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(Top) 1 Branches 1.1 Classical electronics 1.2 Advanced topics 1.3 History of electronics 2 General concepts 2.1 Data converters 2.2 Digital electronics 2.3 Electrical element/discretes 2.4 Electronics analysis 2.5 Electronic circuits 2.6 Electronic equipment 2.7 Electronic instrumentation 2.8 Memory technology 2.9 Microcontrollers 2.10 Optoelectronics 2.11 Physical laws 2.12 Power electronics 2.13 Programmable devices 2.14 Semiconductors theory 3 Applications 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

Outline of electronics

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to electronics:

Electronics – branch of physics, engineering and technology dealing with electrical circuits that involve active semiconductor components and associated passive interconnection technologies.

Branches[edit]

Classical electronics[edit]

Advanced topics[edit]

History of electronics[edit]

General concepts[edit]

Data converters[edit]

Digital electronics[edit]

Electrical element/discretes[edit]

Passive elements:
- Capacitor
- Inductor
- Memristor
- Resistor
- Transformer
Active elements:
- Diode
- Thyristor
  - DIAC
  - TRIAC
  - IGBT
- Transistor
  - Bipolar transistor (BJT)
  - Field effect transistor (FET)
  - Darlington transistor
Other components
- Aural devices
- Battery (electricity)
- Crystal oscillator
- Electromechanical devices
- Sensors
- Surface acoustic wave (SAW)

Electronics analysis[edit]

Electronic circuits[edit]

Electronic equipment[edit]

Electronic instrumentation[edit]

Memory technology[edit]

- Flash memory
- Hard drive systems
- Optical storage
- Probe Storage
- Programmable read-only memory
- Read-only memory
- Solid-state drive (SSD)
- Volatile memory

Microcontrollers[edit]

Features
- Analog-to-digital converter
- Central processing unit (CPU)
- Clock generator (Quartz timing crystal, resonator or RC circuit)
- Debugging support
- Digital-to-analog converters
- Discrete input and output bits
- In-circuit programming
- Non-volatile memory (ROM, EPROM, EEPROM or Flash)
- Peripherals (Timers, event counters, PWM generators, and watchdog)
- Serial interface (Input/output such as serial ports (UARTs))
- Serial communications (I²C, Serial Peripheral Interface and Controller Area Network)
- Volatile memory (RAM)
8-bit microcontroller families: