ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS ASSEMBLY AND SERVICING : Intermediate (Book with DVD) (Workbook Included)

Electronic Products Assembly and Servicing: Intermediate comprehends various diverse practical and visual skills with knowledge of specialized materials and techniques. Electronic or digital equipment are intended for everyday use, typically in homes or industry. Main consumer electronics products include radio receivers, television sets, MP3 players, video recorders, DVD players, digital cameras, camcorders, personal computers, video game consoles, telephones and mobile phones. This book will introduce the knowledge and skills for those studying and/or working in electronics industry to interpret and convey information in response to workplace requirements.

About this Book

The information in this book consists of basic to core competencies that a person must possess to assemble electronic products, prepare printed circuit boards (PCB) modules and to install and service consumer and industrial electronic products and systems.

About the Electronics Products Industry

Electronics is the science of how to control electric energy, energy in which the electrons have a fundamental role. Electronics deals with electrical circuits that involve active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive electrical components and interconnection technologies. The electronics industry manufactures and distributes everything from telephones, stereo components, televisions, alarm clocks, and calculators to digital cameras, video cameras, VCRs, and DVD and MP3 players-basically, everything you see when you go into a store. Needless to say, consumer electronics is big business. In 2005, in the U.S. alone, consumers spent more than $75 billion on consumer electronics products, 8 percent more than in 2004. The industry employs a host of engineers, designers, marketers, sales people, customer service reps, and finance gurus to continually improve familiar products as well as come up with the next big must-have gadget. Although much of the actual manufacturing of consumer electronics products is done in Asia and other low labor-cost locations, there are many career opportunities in this industry. On the technical side, opportunities exist for software and electronics engineers, quality assurance engineers, industrial designers, manufacturing design engineers, and IT professionals.