وصف المساق
Introduces the fundamentals of electronic devices and circuits, focusing on diodes, transistors (BJTs and FETs), and their applications. It covers the analysis and design of rectifiers, amplifiers, and switching circuits. Students learn to understand semiconductor behavior, small-signal modeling, and practical circuit implementations.
مخطط المساق
| Basic and Support Material to be Covered |
Introduction to essential semiconductor concepts |
| Semiconductor Materials |
Properties and types of semiconductor materials |
| PN Junction Diodes Circuits and Models |
Behavior and modeling of PN junction diodes |
| Zener Diodes and Rectification |
Zener diode characteristics and rectifier circuits |
| Other Diodes Applications |
Special-purpose diodes and their applications |
| Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJT) Circuits and Models |
Structure, operation, and modeling of BJTs |
| Transistor Biasing |
Techniques for biasing transistors for stable operation |
| Transistor Configurations |
Common transistor configurations (e.g., common-emitter) |
| Transistor Amplifiers |
Amplification using BJTs |
| Junction Field Effect Transistor (JFET) |
Structure and operation of JFETs |
| Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor (MOSFET) |
Structure and behavior of MOSFETs |
| Biasing FET and MOSFET |
Methods for biasing FET and MOSFET devices |
| MOSFET Amplifiers |
Amplifier design using MOSFETs |
| Operational Amplifiers |
Fundamentals of operational amplifiers (op-amps) |
| Operation and Applications of Op-Amps |
Op-amp-based circuit applications |
