Electronic Devices, Circuits, and Applications

This textbook for a one-semester course in Electrical Circuits and Devices is written to be concise, understandable, and applicable. Every new concept is illustrated with numerous examples and figures, in order to facilitate learning. The simple and clear style of presentation is complemented by a spiral and modular approach to the topic. This method supports the learning of those who are new to the field, as well as provides in-depth coverage for those who are more experienced. The author discusses electronic devices using a spiral approach, in which key devices such as diodes and transistors are first covered with simple models that beginning students can easily understand. After the reader has grasped the fundamental concepts, the topics are covered again with greater depth in the latter chapters.

這本關於電路和電子元件的一學期課程教材，旨在簡潔、易懂且實用。每個新概念都以大量的例子和圖片來說明，以促進學習。簡單明瞭的呈現風格配合了螺旋和模塊化的教學方法。這種方法既支持初學者的學習，也提供了更深入的內容給有經驗的學生。作者使用螺旋教學法來討論電子元件，首先用初學生容易理解的簡單模型介紹關鍵元件，如二極管和晶體管。在讀者掌握了基本概念後，這些主題在後面的章節中再次深入探討。

Christopher Siu is a faculty member in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), located in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Chris is also a founder of Wavelink Electronics Ltd, a consulting firm specializing in the design of analog and radio frequency electronics. He obtained a Master's degree from Stanford University, California and Bachelor's degree from Simon Fraser University, BC, both in Electrical Engineering. Chris is also licensed as a Professional Engineer in the province of British Columbia. During his career, Chris has worked in Silicon Valley and in Canada, for companies such as Hewlett Packard, Philips Semiconductor, and PMC-Sierra. He has designed analog and RF integrated circuits that have been released to production, as well as managed engineering teams across multiple sites.

Christopher Siu是加拿大不列顛哥倫比亞省本拿比市不列顛哥倫比亞理工學院（BCIT）電氣與電腦工程技術系的教職員。Chris也是Wavelink Electronics Ltd的創辦人，該公司專門從事模擬和射頻電子設計的諮詢業務。他在加州斯坦福大學獲得碩士學位，並在不列顛哥倫比亞省的西蒙菲莎大學獲得學士學位，兩者均為電氣工程專業。Chris也是不列顛哥倫比亞省的註冊專業工程師。在他的職業生涯中，Chris曾在矽谷和加拿大工作，為惠普、飛利浦半導體和PMC-Sierra等公司工作。他設計的模擬和射頻集成電路已經投入生產，並且管理過多個地點的工程團隊。