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Electrical Engineering Experience:

My Personal Circuit Designs, Custom Applications, Projects, Research, Reports, …and more!

Aug 2013 – ±15V Power Supply for my 8x8 RGBHV Matrix Switcher (my Home A/V System)

This is a very standard circuit I designed, tested, assembled, and installed in a single weekend to restore operation to the 8x8 composite video matrix switcher I integrated into my centralized apartment A/V system. This unit handles all HD Video switching to the (4) LCD/LED flat panel displays around my apartment.

Aug 2013 – ±15V Power Supply for my 8x8 Composite Video Matrix Switcher (my Home A/V system)

This is a very standard circuit I designed, tested, assembled, and installed in a single weekend to refurbish an 8x8 composite video matrix switcher I would later integrate into my centralized apartment A/V system. This unit now handles video switching for all DVD players/recorders, security camera feeds, low-res cable tuner feeds (for SD recording), and play station in my apartment.

Dec 2012 – Externally-Controllable +24V Power Supply for my BIAMP AudiaFLEX (my Home A/V System)

Well aware of my strong background in circuit design / hardware design, my boss at Hoppmann Audio Visual gave me a top-of-the-line BIAMP AudiaFLEX digital audio processor that wasn’t working. I was not surprised when I opened the chassis to find a failed universal power supply.

I custom-fitted a 24V@3A external power supply inside the AudiaFLEX, along with this custom control circuit, enabling third-party power on/off switching via 3.5mm input port on rear panel.

• Power on/off is controllable via CMOS/TTL digital logic, or contact closure (input mode is selectable via DIP switch).

• When nothing is plugged into the control port, the system operates in “ALWAYS ON” mode and sends power through to the motherboard.

• When a control cable is plugged into the 3.5mm jack, the circuit enters “EXTERNAL CONTROL” mode wherein the system default is POWER OFF, unless a high logic level or contact closure is sensed on the control input pins.

• A single bi-color LED [on rear panel] indicates power status: GREEN=ON; RED=OFF.

Oct 2011 – Logic-Controlled Relay

A simple transistor switching/relay circuit I designed, tested, & assembled [in 4 hours of personal time] to satisfy a contract deliverable in a touch-panel-controlled audio system I programmed for my company. It allows the digital logic output from a BSS Audio processor to trigger on/off the powered speakers hanging from the auditorium ceilings.

April 2011– Microwave Engineering Lab (August 2009 – April 2011)

Employed by Penn State University as:

Laboratory Developer, EE 432 – (August 2009 – August 2010, Spring 2011)

• Renovated the Microwave Engineering Laboratory.

• Modernized and expanded the EE432 laboratory curriculum.

• Trained students to operate lab equipment (Network Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers, etc.).

Teaching Assistant, EE 432 – (Spring 2010)

• Provided ALL laboratory instruction for the senior/grad-level course, EE 432.

• Authored course lab activities (15% of course grade).

• Guided students through the design, fabrication, and testing of a 2.4GHz, +15dB balanced power amplifier (25% of course grade).

• Assisted students in the use of Agilent’s Advanced Design System (ADS) software for RF circuit simulation and PCB layout simulation.

• Developed an ADS 2009 software tutorial.

Dec 2009 – Class D Amplifier Solutions & Practical Considerations (Research)

This page summarizes my research into switching amplifier design techniques and their implementation in various consumer applications.

Research topics include: Class D history; Topologies; Modulation techniques; Filterless output topologies; Output switching circuits; Sources of distortion; EMI & noise considerations; Thermal considerations; PCB layout considerations; Power supply considerations.

Aug 2009 – Amplifier Design Project, PSU AES (Audio Engineering Society) – (September 2007 – August 2009)

• I led a team of students in the design & construction of a high-fidelity audio power amplifier.

• I Founded & Launched the 2-Year Design Project in September 2007; Sponsored By PSU AES ; Additional Funding From PSU EE Dept .

• Designed and prototyped preamp circuits, filters, power supplies, discrete transistor amps, audio switching circuits, protection circuitry, sensor circuits.

• Designed, fabricated, and assembled the complete 50-watt power amplifier and printed circuit board.

• Designed embedded microcontroller system; developed source code in PICBASIC PRO.

