Helpful Resources

horizontal rule

University of Toronto

bullet Information about the Instrumentation Lab, GB341
bullet Teaching Assistant Training Manual
bullet PDF format (900 kB)

horizontal rule

Online Electronics Documentation

Online SPICE User's Guide (Version 2G)

Hspice manual (Version 98.2)[PDF]

Tutorial papers on analog circuits 

This collection was compiled from the term papers of graduate students in my ECE1352 and ECE1371 graduate courses. They are intended as a literature survey to specific areas of analog circuits. 

Electronics Group Student  Home Page

Supporting the graduate students involved in analog and RF wireless integrated circuits, this web site provides useful information to new students, and contains practical technical tips, templates, files, commentary, etc.

Electronics Resources

horizontal rule

WWW Virtual Library for Electrical Engineering

Semiconductor Subway

Chip Directory

Byrne's Online Datasheet Resource

Circuits Archive

Yahoo's Electrical Engineering Index

Lexicon of Semiconductor Terms, Abbreviations, and Acronyms

EDN Design Ideas Database

Wireless Optical Communications

Information on making printed circuit boards

bullet http://www.eecg.utoronto.ca/~kphang/PCB  - A list of commercial software packages  for designing PCB's. The main features and limitations of each package are listed to help students.
bullet http://www.lvr.com/pcbs.htm - A collection of files and links to material about making PC boards.
bullet "How to make really good Homemade PCBs" from Mike's Electric Stuff web site.
bullet http://www.capable.on.ca/etching.htm - Tips on Making Excellent Printed Circuit Boards
bullet http://www.dynaart.com/ - All you need is a laser printer, our transfer paper and a special applicator device called a SuperFuser.
bullet http://www.techniks.com/ - Press 'n Peel mask sheets

PCB Manufacturers

bullet Precision Circuits Canada  16 Strathearn Ave., Brampton, Ontario, 905-793-5663
bullet Network Circuits Inc., 145 Riviera Dr., Markham, Ontario, 905-470-0515
bullet AP Circuits  (Alberta Printed Circuits) Online service
bullet Supremetronic Inc.   289 College St., Toronto, Ontario, 416-967-9333
bullet OLIMEX Ltd., (Bulgaria), ships to North America. Apparently quite fast and reasonably priced.

 

Electronics History

horizontal rule

Outstanding Canadian pioneers of early radio and radar:

bullet

Edward Samuel Rogers Sr. (1900-1939)
bullet

Photos of my antique Rogers Radio (circa 1940/1941)

bullet

Reginald Aubrey Fessenden (1866-1932)

bullet

Frederick J. Heath (1916-1999)

Sites celebrating the 100th anniversary of Guglielmo Marconi's historic trans-Atlantic radio transmission:

bullet

www.marconiusa.org: Web site of  the Marconi Foundation

bullet

www.alpcom.it/hamradio

General Interest

horizontal rule

Welcome to Toronto!

CBC Radio's Home Page

Mapquest: A global map database

horizontal rule

Last updated: May 25, 2006