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Buck Converter Circuit
Buck Converter Circuit

Buck Converter: Basics, Working, Design and Operation

Many a times in the electronics world we find the need to reduce one DC voltage to a lower one. For example we may need to power a 3.3V microcontroller from a 12V supply rail. The…
Introduction to Digital to Analog Converters (DAC)
Introduction to Digital to Analog Converters (DAC)

Introduction to Digital to Analog Converters (DAC)

When talking about signals, they can be broadly classified into analog signals and digital signals. All Digital Electronics like Logic Gates, Flip-Flops, Microcontroller,…
Introduction to Analog to Digital Converters (ADC Converters)
Introduction to Analog to Digital Converters (ADC Converters)

Introduction to Analog to Digital Converters (ADC Converters)

We live in an analog world, surrounded by digital devices. Everything we see, feel or measure is analog in nature such as light, temperature, speed, pressure etc. But most of the…
Voltage Regulators
Voltage Regulators

What is Voltage Regulator and How Does It Work?

Most of the Integrated IC’s require a constant voltage with which it could operate. Be it a simple Logic Gate or a complex microprocessor they have their own operating voltage.…
Boost Converter
Boost Converter

Boost Converter: Basics, Working, Design & Operation

We’ve all come across pesky situations where we need a slightly higher voltage than our power supplies can provide. We need 12 volts but have only a 9-volt battery. Or maybe we…
Various Types of Diodes
Various Types of Diodes

Introduction to Diodes: Basics, Types, Characteristics, Applications & Packages

While the Resistors, Capacitors and Inductors form the basic elements of a circuit, it is the semi-conductor device that actually holds the magic within. Every electronic circuit…
Different Types of Resistors
Different Types of Resistors

Introduction to Resistors

There is a very high chance that the first electronic component you might have encountered is the humble resistor, pretty and bead-like with bands of colors. Resistors are the…
Introduction to Transformers
Introduction to Transformers

Introduction to Transformers

If you’ve been around electric appliances for any amount of time, you’d probably have heard of the transformer. Yes, they are those huge bulky things found in street corners,…
Introduction to Inductors
Introduction to Inductors

Introduction to Inductors

One Passive component that always remains obscure is the inductors. These are the coil like structures that you find in most power electronic circuits and it is because of its…
Capacitor Basics  with Different Types of Capacitors
Capacitor Basics with Different Types of Capacitors

Introduction to Capacitors: Basic Concepts, Working, Types and Applications in Circuits

Capacitors – the word seems to suggest the idea of capacity, which according to the dictionary means ‘the ability to hold something’. That is exactly what a capacitor does – it…