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Consumer Electronics for Engineers

Authors

Philip Hoff
, California State University, Northridge
Published 1998

Description

This book explains clearly the operating principles of 'real world' electronic devices, including video recorders, compact disk players, and mobile phones. Each chapter begins with a brief historical overview of the device concerned. The author then describes the key principles of each device's operation and presents a block circuit diagram. Next he analyzes these 'real world' circuits in detail, and, finally, he discusses the present state-of-the-art. This approach will help to integrate the many different aspects of an electrical engineer's…

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Key features

  • Shows how 'real-world' electronic equipment like CD players and mobile phones actually work
  • Gives clear circuit diagrams and many exercises
  • Provides historical background for the equipment analyzed
  • First book of its kind
  • Very accessible and contains over 350 illustrations

About the book

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139174862
  • Subjects Circuits and Systems,Engineering
  • Format: Hardback
    • Publication date: 28 July 1998
    • ISBN: 9780521582070
    • Dimensions (mm): 253 x 177 mm
    • Weight: 1.255kg
    • Contains: 367 b/w illus. 8 tables 124 exercises
    • Page extent: 576 pages
    • Availability: Available
  • Format: Paperback
    • Publication date: 28 July 1998
    • ISBN: 9780521588171
    • Dimensions (mm): 253 x 177 mm
    • Weight: 0.99kg
    • Contains: 367 b/w illus. 8 tables 124 exercises
    • Page extent: 576 pages
    • Availability: Available
  • Format: Digital
    • Publication date: 13 September 2019
    • ISBN: 9781139174862

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