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Product Description: Analog Electronics for Radiation Detection showcases the latest advances in readout electronics for particle, or radiation, detectors. Featuring chapters written by international experts in their respective fields, this authoritative text: Defines the main design parameters of front-end circuitry developed in microelectronics technologies Explains the basis for the use of complementary metal–oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors for the detection of charged particles and other non-consumer applications Delivers an in-depth review of analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), evaluating the pros and cons of ADCs integrated at the pixel, column, and per-chip levels Describes incremental sigma–delta ADCs, time-to-digital converter (TDC) architectures, and digital pulse-processing techniques complementary to analog processing Examines the fundamental parameters and front-end types associated with silicon photomultipliers used for single visible-light photon detection Discusses pixel sensors with per-pixel TDCs, channel density challenges, and emerging 3D technologies interconnecting detectors and electronics Thus, Analog Electronics for Radiation Detection provides a single source for state-of-the-art information on analog electronics for the readout of radiation detectors...read more

Product Description: In this book, the authors first present an overview of the challenges and issues facing MAC and routing in multi-hop wireless networks with beamforming antennas. Subsequently, we discuss various MAC and routing protocols that are specifically designed to address those issues and hence exploit the benefits of beamforming antennas...read more

Product Description: In the real world, most signals are analog, spanning continuously varying values. Circuits that interface with the physical environment need to be able to process these signals. Principles of Analog Electronics introduces the fascinating world of analog electronics, where fields, circuits, signals and systems, and semiconductors meet...read more

Product Description: Intuitive Analog Circuit Design outlines ways of thinking about analog circuits and systems that let you develop a feel for what a good, working analog circuit design should be. This book reflects author Marc Thompson's 30 years of experience designing analog and power electronics circuits and teaching graduate-level analog circuit design, and is the ideal reference for anyone who needs a straightforward introduction to the subject...read more

This comprehensive and practical guide provides useful planning tools for successful career planning while presenting a wide variety of workplace writing and speaking tasks. Logically organized by career steps, this valuable book provides detailed, step-by-step, instructions for producing well-designed business documents, preparing effective presentations, and participating productively in a number of business settings. With different types of communications separated by section, it allows readers to specific information easily and quickly. It also provides the general procedures for producing clear, direct messages in both oral and written communication. An essential reference for every professional.

Product Description: Analysis and Application of Analog Electronic Circuits to Biomedical Instrumentation, Second Edition helps biomedical engineers understand the basic analog electronic circuits used for signal conditioning in biomedical instruments...read more

Product Description: Filters are essential subsystems in a huge variety of electronic systems. Filter applicationsare innumerable; they are used for noise reduction, demodulation, signal detection, multiplexing, sampling, sound and speech processing, transmission line equalization and image processing, to name just a few...read more

Product Description: (Book). Today's hottest home-studio trend is the revival of analog recording. Everyone knows that digital is convenient, consistent, and reliable but if you want the warm, live sound of real music, you need to allow analog back into the mix...read more

Product Description: Social Networks and Trust discusses two possible explanations for the emergence of trust via social networks. If network members can sanction untrustworthiness of actors, these actors may refrain from acting in an untrustworthy manner...read more

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Product Description: Design and Analysis of Analog Filters: A Signal Processing Perspective includes signal processing/systems concepts as well as implementation. While most books on analog filter design briefly present the signal processing/systems concepts, and then concentrate on a variety of filter implementation methods, the present book reverses the emphasis, stressing signal processing concepts...read more

Product Description: Introduction to Media Production, Second Edition, provides students with a practical framework for all aspects of media production by addressing the technological and aesthetic changes that have shaped the industry. It provides a sound basis for the techniques, operations and philosophies of media production as the world moves from analog to digital equipment...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This comprehensive introductory text provides students with a practical framework for all aspects of media production by addressing the technological and aesthetic changes that have shaped the industry. The text follows the creative process from pre-production, through production to post-production...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Analog Electronics is a vital book for all electronics designers to have to hand - it will answer nagging questions about core analog theory and design principles as well as offering practical design ideas.The second edition of this popular text has been enhanced with concise design implementations, with many of the circuits taken from Ian Hickman's magazine articles. Although not a traditional textbook, Analog Electronics is also an ideal course text for students at HNC/HND and degree level. The contents have been carefully matched to provide full coverage of the appropriate units in the new BTEC Higher National Engineering scheme from Edexcel. Ian Hickman is looked to by thousands of circuit designers for his innovative design ideas and clear explanations of the fundamentals of analog circuit design. This book is a distillation of Hickman's design insights, introducing all the main areas of analog electronics. THE professional text for analog electronicsIncludes numerous practical circuit ideas

Product Description: Joe Carr has amassed a list of his favorite analog electronic circuits for your enjoyment. Here you'll find a collection of useful, easy-to-build circuits that promise to spark new ideas in your day-to-day use of circuits to help solve frustrating problems...read more

Ian Hickman's previous books, "Analog Electronics" and "Practical Radio Frequency Handbook", have provided engineers and students alike with comprehensive primers. In the "Analog Circuits Cookbook", Hickman offers advice on aspects of analogue design, from direct digital synthesis to radio frequency measurements, and from optoelectronics to logarithmic amplifiers. Based on articles in "Electronics World and Wireless World", including the popular "Design Brief" feature, this book provides a diet of high quality design techniques and practices, and proven circuit designs, all concerned with analogue, RF or interface fields of electronics. The author uses illustrations and examples rather than tough mathematical theory to present a wealth of ideas and tips based on his own workbench experience. Electronic designers, students and experimenters, whether novices or old hands, should find this book provides a useful guide based on practical applications to the world of analogue circuits.

Product Description: A new edition of this popular text, 'Analogue Electronics' is ideal for readers with some knowledge of electronic principles who wish to develop an understanding of slightly more complex electronic devices and concepts. A minimal mathematical ability is assumed with learning taking place through 'discovery-based methods' incorporating practical investigations and using manufacturers data sheets for ease of reference...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)