If the signal is amplified, it is active. A special type of component is the integrated circuit (IC) where large numbers of transistors, resistors, diodes, and other electronic components are packaged ...

Prior knowledge needed: ECEA 5700 Introduction to Power Electronics, ECEA 5701 Converter circuits, and Basic electronics circuits and analysis and Microelectronics. How to extend the converter ...

Explains the principles of transistor switching circuits, highlighting their role in electronic computers. It contrasts transistors with vacuum tubes, emphasizing that transistors function as ...