Electronics

The Varactor Diode

The varactor also termed to as varicap, is a diode that behaves like a variable capacitor, with the PN junction…

2 years ago

Basic Features of a Hartley Oscillator

The primary LC oscillator circuit does not have the option of controlling the amplitude of the oscillations. A weak electromagnetic…

2 years ago

What is a Microprocessor Clock?

The CPU clock dictates how fast the processor can process the data, and a microprocessor having a clock speed of…

2 years ago

Basic Features of Crystal Oscillators

The crystal oscillators are implemented using the piezo-electric effect. This is actually realized when a voltage source is applied to…

2 years ago

Power MOSFET Motor Control

Because of the very high input gate resistance of MOSFETs, MOSFET’s fast switching speeds, and the ease at which they…

3 years ago

Metal Oxide Semiconductor FET (MOSFET)

The Metal oxide semiconductor FET (MOSFET) also known as the insulated-gate FET (IGFET) is similar to JFET but exhibits even…

3 years ago

The Junction Field Effect Transistors (JFET)

The bipolar transistor has several disadvantages: it has low input impedance because of forward biased emitter junction, it has small…

3 years ago

Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJT)

By placing two PN junctions together we can create a bipolar junction transistor. In a PNP transistor the majority charger…

3 years ago

Multiplexers and Demultiplexers in Digital Circuits  

Multiplexers and demultiplexers are devices that route signals. A multiplexer also called a data selector takes one of several inputs…

3 years ago

The Different Applications of Diodes

Diodes are used in many applications for example diodes are employed in reverse-polarity protection, used in voltage regulators, etc. We…

4 years ago