• Documentation for this project is organized in the following sections:

Project Overview

50-Watt Power Amp (Dec 2008)

Headphones Amp (April 2008)

Preamplifier Circuitry (Jan 2009)

Power Supply (April 2008)

Embedded PIC Microcontroller (Aug 2009)

PICBASIC PRO Source Code (Aug 2009)

May 2009 – High-Efficiency Headphones Amplifier

WINNER of the 2009 EE 410 Amplifier Design Competition for:

• Highest Energy Efficiency (+10pts extra credit)

• Lowest THD (+5pts extra credit)

I led my team of 4 students to win this competition against 8 other teams in the class. The assignment was to design a battery-powered headphones amp circuit to meet the minimum project specifications, and the competition was to see which team could go the extra mile to improve on these specifications the most. Our Professor, Mark Warton, praised my team for being the only team in the class to satisfy the minimum specifications, let alone improve on them. He also commended us on the quality of our written report.

Mar 2009 – Interviewed by a First-Year Engineering Student (for credit in his Freshman Seminar class)

I didn’t know this underclassman but I expect one of the EE professors I had worked with gave him my contact info knowing I would be an indulgent interviewee. I’m not sure if he was supposed to interview me in person, but due to my very busy schedule, I had him send me the questions and I responded in writing. I selfishly over-indulged; going into deep description of what motivated me as a child and adult to pursue electrical engineering. All-in-all, this piece of writing provides a unique perspective into my passion as an engineer.

Jan 2009 – Letter of Support for Professor Mark Wharton (by PSU AES)

Professor Ken Jenkins, the Department Head of Penn State Electrical Engineering , personally invited me to write a letter of support for Professor Mark Wharton, an exceptional Electrical Engineer and circuit-design mentor who received nomination for an award recognizing his excellence as an instructor. It was truly my pleasure to have had this opportunity to express my appreciation for his significant contribution to my development as an engineer & circuit designer.

Mar 2008 – Power Amplifier Output Stage: BJT vs. FET (Research)

Written for ENGL 202 (Technical Writing), my comprehensive research on the subject quickly overwhelmed the strict 3-page limit of the writing assignment. To stay within the page limit, I could only include ≈20% of the topics I researched. As an appendix, pages 5 and 6 are my hand-written outlines for BJT research points and FET research points, respectively.

Feb 2008 – 2-Way Loudspeaker PVC Towers (by PSU AES)

Documents the construction of a 2-way loudspeaker using a dome tweeter and 6.5” woofer mounted in an elbow section of large PVC piping.
This loudspeaker system was designed in 2002 by John Heake of the Penn State Audio Engineering Society (PSU AES).

Jan 2007 – Voltage Controlled Low-Pass Filter

This was a small piece of an application I intended to design that would have united all of my current automotive circuits (Bass-Activated LEDs & Engine-Controlled Neon Lights) under a single control structure with even more functions and a better design. I halted my work on this project in September 2007 when I joined Penn State’s Audio Engineering Society (PSU AES) and launched the two-year Amplifier Design Project.

May 2006 – High-Power Outdoor Tent Light

Features a fully-adjustable high-intensity tricolor LED array and 6V halogen bulb. The light fixture secures tightly to the inside roof of the tent. In LED-mode, the brightness of each LED array (red, green, and blue) is fully-adjustable so that the user may create virtually any color desired.  In Bulb-mode, the halogen incandescent bulb can be adjusted from “very bright” to “dim”. The entire Tent Light application is controlled by a small, low-power wired remote. Requires 12Vdc @ 1A max.

May 2006 – +9V 1.5A DC Power Supply

Designed to power a SONY stereo boombox from an external 11V to 40V unregulated DC source.

Mar 2006 – Automotive Neon Lights: Dash-Mounted Control Circuit

This control panel houses the main power & function switching for my engine-controlled neon power circuit. It also contains circuitry that integrates the bass-activated function of my LED circuits, plus additional features.

Sept 2005 – Automotive Neon Lights: Engine-Controlled Power Circuit

Converts the 100mV square-wave of my engine's optical rotary sensor to a high-power DC supply voltage that increases proportionally with the rate of engine rotation.  The neon tubes are powered by the DC supply so that when my engine is idle, the neons are off, but as my engine RPM increases, the neons turn on & become increasingly bright.

