Electronics Engineering

5G Technology

2023-03-29T00:01:00.016+08:00

5G technology is the latest development in mobile telecommunications, offering significant improvements in speed, latency, and capacity compared to its predecessors. With its faster download and upload speeds, lower latency, and greater capacity, 5G technology is poised to revolutionize the way we use the internet and enable a host of new applications and services.

First, let's take a closer look at the speed of 5G. With its theoretical peak speeds of up to 20 gigabits per second, 5G is significantly faster than 4G, which typically offers peak speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second. This means that users can download and stream content much more quickly and efficiently, even when downloading large files like movies or games. In addition, 5G's faster speeds will make it possible to stream high-quality video and audio without any lag or buffering.

One of the most significant benefits of 5G technology is its lower latency. Latency refers to the amount of time it takes for data to travel from a device to a server and back again. With 5G, latency is expected to be reduced to as little as 1 millisecond, compared to 4G's average latency of around 50 milliseconds. This will be particularly useful for applications that require real-time interaction, such as online gaming or remote surgery, where even small delays can be problematic.

Another advantage of 5G technology is its greater capacity, which means that more devices can connect to the internet simultaneously without any slowdowns or disruptions. This will be especially useful in high-density areas such as stadiums, airports, or city centers, where large numbers of people need to connect to the internet at the same time. With 5G, more devices can be connected to the internet without affecting the speed or reliability of the connection.

In addition to these benefits, 5G technology also has the potential to enable a range of new applications and services. For example, 5G's low latency and high bandwidth could make it possible to use virtual and augmented reality applications for remote training, education, or entertainment. Similarly, 5G's greater capacity could support the development of smart cities, where connected devices can communicate with each other to optimize traffic flow, reduce energy consumption, and improve public safety.

One of the most exciting possibilities of 5G technology is the development of autonomous vehicles. With its low latency and high reliability, 5G could enable cars to communicate with each other and with infrastructure such as traffic lights and road signs, making it possible for vehicles to operate more efficiently and safely. For example, cars could be programmed to automatically adjust their speed and direction to avoid accidents, reduce traffic congestion, and save fuel.

However, despite its many advantages, 5G technology is not without its challenges. One of the main obstacles to the widespread adoption of 5G is the need for extensive infrastructure upgrades. Unlike 4G, which uses relatively low-frequency radio waves that can travel long distances and penetrate buildings, 5G relies on high-frequency waves that have shorter ranges and are easily blocked by obstacles such as buildings and trees. As a result, 5G networks will require a much denser network of small cell sites, which will need to be installed on streetlights, utility poles, and other structures. In addition, the construction of new 5G infrastructure may require significant regulatory changes and investment.

Another challenge facing the deployment of 5G technology is the issue of security. With its increased capacity and connectivity, 5G networks could be vulnerable to cyber attacks, making it crucial to develop robust security protocols and encryption methods. Governments and telecom companies will need to work together to develop effective security measures that protect against cyber threats without compromising users' privacy or freedom of speech.

5G technology is the next generation of mobile telecommunications technology that offers faster data speeds, lower latency, and greater capacity compared to previous generations of mobile technology. 5G uses higher frequency radio waves and advanced networking technologies to deliver faster data speeds and more reliable connectivity, which enables a wide range of new applications and services. With its theoretical peak speeds of up to 20 gigabits per second, 5G is expected to revolutionize the way we use the internet, making it possible to download and stream content much more quickly and efficiently. In addition, 5G's lower latency, with delays reduced to as little as 1 millisecond, makes it ideal for applications that require real-time interaction, such as online gaming, remote surgery, and autonomous vehicles. The greater capacity of 5G will also enable more devices to connect to the internet simultaneously without any slowdowns or disruptions, making it particularly useful in high-density areas such as stadiums, airports, or city centers. However, the deployment of 5G technology will require significant infrastructure upgrades and investment, and there are also concerns about security and privacy that will need to be addressed. Overall, 5G technology represents a major step forward in mobile telecommunications, with the potential to transform many aspects of our lives, from entertainment and education to healthcare and transportation.

Overall, 5G technology has the potential to revolutionize the way we use the internet, with faster speeds, increased capacity, and lower latency. This technology will enable a host of new applications and services, from virtual and augmented reality to autonomous vehicles and smart cities, making our lives easier, safer, and more connected.

Definition and Interpretation of Terms

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(a) Electronics - the science dealing with the development and application of devices and systems involving the flow of electrons or other carriers of electric charge, in a vacuum, in gaseous media, in plasma, in semiconductors, in solid-state and/or in similar devices, including, but not limited to, applications involving optical, electromagnetic and other energy forms when transduced or converted into electronic signals.

(b) Professional Electronics Engineer - a person who is qualified to hold himself/herself out as a duly registered/licensed Professional Electronics Engineer under this Act and to affix to his/her name the letters "PECE".

(c) Electronics Engineer - a person who is qualified to hold himself/herself out as a duly registered/licensed Electronics Engineer under this Act and to affix to his/her name the letters "ECE".

(d) Electronics Technician - a person who is qualified to hold himself/herself out as a duly registered/licensed Electronics Technician under this Act and to affix to his/her name the letters "ECT".

(e) Electronics and Communications Engineer - a person who is qualified to hold himself/herself out as a duly-registered/licensed Electronics and Communications Engineer under Republic Act No. 5734.

(f) Computer – any of a variety of electronic devices that is capable of accepting data, programs and/or instructions, executing the programs and/or instructions to process the data and presenting the results.

(g) Information and Communications Technology - the acquisition, production, transformation, storage and transmission/reception of data and information by electronic means in forms such as vocal, pictorial, textual, numeric or the like; also refers to the theoretical and practical applications and processes utilizing such data and information.

(h) Communications - the process of sending and/or receiving information, data, signals and/or messages between two (2) or more points by radio, cable, optical wave guides or other devices and wired or wireless medium

(i) Telecommunications - any transmission, emission or reception of voice, data, electronic messages, text, written or printed matter, fixed or moving pictures or images, words, music or visible or audible signals or sounds, or any information, intelligence and/or control signals of any design/format and for any purpose, by wire, radio, spectral, visual/optical/light, or other electronic, electromagnetic and
technological means.

(j) Broadcast, Broadcasting - an undertaking the object of which is to transmit audio, video, text, images or other signals or messages for reception of a broad audience in a geographical area via wired or wireless means.

(k) Industrial Plant - includes all manufacturing establishments and other business endeavors where electronic or electronically-controlled machinery or equipment are installed and/or are being used, sold, maintained, assembled, manufactured or operated.

(l) Commercial Establishment - shall include but not be limited to office buildings, hotels, motels, hospitals, condominiums, stores, apartments, supermarkets, schools, studios, stadia, parking areas, memorial chapels/parks, watercraft and aircraft used for business or profit, and any other building/s or area/s for business purposes, where electronic or electronically-controlled machinery or equipment are installed and/or are being used, sold, maintained, assembled, manufactured or operated.

(m) Consulting Services - as used in this Act, shall include services requiring adequate technical expertise, experience and professional capability in undertaking advisory and review, pre-investment or feasibility studies, design, planning, construction, supervision, management and related services, and other technical studies or special studies in the field of electronics engineering.

(n) Accredited Professional Organization - the integrated and accredited national organization of Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians.

RA 9292 / SECTION 3

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Electronics Engineering Primer

2017-02-12T22:46:00.000+08:00

ELECTRONICS - the science dealing with the development and application of devices and systems involving the flow of electrons or other carriers of electric charge, in a vacuum, in gaseous media, in plasma, in semiconductors, in solid-state and/or in similar devices, including, but not limited to, applications involving optical, electromagnetic and other energy forms when transduced or converted into electronic signals. "excerpt from RA 9292 / SECTION 3"

source: Professional Regulation Commission

So You Want To Be A Ham

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Philippine Amateur Radio Association (PARA), Inc. conducts an orientation seminar for individuals who are interested in getting into amateur radio.

Date: CLICK HERE (saturday)
Time: 8:00AM (registration) / 8:30AM - 4:00PM (seminar)
Location: PARA HQ, 4th Flr NTC Bldg., Quezon City

The seminar is also a requirement to be able to secure a Certificate of Attendance before filing for examination.

The venue is good for 100 persons only. Contact the PARA Secretariat to reserve your slot.

Philippine Amateur Radio Association
4F NTC Building, BIR Road, Diliman, Quezon City
Telephone Nos.: 6689125 / 9862740 / 9862741
Email: para1932@gmail.com

Frequencies
HF: 7.095 MHz
VHF: 144.740 MHz -600 KHz PL 100
UHF: 434.00 MHz +5 PL 88.5 / 1292.92 MHz -20 MHz PL 88.5

Q. How Much?
A. 200 pesos / 175 pesos (student) "Seminar is free, the amount is for the printing expenses of the Handbook and the Certificate."

Q. What can I get?
A. You'll get a Certificate of Attendance and a Handbook - So You Want To Be A Ham (must-have)

Q. What's next after I've attended the seminar?
A. You are now qualified to take Class C or Class D Amateur Radio Operator's Licensure Exam
conducted by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC).

Special Candidates – A registered Electronics Engineer or a holder of a valid commercial first radiotelephone operator certificate is qualified to hold an amateur Class “B” provided he shall pass the examination for element II without undergoing the examination for Class “C”. Similarly, a holder of a valid first/or second class commercial radiotelegraph radio operator certificate shall be required to pass the examination for element II only.

