ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND APPLICATIONS

B. SOMANATHAN NAIR

Jan 2006 · PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.

About this ebook

This book is an outgrowth of a set of notes prepared by the author for the first and second year of undergraduate students of various disciplines of engineering and applied sciences, such as electro-nics, computer science, and information technology. The text aims at giving clear and simplified explanations on the physical construction, relevant characteristics, principles of operation, and applications of several currently and widely used devices in electronic industries and research fields. As far as possible, mathematics is completely avoided. However, simple mathematical analyses are made in situations as and when they are required.

About the author

B. SOMANATHAN NAIR is Principal, Govt. Rajeev Gandhi Institute of Technology, Kottayam (Kerala), and Member, Syndicate, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. Earlier, he was Joint Director, Directorate of Technical Education, Government of Kerala, Trivandrum, and Controller of Examinations, Kannur University, Kerala. Besides, he had been Professor and Head of Department of Electronics in various engineering colleges of Kerala; he also had a stint as Visiting Faculty at the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Idaho, USA. A member of IEEE (USA) and life member of ISTE (India), Professor Nair has authored three books on Electronics.