Kuphaldt Tony R. Lessons In Electric Circuits. Volume III. Semiconductors

3rd edition. — 2002. — 355 p.Amplifiers and active devices.
From electric to electronic.
Active versus passive devices.
Amplifiers.
Amplifier gain.
Decibels.
Absolute dB scales.Solid-state device theory.Quantum physics.
Band theory of solids.
Electrons and ”holes”.
The P-N junction.
Junction diodes.
Bipolar junction transistors.
Junction field-effect transistors.
Insulated-gate field-effect transistors.
Thyristors.
Semiconductor manufacturing techniques.
Superconducting devices.
Quantum devices.
Semiconductor devices in SPICE.Diodes and rectifiers.Meter check of a diode.
Diode ratings.
Rectifier circuits.
Clipper circuits.
Clamper circuits.
Voltage multipliers.
Inductor commutating circuits.
Zener diodes.
Special-purpose diodes.
Other diode technologies.Bipolar junction transistors.The transistor as a switch.
Meter check of a transistor.
Active mode operation.
The common-emitter amplifier.
The common-collector amplifier.
The common-base amplifier.
Biasing techniques.
Input and output coupling.
Feedback.
Amplifier impedances.
Current mirrors.
Transistor ratings and packages.
BJT quirks.Junction field-effect transistors.The transistor as a switch.
Meter check of a transistor.
Active-mode operation.
The common-source amplifier - PENDING.
The common-drain amplifier - PENDING.
The common-gate amplifier - PENDING.
Biasing techniques - PENDING.
Transistor ratings and packages - PENDING.
JFET quirks - PENDING.Insulated-gate field-effect transistors.Depict ion-type IGFETs.
Enhancement-type IGFETs - PENDING.
Active-mode operation - PENDING.
The common-source amplifier - PENDING.
The common-drain amplifier - PENDING.
The common-gate amplifier - PENDING.
Biasing techniques - PENDING.
TVansistor ratings and packages - PENDING.
IGFET quirks - PENDING.
MESFETs - PENDING.
IGBTs.Thyristors.
Hysteresis.
Gas discharge tubes.
The Shockley Diode.
The DIAC.
The Silicon-Controlled Rectifier (SCR).
The TRIAC.
Optothyristors.
The Unijunction Transistor (UJT) - PENDING.
The Silicon-Controlled Switch (SCS).
Field-effect-controlled thyristors.Operational amplifiers.Single-ended and differential amplifiers.
The ”operational” amplifier.
Negative feedback.
Divided feedback.
An analogy for divided feedback.
Voltage-to-current signal conversion.
Averager and summer circuits.
Building a differential amplifier.
The instrumentation amplifier.
Differentiator and integrator circuits.
Positive feedback.
Practical considerations: common-mode gain.
Practical considerations: offset voltage.
Practical considerations: bias current.
Practical considerations: drift.
Practical considerations: frequency response.
Operational amplifier models.
Data.Practical analog semiconductor circuits.
Power supply circuits - INCOMPLETE.
Amplifier circuits - PENDING.
Oscillator circuits - PENDING.
Phase-locked loops - PENDING.
Radio circuits - PENDING.
Computational circuits.
Measurement circuits - PENDING.
Control circuits - PENDING.Active filters.DC motor drives.Inverters and AC motor drives.Electron tubes.Early tube history.
The triode.
The tetrode.
Beam power tubes.
The pentode.
Combination tubes.
Tube parameters.
Ionization (gas-filled) tubes.
Display tubes.
Microwave tubes.
Tubes versus Semiconductors.About this book.Contributor list.Design science license.