ANALOG ELECTRONICS

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Learning Outcomes

Expresses the basic structure, properties and working principles of P-N junction circuit elements.
Explains the terms of nucleus, orbit and shell in an atom and draws energy band diagram.
Expresses the free electron concept, and defines insulator, semiconductor and conductor.
Explains the properties of germanium and silicon semiconductors used in electronics.
Explains the relation between temperature and the electrical conductivity of pure silicon atom.
Explains current conveyors.
Explains structures, operation and characteristics of diodes and applies the DC circuit analysis principles to diode circuits.
Expresses the electrical difference between silicon and germanium diodes.
Explains that a diode operates in continuous conduction, continuous cut off and discontinuous conduction modes in application.
Expresses that a zener diode is an inverse operating P-N junction type and explains its incorruption .
Calculates the current, the voltage and the power in a zener diode circuit.
Explains the structures, properties and operations of diode types such as Varicap diode, Tunnel diode, Schottky diode, photodiode.
Explains the properties and operations of BJTs (bipolar junction transistors).
Expresses that BJT is a P-N junction circuit element and its terminals are called as Emitter, Base and Collector.
Polarizes a BJT using two sources and calculates various current, voltage values and also the power dissipated in a transistor.
Draws the characteristic curves of a BJT due to the laboratory experiment and explains cut off, saturation and active regions.
Calculates various current, voltage values and also the power dissipated in a transistor by drawing biasing circuits.
Draws the diagram of Darlington connection and explains its electrical properties.
Explains the properties and operations of FETs (field effect transistors).
Explains the structure and types of JFETs.
Draws the transfer characteristic curve and explains forward conduction using this curve.
Expresses the differences between D-MOSFETs and JFETs, and also E-MOSFETs and JFETs and similarities between D-MOSFETs JFETs.
Expresses difference of biasing methods for FETs, D-MOSFETs ve E-MOSFETs.
Explains the types of other MOSFETs like GaAS FETs, double-gate FETs, and VMOSs.