BM3353 Fundamentals of Electronic Devices and Circuits Syllabus:

BM3353 Fundamentals of Electronic Devices and Circuits Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

The objective of this unit is to make the student learn and understand
 Introduce the concept of diodes, Bipolar Junction Transistors and FET.
 Study the various model parameters of Transistors
 Learn the concept of special semiconductor devices, Power & Display devices
 Impart the knowledge of various configurations, characteristics, applications.
 To have knowledge of display and power devices.

UNIT I SEMICONDUCTOR DIODE

PN junction diode, Current equations, Energy Band diagram, Diffusion and drift current densities, forward and reverse bias characteristics, Transition and Diffusion Capacitances, Switching Characteristics, Breakdown in PN Junction Diodes.

UNIT II BIPOLAR JUNCTION TRANSISTORS

NPN -PNP -Operations-Early effect-Current equations – Input and Output characteristics of CE, CB, CC – Hybrid -π model – h-parameter model, Ebers Moll Model- Gummel Poon- model, Multi Emitter Transistor.

UNIT III FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS

MOSFETs – Drain and Transfer characteristics,-Current equations-Pinch off voltage and its significance- Threshold voltage -Channel length modulation, small signal Characteristics, DMOSFET, E-MOSFET- Characteristics – Comparison of MOSFET with BJT.

UNIT IV SPECIAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

Metal-Semiconductor Junction – MESFET, FINFET, PINFET, CNTFET, DUAL GATE MOSFET, Point Contact Diode, p-i-n Diode, Avalanche Photodiode, Schottky barrier diode- Zener diodeVaractor diode –Tunnel diode- Gallium Arsenide device, LASER diode, LDR.

UNIT V POWER DEVICES AND DISPLAY DEVICES

UJT, Thyristor – SCR, Diac, Triac, Power BJT- Power MOSFET- DMOS-VMOS. LED, LCD, Opto Coupler, Solar cell, CCD.

COURSE OUTCOMES:

At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
CO1: Analyze the characteristics of semiconductor diodes.
CO2: Analyze and solve problems of Transistor circuits using model parameters.
CO3: Identify and characterize diodes and various types of transistors.
CO4: Analyze the characteristics of special semiconductor devices.
CO5: Analyze the characteristics of Power and Display devices.

TOTAL:45 PERIODS

TEXT BOOK

1. Millman and Halkias, “Electronic Devices and Circuits”, 4th Edition, McGraw Hill, 2015.
2. Mohammad Rashid, “Electronic Devices and Circuits”, Cengage Learning Pvt. Ltd, 2015.
3. Salivahanan. S, Suresh Kumar. N, “Electronic Devices and circuits”, 4th Edition, McGraw Hill, 2016.

REFERENCES

1. Robert L. Boylestad and Louis Nashelsky, “Electronic Devices and Circuit Theory” Pearson Prentice Hall, 11th Edition, 2014.
2. Bhattacharya and Sharma, “Solid State Electronic Devices”, 2nd Edition, Oxford University Press, 2014.
3. R.S.Sedha, “A Textbook of Electronic Devices and Circuits”, 2nd Edition, S.Chand Publications, 2008.
4. David A. Bell, “Electronic Devices and Circuits”, 5th Edition, Oxford University Press, 2008.