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Semiconductor Manufacturing Techniques

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The manufacture of only silicon based semiconductors is described…

The Silicon-Controlled Rectifier (SCR)

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Shockley Diodes and Silicon Controlled Rectifiers (SCRs) Shockley…

Networks and Busses

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The wires between the tank and the monitoring location is  called…

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.

DC Lab - Potentiometer as a Rheostat

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will use a potentiometer as a variable resistor to control the speed of a motor and learn how to connect a potentiometer as a rheostat.

The Silicon-Controlled Rectifier (SCR)

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Shockley Diodes and Silicon Controlled Rectifiers (SCRs) Shockley…

Electrical Isolation

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SPICE analysis of Electrical Isolation Aside from the ability to…

High Voltage Ohmmeters

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Most ohmmeters of the design shown in the previous section utilize a…

Winding Configurations

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Transformers with Multiple Secondaries Transformers are very versatile…

Network Protocols

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Aside from the issues of the physical network (signal types and…

Tesla Polyphase Induction Motors

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Most AC motors are induction motors. Induction motors are favored due…

Stepper Motors

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Stepper Motor vs Servo Motor A stepper motor is a…

AC Lab - Large Induction Motor

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

Parallel Resistor Calculator

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Calculate the equivalent resistance of up to six resistors in parallel with ease while learning how to calculate resistance in parallel and the parallel resistance formula.

ElectroStatic Discharge

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At the start of this book, we discussed static electricity and how it…

Semiconductor Manufacturing Techniques

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The manufacture of only silicon based semiconductors is described…

AC Lab - Sensing AC Magnetic Fields

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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, you will sense AC magnetic fields using a simple wire coil and learn about AC signal coupling, orientation effects, and the impact of shielding using different materials.

Wheatstone Bridge Calculator

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This calculator helps determine the resistance of a variable resistor within a Wheatstone bridge circuit or the differential voltage created across the bridge terminals.

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)

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Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…

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.

Relay Construction

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Electricity and Magnetism An electric current through a conductor will…

DC Lab - Thermoelectricity

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a thermocouple to measure temperature changes and learn about the Seebeck effect.

Instrumentation Amplifier Gain Calculator

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The instrumentation amplifier calculator will assist in the design and analysis of a conventional instrumentation amplifier circuit by calculating the required resistor values and gain.

Sequences

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Arithmetic Sequences An arithmetic sequence is a series of numbers…

Si Lab - Multi-stage Amplifier

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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, construct a three-stage common-emitter amplifier using bipolar junction transistors (BJTs) and learn about multi-stage gain and feedback.

Digital Lab - Introduction

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In this collection of hands-on electronics experiments, build and test digital circuits and learn the fundamentals of digital logic circuits, including gates, counters, logic levels, hysteresis, memory, and more.

Peak, Average, and RMS Measurements

Worksheets - Manufacturing

How is it possible to assign a fixed value of voltage or current (such…

The Unijunction Transistor (UJT)

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Unijunction transistor: Although a unijunction transistor is not a…

Atomic Structure

Worksheets - Manufacturing

Shown here is a simplified representation of an atom: the smallest…

Q Factor and Bandwidth of a Resonant Circuit

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The Q, or quality, factor of a resonant circuit is a measure of the…

Scientific Notation in SPICE

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The SPICE circuit simulation computer program uses scientific notation…

Finite State Machines

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

Active Loads in Amplifier Circuits

Worksheets - Manufacturing

We know that the current in a series circuit may be calculated with…

Contributors (9)

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Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…

AC Lab - Variable Inductor

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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a variable conductor and learn the impact of a metal core placed inside an inductor coil has on the inductance.

Digital Lab - 10-bit Flashing LED Sequencer

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build and test an automated circuit that sequentially flashes 10 LED, and learn about counters, frequency dividers, and switch debouncing.

Gate Universality

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NAND and NOR gates possess a special property: they are universal.…

Derivatives of Power Functions of e

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Example Derivatives of e Proportionality Constant When we say that a…

Octal and Hexadecimal Numeration

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Because binary numeration requires so many bits to represent…

Voltage Divider Circuits

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Let’s analyze a simple series circuit and determine the voltage…

Modern Nonmechanical Memory

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Now we can proceed to studying specific types of digital storage…

Copper Wire Gauge Table

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Solid Cooper Wire Table Size Diameter (inches) Cross-sectional area…

Junction Field-effect Transistors

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