Bebop to the Boolean Boogie
An Unconventional Guide to Electronics
- 3rd Edition - December 5, 2008
- Author: Clive Maxfield
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 8 5 6 1 7 - 5 0 7 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 9 4 9 5 0 - 5
This entertaining and readable book provides a solid, comprehensive introduction to contemporary electronics. It's not a "how-to-do" electronics book, but rather an in-depth… Read more
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Request a sales quote- Written in conversational, fun style that has generated a strong following for the author and sales of over 14,000 copies for the first two editions
- The Third Edition is even bigger and better, with lots of new material, illustrations, and an expanded glossary
- Ideal for training incoming engineers and technicians, and for people in marketing or other related fields or anyone else who needs to familiarize themselves with electronics terms and technology
Section 1: Fundamentals1. Analog versus Digital 2. Atoms, Molecules, and Crystals 3. Conductors, Insulators, and Other Stuff 4. Semiconductors (Diodes and Transistors) 5. Primitive Logic Functions 6. Using Transistors to Build Logic Gates 7. Alternative Numbering Systems 8. Binary Arithmetic 9. Boolean Algebra 10. Karnaugh Maps 11. Slightly More Complex Functions 12. State Machines 13. Analog-to-Digital and Vice Versa
Section 2: Components and Processes14. Integrated Circuits (ICs) 15. Memory ICs 16. Programmable ICs 17. Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) 18. Circuit Boards 19. Hybrids 20. System-in-Package (Sip) and Friends21. Alternative and Future Technologies Section 3: Design Tools and Stuff22. General Concepts 23. Design and Verification Tools
AppendixA. Assertion-Level Logic B. Positive Logic versus Negative Logic C. Reed-Müller Logic D. Gray Codes E. Linear Feedback Shift Registers (LFSRs) F. Pass-Transistor Logic G. More on Semiconductors H. Rounding Algorithms 101 I. Pass-Transistor Logic J. An Interesting Conundrum
- No. of pages: 568
- Language: English
- Edition: 3
- Published: December 5, 2008
- Imprint: Newnes
- Paperback ISBN: 9781856175074
- eBook ISBN: 9780080949505
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