Electronics Collection (page 16)

Construction worker. Woman carrying building materials for the construction of new office buildings in Bangalore, India

Gallium nitride nanowires, SEM
Gallium nitride nanowires, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Nanowires, seen here grown in square plots, are artificially grown crystal filaments that measure only a few nanometres

Oscilloscope showing voltage / time trace
Oscilloscope trace. View of a cathode ray oscilloscope (CRO) displaying a sinusoidal voltage against time trace. A CRO is an item of electronic equipment which utilises a cathode ray tube to

MEMS production, metal evaporation
MEMS production. Inside of a metal evaporation machine that is being used to produce MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) devices

Reed switch with coil. The reed switch, inside the coil of wire, is an electrical component that is placed in a circuit to allow the circuit to be switched

Photodiode. This is a type of diode that allows electric current to flow if the light levels are high enough. A diode is an electronic component that acts as a one-way valve for the flow of electric

Network card X-ray
Network card. X-ray of an electronic circuit board which processes communications between a computer and an external network

Printed circuit board, computer artwork
Printed circuit board (PCB). Computer artwork of the PCB from a motherboard (main circuit board) of a personal computer (PC)

MEMS production, chemical etching
MODEL RELEASED. MEMS production. Clean room technicians using chemical etching processes to produce MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) devices

Hand holds transistors from the 1960s to 1990s
Transistors. Hand holds an assortment of transist- ors from the 1960s to the 1980s & 1990s. Transist- ors have many uses in electronic equipment includ- ing amplification & signal processing

Oscilloscope trace. Screen of an oscilloscope showing a trace of voltage against time. Oscilloscopes are used to display and analyse waveforms of electronic signals

Computer hard disk assembly. Component parts of a hard disk showing the outer aluminium casing (top), the hard disk platter and read/write head (centre), and the controller electronics (bottom)

Variable resistor. Also known as a rheostat, this image shows the internal workings of a variable resistor. When placed in a circuit

Three electrolytic capacitors with capacitance values of 2200 microfarads, 1000 microfarads and 470 microfarads. The arrows on the canisters are pointing to the capacitors negative ends

Battery holder. Batteries in a battery holder. The apparatus is set up so that one, two, three or all of the batteries can be used in a circuit in series

MEMS production, furnace processing
MEMS production. Row of silicon wafers entering a furnace during the process of producing MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) devices

CD drive, simulated X-ray
CD drive. Simulated X-ray of a compact disc (CD) drive from a computer. A disc is in the sliding tray at bottom. This will retract into the machine

Magic sensor X-ray
Magic sensor. Coloured X-ray of a tyre fitted internally with an autonomous sensor (yellow). This long-lived sensor is powered solely by the changes in pressure it measures, needing no batte- ry

Quartz crystal oscillator from a watch. This tuning fork-shaped crystal vibrates at a specific frequency when exposed to an alternating electric current

Processor power. Conceptual computer image of the power of modern computer processors

CD drive on a laptop computer
DVD (digital versatile disc) drive on a laptop computer

Printed circuit board production. Worker using a magnifying glass to examine a template used to make a printed circuit boards (PCBs)

Circuit board in a portable radio. Components such as resistors and capacitors are visible

Two circuit boards meeting at a spot of light
Circuit board. Abstract image of a spot of light forming where two circuit boards touch. Circuits are comprised of individual components connected together by electrical pathways

Transistors and diodes on a printed circuit board. Diodes (small, cylindrical) are electronic components which allow current to pass in only one direction on the circuit board

Computer power cables with connectors (white)

One of the Maluku islands in Indonesia
Semiconductor diode. Electronic component that acts as a one-way valve for the flow of electric current. Most diodes are semiconductor diodes

Laptop computer keys

Compact flash memory card. Flash memory is a form of non-volatile computer data storage. Flash memory cards may be used with digital cameras, handheld and mobile computers, telephones, music players

MEMS production, device sorting
MODEL RELEASED. MEMS production. Tweezers being used by a clean room technician to sort MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) devices into waffle-box storage containers

Macrophoto of surface of a circuit board
Circuit board. Macrophotograph of the surface of a circuit board

MEMS production, support bonding
MEMS production. Microscope apparatus being used to mount MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) devices onto support structures

View of a circuit board from an alarm system
Circuit board. View of a printed circuit board with electronic components attached to it. Circuit boards connect components, including microchips (black rectangles), transistors, diodes, resistors

Static protection device in use
MODEL RELEASED. Static protection device being worn around the wrist of a computer technician as he handles components in a personal computer

Computer interior, showing expansion slots. These slots (upper frame) are where extra components are added to the computer to expand its capabilities

Computer circuit board being electrically-tested
Circuit board testing. Microchip on a computer circuit board being tested by having a spark of electricity fired at it. This quality control check tests whether that the component will be resistant

Macrophotograph of a circuit board
Macrophotograph of the surface of a printed circuit board. The olive green areas are copper conducting tracks of the circuit, covered with a protective varnish

Light dependent resistor. This component is a sensor usually made from cadmium sulphide (CdS). Light levels affect the electrical resistance of CdS

Silicon nanowire device, held by tweezers. This device is coated with billions of tiny nanowires, each measuring a few nanometres (billionths of a metre) in diameter

Zinc oxide nanowires, SEM
Zinc oxide nanowires, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Nanowires are artificially grown crystal filaments that measure only a few nanometres (billionths of a metre) in diameter

Abstract image of a circuit board
Circuit board. Abstract image of a circuit board photographed through a lens filter. Circuit boards are made from a variety of components connected together by electrical pathways

Electrical wires

Man testing circuit boards at telephone exchange
MODEL RELEASED. Circuit testing. An engineer checks current flow through circuit boards at a telephone exchange. He is holding a voltmeter

MEMS production, thin film deposition
MODEL RELEASED. MEMS production. Clean room technician using a thin film deposition machine to produce MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) devices

MEMS production, plasma etching
MODEL RELEASED. MEMS production. Clean room technicians using plasma etching techniques to produce MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) devices

MEMS production, gold metal circuitry
MEMS production. Wafer on which gold metal has been deposited to form electronic circuitry for MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) devices

Thermoelectric silicon nanowire, artwork
Thermoelectric silicon nanowire. Computer artwork showing a silicon nanowire (centre) bridging two heating pads (top and bottom)

Assorted capacitors. A capacitor is similar to a battery in that it is designed to store and release electrons. It has two terminals (electrodes)

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