Q. What are the General Qualifications for Examinees?
A. 1.) A citizen of the Philippine or a citizen of other countries that provide the same privilege
extended to Filipino nationals in their country as far as examination is concerned.
2.) At least twelve (12) years old for Class A, B and C. For Class D, the minimum age shall be
nine (9) years old provided there is an affidavit of parental consent.
3.) Ability to transmit and/or receive messages either in Filipino, English, or any of the Philippine
languages.

Q. How to file an application for Class C or Class D examination?
A. I suggest you to coordinate with the PARA Secretariat for your convenience.

Q. What are the requirements needed to submit in filing an application for examination?
A. For details of the requirements to be submitted, download the Application Form for Amateur Radio Operator's Exam.

for more info, visit PARA Website: www.para.org.ph

download
Revised Amateur Radio Regulations (must-read)
REVIEWER Class C Amateur Radio Operator's Exam

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ELEMENT II - Rules & Regulations

RA 9292 "Electronics Engineering Law of 2004"

2016-08-28T21:52:00.000+08:00

H. No. 5224

S. No. 2683

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES

METRO MANILA

TWELFTH CONGRESS

THIRD REGULAR SESSION

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-eight day of July, two

thousand three.

[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9292]

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A MORE RESPONSIVE AND

COMPREHENSIVE REGULATION FOR THE REGISTRATION,

LICENSING AND PRACTICE OF PROFESSIONAL ELECTRONICS

ENGINEERS, ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS AND ELECTRONICS

TECHNICIANS, REPEALING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5734,

OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "ELECTRONICS AND

COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING ACT OF THE PHILIPPINES",

AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in

Congress assembled:

ARTICLE I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Electronics Engineering Law of 2004".

SEC. 2. Statement of Policy. - The State recognizes the importance of electronics engineering in nation-building and development. The State shall therefore develop and nurture competent, virtuous, productive and well-rounded Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians whose standards of practice and service shall be excellent, qualitative, world-class and globally competitive through inviolable, honest, effective and credible licensure examinations and through regulatory measures, programs and activities that foster their integrity, continuing professional education, development and growth.

SEC. 3. Definition and Interpretation of Terms. - As used in this Act, the following terms shall mean:

(a) Electronics - the science dealing with the development and application of devices and systems involving the flow of electrons or other carriers of electric charge, in a vacuum, in gaseous media, in plasma, in semiconductors, in solid-state and/or in similar devices, including, but not limited to, applications involving optical, electromagnetic and other energy forms when transduced or converted into electronic signals.

(b) Professional Electronics Engineer - a person who is qualified to hold himself/herself out as a duly registered/licensed Professional Electronics Engineer under this Act and to affix to his/her name the letters "PECE".

(c) Electronics Engineer - a person who is qualified to hold himself/herself out as a duly registered/licensed Electronics Engineer under this Act and to affix to his/her name the letters "ECE".

(d) Electronics Technician - a person who is qualified to hold himself/herself out as a duly registered/licensed Electronics Technician under this Act and to affix to his/her name the letters "ECT".

(e) Electronics and Communications Engineer - a person who is qualified to hold himself/herself out as a duly-registered/licensed Electronics and Communications Engineer under Republic Act No. 5734.

(f) Computer – any of a variety of electronic devices that is capable of accepting data, programs and/or instructions, executing the programs and/or instructions to process the data and presenting the results.

(g) Information and Communications Technology - the acquisition, production, transformation, storage and transmission/reception of data and information by electronic means in forms such as vocal, pictorial, textual, numeric or the like; also refers to the theoretical and practical applications and processes utilizing such data and information.

(h) Communications - the process of sending and/or receiving information, data, signals and/or messages between two (2) or more points by radio, cable, optical wave guides or other devices and wired or wireless medium

(i) Telecommunications - any transmission, emission or reception of voice, data, electronic messages, text, written or printed matter, fixed or moving pictures or images, words, music or visible or audible signals or sounds, or any information, intelligence and/or control signals of any design/format and for any purpose, by wire, radio, spectral, visual/optical/light, or other electronic, electromagnetic and
technological means.

(j) Broadcast, Broadcasting - an undertaking the object of which is to transmit audio, video, text, images or other signals or messages for reception of a broad audience in a geographical area via wired or wireless means.

(k) Industrial Plant - includes all manufacturing establishments and other business endeavors where electronic or electronically-controlled machinery or equipment are installed and/or are being used, sold, maintained, assembled, manufactured or operated.

(l) Commercial Establishment - shall include but not be limited to office buildings, hotels, motels, hospitals, condominiums, stores, apartments, supermarkets, schools, studios, stadia, parking areas, memorial chapels/parks, watercraft and aircraft used for business or profit, and any other building/s or area/s for business purposes, where electronic or electronically-controlled machinery or equipment are installed and/or are being used, sold, maintained, assembled, manufactured or operated.

(m) Consulting Services - as used in this Act, shall include services requiring adequate technical expertise, experience and professional capability in undertaking advisory and review, pre-investment or feasibility studies, design, planning, construction, supervision, management and related services, and other technical studies or special studies in the field of electronics engineering.

(n) Accredited Professional Organization - the integrated and accredited national organization of Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians.

SEC. 4. Categories of Practice. - The following shall be the engineering and technician categories covered by this Act:

(a) Professional Electronics Engineer (PECE)

(b) Electronics Engineer (ECE)

(c) Electronics Technician (ECT)

SEC. 5. Nature and Scope of Practice of Electronics Engineering and Electronics Technician Professions.

(a) The scope and nature of practice of the Electronics Engineer shall embrace and consist of any work or activity relating to the application of engineering sciences and/or principles to the investigation, analysis, synthesis, planning, design, specification, research and development, provision, procurement, marketing and sales, manufacture and production, construction and installation, tests/measurements/control, operation, repair, servicing, technical support and
maintenance of electronic components, devices, products, apparatus, instruments, equipment, systems, networks, operations and processes in the fields of electronics, including communications and/or telecommunications, information and communications technology (ICT), computers and their networking and hardware/firmware/software development and applications, broadcast/broadcasting,
cable and wireless television, consumer and industrial electronics, electrooptics/ photonics/opto-electronics, electro-magnetics, avionics, aerospace, navigational and military applications, medical electronics, robotics, cybernetics, biometrics and all other related and convergent fields; it also includes the administration, management, supervision and regulatory aspects of such works and
activities; similarly included are those teaching and training activities which develop the ability to use electronic engineering fundamentals and related advanced knowledge in electronics engineering, including lecturing and teaching of technical and professional subjects given in the electronics engineering and electronics technician curriculum and licensure examinations.

(b) The scope and nature of practice of the Professional Electronics Engineer shall embrace and consist of all of the above plus the sole authority to provide consulting services as defined in this Act and to sign and seal electronics plans, drawings, permit applications, specifications, reports and other technical documents prepared by himself/herself and/or under his direct supervision.

(c) The scope and nature of practice of the Electronics Technician profession shall embrace and consist of any non-engineering work or activity relating to the installation, construction, operation, control, tests and measurements, diagnosis, repair and maintenance, manufacture and production, sales and marketing of any electronic component/s, device/s, products, apparatus, instruments, equipment, system/s, network/s, operations and processes located on land, watercraft, aircraft, industrial plants or commercial establishments, including the teaching and training of technical
and professional subjects given in the electronics technician curriculum and licensure examinations.

ARTICLE II

PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD OF

ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

SEC. 6. Composition of the Board. - There is hereby created a Professional Regulatory Board of Electronics Engineering, hereinafter referred to as the Board, under the administrative control and supervision of the Professional Regulation Commission, hereinafter referred to as the Commission, composed of a chairman and two (2) members who shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines from the three (3) recommendees per position chosen and ranked by the Commission, which recommendees shall in turn be chosen from the five (5) nominees for each position submitted by the accredited professional organization, in accordance with rules and regulations presently in existence or that may be promulgated for such purpose.

