ELECTRONICS 1 – DIODES & TRANSISTORS

Introduction to Diodes

·          Atomic Structure

·          Semiconductor Materials

·          Current in Semiconductors

·          Holes and Hole Current

·          Drift Current

·          Diffusion Current

·          P- and N-Type Semiconductors

·          The PN Junction

·          Forward- and Reverse-Biased Junctions

·          The Diode Equation

·          Breakdown

·          Temperature Effects

·          Schottky Diodes

·          Ohmic Contacts

 

Diode Circuit Element

·          The Diode as a Nonlinear Device

·          AC and DC Resistance

·          Analysis of DC Circuits Containing Diodes

·          Analysis of Small-Signal Diode Circuits

·          The Load Line

·          Analysis of Large-Signal Diode Circuits

·          Diode Types, Ratings, and Specifications

 

Diode Circuits

·          Rectifier Circuits

·          Voltage Multipliers      

·          Clipper Circuits

·          Clamper Circuits

·          Diode Switching Circuits

 

Special Diodes

·          Zener Diodes                              

·          Zener Diode Applications         

·          Zener Diode Voltage Regulator Circuit  

·          Voltage Surge Protectors

·          Varactor Diodes                          

·          High Frequency Switching Diodes

·          Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs)                 

·          Photodiodes

 

Power Supplies And Voltage Regulators

·          Introduction

·          Half-Wave & Full-Wave Rectifiers

·          Full-Wave Bridge Rectifiers

·          Capacitor Filters

·          Percent Ripple

·          Repetitive Surge Currents

·          RC and LC Filters

·          RC Filters

·          LC π Filters

·          Voltage Multipliers

·          Half-Wave & Full-Wave Voltage Doubler

·          Voltage Tripler and Quadrupler

·          Voltage Regulation

·          Line Regulation

·          Series and Shunt Voltage Regulators

·          The Zener Diode as a Voltage Reference

·          Series Regulators

·          Current Limiting

·          Foldback Limiting

·          Shunt Regulators

·          Switching Regulators

·          Three-Terminal Integrated-Circuit Regulators

·          Adjustable Integrated-Circuit Regulators

 

Introduction to Transistors

·          Inside the Transistor 

·          Transistor Switches                   

·          Transistor Characteristics and Data Sheets                        

·          The Transistor Amplifier                           

·          Signal Analysis of the Base-Biased Amplifier                      

·          Measuring Input and Output Impedance                               

·          Transistor Output Characteristic Curves

 

Bipolar Junction Transistors

·          Theory of BJT Operation

·          ICBO Reverse Current

·          Common-Base Characteristics

·          Common-Base Input &  Output Characteristics

·          Breakdown

·          Common-Emitter Characteristics

·          ICEO and Beta

·          Common-Emitter Input & Output Characteristics

·          Common-Collector Characteristics                       

 

Transistor Switch and Transistor Amplifier       

·          Voltage Divider Biasing

·          Signal Parameters in Voltage Divider Circuits

·          Variations of Voltage Divider Biased Amplifiers

·          Emitter Biased Amplifier

·          Voltage-Mode Feedback Biased Amplifier            

·          Multistage RC Coupled Amplifiers                         

·          Coupling and Bypass Capacitors                           

·          Direct Coupled Amplifiers        

 

Small-Signal BJT Amplifiers

·          AC Amplifier Fundamentals

·          Amplifier Gain

·          Input and Output Resistance

·          Source Resistance

·          Load Resistance

·          The Purpose of Bias

·          Coupling Capacitors

·          Graphical Analysis of the Small-Signal CE Amplifier

·          The Effect of Q-Point Location on AC Operation

·          Linearity and Distortion

·          The Effect of Load Resistance of AC Operation

·          Amplifier Analysis Using Small-Signal Models

·          Small-Signal Parameters

·          Small-Signal CB Amplifier Model

·          Small-Signal CE Amplifier Model

·          The Effects of AC Load Resistance

·          Small-Signal CC Amplifier Model

·          The Dependence of Small-Signal Parameters on DC Bias Conditions

·          Transconductance & Output Resistance

·          The Transconductance Model

·          Small-Signal Parameter Equivalents: h Parameters

 

Other Transistor Amplifier Configurations

·          Common-Collector Amplifiers

·          Power and Current Gain                           

·          Darlington Pairs                         

·          Common-Collector Stage in the Multistage Amplifier                         

·          Common-Base Amplifiers                       

·          Comparison of Amplifier Configurations                               

·          Current Sources                         

·          Differential Amplifiers                

               

JFETs

·          Junction Field Effect Transistors                             

·          Introduction to JFETs                 

·          The JFET Versus the Bipolar Transistor                               

·          JFET Characteristics                 

·          Biasing the Common-Source JFET Amplifier                      

·          JFET Signal Parameters                          

·          JFET Amplifier Circuits                              

·          Common-Drain Amplifier                         

·          N-Channel and P-Channel JFETs                          

·          JFET Switching Circuits

 

MOSFETs

·          Introduction to MOSFETs                          

·          D-MOSFET                   

·          E-MOSFET                   

·          MOSFET Parameters & Applications                     

·          MOSFET Amplifier and Switching Circuits

·          VMOS and DMOS Transistors