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Op-Amp Data

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Parametric data for all semiconductor op-amp models except the CA3130…

Diode Switching Circuits

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Diodes can perform switching and digital logic operations. Forward and…

OpAmp Oscillator Circuits

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The Silicon-Controlled Rectifier (SCR)

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Shockley Diodes and Silicon Controlled Rectifiers (SCRs) Shockley…

Phase-Locked Loops

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

Biasing Techniques (BJT)

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In the common-emitter section of this chapter, we saw a SPICE analysis…

Digital Ramp ADC

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Also known as the stairstep-ramp, or simply counter A/D converter,…

Mixed-Frequency Signals

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

Precise Diode Circuits

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Performance-Based Assessments for Digital Circuit Competencies

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Special Diodes

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Basic Logic Gate Troubleshooting

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

Special-purpose Diodes

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

Performance-Based Assessments for Semiconductor Circuit Competencies

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Successive Approximation ADC

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One method of addressing the digital ramp ADC’s shortcomings is…

Latch Circuits

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What do you think this logic buffer gate will do, with the output…

Open-Loop OpAmp Circuits

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Determine what the magnitude and polarity of the voltmeter’s…

Specific Troubleshooting Techniques

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After applying some of the general troubleshooting tips to narrow the…

Junction Field-effect Transistors

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The field effect transistor was proposed by Julius Lilienfeld in US…

Microcontroller Principles

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Read the following quotation, and then research the term…

Electrical Noise and Interference

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

Timer Circuits

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Elementary Circuits

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In the simplest terms you can think of, define what an electrical…

Capacitor Transient Response

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Because capacitors store energy in the form of an electric field, they…

Amplifier Gain

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

Series-Parallel DC Circuits

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Field-effect-controlled Thyristors

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Two relatively recent technologies designed to reduce the…

Class C BJT Amplifiers

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A common class of operation used in radio-frequency (RF) amplifier…

Analog and Digital Signals

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Instrumentation is a field of study and work centering on measurement…

Current Divider Circuits and the Current Divider Formula

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A parallel circuit is often called a current divider for its ability…

Precise Diode Circuits

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Band Theory of Solids

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Quantum physics describes the states of electrons in an atom according…

The Instrumentation Amplifier

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What Is an Instrumentation Amplifier? An instrumentation amplifier…

Bandpass Filter Calculator

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This calculates values of the inductance, capacitance of an inductor and capacitor used in a Butterworth LC bandpass filter.

Microcontroller Principles

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Read the following quotation, and then research the term…

Performance-Based Assessments for Digital Circuit Competencies

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Wiring Color Codes Infographic

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Wiring Color Codes Infographic. Released under the Creative Commons…

Microwave Tubes

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For extremely high-frequency applications (above 1 GHz), the…

Performance-Based Assessments for Semiconductor Circuit Competencies

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Diode Ratings

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In addition to forward voltage drop (Vf) and peak inverse voltage…

The Silicon-Controlled Rectifier (SCR)

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Shockley Diodes and Silicon Controlled Rectifiers (SCRs) Shockley…

Basic Logic Gates

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Identify the type of logic gate shown in this schematic diagram, and…

Other Waveshapes

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

Practical Considerations - Inductors

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Inductors, like all electrical components, have limitations which must…

DC Lab - Build Your Own Multimeter

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a simple voltmeter and ammeter while learning some fundamentals about circuit measurements.

Peak to Peak Voltage Calculator (VP-P)

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This calculator shows the peak-to-peak voltage (VP-P) value from the peak voltage, RMS voltage, or average voltage.

Early Tube History

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Thomas Edison, that prolific American inventor, is often credited with…

Parallel Circuit Rules

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Voltage Components in a parallel circuit share the same voltage:…

Time Constant Circuits

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Generally speaking, how many “time constants” worth of time does…

Questions to Ask Before Proceeding

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Has the system ever worked before? If yes, has anything happened to…

Bipolar Junction Transistors as Switches

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Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…

Other Specialized Motors

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Shaded Pole Induction Motor An easy way to provide starting torque to…

Mutual Inductance

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When an electric current is passed through a coil of wire, what…

Capacitor Transient Response

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Because capacitors store energy in the form of an electric field, they…

Important Constants

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Euler’s Number Euler’s constant is an important value for…

Ammeter Design

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What would happen to this meter movement, if connected directly to a…

Kirchhoff’s Laws

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

Impedance

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Digital Lab - 7-segment LED Display

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will control a 7-segment binary-coded decimal (BCD) display and learn about active-low and active-high logic inputs.

Electrical Noise and Interference

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