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THE CIRCUIT DESIGNER'S COMPANION
The Circuit Designer's Companion

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Second Edition

By
Tim Williams, Elmac Services, Wareham, UK

Description
Tim Williams' Circuit Designer's Companion provides a unique masterclass in practical electronic design that draws on his considerable experience as a consultant and design engineer. As well as introducing key areas of design with insider's knowledge, Tim focuses on the art of designing circuits so that every production model will perform its specified function – and no other unwanted function - reliably over its lifetime. The combination of design alchemy and awareness of commercial and manufacturing factors makes this an essential companion for the professional electronics designer. Topics covered include analog and digital circuits, component types, power supplies and printed circuit board design. The second edition includes new material on microcontrollers, surface mount processes, power semiconductors and interfaces, bringing this classic work up to date for a new generation of designers.

Audience
Professional electronics design community, advanced amateur electronics designers, electronic engineering students and profs looking for a book with a real-world design outlook.

Contents
Introduction 1. Grounding and wiring 1.1 Grounding 1.2 Wiring and cables 1.3 Transmission lines 2. Printed circuits 2.1 Board types 2.2 Design rules 2.3 Board assembly: surface mount and through hole 2.4 Surface protection 2.5 Sourcing boards and artwork 3. Passive components 3.1 Resistors 3.2 Potentiometers 3.3 Capacitors 3.4 Inductors 3.5 Crystals and resonators 4. Active components 4.1 Diodes 4.2 Thyristors and triacs 4.3 Bipolar transistors 4.4 Junction Field Effect transistors 4.5 MOSFETs 4.6 IGBTs 5. Analogue integrated circuits 5.1 The ideal op-amp 5.2 The practical op-amp 5.3 Comparators 5.4 Voltage references 5.5 Circuit modelling 6. Digital circuits 6.1 Logic ICs 6.2 Interfacing 6.3 Using microcontrollers 6.4 Microprocessor watchdogs and supervision 6.5 Software protection techniques 7. Power supplies 7.1 General 7.2 Input and output parameters 7.3 Abnormal conditions 7.4 Mechanical requirements 7.5 Batteries 8. Electromagnetic compatibility 8.1 The need for EMC 8.2 EMC legislation and standards 8.3 Interference coupling mechanisms 8.4 Circuit design and layout 8.5 Shielding 8.6 Filtering 8.7 Cables and connectors 8.8 EMC design checklist 9. General product design 9.1 Safety 9.2 Design for production 9.3 Testability 9.4 Reliability 9.5 Thermal management Appendix Standards Bibliography Index

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 368 pages, publication date: NOV-2004
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-6370-0
ISBN-10: 0-7506-6370-7
Imprint: NEWNES

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