Dec 2004 – Designing Systems for EMC (Research)

This is a topic I researched for my own enjoyment while I was designing circuits for SPIRIT 3, a corporate/university-sponsored project to develop an experiments payload for an atmospheric rocket. NOTE: This is an incomplete paper without citations, but I hope it will serve as a useful reference to some.

Topics include: Methods of EMI Transmission (impedance coupling, electric & magnetic field coupling, and far field coupling); Areas That Affect EMC (Distance between source & victim, effective loop area, conductor quality, power distribution quality, and shielding).

Oct 2004 – EE 210 - Design Project

This course-mandated circuit & PCB design project converts an 8-bit parallel input address to a 0-5V analog voltage, then uses a simple 4-LED circuit to display the voltage level.

Oct 2004 – Current-to-Voltage Converter

A simple amplifier circuit that varies the output voltage range of an NT-5 magneto-resistive current sensor from F. W. Bell.

Aug 2004 – Voltage Regulator Experiment (Research)

Tests the ability of an op-amp to supply the reference potential for a high-power [fixed] voltage regulator in order to control the regulator's output potential above ground.

Aug 2004 – Up/Down Auto-Reverse 4-bit Binary Counter

This circuit is designed to generate a back-and-forth lighting effect using a 16-LED array fixture.

July 2004 – Sound Amplitude Sensor

This circuit measures sound through a microphone and converts it to a DC voltage proportional to the audio wave amplitude.

Aug 2003 – Bass-Activated LED Circuit: verson 2

The improved version of my High School graduation project : better circuits, more functions, more colors, and a lot more LEDs.

• Four types of high-intensity LEDs: Red, Green, Blue, & Amber.

• Two sensitivity adjustment knobs:

o COARSE Sensitivity Adjustment: varies the DC reference voltage of the comparator.

o FINE Sensitivity Adjustment: varies the gain of the second amplifier stage that feeds into the peak detector circuit.

• A switch lets me disable the LEDs facing the rear seats, and another switch lets me disable the LEDs facing my subwoofer box & amp in the trunk.

Feb 2003 – Bass-Activated LED Circuit: version 1

My High School Graduation Project for State College Area High School. Red and blue high-intensity LEDs were mounted throughout my vehicle and controlled by this circuit. The LEDs are triggered by a comparator circuit that turns them on when the audio bass (<100Hz) amplitude exceeds a reference voltage. I adjust the sensitivity of this circuit by adjusting the comparator reference voltage via potentiometer mounted in the side control panel of my vehicle. The LED brightness is also adjustable from the control panel, and there is a switch to select either blue LEDs only, red LEDs only, or both the blue and the red LEDs.

Nov 2002 – +12V Fixed DC Power Supply

Designed & constructed to power two 12V computer fans from a standard 120Vac source.  The fans were installed in my friend's basement to encourage airflow through a ventilation shaft near a wood-burning stove.

Dec 2001 – ±30V 1.5A Variable DC Power Supply

Dual-polarity adjustable bench-top voltage source for my prototyping work.  Two voltage ranges: ±1.2V to ±15V, ±15 to ±30V.

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My Skills:

Last updated: February 2011

Test Equipment:

RF/Microwave: Network Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers, Power Meters, Noise Figure Meters, etc.

General Purpose: Power Supplies, Oscilloscopes, Function/Signal Generators, Multimeters, Signal Analyzers, Frequency Counters, Logic Analyzers, etc.

Software:

Circuit Design & Layout:

• Agilent’s Advanced Design System (see my ADS 2009 software tutorial)

• AWR Microwave Office

• National Instruments’ Multisim & Ultiboard

• OrCAD

• SolidWorks

• Logicworks

Computational & Programming:

• MATLAB

• LabVIEW

• Microsoft Visual Studio

Other:

• LaTeX

• Microsoft Office (Excell, Word, Powerpoint, Project, etc.).

Programming Languages:

• C/C++

• PIC BASIC Pro

• Microcontroller Assembly Language

• TeX

• HTML

Electronic Design:

Analog Circuits

• linear & switching power supplies, DC-DC Converters, thermal analysis & management.

• power semiconductors (BJT, MOSFET, IGBT), transistor switching circuits, driving reactive loads & electromagnetic loads.

