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Complementary metal-oxide semiconductors
Recall that placing a positive voltage at the gate of an n-type enhanced-mode FET will turn the switch on. Placing…
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Basic Semiconductor Design
Any material can be classified as one of three types: conductor, insulator, or semiconductor. A conductor (such as copper or…
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Microprocessors
Microprocessors are the most-complicated ICs. They are composed of billions of transistors that have been configured as thousands of individual…
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Basic IC Types
Analog versus digital circuits Analog, or linear, circuits typically use only a few components and are thus some of the…
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Integrated circuit
Integrated circuit (IC), also called microelectronic circuit, microchip, or chip, an assembly of electronic components, fabricated as a single unit,…
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Crystal Oscillator Circuit
A crystal oscillator uses a crystal to develop some electrical signal at a certain frequency. When mechanical pressure is applied…
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H Bridge Circuit
An H bridge is an electronic circuit that enables a voltage to be an applied across a load in either…
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The Common Emitter Amplifier
The transistors can be used as amplifiers where the amplitude of the input signal is increased. A transistor connected in…
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Bistable Multivibrator using 555 Timer
The bi-stable mode has two stable states which are high and low states. The high and low of the output…
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Astable Multivibrator using 555 Timer
The 555 timer generates the continuous pulses in astable mode with specific frequency that depends on the value of the…
