Advanced Electronic Circuits

1 Linear and non-linear operational circuitry.- 1.1 Summing amplifier.- 1.2 Subtracting circuits.- 1.3 Bipolar-coefficient circuit.- 1.4 Integrators.- 1.5 Differentiators.- 1.6 Solution of differential equations.- 1.7 Function networks.- 1.8 Analog multipliers.- 1.9 Transformation of coordinates.- 2 Controlled sources and impedance converters.- 2.1 Voltage-controlled voltage sources.- 2.2 Current-controlled voltage sources.- 2.3 Voltage-controlled current sources.- 2.4 Current-controlled current sources.- 2.5 NIC (negative impedance converter).- 2.6 Gyrator.- 2.7 Circulator.- 3 Active filters.- 3.1 Basic theory of lowpass filters.- 3.2 Lowpass/highpass transformation.- 3.3 Realization of first order lowpass and highpass filters.- 3.4 Realization of second order lowpass and highpass filters.- 3.5 Realization of lowpass and highpass filters of higher orders.- 3.6 Lowpass/bandpass transformation.- 3.7 Realization of second order bandpass filters.- 3.8 Lowpass/band-rejection filter transformation.- 3.9 Realization of second order rejection filters.- 3.10 Allpass filters.- 3.11 Adjustable universal filter.- 4 Broadband amplifiers.- 4.1 Frequency dependence of the current gain.- 4.2 Influence of transistor and stray capacitances.- 4.3 Cascode amplifier.- 4.4 Differential amplifier as a broadband amplifier.- 4.5 Symmetrical broadband amplifiers.- 4.6 Broadband voltage follower.- 4.7 Broadband operational amplifiers.- 5 Power amplifiers.- 5.1 Emitter follower as a power amplifier.- 5.2 Complementary emitter followers.- 5.3 Electronic current limiter.- 5.4 Complementary emitter followers using Darlington circuits.- 5.5 Rating a power output stage.- 5.6 Driver circuits with voltage gain.- 5.7 Boosting the output current of integrated operational amplifiers.- 6 Power supplies.- 6.1 Properties of mains transformers.- 6.2 Transformer rectifiers.- 6.3 Series regulation.- 6.4 Generation of the reference voltage.- 6.5 Switching power supplies.- 7 Analog switches and comparators.- 7.1 Principle.- 7.2 Electronic switches.- 7.3 Analog switch using amplifiers.- 7.4 Sample-and-hold circuits.- 7.5 Analog comparators.- 7.6 Schmitt trigger.- 8 Signal generators.- 8.1 LC oscillators.- 8.2 Quartz oscillators.- 8.3 RC sinewave oscillators.- 8.4 Function generators.- 8.5 Multivibrators.- 9 Combinatorial logic circuitry.- 9.1 Coding circuits.- 9.2 Multiplexer and demultiplexer.- 9.3 Unclocked shift register.- 9.4 Digital comparators.- 9.5 Adders.- 9.6 Multipliers.- 9.7 Digital function networks.- 10 Sequential logic circuitry.- 10.1 Straight binary counters.- 10.2 BCD counters in 8421 code.- 10.3 Presettable counters.- 10.4 Shift registers.- 10.5 Generation of pseudo-random sequences.- 10.6 Processing of asynchronous signals.- 10.7 Systematic design of sequential circuits.- 11 Microprocessors.- 11.1 Basic structure of a microcomputer.- 11.2 Operation of a microprocessor.- 11.3 Instruction set.- 11.4 Development aids.- 11.5 Microcomputer hardware.- 11.6 Input/output circuits.- 11.7 Minimum systems.- 12 Digital filters.- 12.1 Sampling theorem.- 12.2 Digital transfer function.- 12.3 Bilinear transformation.- 12.4 Construction of digital filters.- 13 Data transmission and display.- 13.1 Transmission lines.- 13.2 Error detection and correction.- 13.3 Static digital displays.- 13.4 Multiplex displays.- 14 D/A and A/D converters.- 14.1 Design principles of D/A converters.- 14.2 Design of D/A converters using electronic switches.- 14.3 D/A converters for special applications.- 14.4 Basic principles of A/D conversion.- 14.5 Accuracy of A/D converters.- 14.6 Design of A/D converters.- 15 Measurement circuits.- 15.1 Measurement of voltage.- 15.2 Measurement of current.- 15.3 A.C./D.C. converters.- 16 Electronic controllers.- 16.1 Underlying principles.- 16.2 Controller types.- 16.3 Control of non-linear systems.- 16.4 Phase-locked loop.- 17 Appendix: Definitions and nomenclature.