• power amplifiers, discrete transistor amplifiers, feedback theory (Control Systems), stabililty analysis, frequency compensation.

• op-amp circuits, passive & active filters, timer circuits.

• electronic components, device parasitics and non-idealities.

• RF design, distributed components (i.e. microstrip), microwave couplers, filters, power amplifiers, matching networks, etc.

• electromagnetics, transducers, transformers, stepper-motors, relays.

• optical components, LEDs, photo transistors, photo resistors, etc.

Digital Circuits

• discrete logic, programmable logic devices, ADCs, DACs, etc.

• microcontroller programming & supporting circuitry design.

Designing Circuits & Systems for EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility)

• PCB design, mechanical design, wiring schemes, proper grounding schemes, shielding.

• power distribution, effective pick-up loop area, power & ground planes / ground filling, signal separation, multi-layer PCB design, etc.

• noise analysis (noise power, noise figure, etc.), distortion analysis, spectral analysis.

Circuit Fabrication

• PCB etching, PCB milling/routing (e.g. using a Quick Circuit machine), prototype re-working, etc.

• precision assembly, soldering SMD/SMT and thru-hole packages, interconnects, wiring, etc.

• component selection, parts searches, cross-referencing obsolete parts, etc.

**UNDER CONSTRUCTION**
Last updated: February 2011

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Relevant Courses:

*Completed for my B.S.E.E. degree (Dec 2009) at Penn State University

Courses related to Circuit Design & Analysis:

EE 432 UHF and Microwave Engineering (3 credits)

Transmission line and wave guide characteristics and components; design UHF-microwave amplifiers, oscillators, and filters; measurement techniques; design projects.

My PSU job(s) involving this course: >> visit my Lab to learn more.

Laboratory Developer, EE 432 – (8/2009 - 8/2010, Spring 2011)

• Renovated Penn State’s Microwave Engineering Laboratory.

• Modernized and expanded the EE 432 laboratory curriculum.

• Trained students to operate lab equipment (Network Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers, etc.).

Teaching Assistant, EE 432 – (Spring 2010)

• Provided ALL laboratory instruction for the senior/grad-level course, EE 432.

• Authored course lab activities (15% of course grade).

• Guided students through the design, fabrication, and testing of a 2.4GHz, +15dB balanced power amplifier (25% of course grade).

• Assisted students in the use of Agilent’s Advanced Design System (ADS) software for RF circuit simulation and PCB layout simulation.

• Developed an ADS 2009 software tutorial.

EE 410 Linear Electronic Design (3 credits)

Linear circuit design via integrated circuit processes. Analog/digital converters, switched capacitor filters, phase lock loops, multipliers, and voltage-controlled oscillators.

• I led my team of four students to WIN the EE 410 Amplifier Design Competition [against 8 other teams] by designing a battery-powered Headphones Amp with the highest energy efficiency in the class (+10pts extra credit), and the lowest THD levels in the class (+5pts extra credit).

EE 311 Electronic Circuit Design II (3 credits)

Electronic circuit design with consideration to single and multi-device subcircuits, frequency response characteristics, feedback, stability, efficiency, and IC techniques.

EE 310 Electronic Circuit Design I (4 credits)

Properties of fundamental electronic devices, analysis of DC, AC small-signal and nonlinear behavior, analog and digital circuit design applications.

My PSU job(s) related to this course:

Laboratory Assistant, EE 310 – (Spring 2009)

• Assisted students with their EE 310 laboratory exercises and homework assignments.

EE 413 Power Electronics (3 credits)

Switch-mode electrical power converters. Electrical characteristics and thermal limits of semiconductor switches.

EE 350 Continuous-Time Linear Systems (4 credits)

Introduction to continuous-time linear system theory: differential equation models, sinusoidal steady-state analysis, convolution, Laplace transform and Fourier analysis.

EE 380 Linear Control Systems (3 credits)

State variables; time-domain and frequency-domain design and analysis; design of feedback control systems; root locus.

EE 403W Senior Project Design (3 credits)

Project designs of analog and digital systems, interfacing, and relevant electronic circuits, with an emphasis on technical communication skills.

• My EE 403W Senior Project was to finishing designing the 50-Watt audio power amp circuitry for the PSU AES Amplifier Design Project, and to design the PCB Layout for good EMC (electromagnetic compatibility) to keep output THD very low.

