An ideal transistor would show 0% distortion in amplifying a signal.…
The following circuits are pre-tested netlists for SPICE 2g6, complete…
Read the following quotation, and then research the term…
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A tool designed to calculate the noise figure of cascaded amplifiers
As we’ve seen, negative feedback is an incredibly useful…
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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.
Because of their insulated gates, IGFETs of all types have extremely…
By introducing electrical reactance into the feedback loops of an…
Although transistor switching circuits operate without bias, it is…
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.
This calculator will convert voltage or power gains into decibels. Enter one of the three values and the calculator will output the other two.
In very simple, qualitative terms, rate the impedance of capacitors…
In the common-emitter section of this chapter, we saw a SPICE analysis…
Solve this equation for the value of x: x + 5 = 8 How many exact…
What is a harmonic frequency? If an oscillator circuit outputs a…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Real operational amplifiers have some imperfections compared to an…
Single phase power system schematic diagram shows little about the…
There are not too many circuit symbols for bipolar transistors. There…
Whenever electrons flow through a conductor, a magnetic field will…
What is Rectification? Now we come to the most popular application of…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build an op amp voltage follower and learn about negative feedback in operational amplifier circuits.
What are Time-Delay Relays? Some relays are constructed with a kind of…
Practical Benefit of Active Devices The practical benefit of active…
Also called the parallel A/D converter, this circuit is the simplest…
How is it possible to assign a fixed value of voltage or current (such…
Generators used in battery-charging systems must be regulated so as to…
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So far, we’ve explored tubes which are totally…
What is Attenuators? Attenuators are passive devices. It is…
Digital logic gate circuits are manufactured as integrated circuits:…
Reactive Power We know that reactive loads such as inductors and…
If we take three equal resistors and connect one end of each to a…
As strange as it may seem, any repeating, non-sinusoidal waveform is…
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Despite lock-out/tag-out procedures and multiple repetitions of…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
A transistor is a linear semiconductor device that controls current…
If an electric current is passed through this wire, which direction…
This calculator computes the noise figure and noise temperature in a system
Note, Q3 and Q4 in the figure below are complementary, NPN and PNP…
The electrical resistance of a conductor at any temperature may be…
A decoder is a circuit that changes a code into a set of signals. It…
In the last section, we saw how the 3rd harmonic and all of its…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a null-balancing potentiometric voltmeter and learn how to prevent a voltmeter from changing the voltage it is measuring.
Because it takes energy to force charge to flow against the opposition…
What are Simultaneous Equations and Systems of Equations? The terms…
An often neglected area of study in modern electronics is that of…
The jobs of electronics engineers and technicians frequently entail…
“Advances are made by answering questions. Discoveries are made…
Whenever electrons flow through a conductor, a magnetic field will…
In simple AC power systems, one of the two conductors is typically…
Solve this equation for the value of x: x + 5 = 8 How many exact…
Most electrical wire is covered in a rubber or plastic coating called…
An important electrical quantity with no equivalent in DC circuits is…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build resistive current dividers and observe how Ohm's law and Kirchhoff's current law function in real circuits using a voltmeter and an ammeter.
What is an Operational Amplifier (Op-amp)? Operational Amplifiers,…
