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167 articles for “Electronic circuits”
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Novel Technique for the Analysis of Electronic Circuits Including Zener Diodes
Abstract: This paper addresses the analysis of electronic circuits including Zener diodes. It starts with a modified Zener diode model, which is based on expressions involving step-functions, its parameters such as the resistances in both current directions as well as its breakdown (or Zener) voltage. In contrast to the earlier approaches expressing the sharp discontinuities characterizing the step-functions in terms of inverse hyperbolic tangent terms, this paper adopts more concise and …
Published in Journal of VLSI Design Tools and Technology · Vol. 11, Issue 3, 2021 · pp. 31–41 Read article
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Transient Analysis of Electronic Circuits Including Zener Diodes
Abstract: This paper addresses the transient analysis of the electronic circuits incorporating Zener diodes. It starts with suggesting a new Zener diode model. The model is based on efficiently utilized step functions of the applied voltage. It includes also the diode’s main technical parameters such as its resistances in both the forward and reverse current directions as well as its Zener’s breakdown voltage. The sharp discontinuities of the step-functions are dealt …
Published in Journal of VLSI Design Tools and Technology · Vol. 11, Issue 3, 2021 · pp. 1–9 Read article
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Physics of Semiconductors and Electronic Circuits
Abstract: This study talks about the basic ideas behind semiconductor physics and how important they are for making and running modern electronic circuits. It starts with a look at intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, going into how charge carriers move, energy band theory, and how doping affects how well the electricity flows. Next, the conversation turns to semiconductor devices like diodes, bipolar junction transistors (BJTs), and field-effect transistors (FETs). The focus is …
Published in Journal of Semiconductor Devices and Circuits · Vol. 12, Issue 2, 2025 · pp. 9–17 Read article
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Orcad P-spice Modified Switches for Electrical and Electronic Circuits
Abstract: Voltage dependent switch and Current dependent switch are extensively used to obtain open/short circuit in various networks for various applications. PSPICE /OrCAD software analog behavioral modellings options and Spice dependent sources are used to obtain control equivalent circuits for switches (P-spice built-in models) to be used for two types of applications. Different circuits (at DC, time-domain), and Spice files are described to simulation circuits with analyses. The following features are …
Published in Journal of Semiconductor Devices and Circuits · Vol. 11, Issue 3, 2024 · pp. 27–45 Read article
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Electronic Circuitry and Material Integration for Enhanced Gas Detection Windows
Abstract: Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and propane, being flammable mixtures of hydrocarbon gases, are widely used as fuel in various applications such as homes, hostels, and industries. Our main objective for this project is to design and fabricate a gas sensing window that will autonomously open upon detecting any leakage of gases like LPG, CO2, alcohol, propane, etc. The heart of our system is the MQ-9 gas sensor, known for its …
Published in Journal of Microelectronics and Solid State Devices · Vol. 11, Issue 3, 2024 · pp. 14–24 Read article
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A Survey: A Low EMI Approach to Electronic Circuit Design
Abstract: This paper describes techniques to meet national and International standards in the area of electromagnetic interference (EMI) which are becoming very important for users and equipment manufacturers of electrical/electronic equipment. EMI sources are identified & classified into either natural or manmade. Normal sources of EMI are further classified as terrestrial, emanating on or near the Earth’s surface or non terrestrial, emanating from cosmic or solar bodies. Techniques to reduce EMI …
Published in Journal of Power Electronics and Power Systems · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2013 · pp. 1–4 Read article
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Analysis of Six-Pulse Bridge Circuits Including Zener and Semiconductor Diodes – Part Two
Abstract: The present study offers a generic method for simulating and modelling six-pulse rectifier bridge circuits in the time domain. These circuits can include Zener and/or semi-conductor type diodes or even a mixture of them. The governing system of simultaneous algebraic and differential equations are listed and solved numerically using a computer code written in Mathematica. The flexibly written program can handle voltage sources of any time waveform, frequency or internal …
