ESSENTIALS OF ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY Share this course with non-EE colleagues! 1. Managers, designers and drafters 2. Purchasers 3. Legal professionals 4. Sales/marketing personnel 5. Mechanical, Industrial, and Chemical engineers 6. Quality control professionals 7. Engineering & manufacturing technicians This two-day course provides non-electrical engineer professionals with a practical, clear and jargon-free study of the essentials of high-tech electronics. The material is presented in a logical, step-by-step progression that starts with basic concepts and concludes with critical information about state-of-the-art microcomputers and communication gear. This course will improve familiarity with electronics including the latest cutting edge information, make communication with EE's clearer, improve customer confidence in electronics knowledge, and improve marketing, legal advice, engineering, and manufacturing. What You Learn * The key aspects of electricity and electronics * Alternating current principles and parameters: resistance, capacitance, and inductance * Semiconductor electronic devices from diodes, FETs, and transistors to integrated circuits and amplifiers, including CMOS, PMOS, and NMOS devices, PLDs, FPGAs * Digital circuits, binary logic, logic gates, and flip-flops· Computers and how they function, computer components, CPU, ALU, PROM, RAM * Communication gear such as ADSL, DWDM, SONET, and SERDES; using fiber optics; LANs, WANs, and MANs Have you thought this to yourself? "We have a problem with sales to engineering communication." "My job requires more knowledge about electronics." "I'm facing quality control issues that need electronics knowledge." "I have intuition about electronics but little solid knowledge." "Legal issues require a working knowledge of electronics at our firm." "Our designs need to integrate electronic elements. I need the knowledge." "Our customers speak in electronic jargon. I want to converse with them." "We encounter repeated situations requiring electronics knowledge." "I hope to learn information quicker than I would on-the-job." This course will benefit you Electronic technology has rapidly worked its way into a diverse array of applications. For engineers and professionals who are not EEs, the challenge of developing a working knowledge of the electronic devices, circuits, and systems encountered in daily work can be formidable. However, those who combine knowledge about electronics with their professional expertise become invaluable assets to their organization. From capacitors, inductors, and resistors to computers and fiber optic communication devices, this course gives the essential information you need to be in the know about electronics. You will learn new insights and timely information on circuit functions and their components, computer memory, processors, communication gear, and related technologies. Mr. Hanson clearly explains key concepts, offers examples, and provides many opportunities for actual practice and use of electronics essentials. From this newly gained knowledge, you can work better with EE information, handle customer questions with more background, and work out legal issues with stronger knowledge. Contact us about on-site seminars. Robert can work for you directly. www.americomseminars.com The course is intended for professionals with limited or no prior knowledge or experience in electronics. People who will benefit from the course include those in management and design; purchasing and legal departments, quality control, sales, and engineering & manufacturing. Some basic algebra is used to illustrate some functions of various circuits and their components. Anyone who desires to have a better grasp of electronics will benefit by utilizing the knowledge from this course. · Gain working knowledge of basic electronics that you can apply to computers, factory automation, communications, and instrumentation. · Better understand the operation, specifications for, and applications of electronic devices. COURSE OUTLINE DAY 1 FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRICITY & ELECTRONICS · The science of electricity and electronics--matter, atoms, molecules, electrons, protons, neutrons, voltage, and current "Very good anecdotes." "Real-world examples used to help explain." "Bob Hanson is very knowledgeable but most importantly he explains how things work." Participants in Mr. Hanson's courses CIRCUITS: PROVIDING THE PATHWAY FOR USING ELECTRICITY · How a circuit uses electricity · The four key elements of a circuit: source, load, pathway, and switch · Measuring the four elements of electrical circuits using volt meters, ammeters, ohmmeters, watt meters (using Watt's law) · Controlling the flow of electricity on a circuit: potentiometers, switches, variable resistors · Two kinds of circuits: series and parallel circuits · Using different kinds of parallel circuits to save money and power and to keep them efficient and compact. RESISTANCE AND INDUCTANCE IN CIRCUITS · Figuring out the amps/current, ohms/resistance, and voltage in a circuit: Ohm's law and Kirchhoff's laws · Using resistors to limit the current to a specified amount through the circuit · The course teaches how LEDs and LCDs function and where each type is used. Using inductors to oppose changes in currents to provide control over the rate of circuit activation · Two kinds of inductance: serial and parallel · What happens in a circuit when current is changing? Transient response · Changing the voltage and the current in a circuit: transformers · How power is consumed by resistors (Real power: watts) and how power is absorbed, stored and released by inductors (Reactive power: volt amps) · The importance of the power factor · How to figure out the power factor from the inductance and resistance · Trying to get the power factor lower: balancing inductive loads · The biggest hurdle in making circuits go faster: the inductance · The