Preface ........................................................ xi
1 Basic concepts and resistor circuits ......................... 1
1.1 Basics .................................................. 1
1.2 Resistors ............................................... 4
1.3 AC signals ............................................. 19
Exercises ................................................... 23
Further reading ............................................. 26
2 AC circuits ................................................. 27
2.1 Introduction ........................................... 27
2.2 Capacitors ............................................. 27
2.3 Inductors .............................................. 29
2.4 RC circuits ............................................ 30
2.5 Response to a sine wave ................................ 37
2.6 Using complex numbers in electronics ................... 43
2.7 Using the complex exponential method for a switching
problem ................................................ 54
2.8 Fourier analysis ....................................... 58
2.9 Transformers ........................................... 61
Exercises ................................................... 65
Further reading ............................................. 67
3 Band theory and diode circuits .............................. 68
3.1 The band theory of solids .............................. 68
3.2 Diode circuits ......................................... 80
Exercises .................................................. 101
Further reading ............................................ 103
4 Bipolar junction transistors ............................... 104
4.1 Introduction .......................................... 104
4.2 Bipolar transistor fundamentals ....................... 104
4.3 DC and switching applications ......................... 108
4.4 Amplifiers ............................................ 110
Exercises .................................................. 131
Further reading ............................................ 132
5 Field-effect transistors ................................... 133
5.1 Introduction .......................................... 133
5.2 Field-effect transistor fundamentals .................. 134
5.3 DC and switching applications ......................... 140
5.4 Amplifiers ............................................ 141
Exercises .................................................. 150
Further reading ............................................ 151
6 Operational amplifiers ..................................... 152
6.1 Introduction .......................................... 152
6.2 Non-linear applications I ............................. 153
6.3 Linear applications ................................... 154
6.4 Practical considerations for real op-amps ............. 159
6.5 Non-linear applications II ............................ 165
Exercises .................................................. 168
Further reading ............................................ 170
7 Oscillators ................................................ 171
7.1 Introduction .......................................... 171
7.2 Relaxation oscillators ................................ 171
7.3 Sinusoidal oscillators ................................ 185
7.4 Oscillator application: EM communications ............. 193
Exercises .................................................. 198
Further reading ............................................ 199
8 Digital circuits and devices ............................... 200
8.1 Introduction .......................................... 200
8.2 Binary numbers ........................................ 200
8.3 Representing binary numbers in a circuit .............. 202
8.4 Logic gates ........................................... 204
8.5 Implementing logical functions ........................ 206
8.6 Boolean algebra ....................................... 208
8.7 Making logic gates .................................... 211
8.8 Adders ................................................ 213
8.9 Information registers ................................. 216
8.10 Counters .............................................. 220
8.11 Displays and decoders ................................. 223
8.12 Shift registers ....................................... 224
8.13 Digital to analog converters .......................... 227
8.14 Analog to digital converters .......................... 228
8.15 Multiplexers and demultiplexers ....................... 229
8.16 Memory chips .......................................... 232
Exercises .................................................. 234
Further reading ............................................ 235
Appendix A: Selected answers to exercises ..................... 236
Appendix B: Solving a set of linear algebraic equations ....... 238
Appendix C: Inductively coupled circuits ...................... 241
References .................................................... 245
Index ......................................................... 247
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