Electronic

Electronic engineering is a discipline dealing with the behavior and effects of electrons (as in electron tubes, transistors and ICs) and with electronic devices, systems, or equipment. The term now also covers a large part of electrical engineering degree courses as studied at most European universities. In the U.S., however, electrical engineering implies all the wide electrical disciplines including electronics. There is the world-wide organization IEEE that sets the standard as standard bearer in the electrical and electronic field.[1]

In many areas, electronic engineering is considered to be at the same level as electrical engineering, requiring that more general programs be called electrical and electronic engineering (many UK and Turkish universities have departments of Electronic and Electrical Engineering). Both define a broad field that encompasses many subfields including those that deal with power, instrumentation engineering, telecommunications, and semiconductor circuit design amongst many others.[2]

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1 Terminology
2 History of electronic engineering
2.1 Early electronics
2.2 Tubes or valves
2.2.1 The vacuum tube detector
2.3 Phonographs and radiogrammes
2.4 Television
2.5 Radar and radio location
2.6 Computers
2.7 Transistors
2.8 Microprocessors
3 Electronics
4 Typical electronic engineering undergraduate syllabus
4.1 Electromagnetics
4.2 Network analysis
4.3 Electronic devices and circuits
4.4 Signals and systems
4.5 Control systems
4.6 Communications
5 Education and training
6 Licensure, certification, and regulation
7 Professional bodies
8 Modern electronic engineering
9 Subfields
9.1 Overview of electronic engineering
9.2 Project engineering
10 References
11 See also