SEC. 7. Powers and Functions of the Board. - The Board is vested with the authority to:

(a) Administer/Implement the provisions of this Act;

(b) Administer oaths in connection with the administration of this Act;

(c) Adopt an official seal of the Board;

(d) Issue, suspend or revoke Certificates of Registration and accordingly the Professional Identification Cards of Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers or Electronics Technicians, or otherwise suspend the holder thereof from the practice of his/her profession, for any justifiable cause and after due process;

(e) Maintain a roster of Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians;

(f) Issue, suspend and/or cancel special permits to foreign Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers or Electronics Technicians in accordance with the provisions of this Act;

(g) Prescribe, amend or revise the requirements for licensing of Professional Electronics Engineers, and prepare, adopt and issue the syllabi of the subjects for the licensure examination for Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians, and prepare the questions therefore, in strict conformance with the scope of the syllabi;

(h) Adopt a program for the full computerization of the licensure examination;

(i) Grant registration without examination, subject to review and approval by the Commission, in accordance with the provisions of this Act;

(j) Study, examine and recommend, in coordination with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), and in consultation with other concerned government entities and the accredited professional organization, the essential requirements as to curricula and facilities of schools, colleges or universities, seeking permission to open courses or programs or already offering courses or programs in electronics engineering, electronics technician and related courses or programs and to see to it that these requirements, including employment of qualified faculty members, are properly
complied with: Provided, That within three (3) years after the effectivity of this Act, the Board shall, in coordination with CHED, TESDA, and in consultation with other concerned government entities and the accredited professional organization, review and define/re-define the curricula for electronics engineering, electronics technician and/or allied courses or programs for the purpose of re-aligning, revising and/or consolidating the same and/or otherwise defining the minimum requirements by means of which graduates of related or allied courses or programs can qualify to take the Electronics Engineer and Electronics Technician licensure examinations;

(k) Inspect educational institutions and based on their findings thereon, recommend to CHED and/or the TESDA and/or other government entities concerned with the granting of school permits or authorization, the opening, improvement/upgrading or closure of colleges or schools and universities offering electronics engineering and electronics technician courses or programs;

(l) Adopt and administer a Code of Ethics and a Code of Technical Standards of Practice for Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians in the Philippines;

(m) Promulgate rules and regulations on the scope of practice of Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians;

(n) Promulgate a program for continuing professional education and/or development of Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians;

(o) Prescribe the minimum manning and manpower requirements for Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians in industrial plants and commercial establishments for purposes of ensuring compliance with the provisions of this Act and all other ordinances, laws, rules and regulations that may be enacted hereinafter;

(p) Formulate, prescribe and adopt such rules and regulations for electronics installations in industrial plants, commercial establishments and other buildings or structures covered by the National Building Code of the Philippines, in coordination with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), other concerned agencies, representatives of industry and the Accredited Professional Organization;

(q) Study the conditions affecting the Professional Electronics Engineering, Electronics Engineering and Electronics Technician professions in the Philippines, and whenever necessary, exercise the powers conferred by this and other Acts, and adopt such measures as may be deemed proper for the enhancement and advancement of the professions and/or the maintenance of high professional, ethical and technical standards, and for this purpose, the Board may personally or through subordinate employees of the Commission or member/s of the Accredited Professional Organization, duly authorized by the Board and approved by the Commission, conduct ocular inspection or visit industrial plants and commercial establishments where Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians are employed for the purpose of determining compliance with the provisions of law relative thereto, in accordance with established policies promulgated by the Commission;

(r) Hear and decide violations of this Act, its implementing rules and regulations, the Code of Ethics and the Code of Technical Standards of Practice for the profession, and for this purpose, issue subpoena ad testificandum and/or subpoena duces tecum to secure attendance of witnesses and the production of documents in connection with the charges presented to and/or any investigation pending before the Board;

(s) Delegate the hearing or investigation of administrative cases filed before it to authorized officers of the Commission, except in cases where the issue involved strictly concerns the practice of the Professional Electronics Engineering, Electronics Engineering and Electronics Technician Professions, in which case the hearing shall be presided over by at least one (1) member of the Board assisted by a Legal or Hearing Officer of the Commission;

(t) Promulgate resolutions, orders and/or decisions on such administrative cases: Provided, That such resolutions, orders and/or decisions shall be subject to appeal within fifteen (15) days from receipt thereof with the Commission, which may affirm or reverse the same, dismiss the case, deny the appeal or remand the case to the Board for further action or proceeding: Provided, further, That if after fifteen (15) days from the receipt of such decision no appeal is taken therefrom to the
Commission, the same shall become final and immediately enforceable;

(u) Submit an annual action plan and corresponding report at the beginning and close of each fiscal year on the activities, proceedings and accomplishments of the Board for the year, incorporating therein any recommendation to the Commission; and

(v) Discharge such other powers and functions as the Board and the Commission may deem necessary for the practice of the profession and the upgrading, enhancement, development and growth of the Professional Electronics Engineer, Electronics Engineer and Electronics Technician professions in the Philippines. Except those in administrative cases, all resolutions embodying rules and regulations and other policies and measures issued and/or promulgated by the Board shall be
subject to the review and approval by the Commission.

SEC. 8. Qualifications of Board Members. - The chairman and members of the Board must possess the following qualifications at the time of their appointment:

(a) Be a citizen and a resident of the Philippines for at least five (5) consecutive years prior to his/her appointment;

(b) Be of good moral character and integrity;

(c) Be a holder of a valid Certificate of Registration and a valid Professional Identification Card as a Professional Electronics Engineer, duly qualified to practice as a Professional Engineer in the Philippines;

(d) Be a member of good standing of the Accredited Professional Organization;

(e) Be in active practice of the electronics engineering profession for at least ten (10) years prior to his appointment, either in self-practice, or employment in government service and/or in the private sector;

(f) Must not have any pecuniary interest, directly or indirectly, in any school, academy, college, university or institution conferring an academic degree and/or certification/accreditation necessary for admission to the practice of Electronics Engineering and/or Electronics Technician or where review classes in preparation for the licensure examination are being offered or conducted nor shall he/she be a member of the faculty or of the administration thereof prior to taking his/her oath of
office; and

(g) Must not have been convicted of an offense involving moral turpitude.

SEC. 9. Term of Office. - The members of the Board shall hold office for a
term of three (3) years from date of appointment or until their successors shall have
been appointed and qualified and may be re-appointed once for another term. Any
vacancy occurring within the term of a member shall be filled for the unexpired
portion of the term only: Provided, That the member appointed to serve the unexpired
term may be re-appointed more than once for as long as his/her continuous tenure
shall not exceed six (6) years. Each member of the Board shall take the proper oath
prior to the assumption of office.

SEC. 10. Compensation and Allowances of the Board. - The Chairman and
members of the Board shall receive compensation and allowances comparable to that
being received by the Chairman and members of existing regulatory boards under the
Commission as provided for in the General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 11. Removal of Board Members. - The President of the Philippines, upon
recommendation of the Commission, may suspend or remove any member of the
Board for neglect of duty, incompetence, manipulation or rigging of the licensure
examination results, disclosure of secret information or the examination questions
prior to the conduct of the said examination, or tampering of the grades therein, for
unprofessional or unethical conduct, or for any final judgment or conviction of any
criminal offense by the Courts, after having given the member concerned an
opportunity to be heard and/or to defend himself/herself in a proper administrative
investigation.

SEC. 12. Custodian of Board Records, Secretariat and Support Services. - All
records of the Board, including applications for examination, administrative cases
involving Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers and Electronics
Technicians shall be kept by the Commission.
The Commission shall designate the Secretary of the Board and shall provide
the secretariat and other support services to implement the provisions of this Act.

ARTICLE III

EXAMINATION, REGISTRATION AND LICENSURE

SEC. 13. Licensure Examination. - Except as otherwise specifically provided
in this Act, all applicants seeking to be registered and licensed as Electronics
Engineers and Electronics Technicians, shall undergo the required examinations to be
given by the Board in such places and dates as the Commission may designate in
accordance with the provisions of Republic Act No. 8981.

SEC. 14. Qualifications for Examinations. - In order to be allowed to take the
examination for Electronics Engineer or Electronics Technician, an applicant must, at
the time of the filing of his/her application, establish to the satisfaction of the Board
that:

(a) He/She is a citizen of the Philippines or of a foreign country qualified to
take the examination as provided for in Section 33 of this Act;

(b) He/She is of good moral character and had not been convicted by a court
of law of a criminal offense involving moral turpitude;

(c) For the Electronics Engineering examinations, he/she is a holder of a
degree of Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering or
Electronics Engineering, or subject to compliance with minimum requirements to be
prescribed by the Board, such equivalent and/or related engineering course or
program from any school, institute, college, or university recognized by the
Government or the State where it is established, after completing a resident collegiate
course equivalent to that of a full baccalaureate degree;

(d) For the Electronics Technician examinations:

(1) is a graduate of an Associate, Technician, Trade or Vocational course in
electronics or, subject to the evaluation of the Board, such equivalent and/or related
formal or non-formal course or program from any school, college, university or
training institution recognized by the Government or the State where it is established,
after completing a resident course or program of not less than two (2) years, or

(2) has completed at least the minimum third-year equivalent of a Bachelor of
Science program in Electronics and Communications Engineering or Electronics
Engineering program according to CHED guidelines, or, subject to the evaluation of
the Board such equivalent and/or related engineering course or program from any
school, institute, college or university recognized by the Government or State where it
is established;

SEC. 15. Scope of Examination for Electronics Engineers and Electronics
Technicians. - The examination for Electronics Engineers shall consist of written
tests which shall cover subjects prescribed by the Board but including at least the
following: Mathematics, Applied Sciences, Engineering Economics, Laws and Ethics,
Electronics, Communications, Computers, and Information and Communications
Technology.

The examinations for Electronics Technician shall consist of written and/or
practical tests covering subjects to be prescribed by the Board and shall cover subjects
specific to the practice of Electronics Technicians.

As urgent and important need arises so as to conform to technological and
modern changes, the Board may re-cluster, rearrange, modify, add to or exclude any
subject and prescribe the number of final examination/s per year after approval by the
Commission. The PRC Board resolution thereon shall be officially published in the
Official Gazette or major daily newspapers of general circulation and also circularized
and disseminated to all colleges.

SEC. 16. Ratings. - To pass the licensure examination, a candidate for
Electronics Engineer or Electronics Technician must obtain a passing rating of
seventy percent (70%) in each subject given during the examination: Provided,
however, That a candidate who obtains a passing rating in the majority of the subjects
but obtains a rating in the other subject/s below seventy percent (70%) but not lower
than sixty percent (60%), shall be allowed to take one removal examination on the
subject/s where he/she failed to obtain the passing rating: Provided, finally, That
should the examinee fail to obtain a passing rating in the removal examination, he/she
shall be considered as having failed the entire licensure examination.

