ELECTRONICS L T P C 3 0 2 4

Objectives 1 1. To give an insight into the field of Electronics through basic electronic devices. 2 2. To get to know the intricacies of design and operation of some basic electronic circuits. 3 3. To enable to freely work with the devices in Labs. Expected Outcome 1 1. The students will acquire full knowledge of the devices they will be handling. 2 2. Will come to know the trouble shooting methodology while working with devices and circuits. Contents SEMICONDUCTOR BASICS Semiconductor Devices: Intrinsic, Extrinsic, Drift and diffusion currents PN junction PN junction Diode VI characteristics Diode equation Problems Diffusion and Transition Capacitances Equivalent circuit Half wave rectifier Full Wave rectifiers Filters (C,L,LC, &RC) PN Diode clippers & clampers and problems Avalanche and Zener breakdown Zener diode. Special purpose Diodes :- Varactor diode Tunnel diode PIN diode BIPOLAR JUNCTION TRANSISTOR Transistor action current components I/o characteristics of CB, CE, CC configuration Transistor Biasing Bias stability problems operating point Load line analysis problems Bias compensation Thermal run-away in Transistor Use of heat sinks. FET AND OTHER DEVICES Constructional features of JFET MOSFET handling precautions of MOSFET FET Biasing methods MOSFET biasing methods Problems,Construction and characteristics of UJT, SCR, DIAC and TRIAC. PHOTO ELECTRIC DEVICES Photo emissivity, Photo diode, photo voltaic cells, LED, LCD, Photo transistor, PN junction Laser, Solar energy converters. OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIERS Ideal op-amp, common mode and differential mode signals, CMRR, Applications of Opamps: Inverting and Non-Inverting amplifier, summing amplifier, differentiator, integrator, comparator. Text / Reference Books 1 1. Robert Boylestad & Louis Nashelsky Electronic Devices & Circuit Theory Pearson Education, 2007. 2 2. Theodore F. Boghert, Electronic Devices & Circuits, Pearson Education, 6/e, 2003. 3 3. Allen Mottershead, Electronic Devices and Circuits An Introduction, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi, 2003 Mode of Evaluation Written examinations, seminar, assignments, surprise tests and quizzes