UNIT – IV - Semiconductor

Devices
Contents
Semiconductor Devices:
Introduction on Semiconductor
p-n Junction diode - Basic operating principle,
current-voltage characteristics
Rectifier circuits (half-wave with and without filter)
Rectifier circuits (full-wave with and without filter)
Zener diode as Voltage Regulator
Metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor
(MOSFET)
Operation of NMOS and PMOS FETs
MOSFET as an amplifier and switch.
P-N Junction

In the n-type region there are extra electrons and in

the p-type region, there are holes from the acceptor
impurities .
Forward Biased
Reverse Biased
P-N Junction

We create a p-n junction by joining together two

pieces of semiconductor, one doped n-type, the
other p-type.