ELECTRON DEVICES AND CIRCUITS |
SEMICONDUCTOR DIODE AND BJT |
PN Junction – Current components in a PN diode – Junction capacitance – Junction diode
switching time – Zener diode – Varactor diode – Tunnel diode – Schottky diode – Transistor
Structure – Basic Transistor operation – Transistor characteristics and parameters – Transistor as
a switch and amplifier – Transistor bias circuit – Voltage divider bias circuits – Base bias circuits
– Emitter bias circuits – Collector feedback bias circuits – DC load line – AC load line – Bias
stabilization – Thermal runaway and thermal stability. |
FET, UJT and SCR |
JFET characteristics and parameters – JFET biasing – Self bias – Voltage divider bias – Q point
– Stability over temperature – MOSFET – D-MOSFET and E-MOSFET – MOSFET
characteristics and parameters – MOSFET biasing – Zero bias – Voltage divider bias – Drain
feedback bias – Characteristics and applications of UJT, SCR, DIAC, TRIAC. |
AMPLIFIERS |
CE, CC and CB amplifiers – Small-signal low frequency transistor amplifier circuits –
h-parameter representation of a transistor – Analysis of single stage transistor amplifier circuits –
Voltage gain – Current gain – Input impedance and output impedance – Frequency response –
RC coupled amplifier – Classification of Power amplifiers – Class A, B, AB and C Power
amplifiers – Push-Pull and Complementary-Symmetry amplifiers – Design of power output,
efficiency and cross-over distortion. |
FEEDBACK AMPLIFIERS AND OSCILLATORS |
Advantages of negative feedback – Voltage/current, series/shunt feedback – Positive feedback –
Conditions for oscillation – Phase shift – Wein Bridge – Hartley – Colpitts and Crystal
oscillators. |
PULSE CIRCUITS AND POWER SUPPLY |
RC wave shaping circuits – Diode clampers and clippers – Multivibrators – Schmitt triggers –
UJT saw-tooth oscillators – Single and poly-phase rectifiers and analysis of filter circuits –
Design of zener and transistor series voltage regulators – Switched mode power supplies. |
Text Books |
1. Robert T. Paynter, “Introductory Electronic Devices and Circuits”, 7th Edition, Pearson
Education, 2006.
2. Millman and Halkias, “Electronic Devices and Circuits”, Tata McGraw Hill, 2007. |
Reference Books |
1. Mottershead, A., “Electronic Devices and Circuits an Introduction”, Prentice Hall of
India, 2003.
2. Boylsted and Nashelsky, “Electronic Devices and Circuit Theory”, Prentice Hall of India,
6th Edition, 1999.
3. Bell, D.A., “Electronic Devices and Circuits”, Oxford University press, 4th Edition, 1999. |