Electronics (Second Edition)

Author: (USA) Horowitz (Horowitz P.) et al
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: This book is easy to understand and has received widespread acclaim and adoption. The new edition has been rewritten for the chapters on microcomputers and microprocessors, with significant revisions to digital electronics, operational amplifiers and precision calculations, as well as circuit construction techniques. The corresponding tables have also been modified and expanded. Additionally, new chapters have been added on active filter design, switched-capacitor filters, quadrature oscillators, low dropout regulators, switch-mode power supplies, arc suppression circuits, isolation amplifiers, SCR latch circuits, ground potential drift, dynamic power loss, optoelectronics, RS-232 interface circuits, modems, memory chips, brief zeroing, amplitude detection, battery characteristics, and sensor linearization. This book is a classic textbook from Harvard University and has been translated into multiple language editions since its publication. By emphasizing practical methods for electronic circuit system designers, such as a comprehensive summary of fundamental principles, empirical guidelines, and numerous practical circuit design techniques, it focuses on the principles and applications of electronics and circuit design. It not only covers all the typical topics studied in electronics but also supplements them with a wealth of newer applications and design points in digital electronics. Difficult aspects of circuit design, such as high-frequency amplifiers, RF communication modulation circuit design, low-power design, bandwidth compression, and the measurement and processing of signals, are also explained in an easy-to-understand manner. The book includes abundant examples of electronic circuit analysis and design, along with numerous charts and materials, offering comprehensive and thorough explanations. It is recognized worldwide as an excellent textbook for electronic circuit analysis, design, and applications. This book can serve as a professional foundational course textbook or reference for undergraduate students in majors such as electrical engineering, electronics, communications, computer science, and automation. For engineers engaged in circuit design in electronic engineering, communications, and microelectronics, it is also a highly valuable reference.