About the Book

Due to the advancement of many available integrated circuit (IC) packages for analog and digital circuits, the emphasis of electronics lab has shifted from the traditional lab manual, which described the procedures for the measurements of device characteristics and verifications of theoretical results by practical measurements. With the rapidly changing technology and the job descriptions of engineering graduates, the engineering curriculum is undergoing major changes in order to introduce specific life-long learning skills for survival in the rapidly changing professional environment. The mathematical derivations are kept minimum by using approximate circuit models of operational amplifiers, transistors, and diodes. However, the significance of these approximations are established by computer-aided analysis. Due to the complexity of electronic circuits, computer-aided simulation has also become an integral part of an assignment involving design, development, and analysis. For example, simulation is essential for evaluating the performance of a proposed circuit under various conditions and for making any adjustments in order to meet certain design specifications. A laboratory is the ideal place to verify the theoretical development and to understand the effects of practical limitations. Computer simulation cannot substitute the practical lab experience. It is very highly desirable to include open-ended labs to meet certain design requirements/specifications rather than traditional labs with lab procedures. The open-ended labs help students develop skills in problem-solving, critical thinking, reasoning, analysis, and evaluations. Since engineering often involves innovation or invention, creativity is very important.

About the Author

Muhammad H. Rashid Muhammad H. Rashid is currently employed by the University of West Florida as a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Previously, he was employed by the University of Florida as Professor and Director of UF/UWF Joint Program. Rashid received B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, and M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Birmingham, UK. Previously, he worked as Professor of Electrical Engineering and the Chair of the Engineering Department at Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne. He also worked as Visiting Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Connecticut, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Concordia University (Montreal, Canada), Professor of Electrical Engineering at Purdue University Calumet, and Visiting Professor of Electrical Engineering at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (Saudi Arabia), as a design and development engineer with Brush Electrical Machines Ltd. (England, UK), a Research Engineer with Lucas Group Research Centre (England, UK), a Lecturer and Head of Control Engineering Department at the Higher Institute of Electronics (in Libya and Malta). Dr Rashid is actively involved in teaching, researching, and lecturing in electronics, power electronics, and professional ethics. He has published 18 books listed in the US Library of Congress and more than 160 technical papers. His books are adopted as textbooks all over the world. His book Power Electronics has translations in Spanish, Portuguese, Indonesian, Korean, Italian, Chinese, Persian, and Indian edition. His book Microelectronics has translations in Spanish in Mexico and in Spain, Italian,and Chinese.

Table of Contents:
Introduction 1 1. Oscilloscope Measurements Part I – Semiconductor Diodes and Applications 2. Diode Characteristics 3. Diode Rectifiers 4. Design Of A Zener Diode Regulator 5. Design Of A Diode Power Supply Part II – Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJTs) and Applications 6. Characteristics and Biasing Of Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJTs) 7. Design of a BJT Common Emitter Amplifier 8. Design Of a BJT Common Collector Amplifier 9. Design of a Multi-Stage BJT Amplifier 10. Design 0f A BJT CE-Amplifier For Frequency Response 11. Actively-Biased BJT Common-Emitter (Ce) Amplifier 12. Design of Active BJT Current Sources 13. Characteristics of BJT Differential Amplifiers 14. Design of A BJT Differential Amplifier 15. Design of A BJT Operational Amplifier 16. Design of BJ Feedback Amplifiers 17. Design of a Class-AB BJT Amplifier 18. Characteristics of BJT Inverters Part III – Field-Effect Transistors (FETs) and Applications 19. Characteristics and Biasing of Junction Field-Effect Transistors (JFETs) 20. Design of a JFET Common Source Amplifier 21. Characteristics and Biasing of MOSFETs 22. Design of a MOSFET Common Source Amplifier 23. Design of a MOSFET Common-Drain Amplifier 24. Design of a Multi-Stage MOSFET Amplifier 25. Design of a CS-MOSFET Amplifier For Frequency Response 26. Actively-Biased MOSFET Common-Source (CS) Amplifier 27. Design of Active Biased MOSFE-Current Sources 28. Characteristics of MOSFET Differential Amplifiers 29. Design of a MOSFET Operational Amplifier 30. Characteristics of CMOS Inverters Part IV - Operational Amplifiers (Op-Amps) and Applications 31. Design of Op-Amp Non-Inverting, Inverting and Difference Amplifiers 32. Design of Op-Amp Inverting Integrator and Differentiator 33. Design of an Op-Amp Instrumentation Amplifier 34. Frequency Response of Op-Amp Non-Inverting, Inverting and Difference Amplifiers 35. Frequency Response of Op-Amp Integrators and Differentiators 36. Feedback Op-Amp Circuits 37. Design of a Sallen-Key Band-Pass Active Filter 38. Design of a Butterworth Band-Pass Active Filter 39. Op-Amp Phase-Shift Oscillators 40. Op-Amp Quadrature Oscillators 41. Design of an Op-Amp Phase-Shift Oscillator 42. Design of an Op-Amp Wein-Bridge Oscillator 43. Design of a Precision Rectifier 44. Design of an Op-Amp Limiting Circuit 45. Design of an Op-Amp Schmitt Trigger 46. Design of an Op-Amp Square-Wave Generator 47. Design of an Op-Amp Stable Multivibrator