SEC. 17. Release of the Results of Examination. - The Board and the
Commission shall correct and rate the licensure examination papers and shall release
the examination results within fifteen (15) days after the said examination.

SEC. 18. Qualifications and Schedule of Registration for Professional
Electronics Engineer. - For application for registration as a Professional Electronics
Engineer, the following shall be required:

(a) Valid Certificate of Registration and Professional Identification Card as
Electronics Engineer;

(b) Valid/current membership identification card from the Accredited
Professional Organization;

(c) Certified experience record of active self-practice and/or employment
either in government service or in the private sector, in the format to be prescribed by
the Board, indicating the inclusive dates, companies worked for, description of
specific responsibilities, relevant accomplishments and name, position of immediate
supervisors for a period of at least seven (7) years (inclusive and/or aggregate), at
least two (2) years of which are in responsible charge of significant engineering work,
from the date applicant took his/her oath as an Electronics and Communications
Engineer or Electronics Engineer;

(d) Three (3) certifications signed by three (3) Professional Electronics
Engineers attesting that the experience record submitted by the applicant is factual.

Applications for registration as Professional Electronics Engineer may be
submitted anytime to the Commission. The Board shall then schedule an en banc oral
interview of the applicant for the purpose of verifying, authenticating and assessing
the submittals and establishing the competency of the applicant according to rules,
regulations and competency standards to be formulated by the Board: Provided, That
those who have been registered and licensed as Electronics and Communications
Engineers under Republic Act No. 5734 for at least seven (7) years upon the
effectivity of this Act need only to submit items (a), (b), and (c) above: Provided,
further, That those who have been registered and licensed as Electronics and
Communications Engineers under Republic Act No. 5734 for less than seven (7) years
after the effectivity of this Act shall submit their certified experience records and
certifications from three (3) Professional Electronics Engineers as in items (c) and (d)
above, and submit to an en banc oral interview of the Board for competency
assessment, upon passing of which he can be registered as a Professional Electronics
Engineer.

SEC. 19. Issuance of the Certificate of Registration and Professional
Identification Card. - A Certificate of Registration shall be issued to examinees who
pass the Electronics Engineer and Electronics Technician licensure examination, to
Electronics Engineers who are registered as Professional Electronics Engineers and to

Electronics Technicians who are registered without examination, subject to payment
of fees prescribed by the Commission. The Certificate of Registration shall bear the
signature of the Chairperson and Members of the Board, stamped with the official
seal of the Commission and the Board, indicating that the person named therein is
entitled to practice the profession with all the privileges appurtenant thereto, subject
to compliance with all applicable requirements. The said certificate shall remain in
full force and effect until withdrawn, suspended or revoked in accordance with this
Act.

A Professional Identification Card bearing the registration number, date of
registration, duly signed by the Chairperson of the Commission, shall likewise be
issued to every registrant who has paid the prescribed fee. This identification card
will serve as evidence that the holder thereof is duly registered with the Commission.

SEC. 20. Registration without Examination for Electronics Technicians. -
Within five (5) years after the effectivity of this Act, the Board shall issue Certificates
of Registration and Professional Identification Cards without examination to
applicants for registration as Electronics Technicians who shall present evidence or
other proof satisfactory to the Board that:

(a) He/She is a graduate of at least a two-year Associate, Technician, Trade or
Vocational course in Electronics as certified by the TESDA, or that he/she has
completed at least the minimum third-year equivalent of a Bachelor's Degree of
Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering or Electronics Engineering
program according to CHED guidelines, or, subject to the evaluation of the Board, an
equivalent and/or related formal or non-formal course or program from any school,
institute, college, university or training institution recognized by the Government or
the State where it is established, and

(b) He/She has rendered at least seven (7) years (inclusive or aggregate) of
active self-practice and/or employment either in the Government or private sector,
indicating therein his/her specific duties and responsibilities, relevant
accomplishments, the complete names and addresses of clients and companies or
persons worked for, as well as the names and positions of immediate superiors.
The above submittals shall be accompanied by a certification from at least
three (3) registered Professional Electronics Engineers vouching for the integrity,
technical capability and good moral character of the applicant.

SEC. 21. Non-issuance of a Certificate of Registration and/or Professional
Identification Card for Certain Grounds. - The Board and/or the Commission shall
not register and shall not issue a Certificate of Registration and Professional
Identification Card to any person convicted by a court of competent jurisdiction of
any crime involving moral turpitude, to any person of immoral or dishonorable
conduct and to any person of unsound mind, furnishing the party concerned a written
statement containing the reasons for such action, which statement shall be
incorporated in the records of the Board.

SEC. 22. Professional Oath. - All successful examinees and all those who
have qualified for registration without examination shall be required to take a
professional oath before any member of the Board or any person authorized by the
Commission before he/she can be registered and issued a Certificate of Registration
and Professional Identification Card, and as a prerequisite to practicing as a
Professional Electronics Engineer, Electronics Engineer or Electronics Technician.

SEC. 23. Revocation and Suspension of Certificate of Registration,
Professional Identification Card and Cancellation of Special Permits. - The Board
shall, upon proper notice and hearing, revoke or suspend the validity of a Certificate
of Registration and accordingly the Professional Identification Card, or cancel a
Special Permit granted under Section 26 herein, for any of the causes mentioned in
the preceding sections, or for unprofessional or unethical conduct, malpractice,
incompetence or any violation of this Act and its implementing rules and regulations,
the Code of Ethics and the Code of Technical Standards of Practice, or where fraud,
deceit, or false statement was found to have been employed in obtaining said
Certificate of Registration, Professional Identification Card or Special Permit.

SEC. 24. Reinstatement, Re-issuance or Replacement of Certificate of
Registration and Professional Identification Card. - The Board may, two (2) years
after the revocation of a Certificate of Registration and Professional Identification
Card, upon application and for reasons deemed proper and sufficient, reinstate the
validity of a revoked Certificate of Registration and Professional Identification Card,
subject to compliance with the applicable requirements of the Commission, and the
Board: Provided, That he/she did not commit any illegal practice of the profession or
any violation of this Act, its rules, codes and policies during the time that his/her
Certificate of Registration and Professional Identification Card was revoked.

A new Certificate of Registration or Professional Identification Card to
replace lost, destroyed, or mutilated certificate or registration card may be issued,
subject to the rules promulgated by the Board and the Commission, upon payment of
the required fees.

SEC. 25. Roster of Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers
and Electronics Technicians. - The Board shall prepare and maintain a roster of the
names, residence and/or office address of all registered Professional Electronics
Engineers, Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians, which shall be updated
annually in cooperation with the Accredited Professional Organization, indicating
therein the status of the Certificate of Registration, Professional Identification Card
and membership in the Accredited Professional Organization of the professional,
whether valid, inactive due to death or other reasons, delinquent, suspended or
revoked. The said roster shall be conspicuously posted within the premises of the
Commission and the information therefrom made available to the public upon inquiry
or request.

SEC. 26. Exemptions from Examination and Registration. - No examination
and registration shall be required for foreign Professional Electronics Engineers,
Electronics Engineers or Electronics Technicians who are temporarily employed by
the Philippine Government or by private firms in the Philippines in the following
cases:

(a) Where no qualified equivalent Filipino professional is available for the
specific item of work to be rendered, as attested to by the Accredited Professional
Organization;

(b) Where the conditions of the scope and funding for the work or project are
such that it stipulates the temporary employment of a foreign professional;

(c) As defined in the General Agreement on Trade in Services, the ASEAN
and APEC Engineer Registry programs and other similar international treaties,
agreements and/or covenants to which the Philippine Government is a signatory and
has ratified: Provided, however, That:

(1) The said foreign professional is legally qualified to practice his/her
profession in his/her own country in which the requirements for licensing and
registration are not lower than those specified in this Act;

(2) The work to be performed by said foreign professional shall be limited
only to the particular work or project for which he/she was specifically contracted;

(3) Prior to commencing the work, the foreign professional shall secure a
Special Permit from the Board, which shall be subject to the approval of the
Commission; Provided, That no working visa and/or permit shall be issued by
concerned government agencies unless such Special Permit has been granted first;

(4) The same foreign professional shall not engage in private practice on
his/her own account;

(5) For every foreign professional contracted for the work or project, at least
two (2) corresponding Filipino professionals who are registered under this Act shall
be employed as counterparts by the Philippine Government or the private firm
utilizing the services of such foreign professional for at least the same duration of
time as the foreigner's tenure of work; and

(6) The Special Permit herein granted shall be valid only for a period of not
more than six (6) months and renewable every six (6) months thereafter subject to the
discretion of the Board and the approval of the Commission: Provided, That said
permit shall cease to be valid if the foreigner terminates his/her employment in the
work or project for which said permit was originally granted and thereafter engages in
an occupation that requires another Special Permit or registration under this Act.

ARTICLE IV

PRACTICE OF PROFESSIONAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING,

ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING AND ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS

SEC. 27. Practice of the Profession. - No person shall offer himself/herself in
the Philippines as, or use the title "Professional Electronics Engineer", "Electronics
Engineer" or "Electronics Technician", as defined in this Act, or use any word, letter
figure, or sign whatsoever, tending to convey the impression that he/she is a
Professional Electronics Engineer, Electronics Engineer or Electronics Technician, or
advertise that he/she is qualified to perform the work of a Professional Electronics
Engineer, Electronics Engineer or Electronics Technician, without holding a valid
Certificate of Registration and a valid Professional Identification Card in accordance
with this Act, except as provided under Section 26 hereof.

