Most of us are aware that the semiconductor light-emitting diode or the LED is the major component of today’s technology. All our houses have plenty of tiny glowing…
Capacitors are a great example to prove the fact that even the simplest of devices can become complex over the years; in case of capacitors, it is nothing…
Radio – Invention History The invention history of the radio is not only interesting but rather long as well. If you ask who invented the radio, probably you…
Invention History of Microcontroller Would you believe that each one of you is using at least 20 microcontrollers in your house??!! Well, that’s a fact. There are more…
As we all know, a Zener Diode is used for regulating voltage in practical circuit applications. Though we know about the importance of this device, do we really…
What is a Schockley Diode? In simple terms, a Shockley diode is a four layered semiconductor diode. In electronic terms, it is a “P-N-P-N” diode and is equivalent…
Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI), is a very vast domain and is known to be the best and most sought after field among all branches in electronics. Our…
THX Audio Concept While sitting in a theater or in front of a home theater system we all have wished to get the best seat to get the…
Piccolo Piccolo can be said as the perfect companion for a graphic designer or an engineer as it helps him to sketch his creativity. Piccolo is a small…
Lytro Light Field Camera Since its invention, the technology behind a camera has developed a lot beyond imagination. Nowadays, the device has become so sleek in design that…
In this article, let’s learn about flip flop conversions, where one type of flip flop is converted to another type. For the conversion of one flip flop to…
Special Contact Lens In the movie “The Terminator”, we see Arnold Schwarzenegger check out the complete profile of the subject he is about to face. A similar technology…
Worlds Smallest Single Atom Transistor A group of researchers including Michelle Simmons and her colleagues developed a single phosphorus atom transistor using a Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM) at…
Waterless Washing Machine – Laundry Orb New inventions have made strainful works always easier for people. Let us take an example of a washing machine. In early days,…
Let a movie be in 3-D or an ordinary 70mm projection. We have always loved it for the story, sound effects, visual effects, and many other factors. But…
In power electronics chopper circuits, unidirectional power semiconductors are used. If these semiconductor devices are arranged appropriately, a chopper can work in any of the four quadrants. we can…
The Hollywood film industry went to a whole new level after 3-D movies like James Cameron’s “Avatar” to the latest “Underworld Awakening”. The perspective of watching movies through…
Out of many semiconductor controlled devices, MCT is considered to be the latest. The device is basically a thyristor with two MOSFET’s built into the gate structure. A…
Smallest Data Storage Device There will be a time when all the major technologies in the world will be in nanoscale. Recent developments have been undergone in daily…
laser cell construction Cyclops, a superhero from the famous comics “X men” has been the favorite of many people across the world. In the story, the character produces…
3D Transistor A transistor is the fundamental building block of all electronic devices. . A transistor can be defined as a device, which is used to amplify signals…
Smallest Electronic Circuit Technology has been evolving time to time, from complex wired circuits to Integrated circuits(IC). Nowadays almost all electronic gadgets like smart phones, computers, global positioning…
Carbon Nanotube Coating Radar detection has always been the nightmare of military aircrafts. Once spotted in the radar zone, it is easy to destroy the aircraft in mid…
Most of the electronic circuits used in Circuitstoday.com have different applications of the transformer. Therefore, it is important to know the working principle, construction and types of transformers…
da Vinci console Artificial satellites placed in orbits are used for a variety of purposes like communication, GPS, military applications, TV broadcasting, and so on. No matter how…