EE 210 Circuits & Devices (4 credits)

Introduction to electrical circuit analysis, electronic devices, amplifiers, and time-domain transient analysis.

My PSU job(s) related to this course:

Laboratory Assistant, EE 210 – (Fall 2008)

• Assisted students with their EE 210 laboratory exercises and homework assignments.

Courses related to Embedded Systems Design:

EE 316 Introduction to Embedded Microcontrollers (3 credits)

Introduction to microcontrollers in electronic and electromechanical systems. Hardware and software design for user/system interfaces, data acquisition, and control.

• Developed source code using assembly language, C++, and PIC BASIC Pro.

CMPSC201 Programming for Engineers with C++ (3 credits)

Development and implementation of algorithms in a procedure-oriented language, with emphasis on numerical methods for engineering problems.

EE 362 Communication Networks (3 credits)

Data transmission, encoding, link control techniques; communication network architecture, design; computer communication system architecture, protocols.

CSE 275 Digital Design Laboratory (1 credits)

Introduction to digital design techniques.

CSE 271 Introduction to Digital Systems (3 credits)

Introduction to logic design and digital systems. Boolean algebra, and introduction to combinatorial and sequential circuit design and analysis.

Additional courses of interest:

ENGR497E Project Management for Professionals (3 credits)

This practical course covers the essential concepts and skills needed to make effective contributions and have an impact on the successful accomplishments of projects.

• I completed this course on my own initiative to maximize my effectiveness as a team leader and project manager. This course did NOT count toward my B.S.E.E. degree requirements.

ENGL202C Technical Writing (3 credits)

Technical Writing, serves students who are preparing for careers in the sciences and applied sciences (particularly engineering).

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Independent Study – EE 496

EE496 COURSE DESCRIPTION: Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.

- With the approval of EE faculty members, I earned these Independent Study credits for my extracurricular Research & Design work.

EE 496 – Independent Studies (3 credits) – Dr. Julio Urbina – Fall 2009

■ Researched class D switching amplifier design techniques and its implementation in consumer applications.

■ Topics emphasized:

• Class D history

• Class D topologies & modulation techniques

• EMC: EMI, noise consideration

• Output Filter vs. filterless topologies

• Switching circuits (half-bridge vs. H-bridge)

• Sources of distortion in class D amps

• Thermal considerations

• PCB layout considerations

• Class D solutions for:

‒ Mobile applications

‒ High power applications

‒ High fidelity applications

EE 496 – Independent Studies (3 credits) – Dr. Julio Urbina – Summer 2009

■ Designed the implementation of a PIC microcontroller to manage the inner-processes & user interface of the PSU AES Amp Project (the complete application).

■ Some of these features include:

• Monitoring & controlling internal operations of the complete application (e.g. startup/shutdown power sequences, detecting & responding to fault conditions, etc.)

• 20x2-character LCD to display [among other things]:

‒ Date & time.

‒ Input source selection (1 of 3 stereo input sources), volume MUTE and volume ATTENUATE.

‒ Peak output voltage, current, and average power of left & right amplifier channels.

‒ Temperature (°F and °C) of heatsinks & ambient temperature inside chassis.

‒ Fault conditions (e.g. DC offset detection, thermal warning, thermal shutdown, etc.).

‒ Output signal clipping due to Over-Voltage (Vout > 26Vpeak) or Over-Current (Iout > 3A,peak).

• Sampling sensor voltages at analog inputs (for Vout, Iout, Temp) and converting to proper numeric data for the LCD.

• Controlling the amplifiers power relays and signal relays.

• Receiving & interpreting commands from the front-panel user interface.

EE 496 – Independent Studies (2 credits) – Dr. Julio Urbina – Fall 2008

■ Designed & prototyped the following circuits for the PSU AES Amp Project:

• Low-THD headphones amp

• Preamplifier [input] stages:

‒ Three-input stereo switching circuit (for 3 stereo input sources)

‒ Bass/treble tone control circuit

‒ Volume & left/right balance circuit

• Sensor circuits to monitor power amplifier:
*These circuits sense a physical or electrical parameter and output a proportional 0V to +5V DC voltage to be monitored by the analog inputs of a microcontroller.