SEC. 28. Prohibitions and Limitations on the Practice of Electronics
Engineering and Electronics Technician Profession. - Unless otherwise prescribed by
any supervening law, the practice of electronics engineering and electronics
technician shall be a professional service, admission to which must be determined on
the basis of the individual's personal qualifications. Hence, no firm, company,
partnership, association or corporation may be registered or licensed as such for the
practice of electronics engineering and electronics technician. However, persons
properly registered and licensed as Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics
Engineers or Electronics Technicians may, among themselves or with any other allied
professionals, form a partnership or association or corporation and collectively render
services as such: Provided, That individual members of such partnerships or
associations or corporations shall be responsible for their own respective acts.

SEC. 29. Seal of the Professional Electronics Engineers. - All licensed
Professional Electronics Engineers shall obtain and use a seal of a design prescribed
by the Board bearing the registrant’s name, registration number and title. Plans,
drawings, permit applications, specifications, reports and other technical documents
prepared by and/or executed under the supervision of, and issued by the Professional
Electronics Engineer shall be stamped on every sheet/page with said seal, indicating
therein his/her current Professional Tax Receipt (PTR) number, date/place of payment
and current membership number in the Accredited Professional Organization, when
filed with government authorities or when used professionally.

SEC. 30. Code of Ethics and Code of Technical Standards of Practice. - The
Board shall adopt a Code of Ethics and the Code of Technical Standards of Practice
for Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians, which shall be promulgated by
the Accredited Professional Organization.

ARTICLE V

SUNDRY PROVISIONS

SEC. 31. Continuing Professional Education (CPE) and/or Development
Programs. – All registered Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics
Engineers, and Electronics Technicians, shall comply with pertinent rules and
regulations already prescribed by and/or as may be prescribed and promulgated by the
Commission and/or the Board, the Accredited Professional Organization and other
government agencies, pursuant to this Act and other relevant laws, international
treaties, agreements and/or covenants to which the Philippines is a signatory and has
ratified, with respect to continuing professional education and/or development and/or
other similar/related programs.

SEC. 32. Integrated and Accredited Professional Organization. - There shall
be one (1) integrated and Accredited Professional Organization of Professional
Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians in the
country, which shall be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a
non-stock, non-profit corporation and recognized by the Board, the Commission and
all government agencies as the one and only integrated and accredited national
organization for the said professionals. Every Professional Electronics Engineer,
Electronics Engineer and Electronics Technician, upon registration with the
Commission as such, shall ipso facto become a member of this Accredited
Professional Organization. Those who have been previously registered by the Board
but are not members of this Accredited Professional Organization at the time of
effectivity of this Act, shall be allowed to register as members of this organization
within three (3) years after the effectivity of this Act. Membership in this Accredited
Professional Organization shall not be a bar to membership in other associations of
the electronics engineering and electronics technician professions.

The Accredited Professional Organization shall implement the continuing
professional education, accredit other organizations or entities to provide continuing
professional education, and/or development program promulgated by the Board
and/or the Commission, compliance with which shall be one of the requisites for the
maintenance of membership in good standing of the professional in the Accredited
Professional Organization. All members of good standing of this Accredited
Professional Organization shall be issued an annual membership card indicating the
membership number and validity period of the membership, which shall be affixed to
all plans, specifications and any document signed by the member in the course of
practice of his/her profession. Failure to maintain membership in good standing in the
Accredited Professional Organization shall be a cause for listing of the individual as
delinquent in the roster of professionals.

SEC. 33. Foreign Reciprocity. - No foreigner shall be admitted for
registration as Professional Electronics Engineer, Electronics Engineer or Electronics
Technician with or without examination under this Act unless he/she proves in the
manner as provided by the Board that, by specific provisions of law, the country, state
or province of which he/she is a citizen, subject or national, or in accordance with
international treaties, agreements and/or covenants to which their country, state or
province is a signatory, admits Filipino citizens to practice as Professional Electronics
Engineer, Electronics Engineer or Electronics Technician after an examination or
registration process on terms of strict and absolute equality with the citizens, subjects
or nationals of said country, including the unconditional recognition of professional
licenses issued by the Board and/or the Commission and prerequisite
degrees/diplomas issued by institutions of learning duly recognized by the
government of the Philippines.

Sec. 34. Positions in Government Requiring the Services of Registered and
Licensed Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers and Electronics
Technicians. - Within three (3) years from the effectivity of this Act, all existing and
proposed positions in the local and national government, whether career, permanent,
temporary or contractual and primarily requiring the services of Professional
Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers or Electronics Technicians shall
accordingly be filled only by registered and licensed Professional Electronics
Engineers, Electronics Engineers or Electronics Technicians.

ARTICLE VI

PENAL PROVISION AND ASSISTANCE OF

LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

SEC. 35. Penal Provision. - The following shall be punished by a fine of not
less than One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) nor more than One million
pesos (P1,000,000.00), or by imprisonment of not less than six (6) months nor more
than six (6) years, or both, in the discretion of the court:

(a) Any person who shall give any false or fraudulent statement to the Board
to obtain a Certificate of Registration and/or Professional Identification Card as
Professional Electronics Engineer, Electronics Engineer or Electronics Technician;

(b) Any person who shall present or use as his/her own a Certificate of
Registration, Professional Identification Card, membership identification card in the
Accredited Professional Organization and/or seal issued to another and any person
who allows the use of his/her Certificate of Registration, Professional Identification
Card, membership card in the Accredited Professional Organization and/or seal;

(c) Any person who shall present or use a revoked or suspended Certificate of
Registration as Professional Electronics Engineer, Electronics Engineer or Electronics
Technician;

(d) Any person who shall assume, use, advertise or otherwise practice as
Professional Electronics Engineer, Electronics Engineer or Electronics Technician, or
append to his/her name, any letter/s or words tending to convey the impression that
he/she is a registered Professional Electronics Engineer, Electronics Engineer or
Electronics Technician, when in fact he/she is not duly registered with the Board as
such;

(e) Any Professional Electronics Engineer, or any person on his/her behalf,
who shall stamp or seal any document with his/her seal as such after his/her
Certificate of Registration, Professional Identification Card and membership card in
the Accredited Professional Organization has been revoked or suspended or after
he/she has been suspended from practice or removed from the roster of Professional
Electronics Engineer, Electronics Engineers or Electronics Technicians;

(f) Any Professional Electronics Engineer who shall sign his/her name, affix
his/her seal, or use any other method of signature on plans, technical descriptions or
other documents prepared by or under the supervision of another Professional
Electronics Engineer, unless the same is prepared in such manner as to clearly
indicate the part of such work actually performed by the former;

(g) Any person, except the Professional Electronics Engineer or Electronics
Engineer in-charge, who shall sign for any electronics engineering work, or any
function of electronics engineering practice, not actually performed by him/her;

(h) Any person holding a Certificate of Registration and Professional
Identification Card as Professional Electronics Engineer, Electronics Engineer or
Electronics Technician who shall be involved in illegal wire-tapping, cloning,
hacking, cracking, piracy and/or other forms of unauthorized and malicious electronic
eavesdropping and/or the use of any electronic devices in violation of the privacy of
another or in disregard of the privilege of private communications and/or safety to
life, physical and/or intellectual property of others, or who shall maintain an
unlicensed and/or unregistered communications system or device; and

(i) Any person who shall violate any provision of this Act or any rules,
regulations, the Code of Ethics and the Code of Technical Standards of Practice
promulgated under this Act.

SEC. 36. Assistance of Law Enforcement and Other Government Agencies. -
Any law enforcement agency shall, upon call or request of the Board and/or the
Commission, render assistance in enforcing this Act including the Code of Ethics,
Code of Technical Standards of Practice and the implementing rules and regulations
and measures promulgated hereunder, by prosecuting violators thereof in accordance
with law and the Rules of Court.

Any department, instrumentality, office, bureau, institution or agency of the
government including local governments, upon call or request from the Board and/or
the Commission, shall render such assistance as it may require, cooperate and
coordinate with it in carrying out, enforcing or implementing this Act, the codes,
policies, measures, programs or activities of the Board and/or the Commission that it
may undertake pursuant to the provisions of this Act.

ARTICLE VII

TRANSITORY PROVISIONS

SEC. 37. Transitory Provision - Upon effectivity of this Act, the incumbent
Board of Electronics and Communications Engineering shall complete all
pending/unfinished works within a six (6)-month period, after which it shall cease to
exist. The President of the Philippines shall before then appoint the Chairman and
members of the first Board of Electronics Engineering in accordance with Sections 6
and 8 herein, who shall formulate and thereafter promulgate the rules and regulations
for the implementation of this Act.

SEC. 38. Vested Rights: Electronics and Communications Engineers when this
Law is Passed. - Electronics and Communications Engineers holding a valid
Certificate of Registration and Professional Identification Card at the time of
effectivity of this Act shall be automatically registered and recognized as Electronics
Engineers and shall be issued a new Certificate of Registration and Professional
Identification Card as Electronics Engineers with the same license number as their
original Electronics and Communications Engineer Certificate of Registration, subject
to the payment of prescribed fees and other requirements of the Board and/or
Commission.

