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Basics of semiconductor physics. Semiconductor materials and their properties. Silicon as semiconductor. PN junction. Diode and diode circuits. Ideal diode, large-signal and small-signal operation. Zener diode, Schottky-barrier diode, varactors, photodiode, LED. Applications of diodes (rectifiers, limiters, diodes as level shifters and switches). Bipolar junction transistors. Device structure and physical operations. Current-voltage characteristics. Large-signal and small-signal operation and models. BJT circuits at DC. Phototransistor and optocoupler. MOS transistors. Device structure and physical operations. Current-voltage characteristics. Large-signal and small-signal operation and models. MOSFET circuits at DC. JFET. Device structure and physical operations. Linear amplifiers. Circuits model for amplifiers. Bipolar amplifiers. Operating point analysis and design. Common-emitter topology, common-base topology, emitter follower. CMOS amplifiers. Operating point analysis and design. Common-source topology, common-gate topology, source follower. Multistage amplifiers. Cascade RC, level shifter, direct connection, two-transistor amplifier stages. Cascode amplifiers. Bipolar and CMOS cascade amplifiers. |