Principles of Transistor Circuits

Over the last 40 years, Principles of Transistor Circuits has provided students and practitioners with a text they can rely on to keep them at the forefront of transistor circuit design.

Although integrated circuits have widespread application, the role of discrete transistors both as important building blocks which students must understand, and as practical solutions to design problems, remains undiminished.

The ninth edition has been thoroughly updated to cover the latest technology and applications, including computer circuit simulation, and many diagrams have been revised to bring them in line with current usage. Updated topics include thyristors, Darlington transistors, amplifiers, ring modulators, power supplies, optoelectronics and logic circuits.

Semiconductors and Junction Diodes Basic Principles of Transistors Common-base and Common-gate Amplifiers Common-emitter and Common-source Amplifiers Common-collector and Common-drain Amplifiers (Emitter and Source Followers) Bias and DC Stabilisation Software Analysis and Transistor Models Small-signal AF Amplifiers Large-signal AF Amplifiers DC and Pulse Amplifiers RF and IF Amplifiers Sinusoidal Oscillators Modulators, Demodulators, Mixers and Receivers Pulse Generators; Sawtooth Generators Digital Circuits Further Applications of Transistors and other Semiconductor Devices

Appendix A: The manufacture of transistors and integrated circuits Appendix B: Transistor parameters Appendix C: The stability of a transistor tuned amplifier Appendix D: Transistor letter symbols