‒ Output voltage amplitude sensor

‒ Output current amplitude sensor

‒ Temperature of power amp heatsinks

EE 496 – Independent Studies (2 credits) – Mr. Timothy Wheeler – Summer 2004

■ Designed & prototyped analog circuits, digital circuits, and investigated the effectiveness of fixed voltage regulators employed in a specific configuration. See the following reports for more info:

• Sound Amplitude Sensor: This circuit measures sound from a microphone and converts it to a DC voltage proportional to the audio wave amplitude. Low-THD headphones amp

• UP/DOWN Auto-Reverse 4-bit Binary Counter: designed to generate a back-and-forth lighting effect using a 16-LED bar fixture.

• Voltage Regulator Experiment: Tests the ability of an op-amp to supply the reference potential for a high-power [fixed] voltage regulator in order to control the regulator's output potential above ground.

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My EE Childhood: I was born to be an Electrical Engineer!

*written June 2006

Here I am (left), a few months before my 9th birthday (spring 1994), in the process of removing a motorized propeller circuit from a TYCO hovercraft and preparing to mount it to one of my extravagant LEGO Technic creations.

I was in my EE infancy back then; an adventurous young boy just beginning to realize the AWESOME power of electronic technology.  I had already spent years disassembling equipment and marveling at circuit boards, but I was finally developing a qualitative understanding of current and voltage, while taking full advantage of my family’s 1989 World Book encyclopedia volumes.

I was fascinated by electromagnetic phenomena.  I experimented with numerous home-wound electromagnets, and even constructed a single-pole DC pulse motor for extra credit in 4th grade (fall 1994) — *special thanks to my elementary school teacher, Mrs. Karen Boston*. I would later construct the same DC pulse motor during a Physics lab activity as a high school Senior (Spring 2003).

Driven by an intense passion for electronic invention, I continued experimenting by creating simple security alarms, small motorized machines, and a variety of electronic ignition systems for homemade fireworks. I also developed a passion for audio, and as an enthusiastic 10-year-old I began operating the professional sound equipment (mixers, power amps, etc.) during Sunday services at my local church, The State College Free Methodist Church.

While serving as my church’s Sound Man from ages 10 to 12, I continued with my own research and electronic design/customization. My interests expanded to include subwoofer & mid-range speaker box design, and more notably into the area of wireless electronics with a botched attempt at making a wireless remote ignition system for my ESTES model rockets.

With the advent of my inquiries into wireless technology, it became clear that my elaborate engineering ideas had begun to exceed my limited abilities as a novice. I wanted desperately to keep learning but simply didn’t know how. My parents lacked the necessary scientific background to offer me any meaningful direction, so most of my more advanced ideas unfortunately never materialized.  Nonetheless, it seems I was gifted with an all-consuming passion for electronic invention; a passion that would then lay dormant until a great high school teacher, Mr. Douglas Ripka, gave me the knowledge & direction I needed to rekindle my fiery zeal and start learning and experimenting again on my own.

After completing my first Electronics course at age 15, I’d obtained enough background knowledge to begin independently studying EE textbooks. With the help of Mr. Ripka in the years that followed, I gained impressive skill & extensive experience in all aspects of electronic circuit design, and have continued to this day on my lifelong journey of electrical engineering.

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Some EE Links:

IEEE: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - www.ieee.org

AES: Audio Engineering Society - www.aes.org/

PSU AES: Pennsylvania State University student section of AES - www.clubs.psu.edu/up/aes

GlobalSpec: The Engineering Search Engine - www.globalspec.com

Device Manufacturers:

Analog Devices - www.analog.com

Linear Technology - www.linear.com

National Semiconductor - www.national.com

Fairchild Semiconductor - www.fairchildsemi.com

Texas Instruments - www.ti.com

STMicroelectronics - www.st.com

Mini-Circuits - www.minicircuits.com

LC-LED - www.lc-led.com

Retail Suppliers:

Allied Electronics - www.alliedelec.com

Digi-Key - www.digikey.com

Newark - www.newark.com

Mouser Electronics - www.mouser.com

Jameco Electronics - www.jameco.com

Electronix Express - www.elexp.com

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My EE books: Last updated January 2008

• I began this list in 2006, but now the idea of listing my EE books seems silly and unnecessary.

• I will soon replace this list with a much shorter list of only my favorite EE books.

