Semiconductors

This book is part of a series on Electric Circuits:

Circuit Theory
Circuit Idea
Digital Circuits
Practical Electronics
Electronics
Analogue Electronics
Semiconductors
Materials in Electronics

This book is an introductory text on semiconductors. This book discusses the theoretical basis for semiconductors, and shows some examples of how semiconductors are used. Later chapters show some of the ways diodes and transistors are used both in digital circuits, and in analog circuits.

Table of Contents

• Introduction

Section 1: Fundamentals

• What is a Semiconductor
• Magnetic and Electric Fields
• Doping
• PN Junctions (diodes)

Section 2: Transistor Basics

• Introduction to Transistors
• Transistors as Amplifiers
• Transistors as Switches
• Emitter Followers
• Transconductance
• Darlington Connections
• Bootstrapping
• Miller Effect

Section 3: Field Effect Transistors

• FETs
• Variable Resistance
• Current Sources: JFETs
• MOSFET Transistors
• MESFET Transistors
• CMOSFET Transistors

Section 4: Amplifiers

• Op-Amps
• Inverting and Non-Inverting
• Current Sources
• Integrators and Differentiators
• Comparators and Schmitt Trigger
• Feedback Theory and Feedback Amplifiers

Section 5: Regulators and Rectifiers

• Zener Diode
• Three Terminal Regulators
• Switching Regulators

Section 6: Digital Circuits

• TTL
• CMOS
• Logical Gates
• Tri-State Devices
• Open Collector Devices

Section 7: Opto-electronic Device

• Photodiode
• Phototransistor
• LED

Resources and Licensing

• Resources