Hackaday

A Guide To Using Triacs For Switching AC

For switching high-powered loads from a microcontroller, or for switching AC loads in general, most of us will reach into the ...
EDN

Using a MOSFET as a thermostatic heater

The MOSFET in Figure 1 is used as both a heater and a temperature sensor in a thermostatic circuit. Figure 1 Circuit diagram for using a MOSFET as a thermostatic heater. The circuit can be used as a ...
PBS

Lesson 4

In this lesson, students build two circuits and explore how transistors function. When Bell Labs introduced the transistor in June of 1948, a spokesman proudly announced "This cylindrical object . . .
EDN

Inverted bipolar transistor doubles as a signal clamp

A number of circuits, such as level detectors and AM demodulators, benefit from a rectifier with a low offset voltage. Silicon diodes have an offset of approximately 0.6V and do not work well in ...
Nanowerk

Transistors explained – what they are and what they do

A transistor – a word blend of "transfer" and "resistor" – is a fundamental component of today's advanced electronics. Essentially, a transistor, as one of the foundational elements of modern ...