Electronic Devices and Circuits Dr. K. Lal Kishore Ph.D, MIEEE, FIETE, MISTE, MISHM. Registrar and Professor of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kukatpally, Hyderabad - 500 072. SSP BS Publications 4-4-309, Giriraj Lane, Sultan Bazar, Hyderabad -500 095 A. P. Phone: 040-23445688 Copyright © 2008 by publisher All rights reserved. No part of this book or parts thereof may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any language or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publishers. Published by : SSP BS Publications - 4-4-309, Giriraj Lane, Sultan Bazar, Hyderabad -500 095 AP. Phone: 040-23445688 Fax: 040 -23445611 e-mail: [email protected] www.bspublications.net Printed at Adithya Art Printers Hyderabad. ISBN: 81-7800-167-5 CONTENTS Contents ................................................................................................................ . Symbols ................................................................................................................. . BriefH istory ofE lectronics ................................................................................... . Chapter 1 Electron Dynamics and CRO ............................................................. 1-39 1.1 Electron Dynamics ................................................................................................ 2 1.2 Motion of Charged Particles in Electric and Magnetic Fields ............................... 2 1.3 Simple Problems Involving Electric and Magnetic Fields Only .......................... 24 1.4 Principles of CRT ................................................................................................ 26 1.5 Deflection Sensitivity ........................................................................................... 29 1.6 Applications ofCRO ............................................................................................ 36 Summary .............................................................................................................. 36 Objective Type Questions .................................................................................... 37 Essay Type Questions .......................................................................................... 38 Multiple Choice Questions ................................................................................... 38 Chapter2 Junction Diode Characteristics .................................................... 39-134 2.1 Review of Semiconductor Physics ..................................................................... 40 2.2 Energy Band Structures ....................................................................................... 61 2.3 Conduction in Semiconductors ........................................................................... 62 2.4 Conductivity of an Intrinsic Semiconductor ....................................................... 66 2.5 Donor Type or n-Type Semiconductors ............................................................. 67 2.6 Acceptor Type or p-Type Semiconductors ......................................................... 68 2.7 Ionization Energy ................................................................................................. 68 2.8 Holes and Electrons ............................................................................................. 68 2.9 Mass Action Law ................................................................................................. 70 2.10 Law of Electrical Neutrality ................................................................................. 70 2.11 The Fermi Dirac Function ................................................................................... 75 2.12 Total Current in a Semiconductor ....................................................................... 84 2.13 Einstein Relationship ............................................................................................ 90 2. i 4 Continuity Equation .............................................................................................. 90 2.15 The Hall Effect ..................................................................................................... 92 2.16 Semiconductor Diode Characteristics ................................................................. 96 2.17 The p-n Junction Diode in Reverse Bias ............................................................. 98 2.18 The p-n Junction Diode in Forward Bias ............................................................ 98 2.19 Band Structure of an Open Circuit p-n Junction ................................................ 99 2.20 The Current Components in a p-n Junction Diode ........................................... 102 2.21 Law of the Junction ........................................................................................... 103 2.22 Diode Current equation ...................................................................................... 104 2.23 Volt-Ampere Characteristics of a p-n Junction diode ....................................... 105 2.24 Temperature Dependance ofp-n Junction Diode Characteristics .................... 107 2.25 Space Charge or Transition Capacitance C 108 T 2.26 Diffusion Capacitance, CD 111 2.27 Diode Switching Times ..................................................................................... 113 2.28 Break Down Mechanism ................................................................................... 118 2.29 Zener Diode ........................................................................................................ 119 2.30 The Tunnel Diode ........................................................................... :. . 120 0' ••••••••••••••• 2.31 Varactor Diode ....................................................................... .' ........................... 123 Summary ............................................................... :. ........................................... 129 Objective Type Questions .................................................................................. 130 Essay Type Questions ........................................................................................ 13 1 Multiple Choice Questions ................................................................................. 132 Chapter 3 Rectifiers, Filters and Regulators .............................................. 135-184 3.1 Rectifiers ............................................................................................................ 136 3.2 Half-Wave Rectifier ............................................................................................ 136 3.3 Full Wave Rectifier ( FWR ) .............................................................................. 146 3.4 Bridge Rectifiers ................................................................................................ 150 3.5 Comparison of Rectifier Circuits ....................................................................... 151 3.6 Voltage Doubler Circuit ...................................................................................... 152 3.7 Inductor Filter Circuits ...................................................................................... 152 3.8 Capacitor Filter .................................................................................................. 157 3.9 LC Filter ............................................................................................................. 