This book explores many fundamental topics in a basic and easy-to-understand manner. It, and the accompanying DC-AC Electrical Fundamentals by the same co-authors, have been developed using a classic textbook – Electricity and Electronics: A Survey (5th Edition) by Patrick and Fardo – as a framework. Both new books have been structured using the same basic sequence and organization of the textbook as previous editions.
This book has been expanded to 22 chapters, further simplifying content and providing a more comprehensive coverage of fundamental content. The content has been continually updated and revised through new editions and by external reviewers throughout the years. Additional quality checks to ensure technical accuracy, clarity and coverage of content have always been an area of focus. Each edition of the text has been improved through the following features:
- Improved and updated text content
- Improved usage of illustrations and photos
- Use of color to add emphasis and clarify content
Author(s): Dale R. Patrick, Stephen W. Fardo, Ray E. Richardson, Vigyan (Vigs) Chandra
Series: River Publishers Series in Electronic Materials, Circuits and Devices
Publisher: River Publishers
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 1078
City: Gistrup
Cover
Half Title
Series
Title
Copyright
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Abbreviations
1 Semiconductor Fundamentals
1.1 Atomic Theory
1.2 Atom Bonding
1.3 Insulators, Semiconductors, and Conductors
1.4 Semiconductor Materials
2 P–N Junction Diodes
2.1 P–N Junction Diode Construction
2.2 Junction Biasing
2.3 Diode Characteristics
2.4 Diode Specifications
2.5 Troubleshooting Diodes
2.6 Diode Schematic Symbol
3 Zener Diodes
3.1 Crystal Structure and Symbol
3.2 Zener Characteristics
3.3 Zener Current Ratings
3.4 Analyze and test a Zener diode
3.5 Problems
4 Power Supply Circuits
4.1 Transformers
4.2 Rectifier
4.3 Filters
4.4 Voltage Regulators
4.5 Dual Power Supplies
4.6 Clippers, Clampers, and Voltage Multipliers
5 Special Semiconductor Diodes
5.1 Tunnel Diodes
5.2 Varactor Diodes
5.3 Miscellaneous Diodes
6 Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJTs)
6.1 BJT Construction
6.2 BJT Operation
6.3 BJT Characteristics
6.4 Testing BJTs
6.5 Analysis and Troubleshooting – BJTs
7 Bipolar Transistor Amplification
7.1 Amplification Principles
7.2 Basic BJT Amplifiers
7.3 Load-Line Analysis
7.4 Transistor Circuit Configurations
7.5 Analysis and Troubleshooting – Amplifier Circuits
8 Field-Effect Transistors − (FETs)
8.1 Junction Field-Effect Transistors
8.2 JFET Characteristic Curves
8.3 Metal-Oxide Semiconductor FETs
8.4 Analysis and Troubleshooting – Field-Effect Transistors
9 Field-Effect Transistor Amplifiers
9.1 FET Biasing Methods
9.2 FET Circuit Configurations
9.3 Analysis and Troubleshooting – JFET Amplifiers
10 Amplifying Systems
10.1 Amplifying System Basics
10.2 Amplifier Coupling
10.3 Input and Output Transducers
10.4 Analysis and Troubleshooting – Amplifying Systems
11 Power Amplifiers
11.1 Single-Ended Power Amplifiers
11.2 Push–Pull Power Amplifiers
11.3 Complementary-Symmetry Power Amplifiers
11.4 Analysis and Troubleshooting – Power Amplifiers
12 Thyristors
12.1 Silicon Controlled Rectifiers
12.2 Triacs
12.3 Diacs
12.4 Unijunction Transistors
12.5 Programmable Unijunction Transistors
12.6 Gate Turn-Off Thyristors
13 Optoelectronic Devices
13.1 The Nature of Light
13.2 Radiation Sources
13.3 Optoelectronic Detectors
13.4 Analysis and Troubleshooting – Optoelectronic Systems
14 Integrated Circuits
14.1 IC Construction
14.2 Linear ICs
14.3 Advantages and Disadvantages of ICs
15 Operational Amplifiers (Op-amps)
15.1 Introduction to the Op-amp
15.2 Inside the Op-amp
15.3 Op-amp Characteristics
15.4 Analysis and Troubleshooting – Operational Amplifiers
16 Linear Op-amp Circuits
16.1 Inverting Amplifier
16.2 Noninverting Amplifiers
16.3 Summing Amplifiers
16.4 Analysis and Troubleshooting – Linear Op-amps
17 Specialized Op-amps and Integrated Circuits
17.1 Controlled Voltage and Current Sources
17.2 Converters
17.3 Comparators
17.4 Integrators
17.5 Differentiators
17.6 Precision Rectifiers
17.7 Instrumentation Amplifiers
17.8 Analysis and Troubleshooting – Specialized Op-amp Circuits
18 Voltage Regulator Circuits
18.1 Voltage Regulation
18.2 Linear Voltage Regulators – Series and Shunt
18.3 Switching Voltage Regulators – Step-Down and Step-Up
18.4 IC Voltage Regulators
18.5 Analysis and Troubleshooting -Voltage Regulators
19 Filter Circuits
19.1 Filter Circuits
19.2 Filter Circuit Power and Voltage Gain
19.3 Resonant Circuits
19.4 Active Filters
19.5 Analysis and Troubleshooting – Filter Circuits
20 Oscillator Circuits
20.1 Oscillator Fundamentals
20.2 Feedback Oscillators
20.3 Relaxation Oscillators
20.4 Analysis and Troubleshooting – Oscillator Circuits
21 Radio Frequency (RF) Communication Systems
21.1 RF Communication Systems
21.2 Continuous-Wave Communication
21.3 Amplitude Modulation Communication
21.4 Frequency Modulation Communication
21.5 Troubleshooting RF Communication Circuits
22 Communications System Applications
22.1 Television Communication Systems
22.2 Digital Communication Systems
23 Digital Electronic Systems
23.1 Digital Systems
23.2 Digital Logic Circuits
23.3 Flip-Flops
23.4 Digital Counters
Index
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