Published in Journal of VLSI Design Tools and Technology · Vol. 12, Issue 2, 2022 · pp. 13–21 Read article
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Analysis of Six-Pulse Bridge Circuits Including Zener and Semiconductor Diodes Part One
Abstract: This paper addresses the analysis of electronic bridge circuits including Zener and/or semiconductor diodes. The analysis is based on recently suggested models for these diodes. A compact Mathematica code written in the Versions 7.0, 11.3 and 12.2 simulating a six-pulse rectifier bridge circuit is then derived and mathematically implemented. It investigates the time-domain transient and steady-state analysis of several representative case studies. In principle, the computer simulation can yield the …
Published in Journal of VLSI Design Tools and Technology · Vol. 12, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 14–22 Read article
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Review on Modern Electronics Communication System and Electromagnetic Spectrum used for Wireless Communication
Abstract: Electronic communication is a modern type of communication system. In modern Electronic communication, by using Electronic instruments or devices we can communicate with each other very easy and fast. For designing instruments or devices, numbers of Electronic circuits are used. Communication takes place by transmitting and receiving information signal by means of Chanel or medium. Information signal like voice, images, videos, different signals, different data, etc are we can communicate …
Published in Trends in Opto-electro & Optical Communication · Vol. 9, Issue 2, 2019 · pp. 25–28 Read article
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CONVERSION BETWEEN T-π OF NETWORKS USING PSPICE CIRCUIT SIMULATION
Abstract: Any passive network can be represented by their equivalent in either T-π (star-delta)model. From the conversion methods of T-π (star-delta) for resistive circuits, the behavioural modeling of Pspice simulation program, in which various mathematical equations could be represented by non-linear voltage/current dependent sources, is used to obtain equivalent circuits using DC option. The resistors are represented by their linear voltage/current relation. The zero voltage sources are used to measure currents …
Published in Journal of Semiconductor Devices and Circuits · Vol. 9, Issue 3, 2022 · pp. 9–14 Read article
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Electronic Design Technology: From Circuits to Smart Systems
Abstract: Electronic Design Technology has changed a lot over the years. It has gone from making simple circuits to making smart, complicated systems that run modern life. This article looks at how electronic design methods have changed over time, focusing on important improvements in tools, materials, and integrated systems. It looks at how new technologies like computer-aided design (CAD), embedded systems, and automation have made product creation faster, more accurate, and …
Published in Journal of Electronic Design Technology · Vol. 17, Issue 1, 2026 · pp. 25–36 Read article
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T-π Network Simulation and Thevenin- Norton Equivalent Circuit Values From Laplace Description Using Pspice Software
Abstract: From the conversion methods of T-π (star-delta) for impedances circuits, the behavioral modeling of Pspice simulation program is used to obtain equivalent circuits using LAPLACE option. The conversions are verified for two types of circuits by obtaining AC values of voltages and currents at various nodes and branches using Pspice computer simulations. There are many ways of expressing Thevenin/Norton equivalent circuit parameters such as (a) as real numbers for pure …
Published in Journal of Semiconductor Devices and Circuits · Vol. 9, Issue 2, 2022 · pp. 43–58 Read article
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Equivalent Linear Circuit for Thevenin and Norton Representation Using Superposition Theorem
Abstract: Using superposition theorem and knowing the Thevenin representation consisting of resistor, independent DC source of a network an equivalent DC network is obtained using SPICE software with linear circuit elements and independent sources and is verified. Also, similarly from the Norton representation, equivalent circuit is obtained. A procedure with Pspice methods to obtain unknown circuit elements using reciprocity theorem is described. Possible examples for (a) only resistive networks and (b) …
Published in Journal of Semiconductor Devices and Circuits · Vol. 10, Issue 2, 2024 · pp. 1–6 Read article
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Thevenin and Norton Resistance Using Time Domain Analyses Using Spice Simulations
