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branch of science that deals with the study of flow
and control of electrons (electricity)
ELECTRONICS
also known as the “Electronics Engineering Law of 2004,”
Republic Act No. 9292
is defined as the science dealing with the development and application of devices and systems involving the flow of electrons or other carriers of electric charge.
ELECTRONICS
Main Applications of Electronics
- switch
-amplifier
2 Era
Gas State
Solid State
1900’s
Thomas Edison, John Ambrose Fleming
Bulky
Heavy
Consume Large Power
Overheat Quickly
Fragile
GAS STATE DEVICES
1940’s
W. Shockley , J. Kilby
Small
Light
Consume Less Power
Do not overheat
Reliable
SOLID STATE DEVICES
2 layer
DIODE
Positive side of diode
ANODE
Negative side of diode
CATHODE
3 LAYER
TRANSISTOR
4 LAYER
THYRISTOR
Consists of thousands and millions of transistors
INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
Father of electricity and magnetism.
William Gilbert
Demonstrated the electrical nature of lightning.
Benjamin Franklin’s kite experiment (1752):
Early form of a capacitor for
storing electric charge.
Leyden Jar (1745)
First chemical battery.
Voltaic Pile by Alessandro Volta (1800):