All entries arranged in alphabetical order of surname. Major contributions are listed by individual name with some detail on the…
Active Devices An active device is any type of circuit component with the ability to electrically control electron flow (electricity…
Benefits of Active Devices The practical benefit of active devices is their amplifying ability. Whether the device in question be…
Voltage Gain Because amplifiers have the ability to increase the magnitude of an input signal, it is useful to be…
This third volume of the book series Lessons In Electric Circuits makes a departure from the former two in that…
In its simplest form, an amplifier’s gain is a ratio of output over input. Like all ratios, this form of…
It is also possible to use the decibel as a unit of absolute power, in addition to using it as…
What is Attenuator? Attenuators are passive devices. It is convenient to discuss them along with decibels. Attenuators weaken or attenuate…
“I think it is safe to say that no one understands quantum mechanics.” Physicist Richard P. Feynman To say that…
This chapter will cover the physics behind the operation of semiconductor devices and show how these principles are applied in…
