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Electric Circuits III - Semiconductors

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Electric Circuits III - Semiconductors

Semiconductors are materials that exhibit electrical behavior somewhere between that of insulators and that of conductors. Conductors present very low resistance to the flow of current, whereas insulators conduct very little current even when a large potential difference is applied. A semiconductor exhibits intermediate conductivity because it has more available charge carriers than an insulator but fewer than a conductor. Examples of semiconductors are silicon and germanium.

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Tony R. Kuphaldt
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Contents· 134 sections
  1. 01: Amplifiers and Active Devices
  2. 1.01: From Electric to Electronic
  3. 1.02: Active Versus Passive Devices
  4. 1.03: Amplifiers
  5. 1.04: Amplifier Gain
  6. 1.05: Decibels
  7. 1.06: Absolute dB scales
  8. 1.07: Attenuators
  9. 02: Solid-state Device Theory
  10. 2.01: Introduction to Solid-state Device Theory
  11. 2.02: Quantum Physics
  12. 2.03: Valence and Crystal Structure
  13. 2.04: Band Theory of Solids
  14. 2.05: Electrons and holes
  15. 2.06: The P-N Junction
  16. 2.07: Junction Diodes
  17. 2.08: Bipolar Junction Transistors
  18. 2.09: Junction Field-effect Transistors
  19. 2.10: Insulated-gate Field-effect Transistors (MOSFET)
  20. 2.11: Thyristors
  21. 2.12: Semiconductor Manufacturing Techniques
  22. 2.13: Superconducting Devices
  23. 2.14: Quantum Devices
  24. 2.15: Semiconductor Devices in SPICE
  25. 03: Diodes and Rectifiers
  26. 3.01: Introduction to Diodes And Rectifiers
  27. 3.02: Meter Check of a Diode
  28. 3.03: Diode Ratings
  29. 3.04: Rectifier Circuits
  30. 3.05: Peak Detector
  31. 3.06: Clipper Circuits
  32. 3.07: Clamper Circuits
  33. 3.08: Voltage Multipliers (Doublers Triplers Quadruplers and More)
  34. 3.09: Inductor Commutating Circuits
  35. 3.10: Diode Switching Circuits
  36. 3.11: What Are Zener Diodes
  37. 3.12: Special-purpose Diodes
  38. 3.13: Other Diode Technologies
  39. 3.14: SPICE Models
  40. 04: Bipolar Junction Transistors
  41. 4.01: Introduction to Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJT)
  42. 4.02: The Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) as a Switch
  43. 4.03: Meter Check of a Transistor (BJT)
  44. 4.04: Active-mode Operation (BJT)
  45. 4.05: The Common-emitter Amplifier
  46. 4.06: The Common-collector Amplifier
  47. 4.07: The Common-base Amplifier
  48. 4.08: The Cascode Amplifier
  49. 4.09: Biasing Techniques (BJT)
  50. 4.10: Transistor Biasing Calculations
  51. 4.11: Input and Output Coupling
  52. 4.12: Feedback
  53. 4.13: Amplifier Impedances
  54. 4.14: Current Mirror BJTs
  55. 4.15: Transistor Ratings and Packages (BJT)
  56. 4.16: BJT Quirks
  57. 05: Junction Field-effect Transistors
  58. 5.01: Introduction to Junction Field-effect Transistors (JFET)
  59. 5.02: The Junction Field-effect Transistor (JFET) as a Switch
  60. 5.03: Meter Check of a Transistor (JFET)
  61. 5.04: Active-mode Operation (JFET)
  62. 5.05: The Common-source Amplifier (JFET)
  63. 5.06: The common-drain Amplifier (JFET)
  64. 5.07: The Common-gate Amplifier (JFET)
  65. 5.08: Biasing Techniques (JFET)
  66. 5.09: Transistor Ratings and Packages (JFET)
  67. 5.10: JFET Quirks
  68. 06: Insulated-gate Field-effect Transistors
  69. 6.01: Introduction to Insulated-gate Field-effect Transistors
  70. 6.02: Depletion-type IGFETs
  71. 6.03: Enhancement-type IGFETs
  72. 6.04: Active-mode Operation (IGFET)
  73. 6.05: The Common-source Amplifier (IGFET)
  74. 6.06: The Common-drain Amplifier (IGFET)
  75. 6.07: The Common-gate Amplifier (IGFET)
  76. 6.08: Biasing Techniques (IGFET)
  77. 6.09: Transistor Ratings and Packages (IGFET)
  78. 6.10: IGFET Quirks
  79. 6.11: MESFETs
  80. 6.12: IGBTs
  81. 07: Thyristors
  82. 7.01: Hysteresis
  83. 7.02: Gas Discharge Tubes
  84. 7.03: The Shockley Diode
  85. 7.04: The DIAC
  86. 7.05: The Silicon-Controlled Rectifier (SCR)
  87. 7.06: The TRIAC
  88. 7.07: Optothyristors
  89. 7.08: The Unijunction Transistor (UJT)
  90. 7.09: The Silicon-Controlled Switch (SCS)
  91. 7.10: Field-effect-controlled Thyristors
  92. 08: Operational Amplifiers
  93. 8.01: Introduction to Operational Amplifiers (Op-amps)
  94. 8.02: Single-ended and Differential Amplifiers
  95. 8.03: The Operational Amplifier
  96. 8.04: Negative Feedback
  97. 8.05: Divided Feedback
  98. 8.06: An Analogy for Divided Feedback
  99. 8.07: Voltage-to-Current Signal Conversion
  100. 8.08: Averager and Summer Circuits
  101. 8.09: Building a Differential Amplifier
  102. 8.10: The Instrumentation Amplifier
  103. 8.11: Differentiator and Integrator Circuits
  104. 8.12: Positive Feedback
  105. 8.13: Op-Amp Practical Considerations
  106. 8.14: Operational Amplifier Models
  107. 8.15: Op-Amp Data
  108. 09: Practical Analog Semiconductor Circuits
  109. 9.01: ElectroStatic Discharge
  110. 9.02: Power Supply Circuits
  111. 9.03: Amplifier Circuits
  112. 9.04: Oscillator Circuits
  113. 9.05: Phase-locked Loops
  114. 9.06: Radio Circuits
  115. 9.07: Computational Circuits
  116. 9.08: Measurement Circuits
  117. 9.09: Control Circuits
  118. 10: Active Filters
  119. 11: DC Motor Drives
  120. 11.01: Pulse Width Modulation
  121. 12: Inverters And AC Motor Drives
  122. 13: Electron Tubes
  123. 13.01: Introduction to Electron Tubes
  124. 13.02: Early Tube History
  125. 13.03: The Triode
  126. 13.04: The Tetrode
  127. 13.05: Beam Power Tubes
  128. 13.06: The Pentode
  129. 13.07: Combination Tubes
  130. 13.08: Tube Parameters
  131. 13.09: Ionization (gas-filled) Tubes
  132. 13.10: Display Tubes
  133. 13.11: Microwave Tubes
  134. 13.12: Tubes versus Semiconductors