importance and properties of time constant and inductance in high-speed circuits DAY 2 CAPICITANCE IN CIRCUITS · What is a capacitor? How is it different from an inductor? · Types of capacitors: Aluminum electrolytic, ceramic, tantalum, mica, polystyrene, polarized, variable, and others. · The time required to charge a capacitor: RC Time Constant · Equivalent capacitance in series and parallel circuits · What happens in a capacitor when currents change? Transient response · Reactive power in capacitors · Capacitance issues in today's printed circuit boards and why capacitance must be controlled in high speed operation of microprocessors, RAMs, FPGAs, etc. BASIC ELECTRONIC DEVICES · The difference between analog and digital circuits · Why do computers use almost exclusively digital circuits? · What are silicon devices? How are they laid out? · Basic silicon devices: diodes, transistors, and FETs · How silicon devices are constructed: doping, P-N junction, layout. State of the art ICs and circuit cards will be displayed to provide hands-on knowledge. INTEGRATED CIRCUITS · What is an integrated circuit? · How are integrated circuits constructed? · Common types of infrastructures for integrated circuits: MOS devices, CMOS, NMOS, PMOS. Examples of these devices for constructing PLDs and PLAs. · Which types of integrated circuits are most popular in today's electronic products and why? · How do integrated circuits work? · What are the methods for constructing amplifiers and linear integrated circuits? · Using NPN and PNP transistors; how to bias amplifiers and linear integrated circuits to make them function; deciding how you want the amplifier to operate; and working to get a specified voltage and current gain. DIGITAL CIRCUITS · What are digital circuits? · Using binary numbering systems employed by all digital circuits · Basic elements of digital information: bits and bytes · The basic elements of digital circuits: Logic gates · Types of Logic gates: OR, NOR, AND, NAND, XOR. · Flip flops: combinations of logic gates which provide the basic building blocks for RAMs and PROMs · The two types of flip-flops: D and JK COMPUTERS · History of Computers · Microprocessors and mini-computers: What are the fastest ones? · How a computer works · How does the memory work (RAMs and PROMs)? Which are the fastest? · How is programming for ROMs, PROMs, EPROMs, EEPROMs, and flash RAM done? · Fiber optic cables can transmit the maximum data but as the course asks, what about cost risk and reliability issues? What are RDRAMs and double density clocking? How fast can they operate? What type of RAMs and PROMs will be used in the future? · Storage technologies used in computers · LEDs and LCD flat panel displays · Why is Moore's Law (that every 18 months the speed of computers will double) no longer a law? COMMUNICATION GEAR · What are ADSL, DWDM, SONET, and SERDES? · How fast, what are the risks, what is the cost, and what are the future expectations for these communication technologies? · What are LANs, WANs, and MANs? Why are fiber optics becoming more popular for high speed communications? www.americomseminars.com REGISTRATION INFORMATION Send the below requested information to: E-mail: americomseminars@aol.com Fax: 775-883-2384 Phone: 1-800-650-3033 (outside US, 360-479-0949) Mail the form to Americom Seminars, Inc.; 2533 No. Carson Street, Suite 4213; Carson City NV 89706 Sign up on our web page: www.americomseminars.com Share this seminar with colleagues who would benefit INFORMATION WE NEED 1. Session you wish to attend: -- Check our web page for the latest public seminars www.americomseminars.com -- or, Write down suggested dates for a seminar for your company 2. Name 3. Job Title 4. Company/Organization 5. Address 6. City, State, Zip 7. Work Phone (with area code) 8. Fax No. (with area code) 9. E-mail address 10. HOW DO YOU WISH TO PAY? --You can pay with credit card on our secure web site at: www.americomseminars.com --You can pay by check or money order or purchase order as well. SEE OUR WEB PAGE FOR FEES. www.americomseminars.com The two-day fee includes: · Two full days of instruction covering electronic essentials · One copy of Electricity and Electronics by Howard Gerrish and William E. Duggen · Comprehensive course notes · Certificate of Completion indicating your participation in the course The four-day fee also includes: · Two additional days of instruction covering digital design · One copy of Digital Electronics by Roger Tokheim Students at public seminars also receive · Continental breakfast, lunch, and refreshments daily Firms that send three or more attendees receive a $50 discount per person for 2-day seminars; $100 per person for 4-day seminars. PAYMENT · Checks or Money Orders made to Americom Seminars, Inc. · VISA, MasterCard, American Express, Discover · Purchase Orders; 10% fee for P.O.'s, waived if paid within 30 days of the invoice date. CANCELLATIONS You may cancel your enrollment up to 15 days prior to the seminar, but you must pay a $100 processing fee. Cancellations 2 to 14 days before the seminar pay a $250 fee ($150 for 1 day class). Cancellations the day before or day of the seminar, owe the full amount. You may substitute enrollees at any time. If this course is not held for any reason, Americom Seminars, Inc.'s liability is limited to refund of the full course fee. Questions: Email us at americomseminars@aol.com Call us at 1-800-650-3033 (outside U.S., call 360-479-0949) Write us at: Americom Seminars; 2533 North Carson Street Suite 4213; Carson City NV 89706 Lodging Options See our web page for this information. www.americomseminars.com Note: Lodging is not included in course fee. Questions: Email us at americomseminars@aol.com Call us at 1-800-650-3033 (outside U.S., call 360-479-0949) Write us at: Americom Seminars, Inc.; 2533 North Carson Street Suite 4213; Carson City NV 89706 Contact us about a private seminar at your location! You can register at www.americomseminars.com