ARTICLE VIII

FINAL PROVISION

SEC. 39. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Subject to the approval of

the Commission, the Board, in coordination with the accredited professional

organization, shall adopt and promulgate such rules, regulations, resolutions, the Code

of Ethics and the Code of Technical Standards of Practice for Professional Electronics

Engineers, Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians to carry out the

provisions of this Act, which shall be published in the Official Gazette or a newspaper

of general circulation and shall be effective fifteen (15) days after publication therein.

SEC. 40. Appropriations. - The Chairperson of the Professional Regulation

Commission shall include in the Commission's program the implementation of this
Act, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 41. Separability Clause. - If any provisions of this Act or any portion
hereof is declared unconstitutional by any competent court, the other provisions
hereof shall not be affected thereby.

SEC. 42. Repealing Clause. - Republic Act No. 5734 is hereby repealed. All
other laws, executive orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof in conflict with the
provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.

SEC. 43. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following
its full publication in the Official Gazette or any newspaper of general circulation.

Approved.

FRANKLIN M. DRILLON JOSE DE VENECIA, JR.

President of the Senate Speaker of the House

of Representatives

This act which is a consolidation of House Bill No. 5224 and Senate Bill No.

2683 was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on February

2, 2004.

OSCAR G. YABES ROBERTO P. NAZARENO
Secretary of the Senate Secretary General
House of Representatives

Approved: April 17, 2004

GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO

President of the Philippines

TEST-TAKING TIPS

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BEFORE THE TEST

Develop a positive attitude.
Tell yourself, “I will do my best on this test.”
Get a good night’s sleep the night before the test.
Get up early enough to avoid hurrying to get ready for school.
Eat a good breakfast (and lunch, if your test is in the afternoon).

DURING THE TEST

Stay calm.
Listen carefully to directions.
Read each test question and all the answer choices carefully.
Eliminate any obvious wrong answers.
Solve the problem using paper and pencil, a calculator or by using manipulatives.
See if your answer is similar to one of the choices given.
Pace yourself. If you come to a difficult question, it may be better to skip it and go on. Then come back and focus on the difficult questions one at a time.
Remember the test questions are not necessarily arranged by difficulty. If you get to a question you think is too hard, that doesn’t mean the rest of the test questions will also be too hard.
The ones who write the test questions use “commonly made mistakes” to identify good distractors, so finding an answer like yours is not a guarantee that it is the correct answer.
If you are not sure of an answer to a question, try these tips:

Cross out the answers you know are not correct and choose among the rest.
Read through all the answers very carefully, and then go back to the question. Sometimes you can pick up clues just by thinking about the different answers you have to choose from.
If you get stuck on a question, skip it and come back later.
Your last resort is to guess on the test. Try to make your best guess, but make sure you answer all questions.

AFTER THE TEST

Before you turn your test in, check it over.
Change an answer only if you have a good reason.
Generally it is better to stick with your first choice.
Make sure you have marked an answer for every question, even if you had to guess.

If you have TEST-TAKING TIPS to share, kindly post in the comment box below.

Semiconductor

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A semiconductor material has an electrical conductivity value falling between that of a conductor, such as copper, and an insulator, such as glass. Semiconductors are the foundation of modern electronics. Semiconducting materials exist in two types - elemental materials and compound materials. The modern understanding of the properties of a semiconductor relies on quantum physics to explain the movement of electrons and holes in a crystal lattice. The unique arrangement of the crystal lattice makes silicon and germanium the most commonly used elements in the preparation of semiconducting materials. An increased knowledge of semiconductor materials and fabrication processes has made possible continuing increases in the complexity and speed of microprocessors and memory devices. Some of the information on this page may be outdated within a year, due to the fact that new discoveries are made in the field frequently.

The electrical conductivity of a semiconductor material increases with increasing temperature, which is behaviour opposite to that of a metal. Semiconductor devices can display a range of useful properties such as passing current more easily in one direction than the other, showing variable resistance, and sensitivity to light or heat. Because the electrical properties of a semiconductor material can be modified by controlled addition of impurities, or by the application of electrical fields or light, devices made from semiconductors can be used for amplification, switching, and energy conversion.

Current conduction in a semiconductor occurs through the movement of free electrons and "holes", collectively known as charge carriers. Adding impurity atoms to a semiconducting material, known as "doping", greatly increases the number of charge carriers within it. When a doped semiconductor contains mostly free holes it is called "p-type", and when it contains mostly free electrons it is known as "n-type". The semiconductor materials used in electronic devices are doped under precise conditions to control the concentration and regions of p- and n-type dopants. A single semiconductor crystal can have many p- and n-type regions; the p–n junctions between these regions are responsible for the useful electronic behaviour.

Some of the properties of semiconductor materials were observed throughout the mid 19th and first decades of the 20th century. Development of quantum physics in turn allowed the development of the transistor in 1947. Although some pure elements and many compounds display semiconductor properties, silicon, germanium, and compounds of gallium are the most widely used in electronic devices. Elements near the so-called "metalloid staircase", where the metalloids are located on the periodic table, are usually used as semiconductors.

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Almost all of today’s technology involves the use of semiconductors, with the most important aspect being the integrated circuit (IC). Some examples of devices that contain integrated circuits includes laptops, scanners, cell-phones, etc. Semiconductors for IC’s are mass-produced. To create an ideal semiconducting material, chemical purity is a must. Any small imperfection can have a drastic affect on how the semiconducting material behaves due to the scale that which the materials are used.

A high degree of crystalline perfection is also required, since faults in crystal structure (such as dislocations, twins, and stacking faults) interfere with the semiconducting properties of the material. Crystalline faults are a major cause of defective semiconductor devices. The larger the crystal, the more difficult it is to achieve the necessary perfection. Current mass production processes use crystal ingots between 100 and 300 mm (4 and 12 in) in diameter which are grown as cylinders and sliced into wafers.

There is a combination of processes that is used to prepare semiconducting materials for IC’s. One process is called thermal oxidation, which forms silicon dioxide on the surface of the silicon. This is used as a gate insulator and field oxide. Other processes are called photomasks and photolithography. This process is what creates the patterns on the circuity in the integrated circuit. Ultraviolet light is used along with a photoresist layer to create a chemical change that generates the patterns for the circuit.

Etching is the next process that is required. The part of the silicon that was not covered by the photoresist layer from the previous step can now be etched. The main process typically used today is called plasma etching. Plasma etching usually involves an etch gas pumped in a low-pressure chamber to create plasma. A common etch gas is chlorofluorocarbon, or more commonly known Freon. A high radio-frequency voltage between the cathode and anode is what creates the plasma in the chamber. The silicon wafer is located on the cathode, which causes it to be hit by the positively charged ions that are released from the plasma. The end result is silicon that is etched anisotropically.

Semiconductors are defined by their unique electric conductive behavior, somewhere between that of a metal and an insulator. The differences between these materials can be understood in terms of the quantum states for electrons, each of which may contain zero or one electron (by the Pauli exclusion principle). These states are associated with the electronic band structure of the material. wikipedia

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

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A central processing unit (CPU) is the electronic circuitry within a computer that carries out the instructions of a computer program by performing the basic arithmetic, logical, control and input/output (I/O) operations specified by the instructions. The term has been used in the computer industry at least since the early 1960s. Traditionally, the term "CPU" refers to a processor and its control unit (CU), distinguishing these core elements of a computer from external components such as main memory and peripherals.

The form, design and implementation of CPUs have changed over the course of their history, but their fundamental operation remains almost unchanged. Principal components of a CPU include the arithmetic logic unit (ALU) that performs arithmetic and logic operations, hardware registers that supply operands to the ALU and store the results, and the control unit that fetches instructions from the main memory, and decodes and executes them while relying on the ALU and registers as necessary to perform decomposed operations.

Most modern CPUs are microprocessors, meaning they are contained on a single integrated circuit (IC) chip. An IC that contains a CPU may also contain memory, peripheral devices, and other components of a computer; such devices are variously called microcontrollers or systems on a chip (SoC). Some computers have multi-core processors with two or more CPUs (which are then called "cores") within a single chip. On the other hand, array processors or vector processors have multiple processors that operate in parallel, with no one unit considered central.

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The fundamental operation of most CPUs, regardless of the physical form they take, is to execute a sequence of stored instructions called a program. The instructions are kept in some kind of computer memory. There are three steps that nearly all CPUs use in their operation: fetch, decode, and execute.

After the execution of an instruction, the entire process repeats, with the next instruction cycle normally fetching the next-in-sequence instruction because of the incremented value in the program counter. If a jump instruction was executed, the program counter will be modified to contain the address of the instruction that was jumped to and program execution continues normally. In more complex CPUs, multiple instructions can be fetched, decoded, and executed simultaneously. This section describes what is generally referred to as the "classic RISC pipeline", which is quite common among the simple CPUs used in many electronic devices (often called microcontroller). It largely ignores the important role of CPU cache, and therefore the access stage of the pipeline.

Some instructions manipulate the program counter rather than producing result data directly; such instructions are generally called "jumps" and facilitate program behavior like loops, conditional program execution (through the use of a conditional jump), and existence of functions. In some processors, some other instructions change the state of bits in a "flags" register. These flags can be used to influence how a program behaves, since they often indicate the outcome of various operations. For example, in such processors a "compare" instruction evaluates two values and sets or clears bits in the flags register to indicate which one is greater or whether they are equal; one of these flags could then be used by a later jump instruction to determine program flow.

