The document lists various types of linear electronic circuits and their functions, including adders, subtracters, amplifiers, and filters. Each circuit serves a specific purpose, such as modifying signals, regulating voltage, or converting between different forms of current. Key components include oscillators, rectifiers, and comparators, highlighting their importance in electronic systems.

1. List of the Major
Types of Linear
Electronic
Circuits

2. Linear Electronic
Circuit
ADDERS
Circuits that add
signals

3. Linear Electronic
Circuit
SUBTRACTER
Circuits that
decrease signals

4. Linear Electronic
Circuit
AMPLIFIERS
Circuits that
increase a signals

5. Linear Electronic
Circuit
ATTENUATORS
Circuits that
decrease a signals

6. Linear Electronic
Circuit
CLIPPERS
Circuit that prevent
signals from exceeding
some set of amplitude
limit

7. Linear Electronic
Circuit
COMPARATOR
S
Circuit that compare
signals against some
reference, which is
usually a voltage

8. Linear Electronic
Circuit
CONTROLLERS
Circuit that regulate
signals and load devices
it might be used to set
and hold the speed of a
motor

9. Linear Electronic
Circuit
CONVERTERS
Circuit that change a
signal from one form to
another (e.g. Volume to
frequency and frequency
to volume)

10. Linear Electronic
Circuit
DETECTORS
Circuit that remove
information from a signal
(a radio detector removes
voice or music from a
radio signal)

11. Linear Electronic
Circuit
DIVIDERS
Circuit that perform
arithmetic division of
a signal

12. Linear Electronic
Circuit
FILTERS
Circuit that remove
unwanted frequencies
from a signal

13. Linear Electronic
Circuit
MIXERS
Circuit that produce
the sum and difference
frequencies of two input
signals

14. Linear Electronic
Circuit
MULTIPLIERS
Circuit that perform
arithmetic multiplication
of some signal
characteristic

15. Linear Electronic
Circuit
OSCILLATORS
Circuit that change
Direct-Current to
Alternating-Current

16. Linear Electronic
Circuit
RECTIFIERS
Circuit that change
Alternating-Current to
Direct-Current

17. Linear Electronic
Circuit
REGULATORS
Circuit that hold
some value, such as
voltage or current in
constant

18. Linear Electronic
Circuit
SWITCHES
Circuit that turns on
or off or change their
routing in an
electronic system