Chapter 1
Semiconductor diodes
1.1 Semiconductor diode
1.2 Transition and diffusion capacitance
1.3 Resistance level
1.4 Reverse recovery time
1.5 Load line analysis
1.6 Half wave and full wave rectifier
1.7 Clippers and clampers
1.8 Voltage multiplier
1.9 Zener diode
1.10 Voltage regulator using zener diode
Chapter 2
Special two terminal diodes
2.1 Schottky diode
2.2 Varactor diode
2.3 Power diode
2.4 Tunnel diode
2.5 Photo diode
2.6 Photoconductive cells
2.7 IR emitters
2.8 Light emitting diode
2.9 Liquid crystal display
2.10 Solar cells
2.11 Thermistors
Chapter 3
Bipolar junction transistors
3.1 Transistor construction
3.2 Transistor operation
3.3 Common emitter configuration
3.4 Common base configuration
3.5 Common collector configuration
3.6 Transistor switching
Chapter 4
Field effect transistor
4.1 Construction and characteristics of JFET
4.2 Transfer characteristics
4.3 Depletion type MOSFET
4.4 Enhancement type MOSFET
4.5 VMOS
4.6 CMOS
Chapter 5
High power solid state devices
5.1 SCR
5.2 DIAC and TRIAC
5.3 Unijunction transistor
5.4 Transferred electron devices-gunn diode
5.5 Avalanche transit time devices
5.6 IGBT
5.7 Power BJT
5.8 Power MOSFET