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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a junction field-effect transistor (JFET) current regulator and learn some of the advantages of JFETs over BJTs for current regulation.
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Although transistor switching circuits operate without bias, it is…
The circuit shown here is a four-bit analog-to-digital converter…
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While the C-B (common-base) amplifier is known for wider bandwidth…
Like its bipolar cousin, the field-effect transistor may be used as an…
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.
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In very simple, qualitative terms, rate the impedance of capacitors…
In the common-emitter section of this chapter, we saw a SPICE analysis…
Most integrated circuits are digital, based on MOS (CMOS) transistors.…
∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! Calculus is a branch of mathematics that…
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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.
The Insulated-Gate Field-Effect Transistor (IGFET), also known as…
A microcontroller is a specialized type of digital computer used to…
What is an Operational Amplifier (Op-amp)? Operational Amplifiers,…
To express a quantity in a different metric prefix from how it was…
An often neglected area of study in modern electronics is that of…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a battery-operated circuit with a light and learn about open and short circuit failures.
In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a simple circuit that will teach you how to use a commutating diode to reduce inductive kickback.
Since Thevenin’s theorem and Norton’s theorems are two…
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.
What are Time-Delay Relays? Some relays are constructed with a kind of…
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Also called the parallel A/D converter, this circuit is the simplest…
No text on electrical metering could be called complete without a…
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A thyristor is a device that has a number of unusual characteristics.…
As we saw earlier, a power system with no secure connection to earth…
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What is the purpose of the switch shown in this schematic diagram?
The smaller the cross-sectional area of any given wire, the greater…
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The Maximum Power Transfer Theorem is not so much a means of analysis…
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A tool designed to compute the values to be used in a T-match Impedance Circuit
A demultiplexer, sometimes abbreviated dmux, is a circuit that has one…
If we take the equivalent circuit of an SCR and add another external…
The Parallel Wires of Infinite Length Suppose, though, that we had a…
This calculator will help compute the inductance of a length of wire.
Identify some of the different types of capacitors, and their…
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The table of electric currents and their various bodily effects was…
After the introduction of the DC electrical distribution system by…
A diode is an electronics component made from a combination of a…
What shape of voltage waveform would you expect to measure (using an…
In many disciplines of science and engineering, very large and very…
Additive Identity a + 0 = a Multiplicative Identity 1a = a…
Complementary Output Gates It is sometimes desirable to have a logic…
Normally, the rotor windings of a wound rotor induction motor are…
So far, the phenomenon of resonance appears to be a useless curiosity,…
If an electric current is passed through this wire, which direction…
We can take the same components from the series circuit and rearrange…