Semiconductors

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)
 * /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/

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/

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