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XXXXX SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES & CIRCUITS 3 - 2 - 4

Pre-Requisite Students are expected to have some knowledge of

• Materials and Properties
• Structure of an atom, including electrons, protons, and neutrons.
• Ohm’s and Kirchhoff’s laws
• Characteristics of DC and AC (sine wave) voltages.
Anti-Requisite
Co-Requisite

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course deals with the fundamental knowledge about
semiconductor devices like transistors, MOSFET and their applications like amplifiers, basic
concepts of feedback, oscillators.

COURSE OUTCOMES: After successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

CO1. Understand the theory of semiconductor basics.

CO2. Know the applications of semiconductor diodes.
CO3. Gain a thorough understanding of operation and characteristics of BJT.
CO4. Acquire knowledge about the operation and practical implementation of oscillators.
CO5. Understanding of operation and characteristics of FET and MOSFET operation.

CO-PO-PSO Mapping Table:

Program
Program Outcomes Specific
Learning Outcomes
Outcomes
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3

CO1 3 2 3 2 2

CO2 3 3 2 2 --

CO3 3 2 3 2

CO4 3 1 2 2

CO5 3 2 3 2 2
Course
Correlation 3 2 3 2 2 2 2
Mapping

Correlation Levels: 3: High; 2: Medium; 1: Low

COURSE CONTENT

Module 1: Semiconductor Diodes (10 Periods)

Introduction, Semiconductor materials, extrinsic materials: p-type and n-type

semiconductors, energy band diagram, semiconductor diodes, ideal versus practical diodes,
resistance levels, Diode equivalent circuits, transition and diffusion capacitance, reverse
recovery time, diode specification sheet, zener diode, Light Emitting diode, Tunnel diode,
schottky diode, varicap diode.

Module 2: Diode Circuits (08Periods)

Introduction, Series Diode configuration, Parallel and series-parallel configurations, Half-

wave & Full wave rectifier, Clippers, Clampers, Zener Diode as voltage regulator, Problems.

Module 3 Bipolar Junction Transistor (10 Periods)

Introduction, Transistor construction, Operation, Common-base configuration &

characteristic, Transistor as an amplifier, Common-Emitter configuration & characteristic,
Common collector configuration & characteristic, Operating point, Fixed biased configuration,
Emitter-bias configuration, Voltage divider bias configuration, Collector feedback
configuration, Problems.

Module 4 Oscillators (07 Periods)

Introduction, Feedback Oscillators, Oscillation with RC Feedback Circuits, Wien Bridge

Oscillator, Phase Shift Oscillator, Oscillation with LC Feedback Circuits, Colpitts oscillator.

Module 5 Field-Effect Transistors (10 Periods)

JFET -construction, operation and characteristics, MOSFET - Device Structure and Physical
Operation, Current-Voltage Characteristics, The MOSFET as an Amplifier and as a Switch,
Biasing in MOS Amplifier Circuits, Small- Signal Operation and Models, The Depletion-Type
MOSFET.
Total Periods: 45

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

LIST OF EXERCISES:

1. Verification of V-I characteristics of PN junction diode.

2. To study Half wave, full wave and Bridge Rectifier.

3. To study transistor characteristics in common base and common emitter configurations.

4. To study the FET characteristics

5. To design, study and compare various transistor biasing techniques.

6. To study of an emitter follower circuit.

7. Diode clippers and clampers.

8. Verification of RC and LC Oscillators

9. To Study and experimental verification of MOSFET.

RESOURCES

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Millman & Halkias, “Integrated Electronics”, McGraw Hill Publications, 1992.

2. Boylestad & Nashlesky, “Electronic Devices & Circuit Theory”, PHI, 10th Edition.

3. Albert Malvino& David J. Bates, “Electronic Principles”, Tata McGraw Hill, 7th Edition 2007.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Sedra, Smith, ‘Microelectronic Circuits’, Oxford University Press, fifth edition, 2004.

2. David A.Bell, “Electronic Devices and Circuits”, Prentice Hall of India Private Limited, New
Delhi, 2007.
3. Paul Horowitz and Winfield Hill, ‘The art of electronics’, Cambridge university press, third
edition, 2011.

VIDEO LECTURES:

1. https://nptel.ac.in/courses/108108112

2. https://www.coursera.org/specializations/semiconductor-devices

Web Resources:

1. www.electronic_circuits.com

2. www.circuitstoday.com