Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…
One caveat with signed binary numbers is that of overflow, where the…
What is the difference between a JMP (“jump”) instruction and a…
The manufacture of only silicon based semiconductors is described…
Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) uses digital signals to control power…
In these hands-on semiconductor electronics experiments, learn to build and test circuits using discrete silicon (Si) devices, including diodes and transistors. Also, learn important circuit designs, including rectifiers, current mirrors, amplifiers, and oscillators.
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a simple circuit that computes the average of voltages and learn about analog computers and their application.
The SPICE (Simulation Program, Integrated Circuit Emphesis)…
With addition being easily accomplished, we can perform the operation…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
Read the following quotation, and then research the term…
We can subtract one binary number from another by using the standard…
The Rules of Binary Addition Adding binary numbers is a very simple…
A principal consideration for industrial control networks, where the…
Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…
This calculator helps you compute the characteristic impedance of an embedded microstrip.
Shift registers, like counters, are a form of sequential logic.…
Define the following acronyms as they apply to digital logic circuits:…
A handy all-in-one tool for reading resistor color code values for a 4 band resistor, 5 band resistor, or 6 band resistor.
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.
Anyone who’s studied geometry should be familiar with the…
Notice something important here: taking the derivative of f(x)…
Digital logic gate circuits are manufactured as integrated circuits:…
When a PCB designer speaks of dimensions in thous or mils, what does…
In our study of AC circuits thus far, we’ve explored circuits…
The Q factor of a series inductive circuit is given by the following…
Definition of a Logarithm “log” denotes a…
Mutual inductors are inductors that capitalize the effect of mutual…
Though it may seem strange to cover the elementary topic of electrical…
A decoder is a circuit that changes a code into a set of signals. It…
As with inductors, the ideal capacitor is a purely reactive device,…
This calculates the capacitance of a capacitor based on its charge, Q, and its voltage, V, according to the formula, C=Q/V.
In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a custom operational amplifier (op amp) and learn about the application of current mirrors and the use of negative feedback in op amp circuits.
This article explains the step-by-step process for determining the…
Now that we’ve seen how series and parallel AC circuit analysis…
All entries arranged in alphabetical order of surname. Major…
Definition of a Radical Given the expression where “x” is…
Although many textbooks provide good introductions to digital memory…
Suppose I were about to measure an unknown voltage with a manual-range…
The table of electric currents and their various bodily effects was…
It is sometimes said regarding electrical safety that, Ït’s not the…
Centuries ago, it was discovered that certain types of mineral rock…
There are circumstances when you may need to analyze a DC reactive…
This tool calculates the dimensions of the microstrip patch antenna given the desired operating frequency.
A calculator for computing several parameters needed in the design of a flyback switch mode regulator
What is an Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT), and what…
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.
Normally, the rotor windings of a wound rotor induction motor are…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…
Current Source It is possible through the use of electronic amplifiers…
A practical application of switch and relay logic is in control…
In essence, the IGFET controls the base current of a BJT, which…
Shown here is a simplified representation of an atom: the smallest…
When connecting batteries together to form larger “banks”…
If we take the equivalent circuit of an SCR and add another external…
Inductors do not have a stable “resistance” as conductors…
To learn about electronics, you must eventually engage in hands-on experimentation. Knowledge gleaned from books alone has limited use in scientific endeavors. Troubleshooting a circuit can be as important as the knowledge gained from a properly functioning experiment.
The term “combinational” comes to us from mathematics. In…
