Electronics: Basic, Analog, and Digital with PSpice / Edition 1

by Nassir H. Sabah

Overview

Electronics: Basic, Analog, and Digital with PSpice does more than just make unsubstantiated assertions about electronics. Compared to most current textbooks on the subject, it pays significantly more attention to essential basic electronics and the underlying theory of semiconductors.

In discussing electrical conduction in semiconductors, the author addresses the important but often ignored fundamental and unifying concept of electrochemical potential of current carriers, which is also an instructive link between semiconductor and ionic systems at a time when electrical engineering students are increasingly being exposed to biological systems.

The text presents the background and tools necessary for at least a qualitative understanding of new and projected advances in microelectronics. The author provides helpful PSpice simulations and associated procedures (based on schematic capture, and using OrCAD® 16.0 Demo software), which are available for download. These simulations are explained in considerable detail and integrated throughout the book. The book also includes practical, real-world examples, problems, and other supplementary material, which helps to demystify concepts and relations that many books usually state as facts without offering at least some plausible explanation.

With its focus on fundamental physical concepts and thorough exploration of the behavior of semiconductors, this book enables readers to better understand how electronic devices function and how they are used. The book’s foreword briefly reviews the history of electronics and its impact in today’s world.

***Classroom Presentations are provided on the CRC Press website. Their inclusion eliminates the need for instructors to prepare lecture notes. The files can be modified as may be desired, projected in the classroom or lecture hall, and used as a basis for discussing the course material.***

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781420087079
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/21/2009
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	764
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.60(d)

About the Author

Nassir H. Sabah is a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon.

Table of Contents

Basic Diode Circuits. Basic Principles of Semiconductors. pn Junction and Semiconductor Diodes. Semiconductor Fabrication. Field Effect Transistors. Bipolar Junction Transistor. Two-Port Circuits, Amplifiers, and Feedback. Single-Stage Transistor Amplifiers. Multistage and Feedback Amplifiers. Differential and Operational Amplifiers. Power Amplifiers and Switches. Basic Elements of Digital Circuits. Digital Logic Circuit Families.