Manufacturing Techniques

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The manufacture of only silicon based semiconductors is described…

Vol I. Credits

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All entries arranged in alphabetical order of surname. Major…

Winding Configurations

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Transformers with Multiple Secondaries Transformers are very versatile…

Depletion-type IGFETs

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Insulated gate field-effect transistors are unipolar devices just like…

Quantum Devices

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Most integrated circuits are digital, based on MOS (CMOS) transistors.…

Factorials

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Definition of a Factorial Denoted by the symbol “!” after…

AC Negative Feedback OpAmp Circuits

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

JFET Quirks

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Ohm’s Law Calculator

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Calculate circuit parameters using Ohm's Law

What Are Zener Diodes?

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What Is a Zener Diode? A Zener diode is a special type of rectifying…

Passive Integrator and Differentiator Circuits

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∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! Calculus is a branch of mathematics that…

Contributors (15)

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Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…

Introduction to Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJT)

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The invention of the bipolar transistor in 1948 ushered in a…

Oscillator Circuits

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

Series and Parallel Capacitors

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When capacitors are connected in series, the total capacitance is…

Numbers and Symbols

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The expression of numerical quantities is something we tend to take…

Peak Detector

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A peak detector is a series connection of a diode and a…

Semiconductor Devices in SPICE

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The SPICE (Simulation Program, Integrated Circuit Emphesis)…

Shock Current Path

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As we’ve already learned, electricity requires a complete path…

Single-ended and Differential Amplifiers

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For ease of drawing complex circuit diagrams, electronic amplifiers…

Binary Math

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Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…

Waveguides

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A waveguide is a special form of transmission line consisting of a…

Time Constant Circuits

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

Protective Relay Circuits

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Protective relays are special power-sensing devices whose job it is to…

Rectifier Circuits

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

Wire Over Plane Inductance Calculator

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This calculator helps you compute the inductance of a wire-over-plane setup.

What is a Series-Parallel Circuit?

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With simple series circuits, all components are connected end-to-end…

Microprocessor Programming

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The “vocabulary” of instructions which any particular…

Unit Conversion Calculator

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Convert to and from different units of length, weight, power, temperature and torque

Larger 5 & 6-variable Karnaugh Maps

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Larger Karnaugh maps reduce larger logic designs. How large is large…

Meter Check of a Transistor (BJT)

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Bipolar transistors are constructed of a three-layer semiconductor…

Balanced Attenuator Calculator

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This balanced attenuator calculator helps you determine the resistor (R1) values for a balanced attenuator.