UELE 121 - Solid State Devices and Circuits I

1. Define the following electronic terms: intrinsic semiconductor, n-type material, p-type material, doping, covalent bonding, pentavalent atoms and trivalent atoms.
2. Describe the operation of both a forward and reverse-biased diode. 
3. Analyze small and large signal diode circuits.
4. Describe the functions of the base, emitter, and collector of a bipolar transistor, and how they are biased.
5. Identify and describe the various forms of transistor biasing and how an operating point is selected.
6. Solve for all DC voltages, and currents in the three basic transistor amplifier configurations (Common Emitter (CE), Common Base (CB), and Common Collector (CC).
7. Calculate input and output impedances and voltage gain for a given configuration, using the AC model of the three basic transistor amplifier configurations.
8. Explain the concept of the transconductance and its effect on the Field Effect Transistor amplifier gain.
9. Describe the operation of common-source, common-drain, and common-gate amplifiers and draw schematic diagrams for each.
10. Apply the scientific method in inquiry and deduction relating the laws, theories, and axioms of solid-state devices to specific laboratory experiments.
11. Explain the concept of differential versus common-mode signals.
12. Analyze a differential amplifier, computer gain, input impedance, and common-mode rejection ratio (CMRR).
13. Explain the concept of open-loop vs closed-loop responses of an amplifier and relate to amplifier stability.
14. Calculate voltage gains, input and output impedance, and bandwidths for inverting and non-inverting operational amplifier (OP AMP) circuits

1. Introduction 
   1. Semiconductor theory 
   2. Conduction in crystals 
   3. Doping 
2. Diode Theory 
   1. The unbiased diode 
   2. Forward bias 
   3. Reverse bias 
   4. Diode approximations 
3. Diode Circuits 
   1. The half-wave rectifier 
   2. The full-wave rectifier 
   3. The bridge rectifier 
   4. The limiter 
   5. The DC clamper 
4. Special-Purpose Diodes 
   1. Zener diodes 
   2. Optoelectronic devices 
   3. The Schottky diode 
   4. Varactor diodes
5. Bipolar Transistors 
   1. Basic concepts 
   2. Forward-reverse bias 
   3. The CE connection 
   4. Transistor characteristics 
   5. DC load lines 
   6. The transistor current source 
6. Transistor Biasing Circuits 
   1. Base bias 
   2. Emitter-feedback bias 
   3. Collector-feedback bias 
   4. Voltage-divider bias 
7. CE Amplifiers 
   1. Coupling and bypass capacitors 
   2. Superposition theorem for amplifiers
   3. AC resistance of the emitter diode 
   4. The AC model of a CE stage 
   5. The swamped stages 
   6. Cascaded stages 
8. CC and CB Amplifiers 
   1. The CC amplifier 
   2. The AC model of an emitter follower 
   3. The common-base amplifier 
9. Field Effect Transistor Amplifiers 
   1. Transconductance 
   2. The CS amplifier 
   3. The CD amplifier 
   4. The CG amplifier 
   5. Other applications 
10. OP-AMP Theory 
    1. The differential amplifier 
    2. DC analysis of a differential amplifier 
    3. AC analysis of a differential amplifier 
    4. The operational amplifier 
    5. OP-AMP characteristics 
11. Frequency Response and Stability 
    1. Basic concepts 
    2. Open-loop response 
    3. Closed-loop response 
    4. Stability considerations 
12. Linear OP-AMP Circuits 
    1. Negative feedback 
    2. Non-inverting voltage amplifiers 
    3. The inverting voltage amplifier 
    4. The summing amplifier