Hickman's analog and RF circuits / Ian Hickman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hickman, Ian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Analog electronic systems.

Radio circuits.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (309 p.)

Other Title:

Analog and RF circuits

Place of Publication:

Oxford, [England] ; Boston : Newnes, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Hickman's latest guide is essential reading for anyone designing analog circuits. This book, along with the recent Analog Circuits Cookbook also available from Newnes, will enlighten, inform, interest and even amuse readers, and give them the ability to tackle analog and RF design problems with confidence.Based on articles published in Electronics World, this book covers such topics as RF amplifiers, oscillator design and behaviour, waveform analysis, optoelectronics, filters and op-amps, as well as offering intriguing insights in chapters such as Cautionary Tales for Circuit Designers

Contents:

Front Cover; Hickman's Analog and RF Circuits; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Part 1: General analog circuitry; Chapter 1. Voltage references; Chapter 2. Versatile twin amplifier has many uses; Chapter 3. Differentiating op-amps; Chapter 4. Current conveyor ICs - a new building block; Chapter 5. Single-pot polarity and gain adjustment; Chapter 6. LCR measuring transformed; Chapter 7. Cautionary tales for circuit designers; Chapter 8. Analog signal processing; Chapter 9. Reflections on opto-electronics; Part 2: Audio; Chapter 10. Low distortion audio oscillator

Chapter 11. MOSFET stabilises Wien amplitudeChapter 12. High-performance THD meter; Chapter 13. Listening for clues; Part 3: RF; Chapter 14. White noise- white knight; Chapter 15. Ready to use RF amplifiers; Chapter 16. Synchronous oscillators: alternative to PLL?; Chapter 17. The ins and outs of oscillator action; Chapter 18. The transformer-ratio-arm-bridge; Chapter 19. Smaller steps to better performance; Chapter 20. Tweaking the diode detector; Chapter 21. Oscillating at UHF; Chapter 22. Modulating linearly; Chapter 23. Sweeping to VHF; Part 4: Basic principles

Chapter 24. Charting RF performanceChapter 25. Magic numbers in electronics; Chapter 26. Harmonising theory with practice; Chapter 27. Analysing waveforms in the practical world; Chapter 28. Sinewaves step by step; Chapter 29. Is matching easy?; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611034467

9781281034465

1281034460

9780080507996

0080507999

OCLC:

476103083