Semiconductor Manufacturing Techniques

The manufacture of only silicon based semiconductors is described…

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The Silicon-Controlled Rectifier (SCR)

Shockley Diodes and Silicon Controlled Rectifiers (SCRs) Shockley…

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Tesla Polyphase Induction Motors

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

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Synchronous Motors

Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…

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Network Protocols

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

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AC Instrumentation Transducers

Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…

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ElectroStatic Discharge

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

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Wheatstone Bridge Calculator

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

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Step-up, Step-down, and Isolation Transformers

Calculate the voltage output by the secondary winding of a transformer…

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Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)

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

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Instrumentation Amplifier Gain Calculator

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.

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Kirchhoff’s Laws

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

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Network Topology

Point-to-Point Connecting two digital devices with a network, would…

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AC Lab - Large Induction Motor

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.

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AC Lab - Induction Motor

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.

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Stepper Motors

Stepper Motor vs Servo Motor A stepper motor is a…

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Networks and Busses

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

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AC Lab - Sensing AC Magnetic Fields

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.

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Tube Lab - Vacuum Tube Audio Amplifier

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.

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High Voltage Ohmmeters

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

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Parallel Wire Inductance Calculator

This tool is designed to calculate the inductance of two parallel wires

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The Tetrode

As the name suggests, the tetrode tube contains four elements: cathode…

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IC Fabrication and Packaging

What does it mean if an integrated circuit comes in DIP form? What…

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Advanced Electromagnetism and Electromagnetic Induction

∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! Electronic power conversion circuits known…

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Basic identities

Additive Identity a + 0 = a Multiplicative Identity 1a = a…

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The D Latch

Since the enable input on a gated S-R latch provides a way to latch…

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CMOS Logic Gates

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

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Temperature Converter

Convert between Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin

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Simple AC Circuit Calculations

Over the course of the next few chapters, you will learn that AC…

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Binary Math

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

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Digital Ramp ADC

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

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Specific Troubleshooting Techniques

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

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Karnaugh Maps, Truth Tables, and Boolean Expressions

Who Developed the Karnaugh Map? Maurice Karnaugh, a…

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Design Project: Arbitrary Waveform Generator

What, exactly, is an arbitrary waveform generator, and for what…

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Signal Modulation

A modern method of electrical power control involves inserting a…

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Lenz’s Law and Faraday’s Law Calculator

This calculator uses Faraday's and Lenz's laws to calculate the magnitude and polarity of the induced electromotive force (EMF) caused by a change in magnetic flux through a closed-loop coil.

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Design Project: Dual-output AC-DC Power Supply

Safety is very important when designing and/or building a device…

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Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors

What is an Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT), and what…

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Bit Grouping

The singular reason for learning and using the binary numeration…

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Stripline Max Current Calculator

A calculator designed to calculate the maximum current that a stripline can handle

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