A continuation of PH316 with an emphasis on digital electronics and their use in the laboratory. Analog to digital and digital to analog conversion, basic parallel and serial digital communication techniques, and other topics related to the use of these devices in the laboratory will also be covered. This course is a prerequisite for PH411 and PH481 . Fundamental principles and applications of transistors and other solid-state devices, including large and small signal analysis.
Special emphasis is on circuit applications of interest in the experimental sciences.
Integrated circuits and a variety of semiconductor devices are used in the laboratory.