Prologue I
PROLOGUETO ELECTRONICS 1
Brief History 1
Passive and Active Devices 2
Electronic Circuits 2
Discrete and Integrated Circuits 3
Analog and Digital Signals 3
Notation 4
Summary 5
Part 1
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND BASIC APPLICATIONS 7
Chapter 1 Semiconductor Materials and Diodes 9
Preview 9
1.1 Semiconductor Materials and Properties 10
1.2 The pn Junction 23
1.3 Diode Circuits: DC Analysis and Models 34
1.4 Diode Circuits: AC Equivalent Circuit 43
1.5 Other Diode Types 48
1.6 Design Application: Diode Thermometer 54
1.7 Summary 56
Problems 57
Chapter 2 Diode Circuits 67
Preview 67
2.1 Rectifier Circuits 68
2.2 Zener Diode Circuits 84
2.3 Clipper and Clamper Circuits 90
2.4 Multiple-Diode Circuits 97
2.5 Photodiode and LED Circuits 106
2.6 Design Application: DC Power Supply 108
2.7 Summary 110
Problems 111
Chapter 3 The Field-Effect Transistor 125
Preview 125
3.1 MOS Field-Effect Transistor 126
3.2 MOSFET DC Circuit Analysis 146
3.3 Basic MOSFET Applications: Switch, Digital Logic Gate,
and Amplifier 165
3.4 Constant-Current Biasing 170
3.5 Multistage MOSFET Circuits 175
3.6 Junction Field-Effect Transistor 180
3.7 Design Application: Diode Thermometer with an MOS
Transistor 190
3.8 Summary 192
Problems 194
Chapter 4 Basic FETAmplifiers 205
Preview 205
4.1 The MOSFET Amplifier 206
4.2 Basic Transistor Amplifier Configurations 216
4.3 The Common-Source Amplifier 216
4.4 The Common-Drain (Source-Follower) Amplifier 227