Hardwired into a CPU's circuitry is a set of basic operations it can perform, called an instruction set. Such operations may involve, for example, adding or subtracting two numbers, comparing two numbers, or jumping to a different part of a program. Each basic operation is represented by a particular combination of bits, known as the machine language opcode; while executing instructions in a machine language program, the CPU decides which operation to perform by "decoding" the opcode. A complete machine language instruction consists of an opcode and, in many cases, additional bits that specify arguments for the operation (for example, the numbers to be summed in the case of an addition operation). Going up the complexity scale, a machine language program is a collection of machine language instructions that the CPU executes.

The actual mathematical operation for each instruction is performed by a combinational logic circuit within the CPU's processor known as the arithmetic logic unit or ALU. In general, a CPU executes an instruction by fetching it from memory, using its ALU to perform an operation, and then storing the result to memory. Beside the instructions for integer mathematics and logic operations, various other machine instructions exists, such as those for loading data from memory and storing it back, branching operations, and mathematical operations on floating-point numbers performed by the CPU's floating-point unit. wikipedia

IECEP-KSA-CRC AGM 2014

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4th Annual General Membership Meeting (AGM) Year 2014
"Advancing Electronics Professionals Towards Mobility and ASEAN Qualification Framework Recognition"

Back-to-back Most Outstanding Foreign Chapter Yr 2013 & 2014

The Institute of Electronics Engineers of the Philippines, Inc. KSA Central Region Chapter (IECEP-KSA-CRC) held its 4th Annual General Membership Meeting (AGM) on November 28, 2014 at Golden Tulip Hotel Al Nasiriah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

www.iecep-ksa-crc.org

RESULTS of October 2014 SPLBE for ECE & ECT (Middle East)

2014-10-23T00:50:00.003+08:00

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 8 out of 73 passed the Electronics Engineer Licensure Examination and 13 out of 17 passed the Electronics Technician Licensure Examination given by the Board of Electronics Engineering in: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Al-Khobar and Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and in Doha, Qatar this October 2014.

The members of the Board of Electronics Engineering who gave the licensure examinations are:

Engr. Alnar L. Detalla, Chairman
Engr. Enrico Claro R. Delmoro, Member
Engr. Herminio J. Orbe, Member

Registration for the issuance of Professional Identification Card (ID) and Certificate of Registration will start on October 28, 2014. Those who will register are required to bring the following: duly accomplished Oath Form or Panunumpa ng Propesyonal, current Community Tax Certificate (cedula), 1 piece passport size picture (colored with white background and complete name tag), 2 sets of metered documentary stamps and 1 short brown envelope with name and profession and to pay the Initial Registration Fee of P600 and Annual Registration Fee of P450 for 2014-2017. Successful examinees should personally register and sign in the Roster of Registered Professionals.

ECE Passers

1 ALINABON, GERARD JACINTO LUZA
2 BELCHES, CHRISTOPHER VERGARA
3 CAJERAS, EDMUND BOJOS
4 CORPUZ, JERRY SAO
5 ESCOBAL, RONNIE ACASO
6 PEREZ, MARVIN DALUZ
7 RAFAEL, FRANCIS JOHN MINGOA
8 SUMAGUI, ERNESTO JR PIÑERO

ECT Passers

1 ALBANIA, ROBERTO ALVAREZ
2 ALINABON, GERARD JACINTO LUZA
3 ANGELES, JOHN DOMINGO
4 BELCHES, CHRISTOPHER VERGARA
5 CAJARO, GLENN CHEE
6 GUBAN, REY JR ABION
7 GULANES, RUPERTO JR SORONGON
8 LABUSTRO, JAMES JAMERO
9 MOSQUEDA, BENJAMIN JR PETALCORIN
10 PETROLA, MICHAEL BIASAGA
11 RITARITA, JAY DELIZO
12 TAGARO, JUNREY OCLARIT
13 VILLANUEVA, REINHARD GANZAN

ECE ECT Result
Performance of Schools

Also, The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 1 passed the
technical evaluation for the upgrading as Professional Electronics Engineer given by the Board of Electronics Engineering in Manila this October 2014.

PECE Passer

1 BALBOA, MARIO AGUILAR

PECE Result

source: www.prc.gov.ph

Laws and Ethics

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Electronics Engineer / Electronics Technician Licensure Exam Results

2014-10-02T22:32:00.002+08:00

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 1,532 out of 4,851 passed the Electronics Engineer Licensure Examination and 2,502 out of 3,033 passed the Electronics Technician Licensure Examination given by the Board of Electronics Engineering in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cebu, Davao and Lucena last September 2014.

The result of examination with respect to one (1) examinee was withheld pending final determination of his liabilities under the rules and regulations governing licensure examination.

Also, 29 passed the Professional Electronics Engineer given by the Board of Electronics Engineering in Manila last September 2014.

The members of the Board of Electronics Engineering are:

Engr. Alnar L. Detalla, Chairman
Engr. Enrico Claro R. Delmoro
Engr. Herminio J. Orbe

RESULTS

Professional Electronics Engineer
Electronics Engineer
Electronics Technician

source: www.prc.gov.ph

ECE REVIEWER ELECTRONICS SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES

2014-08-27T03:50:00.004+08:00

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SYLLABI FOR THE ELECTRONICS ENGINEER (ECE) LICENSURE EXAMINATION

IV. ELECTRONICS SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES (30%)

1. Radio Communication System

a. Transmission Fundamentals

_ Transmission system

_ Transmission medium

_ Primary line constants

_ Velocity and line wavelength

_ Characteristic Impedance

_ Propagation constants

_ Phase and group velocity

_ Standing waves

_ Voltage Standing Wave Ratio

_ Telephone lines and cables

_ Wave guides

_ Balanced and unbalanced lines

_ Uniformly distributed lines

_ Twisted pair wire

_ Coaxial Cable

_ The Decibel

_ Power level Calculations

_ Signal and Noise Fundamentals

b. Acoustics

_ Definition

_ Frequency range

_ Sound pressure level

_ Sound Intensity

_ Loudness Level

_ Pitch and Frequency

_ Interval and Octave

_ Sound distortion

_ Room Acoustics

_ Electro-Acoustic Transducers

c. Modulation

_ Amplitude modulation

_ Phase modulation

_ Frequency modulation

_ Pulse modulation

d. Noise

_ External noise

_ Internal noise

_ Noise calculation and measurements

_ Radio interference

e. Radiation and Wave Propagation

_ Electro Magnetic Radiation

_ Radio Spectrum

_ Wave Propagation

_ Radiation Patterns

_ Wavelength calculations

_ Radiation resistance

_ Diversity systems

f. Antennas

_ Basic considerations

_ Wire Radiators in Space

_ Isotropic Radiator

_ Current and Voltage Distribution

_ Resonant, non-resonant antennas

_ Terms and definition

_ Antenna gain and resistance

_ Bandwidth, beamwidth, polarization

_ Effects of ground on antennas

_ Grounded, ungrounded antennas

_ Grounding systems

_ Antenna height

_ Design and applications

_ Matching systems

_ Impedance Calculations

_ Antenna types

_ Directional and non-directional

_ Microwave Antennas

_ Wideband and Special Purpose Antennas

g. Wire and Wireless Communications System

_ The telephone set

_ Connection and performance

_ Exchange Area Plant

_ Loop Design

_ Trunks in the Exchange Plant

_ Insertion Loss

_ Traffic Calculations

_ Reference Equivalent and Standards

_ Telephone networks

_ Signaling, Billing, CAMA, ANI

_ Echo, Singing and Design Loss

_ Via Net Loss

_ Network Hierarchy, Class Type

_ VF Repeaters

_ Transmission Considerations in Long Distance Network

_ Telephone Exchanges

_ PSTN, PABX, Line Concentration

_ Telephone features-IDD, NDD,LEC

_ Mobile Communications

_ Cellular communication, trunk radio, radio paging system etc

h. Microwave Communications and Principles

i. Basic Principles of various electronics systems

_ Electro-optics, photonics/optoelectronics

_ Electromagnetics

_ Avionics, aerospace/ navigational and military operations

_ Medical Electronics

_ Cybernetics

_ Biometrics

2. Digital and Data Communications Systems

a. Digital Communication Networks

_ Bit and Binary Transmission

_ Signaling Rate

_ Error Probability

_ Digital Filtering

_ Switching

_ Packet Circuit

_ Vertical Circuit

_ Open Systems Interconnection

_ Multiplexing, Modulation and Synchronization

_ Pulse Code modulation

_ Companding

_ Encoding

_ Bandwidth and Signal to Noise Ratio

_ Delta Modulation

_ Slope Overload

_ Adaptive Delta Modulation

_ Codes and Protocols

_ Error Detection and Correction Codes

_ Digital Carrier Systems

_ Frequency Shift Keying

_ Phase Shift Keying

_ Differential Phase Shift Keying

_ DC Nature of Data Transmission

_ Loops

_ Neutral and Polar

_ Binary Transmission and the Concept of Time

_ Asynchronous and Synchronous

_ Timing

_ Distortion

_ Bits, Band, WPM

_ Data Interface Standards

_ Data Input/Output Devices

_ Digital Transmission on Analog Channel

_ Modulation-Demodulation Schemes Parameters

_ Circuit Conditioning

_ Modem Applications

_ Serial and Parallel Transmission

b. Fiber Optics

_ Principles of Light, Transmission

_ Types

_ Light Sources, Laser, LED

_ Light Detectors

_ Modulation and Waveform

_ System Design

_ General Application

_ Design Procedure

_ Dispersion Limited Domain

_ System Bandwidth

_ Splicing Techniques

3. Satellite , Broadcasting and Cable TV Systems

a. Satellite System

_ The Satellite System

_ Types of Satellite

_ Satellite Orbit

_ Uplink Considerations

_ Demand Assignment Multiple Access

_ Antenna Tracking

_ Satellite Link Budgets

_ Path Loss

_ Figure of Merit

_ Ratio of Carrier to Thermal Noise Power

_ Station Margin

_ VSAT

b. Broadcasting and Cable TV systems

_ Radio Transmitter (AM, FM, Television)

