2nd Edition

The Electronics Handbook

Edited By Jerry C. Whitaker Copyright 2005
    2634 Pages 1969 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    During the ten years since the appearance of the groundbreaking, bestselling first edition of The Electronics Handbook, the field has grown and changed tremendously. With a focus on fundamental theory and practical applications, the first edition guided novice and veteran engineers along the cutting edge in the design, production, installation, operation, and maintenance of electronic devices and systems. Completely updated and expanded to reflect recent advances, this second edition continues the tradition.

    The Electronics Handbook, Second Edition provides a comprehensive reference to the key concepts, models, and equations necessary to analyze, design, and predict the behavior of complex electrical devices, circuits, instruments, and systems. With 23 sections that encompass the entire electronics field, from classical devices and circuits to emerging technologies and applications, The Electronics Handbook, Second Edition not only covers the engineering aspects, but also includes sections on reliability, safety, and engineering management.

    The book features an individual table of contents at the beginning of each chapter, which enables engineers from industry, government, and academia to navigate easily to the vital information they need. This is truly the most comprehensive, easy-to-use reference on electronics available.

    Fundamental Electrical Theory
    Electromagnetic Spectrum
    John Norgard
    Resonance
    Michael D. Ciletti
    Electroacoustics
    Eugene T. Patronis, Jr.
    Thermal Noise and Other Circuit Noise
    Barry G. Douglass
    Logic Concepts and Design
    George I. Cohn
    Digital Logic and Sequential Logic Circuits
    George I. Cohn
    The Physical Nature of Sound
    Floyd E. Toole, E. A. G. Shaw, G. A. Daigle, and M. R. Stinson
    Principles of Light, Vision, and Photometry
    Jerry C. Whitaker
    Properties of Materials and Components
    Circuit Fundamentals
    J. Choma, Jr. and S.K. Burgess
    Semiconductor Materials
    S.K. Tewksbury
    Thermal Properties
    David F.Besch
    Resistive Materials
    J.H. Mooij
    Magnetic Materials for Inductive Processes
    Martin R. Parker and William E. Webb
    Capacitance and Capacitors
    I.M. Filanovsky
    Properties of Materials
    James F. Shackelford
    International Standards and Constants
    Properties of Passive Components
    Crystal Oscillators
    Jeffrey P. Tate and Patricia F. Mead
    Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) Devices
    Ardie D. Walser
    Electromechanical Devices
    C. Sankaran
    Aural Pickup Devices
    Roy W. Rising
    Aural Reproduction Devices       
    Michael Starling
    Passive Electrical Circuit
    Coaxial Transmission Lines
    Jerry C. Whitaker
    Waveguide
    Kenneth Demarest
    Passive Microwave Devices
    Michael B.Steer
    Passive Filters
    Cecil Harrison
    Electron Vacuum Devices
    Electron Tube Fundamentals
    Clifford D. Ferris
    Power Grid Tubes
    Jerry C. Whitaker
    Neutralization Techniques
    Jerry C. Whitaker
    Amplifier Systems
    Jerry C. Whitaker
    Image Capture Devices
    Steve Epstein
    CRT Devices and Displays
    Jerry C. Whitaker
    Projection Systems
    Jerry C. Whitaker
    Microwave Vacuum Devices
    Microwave Power Tubes
    Jerry C. Whitaker
    Klystron
    Robert R. Weirather
    Traveling Wave Tubes
    T.K. Ishii
    Other Microwave Vacuum Devices
    T.K. Ishii
    Operational Considerations for Microwave Tubes
    Jerry C. Whitaker
    Semiconductor Devices and Circuits
    Semiconductors
    Sidney Soclof
    Bipolar Junction and Junction Field-Effect Transistors
    Sidney Soclof
    Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor
    John R. Brews
    Image Capture Devices
    Edward J. Delp
    Image Display Devices
    Jerry C. Whitaker
    Solid-State Amplifiers
    Timothy P. Hulick
    Operational Amplifiers
    Peter Aronhime
    Applications of Operational Amplifiers
    Peter Aronhime
    Switched-Capacitor Circuits
    Ezz I. El-Masry
    Semiconductor Failure Modes
    Victor Meeldijk
    Microelectronics
    Integrated Circuits
    Tom Chen
    Integrated Circuit Design
    Samuel O. Agbo and Eugene D. Fabricius
    Digital Logic Families
    Robert J. Feugate, Jr.
    Memory Devices
    Shih-Lien L. Lu
    Microprocessors
    James G. Cottle
    D/A and A/D Converters
    Susan A.R. Garrod
    Application-Specific Integrated Circuits
    Constantine N. Anagnostopoulos, and Paul P.K. Lee
    Digital Filters
    Jonathon A. Chambers, Sawasd Tantaratana, and Bruce W. Bomar
    Multichip Module Technology
    Paul D. Franzon
    Testing of Integrated Circuits
    Wayne Needham
    Integrated Circuit Packages
    Victor Meeldijk
    Optoelectronics
    Optical Fiber System for Telecommunications
    Ken Chauvin
    Fiber Optic Cable
    Ken Chauvin
    Optical Transmitters
    Charles H. Cox, III
    Optical Receivers
    P.K.L Yu
    Optical System Design
    David E. Rittenhouse
    Power Supplies and Regulation
    Transformers
    Sadrul Ula
    Rectifier and Filter Circuits
    T.S. Kalkur
    Voltage Regulation
    Melissa S. Mattmuller
    Switching Power Supplies
