Semiconductors
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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
Section 1: Fundamentals
- What is a Semiconductor
- Magnetic and Electric Fields
- Doping
- PN Junctions (diodes)
- Diodes from an Engineering Perspective
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