_ Studio (Microphone, Amplifiers, Cameras, Lighting, etc)

_ Cable Television

ECE REVIEWER

ECE REVIEWER GEAS

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SYLLABI FOR THE ELECTRONICS ENGINEER (ECE) LICENSURE EXAMINATION

II. GENERAL ENGINEERING & APPLIED SCIENCES (20%)

1. Engineering Mechanics

2. Strength Of Materials

3. College Physics

4. General Chemistry

5. Thermodynamics

6. Engineering Materials

7. Engineering Economics

8. Engineering Management

9. Laws and Ethics

_ Contracts and Specifications

_ Telecommunications and broadcasting law and regulations

_ Electronics engineering law of 2004

_ Code of professional ethics and conduct

_ Philippine electronics code

_ Code of Technical Standards and Practice

(Manual of Practice)

ECE REVIEWER

ECE REVIEWER ELECTRONICS

2014-08-22T20:18:00.002+08:00

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SYLLABI FOR THE ELECTRONICS ENGINEER (ECE) LICENSURE EXAMINATION

III. ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING (30%)

1. Electricity/ Magnetism Fundamentals

_ Atomic structure

_ Electric charge

_ Laws (Ohms, Kirchoff, Coulomb, etc)

_ Magnetic power

_ Magnetic field/flux

_ Magnetic/electric quantities/units

_ Magnetic/electromagnet principles

2. Electrical Circuit

_ Ac-dc circuits

_ Resistors

_ Inductors

_ Capacitor

3. Solid State Devices/Circuits

_ Semi-conductor fundamentals

_ Transistor components, circuits, analysis, and design

_ Special services (photo, electric, photovoltaic etc.)

4. Power Generator/ Sources/ Principles/Applications

_ Cells and batteries

_ Electric generator

_ Electronic power supply

_ Voltage regulation

_ Photovoltaic/thermoelectric generator

_ Distribution transformers

_ UPS/float-battery system

_ Converters/inverters

5. Electronic (Audio/RF) Circuit/Analysis/Design Cells and batteries

_ Amplifiers

_ Oscillators

_ Rectifier

_ Filters

_ Voltage regulation

6. Tests and Measurements

_ Volt-ohm-ammeter (analog/digital)

_ R-L-Z bridges

_ Oscilloscope

_ Cable testers

_ RF meters

_ Signal generators (audio, RF, video)

_ Noise generators

_ Power/reflectometer/grid dip meter

7. Microelectronics

_ Integrated circuits components, characteristics and products

_ Operational amplifiers/multivibrators

8. Industrial Electronics Principles/Applications

_ Electronic control system

_ Industrial solid state services

_ Welding systems/high frequency heating

_ Feedback systems/servomechanism

_ Transducers

_ Motor speed control systems

_ Robotic principles

_ Bioelectrical principles

_ Instrumentation and control

9. Computer Principles

_ Analog/digital systems

_ Binary number system/Boolean algebra

_ Mathematical logic and switching networks

_ Basic digital circuits (logic, gates, flip-flops, multivibrators etc.)

_ Static and dynamic memory devices

_ Programming and machine languages

_ Information and acquisition processing

_ Analog/digital conversion

_ Computer networking

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2014-08-18T23:56:00.000+08:00

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ECT MATH

2014-08-04T23:29:00.004+08:00

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TRANSFORMER EXERCISE 8

2014-03-28T05:06:00.000+08:00

EXERCISE 8

1. A transformer has 200 turns in the primary, 50 turns in the secondary, and 120 volts applied to the primary (Ep). What is the voltage across the secondary (Es)?

2. There are 400 turns of wire in an iron-core coil. If this coil is to be used as the primary of a transformer, how many turns must be wound on the coil to form the secondary winding of the transformer to have a secondary voltage of one volt if the primary voltage is five volts?

3. A transformer has a 6:1 voltage ratio. Find the current in the secondary if the current in the primary is 200 milliamperes.

4. A transformer with a turns ratio of 1:12 has 3 amperes of current in the secondary. What is the value of current in the primary?

5. If the input power to a transformer is 650 watts and the output power is 610 watts, what is the efficiency?

6. A transformer has 500 turns on the primary and 1500 turns on the secondary. If 45 volts are applied to the primary, what is the voltage developed across the secondary?

7. A transformer has a turns ratio of 7:1. If 5 volts is developed across the secondary, what is the voltage applied to the primary?

8. A transformer has 60 volts applied to its primary and 420 volts appearing across its secondary. If there are 800 turns on the primary, what is the number of turns in the secondary?

9. A transformer with a turns ratio of 1:3 has what current ratio?

10. A transformer has a turns ratio of 5:1 and a current of 5 amperes flowing in the secondary. What is the current flowing in the primary?

11. The input power to a transformer is 1,000 watts and the output power is 500 watts. What is the efficiency of the transformer, expressed as a percentage?

12. What ratio of transformer is required to make a load of resistance 30 Ω to have a resistance of 270 Ω?

13. Determine the optimum value of load resistance for maximum power transfer if the load is connected to an amplifier of output resistance 147 Ω through a transformer with a turns ratio of 7:2.

14. A transformer having a turns ratio of 8:1 supplies a load of resistance 50 Ω. Determine the equivalent input resistance of the transformer.

15. A single-phase, 240 V/2 880 V ideal transformer is supplied from a 240 V source through a cable of resistance 3 Ω. If the load across the secondary winding is 720 Ω determine (a) the primary current flowing and (b) the power dissipated in the load resistance.

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IECEP-KSA-CRC AGM 2013

2013-12-18T03:30:00.004+08:00

Most Outstanding Foreign Chapter Yr 2013

The event was held at White Palace Hotel, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on December 13, 2013 with Labor Attache Rustico SM. Dela Fuente as Guest Speaker.

www.iecep-ksa-crc.org

ECE and ECT Board Exams : DECEMBER 13-15, 2013

2013-09-29T00:50:00.002+08:00

Licensure Examinations for Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians re-set to DECEMBER 13, 14 and 15, 2013

Manila, September 24, 2013 – The Professional Regulation Commission announces the rescheduling of the Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians licensure exam from October 18, 19 and 20, 2013 to DECEMBER 13, 14 and 15, 2013.

The licensure exam originally scheduled on October 2013 was indefinitely postponed due to the vacancies in the Professional Regulatory Board of Electronics Engineering and until the new members of the Board are appointed and qualified.

The new chairman and members of the Board of Electronics Engineering, in a meeting after being sworn into office last September 5, 2013, passed Resolution No. 8 dated September 16, 2013 to re-set the dates of the examination.

The Electronics Engineer and Electronics Technician licensure exam will be held simultaneously in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo and Lucena.

source: Professional Regulation Commision

Indefinite Postponement of ECE and ECT Board Exam

2013-08-16T05:11:00.001+08:00

Manila, August 12, 2013 – The Professional Regulation Commission announces the indefinite postponement of the licensure examination for Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians originally set on October 18, 19 and 20, 2013.

The Board of Electronics Engineering recommended the postponement of the licensure exam here and abroad. “While the Board anticipates new appointments to the Professional Regulatory Board of Electronics Engineering, it has determined that there will be no sufficient time for the new members to formulate questions and prepare for the October 2013 licensure exams”, the Board said.

The PRC through Commission Resolution No. 773 dated July 23, 2013 cited the need for indefinite postponement due to the vacancies in the Board, leaving only one (1) member. The Board, as a collegial body, is short of the requirement for a quorum to validly perform its duties and functions, specifically in the formulation and extraction of test items/questions, examination proper and releasing of results.

source: Professional Regulation Commission

PECE Technical Evaluation Results: May 2013

2013-05-10T00:48:00.003+08:00

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 8 passed the Professional Electronics Engineer given by the Board of Electronics Engineering in Manila last April 2013.

CONGRATULATIONS!

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ECE & ECT BOARD EXAMS RESULTS: APRIL 2013

2013-04-19T21:29:00.005+08:00

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 1,177 out of 3,163 passed the Electronics Engineer Licensure Examination and 466 out of 1,146 passed the Electronics Technician Licensure Examination given by the Board of Electronics Engineering in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cebu and Davao this April 2013.

The members of the Board of Electronics Engineering are Engr. Sylvia Icasiano-Marcelo, Chairman and Engr. Joel B. Bajador, Member.

The results were released in three (3) working days after the last day of examinations.

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ECE ECT SCHOOL PERFORMANCE

IECEP CPE COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 2012-01

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