An electronic device is a physical component of an electronic circuit or system, which is used to affect electrons and their associated fields in accordance with the function of that system. Such systems have a very broad range of applications, the main ones being, Industrial automation and motion control, information processing, telecommunication, and signal processing.
Understandable Electronic Devices: Key concepts and circuit design provides a concise, easily understandable and convenient guide to electronics circuits. Coverage includes diodes, bipolar junction transistors, field effect transistors, amplifiers, oscillators, and voltage regulators. Each chapter includes worked examples of theorems, and clear summaries of procedures, methods and equations.
Reviewing key concepts in modern electronics, this book is a valuable resource for anyone needing an overview of the principles of electronic devices and circuits, or to review or update their knowledge in this field. Written by a highly experienced instructor in the field, the book provides early-career professionals and college and university students with the necessary foundation in electronics. The book is also a useful resource for researchers and research professionals whose main field is not electronics but whose research requires a working knowledge of electronic circuits and devices.
Inspec keywords: semiconductor diodes; rectifiers; bipolar transistors; voltage regulators; wide band gap semiconductors
Other keywords: bipolar transistors; wide band gap semiconductors; electronic devices; crystal oscillators; amplifiers; voltage regulators; RC circuits; junction gate field effect transistors; voltage dividers; circuit design; semiconductor diodes; rectifiers
Subjects: Amplifiers; Power electronics, supply and supervisory circuits; Junction and barrier diodes; General electrical engineering topics; Bipolar transistors; Education and training
The chapter covers the following topics: fundamental semiconductor theory, atomic theory, N-type and P-type semiconductors, depletion layer, forward bias, reverse vias, reverse breakdown, I-V characteristic curve of PN junctions, introduction to diodes, ideal diodes and real diodes.
The chapter covers the following topics: diodes classification, Zener diodes, Zener diode as a voltage shifter, Zener diode as a clipper, Zener diode as a voltage regulator, varicap diode, light-emitting diode, photodiode and Schottky diodes.
The chapter covers the following topics: DC power supply, transformers, half-wave rectifier, center-tapped full-wave rectifiers, full-wave bridge rectifiers, power supply filters, capacitor filters, ripple factor, surge current, diode clipping, clippers and clampers.
The chapter covers the following topics: DC power supply, transformers, half-wave rectifier, center-tapped full-wave rectifiers, full-wave bridge rectifiers, power supply filters, capacitor filters, ripple factor, surge current, diode clipping, clippers and clampers.
The chapter is divided into 2 parts. The first part deals with: DC biasing; DC load line and operation point; midpoint biasing and active (linear) operation; and bipolar junction transistor (BJT) biasing and stability. The second part covers: methods of BJT biasing; base bias; voltage-divider bias; emitter bias; and collector-feedback bias.
The chapter is divided into 2 parts. The first part deals with: transistor amplifiers; capacitors in transistor amplifier; superposition of DC and AC; transistor r parameters equivalent model; transistor h parameters equivalent model; and h parameters for three configurations of the transistors. The second part covers: transistor small-signal analysis; transistor common-emitter amplifier; transistor common-collector amplifier; transistor common-base amplifier; and multistage transistor amplifiers.
The chapter is divided into 3 parts. The first part deals with: introduction to field-effect transistors (FETs); and JFET - operation and characteristics. The second part covers: biasing of JFET; JFET gate bias (or fixed bias); JFET self-bias; and JFET voltage divider-bias. The third part deals with: MOSFET (metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor); MOSFET transfer characteristics; E-MOSFET biasing; and D-MOSFET biasing.
The chapter is divided into two parts. The first part deals with: JFET equivalent model; introduction to FET amplifier; and JFET AC equivalent circuit. The second part covers: JFET amplifier analysis; common-drain amplifier analysis; common-source amplifier analysis; and common-gate amplifier analysis.
The chapter covers the following topics: modes of operation, basic building blocks, inverting op-amps, noninverting op-amps, terminologies, basic circuits, summing amplifiers, difference amplifiers, differentiators, integrators, and comparators.
The chapter covers the following topics: oscillator types, feedback and LC oscillators, Armstrong oscillators, Colpitts oscillators, Hartley oscillators, crystal-controlled oscillators, and RC oscillators.
The chapter covers the following topics: op-amp voltage regulators, concepts review, type's classification, linear op-amp voltage regulators, series voltage regulators, shunt voltage regulators, switching voltage regulators, step-down voltage regulators, step-up voltage regulators, and inverting voltage regulators.
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