Electronic Techniques: Shop Practices and Construction (7th Edition) [Paperback]

Robert S. Villanucci (Author), Alexander W. Artgis (Author), William F. Megow (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 30, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0130195669 | ISBN-13: 978-0130195661 | Edition: 7

This solid, easy-to-read book is designed to fulfill the needs of technicians seeking competency in all aspects of electronic design and fabrication techniques. It serves as a practical and realistic guide for developing skills in planning, designing and constructing electronic equipment. Extensive coverage of important topics reflect the rapid, on-going changes continuously reshaping the electronic packaging industry and the specialized skills that go with them. These topics are discussed under the major headings of: Circuit Design And Project Planning, Designing Printed Circuit Boards With CAD Techniques, Printed Circuit Board Fabrication And Inspection, Printed Circuit Board Component Assembly And Soldering, Chassis Fabrication And Metal Finishing Techniques, And Chassis Hardware And Wiring. A final section contains a broad selection of introductory and advanced packaging projects that strengthen readers' understanding of the material covered, and further develops their interest in developing the skills discussed. For today's packaging technicians, and for use in industrial and military training programs.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Electronic Techniques: Shop Practices and Construction presents a practical and realistic approach for developing skills in planning, designing and constructing electronic equipment. Its logical presentation helps beginning technicians become competent in all aspects of electronic design and fabrication techniques. Due to the text's widespread recognition as a book that is practical and easy-to-read with a perfect balance of principle and practice, the Fifth Edition has retained much, incorporating additions, deletions and reorganizations only to strengthen and update the material. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

From the Back Cover

The electronic packaging industry continues to undergo rapid change, and currently there is no end in sight to this progress. The adoption of new device packages for high-density assemblies in conjunction with more functionally-complicated, printed circuit board technologies bring about ever more sophisticated design, construction, and packaging techniques that require today's technician to possess special skills.

The seventh edition of Electronic Techniques: Shop Practices and Construction continues to present a practical and realistic approach for developing the new skills necessary for planning, designing, and constructing state-of-the-art electronic equipment. The new material added to this edition serves to strengthen and update this highly successful text, designed to fulfill the needs of technicians seeking competency in all aspects of electronic design and fabrication techniques. Clear, detailed explanations are combined with a multitude of figures and drawings to provide the most up-to-date coverage anywhere. In addition, the end-of-chapter exercises (short-answer, true/false, matching, multiple choice, and problems) help to reinforce the objectives introduced within the chapter.

Features new to the seventh edition include:

• Chapter 1 has been updated and uses a newer version of PSpice^® in explanations, examples, and exercises.
• Chapter 27 is entirely new. This innovative addition addresses the valuable topic of electronic devices for student projects.
• New appendices complement the new material introduced in chapter 27 and provide a quick reference to manufacturers' and suppliers' websites.

Several new additions (to reflect changes made to the student text) have also been made to the Instructor's Manual (0-13-091363-4) .to accompany this text.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 688 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 7 edition (March 30, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130195669
• ISBN-13: 978-0130195661
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.2 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,268,439 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't wast your money, August 30, 2001

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This review is from: Electronic techniques: Shop practices and construction (Hardcover)

I would not buy this book. [...]It is very much out of date and appears to be a textbook for a first semester electronics course. Even if I had read this book 10 years ago I would not be happy. It does not mention surface mount devices (they were in use at time of publication in 1986) and goes on at length about very simple subjects like drilling a holes in circuit boards. Don?t waste your money. Amazon has much better books in stock.

1.0 out of 5 stars 10 Year Old Techniques, February 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Electronic Techniques: Shop Practices and Construction (Hardcover)

This book is in need of major updates in almost every way. I would not recommend this book to anyone who has had more that a year or two of experience in the electronics lab environment.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars interesting, July 3, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Electronic Techniques: Shop Practices and Construction (7th Edition) (Paperback)

I believe this book is dated although it does have some interesting ideals