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Analog Lab - Non-inverting Amplifier

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a programmable non-inverting amplifier and learn how to use the negative feedback of an operational amplifier to control the gain.

Special-purpose Diodes

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Schottky diodes Schottky diodes are constructed of a metal-to-N…

BJT Quirks

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

Passive Filter Circuits

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In very simple, qualitative terms, rate the impedance of capacitors…

Circuit Components

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Remember that this tutorial is not exhaustive by any means, and that…

Analog Lab - PWM Power Controller

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a pulse-width modulator power controller for a light and learn the basics of PWM signals.

Radio Circuits

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(a) Crystal radio. (b) Modulated RF at antenna. (c) Rectified RF at…

Computational Circuits

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

Analog-to-Digital Conversion

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The circuit shown here is a four-bit analog-to-digital converter…

Op-amp Circuits

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

The Cascode Amplifier

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While the C-B (common-base) amplifier is known for wider bandwidth…

The Common-emitter Amplifier

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At the beginning of this chapter, it illustrates how transistors could…

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.

Analog Lab - Op Amp Integrator

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build an analog integrator using an operational amplifier and learn about integration functions, op amp input bias currents, and how to limit the voltage swing of a potentiometer.

Performance-Based Assessments for Semiconductor Circuit Competencies

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Si Lab - BJT Common-emitter Amplifier

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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, construct a common-emitter amplifier using a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) and learn about amplifier gain and feedback.

The Common-collector Amplifier

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Our next transistor configuration to study is a bit simpler for gain…

BJT Amplifier Troubleshooting

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As an instructor of electronics, I am called upon frequently to help…

Si Lab - Differential Amplifier

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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a BJT differential amplifier and learn about a fundamental building block that is the basis of most operational amplifiers.

Class B BJT Amplifiers

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

RC Time Constant Calculator

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The time constant of a series RC circuit is the product of the resistance and capacitance. Given two of the three values—resistance, capacitance, or RC time constant—this tool will calculate the missing third variable.

Electrical Energy Calculator

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This calculator will determine the instantaneous energy, sustained energy, and power consumed by an electrical system given two of the three electrical parameters (voltage, current, or resistance) and the time.

Class B BJT Amplifiers

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

Single-phase Induction Motors

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A three-phase motor may be run from a single-phase power source.…

Solving Simultaneous Equations: The Substitution Method and the Addition Method

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

Calculus for Electric Circuits

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

IGFET Amplifiers

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

Tube Lab - Vacuum Tube Audio Amplifier

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an audio amplifier using a vacuum tube (triode) and learn about voltage transformers, how to build a high-voltage DC power supply, and how to use a transformer for impedance matching.

AC phase

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If we were to express the series-connected DC voltages as phasors…

Branch Current Method Analysis

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The most straightforward DC network analysis technique is the branch…

Step-up and Step-down Transformers

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So far, we’ve observed simulations of transformers where the…

Electrical Noise and Interference

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Define what noise means, in the electrical sense of the word. How does…

Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law (KVL)

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What is Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law (KVL)? The principle known as…

The Common-collector Amplifier

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Our next transistor configuration to study is a bit simpler for gain…

Phasing

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

Semiconductor Devices in SPICE

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The SPICE (Simulation Program, Integrated Circuit Emphesis)…

T-Match Impedance Matching Circuits

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A tool designed to compute the values to be used in a T-match Impedance Circuit

DC Lab - Voltage Divider

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a resistive voltage divider and observe how Ohm's law and Kirchhoff's voltage law (KVL) function in real circuits using a voltmeter and an ammeter.

Kirchhoff’s Laws

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Many electronic circuits use what is called a split or a dual power…

The NOT Gate

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The single-transistor inverter circuit illustrated earlier is actually…

Re-drawing Complex Schematics

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Typically, complex circuits are not arranged in nice, neat, clean…

Introduction to Operational Amplifiers (Op-amps)

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What is an Operational Amplifier (Op-amp)? Operational Amplifiers,…

Finite State Machines

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Up to now, every circuit that was presented was a combinatorial…

Broadside Coupled Trace Inductance Calculator

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This calculator helps you compute the inductance of a broadside coupled trace.

Voltage/Current Converter OpAmp Circuits

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

Voltage Signal Systems

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The use of variable voltage for instrumentation signals seems a rather…

Simple AC Circuit Calculations

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Over the course of the next few chapters, you will learn that AC…

Boolean Algebraic Properties

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Another type of mathematical identity, called a “property”…

Electrical Isolation

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SPICE analysis of Electrical Isolation Aside from the ability to…

Voltage Multipliers (Doublers, Triplers, Quadruplers, and More)

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A voltage multiplier is a specialized rectifier circuit producing…

Analog Lab - PWM Power Controller

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a pulse-width modulator power controller for a light and learn the basics of PWM signals.

Why digital?

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Although many textbooks provide good introductions to digital memory…

Junction Diodes

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There was some historic crude, but usable were some historic crude,…

Step-up and Step-down Transformers

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So far, we’ve observed simulations of transformers where the…

Solving for Unknown Time

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Sometimes it is necessary to determine the length of time that a…

Simple Vector Addition

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Remember that vectors are mathematical objects just like numbers on a…

Phase-Locked Loops

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This is a schematic for a simple VCO: The oscillator is of the RC…

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.

Simple Parallel (Tank Circuit) Resonance

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Resonance in a Tank Circuit A condition of resonance will be…

AC Lab - Induction Motor

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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a simple AC permanent capacitor split-phase induction motor and learn the principles of AC induction motor function.