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The Field Effect Transistor

A Necessary Device for the Modern IC

This transistor was actually the first type of semiconductor amplifier predicted theoretically at Bell Labs, back in the 1950s, but it was not developed into a practical device until after the bipolar type had become popular. However, FETs have now become the most common type, with tens of millions of them in each microprocessor IC chip.

What The L Is It?

After years of fumbling with capacitors and signal generators, it’s extremely gratifying to be able to touch any old inductor to the contact pads and have the meter tell me its value. I hope you’ll find this device as useful as I do.

Understanding Digital Buffer, Gate, and Logic IC Circuits - Part 3

Practical digital NAND gate and OR gate logic ICs.

A Logic Analyzer Tutorial - Part 1

A logic analyzer — like so many electronic test and measurement tools — provides a solution to a particular class of problems. These include digital hardware debugging, design verification, and embedded software debugging...

A Logic Analyzer Tutorial - Part 2

Part 1 gave you an overview of logic analyzer basics. Now, let's concentrate on actually using this instrument. We'll examine some of its limitations and its numerous, powerful features that make it so useful in the lab.