Semiconductors Book Outline
Outline
9
Thesis and Scope of this book (Introduction)
11
Before we begin (Preliminary information)
12
Interpreting and drawing a circuit
13
Engineering notation
13
Black-box conventions used throughout the book
14
Devices used in this book's examples
16
Test equipment
21
Tools
24
Choosing a correct resistor
29
Capacitors
31
Logarithms and logarithmic behavior
35
Safety
43
Diodes
46
Diode bias
47
Physical diode limitations and imperfections
47
Reverse, leakage current
48
Datasheets
48
Checking a diode with DMM
50
Special Insert – Thermal considerations
54
Variability of parameters
54
Special diodes
55
Diode applications
59
Diodes for voltage control
65
Light Emitting Diode (LED)
72
Diode as a Sensor
76
Diodes as Solar Cells
79
Controllable Diodes
86
Diode-type semiconductors DMM test
87
MOSFETs (switches)
87
Concepts
89
Special Insert – ESD Safety First
98
Ohmic mode
101
Low power supply voltages
102
How can we find what level of VGS drive voltage is necessary to conduct a certain level of current?
104
MOSFET as a low power switch
105
P-Channel MOSFET
108
MOSFETs in digital logic
112
MOSFET as a high-power switch
123
High frequency switching and dynamic effects
125
N-channel MOSFET “upside down”
127
Additional MOSFET notes and considerations
129
JFET (high input resistance amplifier)
129
JFET gate diode
131
Class-A amplifiers, Quiescent point
133
JFET Class A low-power amplifier
141
Input and output resistance, bandwidth, impedance
143
Further circuit analysis
146
Range of permissible IDQ and VDSQ levels
148
P-channel JFET
149
Further notes and circuits
151
BJT (universal transistor)
151
BJT drive requirements
156
Large signal behavior
158
BJT as a switch
166
Linear BJT operation
171
Improved Class-A BJT biasing
174
Emitter follower configuration – biasing consideration
177
Small-signal behavior (Subtle effects)
184
Practical common-emitter amplifier circuit
187
Practical Emitter Follower Amplifier Circuit
189
BJT as a switch revisited – three warnings
191
PNP BJTs and NPN-PNP stages
194
Multiple stages
197
Class AB power amplifier
201
Additional notes and further reading
205
Other electronic components and concepts
205
Other semiconductor devices
207
Non-linear devices and circuit protection devices
209
Integrated Circuits
211
Circuit blocks
212
Pulse Width Modulation and Motor Control
213
Switch Mode Regulation
214
H Bridge
215
Circuit analysis, Example circuits and projects
215
Circuit analysis
216
What to do when a circuit does not work
217
Power circuits
224
Light circuits
232
Time circuits
233
Audio circuits
238
Temperature circuits
239
Control circuits
239
Solar Projects
241
Driving High-Power MOSFETs
245
H-Bridge Protection, filtering, and energy storage
257
Appendix A Getting a job
