Practical Electronics for Inventors, 2/e

Description

Covering the entire field of electronics, from basics through analog and digital, AC and DC, integrated circuits (ICs), semiconductors, stepper motors and servos, LCD displays, and various input/output devices, this guide even includes a full chapter on the latest microcontrollers. A favorite memory-jogger for working electronics engineers, Practical Electronics for Inventors is also the ideal manual for those just getting started in circuit design. Starting with a light review of electronics history, physics, and math, the book provides an easy-to-understand overview of all major electronic elements, including: Basic passive components; Resistors, capacitors, inductors, transformers; Discrete passive circuits; Current-limiting networks, voltage dividers, filter circuits, attenuators; Discrete active devices; Diodes, transistors, thrysistors; Microcontrollers; Rectifiers, amplifiers, modulators, mixers, voltage regulators.
This revised, improved, and completely updated second edition reflects suggestions offered by the loyal hobbyists and inventors who made the first edition a bestseller.