The Art of Electronics; 2^nd Ed
Paul Horowitz, Winfield Hill
1989, Cambridge University Press, - 1125 pages

Microelectronics: Circuit Analysis and Design; 3rd Ed
Donald A. Neamen
2007, McGraw-Hill, - 1370 pages

Engineering Circuit Analysis; 6^th Ed
W.H. Hayt, J.E. Kemmerly, S.M. Durbin
2002, McGraw-Hill, - 781 pages

Solid State Electronic Devices; 6th Ed
Ben G. Streetman, Sanjay Kumar Banerjee
2006, Prentice Hall, - 581 pages

Signal Processing & Linear Systems
B. P. Lathi
1998, Oxford University Press, - 850 pages

Electromagnetic Compatibility Handbook
Kenneth L. Kaiser
2004, CRC Press, - 2568 pages

Fundamentals of Applied Electromagnetics; 5th Ed
Fawwaz T. Ulaby
2006, Pearson Prentice Hall, - 464 pages

Electronic Components and Measurements
Wedlock, Roberge
1969, Prentice Hall, - 338 pages

Basic Electronics Theory; 4^th Ed
Delton T. Horn
1994, McGraw Hill, - 692 pages

Op Amp Applications Handbook, a Volume in the Analog Devices Series
Walt Jung, and technical staff of Analog Devices Inc.
2005, Newnes, - 878 pages)

Op Amps, Electronic Circuit Guidebook; Volume 3
Joseph J. Carr
1997, Prompt Publications, - 273 pages

Active Filter Cookbook; 2^nd Ed
Don Lancaster
1996, Newnes, - 240 pages

The Audiophile's Project Sourcebook
G. Randy Slone
2001, McGraw-Hill, - 361 pages

Timer, Op Amp & Optoelectronic Circuits & Projects
Forrest M. Mims
2000, Master Publishing, - 128 pages

Power Supplies, Switching Regulators, Inverters, and Converters; 2^nd Ed
Irving M. Gottlieb
1994, McGraw-Hill, - 479 pages

Building Power Supplies; 2^nd Ed
David Lines
1997, Master Publishing, - 124 pages

Automotive Computer Controlled Systems
Allan Bonnick
2001, Butterworth-Heinemann, - 252 pages

The Car Stereo Cookbook
Mark Rumreich
1998, McGraw-Hill, - 296 pages

Building Speaker Systems; 3^rd Ed
McComb, Evans
1998, Master Publishing, - 178 pages

Music Technology, Essentials of
Mark Ballora
2003, Prentice-Hall, - 248 pages

The 2001 ARRL Handbook; 78^th Ed
ARRL (American Radio Relay League) - the National Association for Amateur Radio
2000, ARRL, - 1216 pages

The 1972 ARRL Handbook; 49^th Ed
ARRL (American Radio Relay League)
1972, ARRL, - 1216 pages

Basic Communications Electronics
Jack Hudson, Jerry Luecke
1999, Master Publishing, - 220 pages

Upgrading and Repairing PCs; 17^th Ed
Scott Mueller
2006, Que Publishing, - 1582 pages

Programming & Customizing PICmicro Microcontrollers; 2^nd Ed
Myke Predko
2002, McGraw-Hill, - 1190 pages

Essential C++: For Engineers and Scientists; 2^nd Ed
Jeri R. Hanly
2002, Addison Wesley, - 534 pages

Programming Microcontrollers in C; 2^nd Ed
Ted Van Sickle
2003, Newnes, - 454 pages

Introduction to Logic Design; 2^nd Ed
Alan B. Marcovitz
2005, McGraw-Hill, - 652 pages

Comprehensive Dictionary of Electrical Engineering; 2^nd Ed
Phillip A. Laplante
2005, CRC Press, - 758 pages

Encyclopedia of Electronic Circuits; Volume 7
Rudolf Graf, William Sheets
1999, McGraw-Hill, - 1128 pages

Encyclopedia of Electronic Circuits; Volume 6
Rudolf Graf, William Sheets
1996, McGraw-Hill, - 789 pages

Telephone Electronics; 4^th Ed
Bigelow, Carr, Winder
2001, Newnes, - 402 pages

Animatronics
Edwin Wise
2000, Prompt Publications, - 273 pages

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