Credits: 3 (3-0-0)

Prerequisites: PYL563 or equivalent

Description

Semiconductors junction review; charge storage and transient behavior, equivalent circuit of diode, p-n hetero-structure: band discontinuity and its effect on junction properties; Junction breakdown mechanisms; Static characteristics of Bipolar transistor; Frequency response and switching behavior, Non-ideal effects: base width modulation, early effect, current crowding and high injection effect; Hetero-junction transistor; SCR, M-S junctions: Basic structure, Energy band relation, I-V characteristics; Ohmic contacts; MOS capacitors, JFET and MESFET basic principles, MOSFET: structure and operation, basic characteristics and analysis; linear quadratic model; equivalent circuit; Threshold voltage calculation; Substrate biasing effect; LED, Laser, Photodiode and solar cells, Tunnel, IMPATT & Gunn diodes and comparison of microwave devices.

Prerequisite Tree

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PYL653-656[PYL653]
PYL653-656 --> PYL563-656[PYL563]

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