    Robert J. Hofinger
    Inverters
    Ashoka K.S. Bhat
    DC-to-DC Conversion
    Ashoka K.S. Bhat
    Power Distribution and Control
    Badrul H. Chowdhury
    Power System Protection Alternatives
    Jerry C. Whitaker
    Standby Power Systems
    Jerry C. Whitaker
    Facility Grounding
    Jerry C. Whitaker
    Batteries
    Isidor Buchmann
    Packaging Electronic Systems
    Printed Wiring Boards
    Ravindranath Kollipara and Vijai Tripathi
    Hybrid Microelectronics Technology
    Jerry E.Sergent
    Surface Mount Technology
    Glenn Blackwell, P.E.
    Shielding and EMI Considerations
    Don White
    Heat Management
    Zbigniew J. Staszak
    Communication Principles
    Intelligence Coding
    Leon W. Couch, II
    Amplitude Modulation
    Robert Kubichek
    Frequency Modulation
    Ken Seymour
    Pulse Modulation
    Rodger E. Ziemer
    Digital Modulation
    Rodger E. Ziemer
    Spread Spectrum Systems
    K.L. Kosbar and W.H. Tranter
    Digital Coding Schemes
    Oktay Alkin
    Audio Compression Techniques
    Fred Wylie
    Aural Noise Reduction Systems
    William Roberts and Yariv Ephraim
    Video Compression Techniques
    Gopal Lakhani
    Electromagnetic Radiation
    Antenna Principles
    Pingjuan L. Werner, Anthony J. Ferraro, and Douglas H. Werner
    Radio Wave Propagation
    Gerhard J. Straub
    Practical Antenna Systems
    Jerry C. Whitaker
    Combiners and Combining Networks
    Robert A. Surette
    Information Recording and Storage
    Magnetic Tape
    David Stafford
    Data Storage Systems
    Jerry C. Whitaker
    Optical Storage Systems
    Praveen Asthana
    Error Correction
    Fabrizio Pollara
    Data Compression
    Jerome R. Breitenbach
    Wired Communications Systems
    Network Switching Concepts
    Tsong-Ho Wu
    SONET
    Brent Allen
    Facsimile Systems
    Rodger E. Ziemer
    Wireless Communications Systems
    Radio Broadcasting
    Dutch Doelitzsch
    Digital Audio Broadcasting
    Stanley Salek and Almon H. Clegg
    Audio Interconnection
    Roy W. Rising
    Television and Video Production Systems
    Curtis J. Chan
    ATSC Video, Audio, and PSIP Transmission
    Jerry C. Whitaker
    Propagation Considerations for Mobile Radio Systems
    Michel Daoud Yacoub
    Cellular Radio
    Harry E.Young
    Satellite Communications
    Daniel F. DiFonzo
    Radar and Radionavigation
    Radar Principles
    James M. Howell
    Radar System Implementation
    Melvin L. Belcher and James A. Scheer
    Electronic Navigation Systems
    Benjamin B. Peterson
    Underwater Sonar Systems
    Sanjay K. Mehta, G. Clifford Carter, and Bernard E. McTaggart
    Electronic Warfare and Countermeasures
    Robert D. Hayes
    Control and Instrumentation Technology
    Measurement Techniques: Sensors and Transducers
    Cecil Harrison
    Data Acquisition
    Edward McConnell and Dave Jernigan
    Process Dynamics and Control
    Thomas F. Edgar and Juergen Hahn
    Servo Systems
    John E. McInroy
    Power Control and Switching
    Gibson Morris, Jr.
    Computer Systems
    Fundamental Architecture
    Joy S. Shetler
    Software Design and Development
    Hamilton
    Neural Networks and Fuzzy Systems
    Bogdan M. Wilamowski
    Machine Vision
    David A. Kosiba and Rangachar Kasturi
    A Brief Survey of Speech Enhancement
    Yariv Ephraim
    Ad Hoc Networks
    Michel Daoud Yacoub, paulo Cardieri, Élvio Jõao Leonardo, and Álvaro Augusto Medeiros
    Network Communication
    James E. Goldman
    Printing Technologies and Systems
    John D. Meyer
    Signal Measurement, Analysis, and Testing
    Audio Frequency Distortion Mechanisms and Analysis
    Jerry C. Whitaker
    Analog Video Measurements
    Carl Bentz and Jerry C. Whitaker
    Radio Frequency Distortion Mechanisms and Analysis
    Samuel O. Agbo
    Oscilloscopes
    Jerry C. Whitaker
    Spectrum Analysis
    Jerry C. Whitaker
    Fourier Waveform Analysis
    Jerry C. Hamann and John W. Pierre
    Digital Test Instruments
    Jerry C. Whitaker
    Reliability Engineering
    Probability and Statistics
    Allan White and Hagbae Kim
    Electronic Hardware Reliability
    Michael Pecht and Iuliana Bordelon
    Software Reliability
    Carol Smidts
    A Brief Survey of Hidden Markov Processes
    Yariv Ephraim
    Safety
    Electric Shock
    Clifford D. Ferris
    Nonionizing Electromagnetic Radiation
    William F. Hammett
    PCBs and Other Hazardous Substances
    Jerry Whitaker
    Facility Grounding Practices
    W.E. DeWitt
    Engineering Management, Standardization, and Regulation
    Systems Engineering Concepts
    Gene DeSantis
    Concurrent Engineering
    Francis Long
    Engineering Documentation
    Fred Baumgartner and Terrence M. Baun
    Disaster Planning and Recovery
    Richard Rudman
    Conversion Factors
    Jerry C. Whitaker
    General Mathematical Tables
    W.F. Ames and George Cain
    Glossary of Terms
    Abbreviations and Acronyms
    Index

    Biography

    Annie Hamlaoui

    ". . . written and structured to be easy to use and can be useful for engineers and technicians involved in the design, production, installation, operation, and maintenance of electronic devices and systems."

    – Giuseppe Di Cataldo, in IEEE Circuits & Devices Magazine, March/ April 2006, Vol. 22, No. 2