Abstract: Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits are of interest to circuit simulation designers and researchers. For the Thevenin resistance and Norton conductance determination of a network with available circuit theorems, the substitution network theorem (applied to OrCAD, SPICE, and Pspice AD simulation project) is shown to be suitable with the SPICE/ Pspice circuit simulation software. Instead of the DC option, the transient analyses option of SPICE is used to determine Thevenin/Norton …
Published in Current Trends in Signal Processing · Vol. 13, Issue 2, 2023 · pp. 8–18 Read article
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SPICE2G and PSPICE Circuit Simulation of h and g Two Port Networks
Abstract: AbstractMethods to simulate two port electronics circuits whose hybrid (h) and inverse hybrid (g) parameters are available for circuit designer are given using Spice2G/Pspice analysis programs. Starting from the definitions of two port h parameters, Spice2G and Pspice compatible equations for various frequencies are derived and compatible sub circuits for h,g two ports are obtained both at DC and AC. Effective and extensive use of Spice2G elements (voltage/current controlled current/voltage …
Published in Recent Trends in Electronics Communication Systems · Vol. 6, Issue 3, 2019 · pp. 16–25 Read article
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Unified Mathematical Framework for Semiconductor Devices, Junction Dynamics, and Circuit Analysis
Abstract: Semiconductor devices form the fundamental building blocks of modern electronic and integrated circuit systems, where their electrical behavior is governed by coupled carrier transport, electrostatic, and circuit-level phenomena. This work presents a unified mathematical framework for modeling semiconductor devices, junction dynamics, and their interaction with electronic circuits. The formulation integrates fundamental semiconductor relations, carrier concentration, drift–diffusion transport, Poisson’s equation, continuity equations, PN-junction behavior, diode characteristics, bipolar junction transistor operation, and …
Published in Journal of Semiconductor Devices and Circuits · Vol. 13, Issue 2, 2026 · pp. 37–47 Read article
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Comparative Analysis of Combinational Circuit Using Reversible Logic Based Techniques
Abstract: In the last few decades, due to the ever growing demand for portable and small sized devices, integrated circuits require electronic circuit design methods to implement integrated circuits with low power consumption. The ever-growing number of transistors integrated on a chip and the increasing transistor switching speed in recent decades has enabled great performance improvement in computer systems by several orders of magnitude. Adiabatic logic technique is one of the …
Published in Journal of VLSI Design Tools and Technology · Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 30–33 Read article
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Inverse Model for Predicting Thermal Abnormality of the Transient Process Triggered by Defective Electronics Element
Abstract: The paper presents a model for predicting thermal abnormalities in Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) by approximating the thermal process of electric elements with heating from point sources. Circuit board heat sources are defined as point and non-point. The point heat source is a small electronic heating element that can be approximated as having originated from one point on the circuit board. A non-point source is one with heat distributed over …
Published in International Journal of Energy and Thermal Applications · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2025 · pp. 24–31 Read article
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Silicon Symphony: The Science of Semiconductors Circuits
Abstract: Modern electronics are built on the foundation of semiconductor circuits, which precisely and efficiently control the flow of electrical impulses. This article takes a look at the underlying physics of semiconductor materials and how their unique electrical properties allow the design and functioning of diodes, transistors and integrated circuits. This study links microscopic scientific principles to the behaviour of real circuits. It considers essential concepts such as charge carriers, doping …
Published in International Journal of Solid State Innovations & Research · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2026 Read article
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Errors-in-Variables Model for Photovoltaic Cell
Abstract: AbstractThe contribution of solar energy to the world's total energy supply has grown significantly. Energy from the sun is the most abundant and freely available energy on the planet. So, the importance of modelling the photovoltaic cell also increased remarkably. Many models for photovoltaic cell had been proposed since the beginning of the solar energy exploitation. Electronic equivalent circuit models, first-principles models and empirical models are the different modelling techniques …
Published in Journal of Semiconductor Devices and Circuits · Vol. 6, Issue 3, 2019 · pp. 8–15 Read article