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Semiconductor Manufacturing Techniques

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The manufacture of only silicon based semiconductors is described…

Vol III. Credits

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All entries arranged in alphabetical order of surname. Major…

Calculating Electric Power

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Learn the Power Formula We’ve seen the formula for determining…

Op-Amp Voltage and Gain Calculator

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A calculator for computing the gain and output voltage of an operational amplifier

The R/2nR DAC: Binary-Weighted-Input Digital-to-Analog Converter

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What Is a R/2nR DAC Circuit? The R/2nR DAC circuit, otherwise known as…

Superposition Theorem

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The superposition theorem is one of those strokes of genius that takes…

Basic Logic Gate Troubleshooting

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

AC Circuit Equations

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Inductive Reactance     Capacitive Reactance    …

Diodes

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A diode is an electronics component made from a combination of a…

Time Constant Equations

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Value of time constant in series RC and RL circuits   Time…

Decibel Calculator

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This calculator will convert voltage or power gains into decibels. Enter one of the three values and the calculator will output the other two.

Computational Circuits

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When someone mentions the word “computer,” a digital…

Thyristors

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Thyristors are a broad classification of bipolar-conducting…

Stepper Motors

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

The Triode

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De Forest’s Audion tube came to be known as the triode tube…

Series DC Circuits Practice Worksheet with Answers

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In this circuit, three resistors receive the same amount of current (4…

Amplifier Gain

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The Voltage Gain Because amplifiers have the ability to increase the…

Logic Signal Voltage Levels

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Input Voltages for Logic Gates Logic gate circuits are designed to…

Inverting and Noninverting OpAmp Voltage Amplifier Circuits

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

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.

Negative Feedback

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If we connect the output of an op-amp to its inverting input and apply…

What is the Difference Between Series and Parallel Circuits?

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Circuits consisting of just one battery and one load resistance are…

AC Voltmeters and Ammeters

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AC electromechanical meter movements come in two basic arrangements:…

BJT Quirks

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An ideal transistor would show 0% distortion in amplifying a signal.…

VSWR / Return Loss Calculator

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A calculator designed to compute the VSWR, reflection coefficient, return loss and matching loss in a transmission line

Passive Integrator and Differentiator Circuits

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

Binary Overflow

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One caveat with signed binary numbers is that of overflow, where the…

SPICE Models

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The SPICE circuit simulation program provides for modeling diodes in…

True, Reactive, and Apparent Power

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Reactive Power We know that reactive loads such as inductors and…

Metric Notation

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The metric system, besides being a collection of measurement units for…

History of SPICE

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SPICE is a computer program designed to simulate analog electronic…

Lock-out / Tag-out

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In this motor control circuit, how would you ensure that there is no…

Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) theory

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

Delta and Wye 3-Phase Circuits

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Label where each of the following electrical quantities would be found…

Transistors, Hybrid

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In essence, the IGFET controls the base current of a BJT, which…

Linear Computational Circuitry

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

Voltage and Current

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As was previously mentioned, we need more than just a continuous path…

Analog Lab - Class B Audio Amplifier

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a Class B push-pull audio amplifier to drive a speaker and learn about crossover distortion and how to minimize it using negative feedback.

The Common-gate Amplifier (IGFET)

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Performance-Based Assessments for Basic Electricity Competencies

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Converting Truth Tables into Boolean Expressions

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In designing digital circuits, the designer often begins with a truth…

General Troubleshooting Tips

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When first approaching a failed or otherwise misbehaving system, the…

Transistor Ratings and Packages (IGFET)

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Series-Parallel DC Circuits

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

Active-mode Operation (IGFET)

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Intro Lab - Resistor Power Dissipation

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will examine the heat generated by resistors and maybe even make one smoke! Also, learn to calculate power dissipation using Joule's law and resistor power ratings.

Bipolar Transistor Biasing Circuits

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

The Antiderivative (Indefinite Integral)

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  Notice something important here: taking the derivative of f(x)…

555 Lab - Introduction to the 555 Timer IC

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In this collection of hands-on electronics experiments, build and test mixed-signal analog and digital circuits using the versatile 555 timer IC. These projects will teach you about RC time constants, duty cycle, transistor current drive, LEDs, voltage doublers, and more.

Insulated Gate Field-Effect Transistors

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

Trace Resistance Calculator

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This calculator determines the resistance of a microstrip trace

Ohm’s Law

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For a given amount of water pressure, which will flow a greater rate…

Building Resistor Circuits Using Breadboards, Perfboards, and Terminal Strips

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Over the course of learning about electricity, you will want to…

Data - Resistance & Superconductor

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Tables of specific resistance and temperature coefficient of…

Analog Lab - 555 Ramp Signal Generator

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, construct a signal generator circuit that creates two different types of ramp signals and learn how capacitors charge when connected to resistors and constant current sources.

Series LED Resistor Calculator

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This series LED resistance calculator is perfect for when you have a single LED or a number of the same color of LEDs in series and need to know which resistor you should use.

Microphones

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Explain how a moving-coil, or dynamic microphone works. Identify how…

Voltage/Current Converter OpAmp Circuits

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

AC Inductor Circuits

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Resistors vs. Inductors Inductors do not behave the same way as…

555 Lab - Monostable Multivibrator (One-shot)

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a monostable multivibrator using a 555 timer IC and learn about RC time constant charging and how a one-shot timer operates.