161 3.10 CLC or 1t Filter ................................................................................................... 165 3.11 Multiple LC Filters ............................................................................................. 169 3.12 Introduction to Regulators ................................................................................. 173 3.13 Terminology ....................................................................................................... 182 Summary ............................................................................................................ 183 Objective Type Questions .................................................................................. 183 Essay Type Questions ........................................................................................ 184 Multiple Choice Questions ................................................................................. 184 Chapter 4 Transistor Characteristics ........................................................... 185-266 4.1 Bipolar Junction Transistors ( BJT's ) .............................................................. 186 4.2 Transistor Construction ..................................................................................... 190 4.3 The Ebers-Moll Equation ................................................................................... 191 4.4 Types of Transistor Configurations .................................................................. 192 4.5 Convention for Transistors and Diodes ............................................................ 202 4.6 Field Effect Transistor (FET) ........................................................................... 213 4.7 FET Structure .................................................................................................... 215 4.8 FET Operation ................................................................................................... 219 4.9 JFET Volt-Ampere Characteristics .................................................................... 222 4.10 Transfer Characteristics of FET ....................................................................... 224 4.11 FET Small Signal Model .................................................................................... 228 4.12 FET Tree ............................................................................................................ 233 4.13 The Depletion MOSFET .................................................................................... 240 4.14 CMOS Structure (Complementary MOS) ......................................................... 243 4.15 Silicon Controlled Rectifier ................................................................................ 246 4.16 Unijunction Transistor (UJT) ............................................................................. 251 4.17 LED's ................................................................................................................. 255 4.18 Photo Diodes ...................................................................................................... 255 4.19 Photo Transistors .............................................................................................. 256 Summary ............................................................................................................ 257 Objective Type Questions .................................................................................. 258 Essay Type Questions ........................................................................................ 259 Multiple Choice Questions ................................................................................. 260 Chapter 5 Transistor Biasing and Stabilization .......................................... 261-312 5.1 Transistor Biasing .............................................................................................. 268 5.2 Fixed Bias Circuit or (Base Bias Circuit) .......................................................... 270 5.3 Bias Stability ....................................................................................................... 271 5.4 Thermal Instability ............................................................................................. 271 5.5 Stability Factor'S' for Fixed Bias Circuit ......................................................... 272 5.6 Collector to Base Bias Circuit ............................................................................ 273 5.7 Self Bias or Emitter Bias Circuit ........................................................................ 276 5.8 Stability Factor'S' for Self Bias Circuit.. .......................................................... 277 5.9 Stability Factor S 278 I .................................................... 5.10 Stability Factor S" for Self Bias Circuit ........................................................... 280 5.11 Practical Considerations ..................................................................................... 280 5.12 Bias Compensation ............................................................................................. 281 5.13 Biasing Circuits For Linear Integrated Circuits ................................................. 284 5.14 Thermistor and Sensistor Compensation .......................................................... 285 5.15 Thermal Runaway .............................................................................................. 286 5.16 Stability Factor S" for Self Bias Circuit ........................................................... 292 5.17 FETBiasing ....................................................................... _ ............................. 298 5.18 Basic FET Circuits ............................................................................................. 302 Summary ............................................................................................................ 309 Objective Type Questions .................................................................................. 310 Essay Type Questions ........................................................................................ 310 Multiple Choice Questions ................................................................................. 311 Chapter 6 Amplifiers ..................................................................................... 313-380 6.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 314 6.2 Black Box Theory .............................................................................................. 314 6.3 Transistor Hybrid Model .................................................................................... 318 6.4 Transistor in Common Emitter Configuration ................................................... 318 6.5 Determination of h-Parameters From the Characteristics of a Transistor ....... 319 6.6 Common Collector Configuration ( CC ) .......................................................... 321 6.7 Hybrid Parameter Variations ............................................................................... 322 6.8 Conversion of Parameters From C.B. to C.E ................................................... 323 6.9 Measurement of h-Parameters ........................................................................... 325 6.10 General Amplifier Characteristics ...................................................................... 327 6.11 Analysis of Transistor Amplifier Circuit Using h-Parameters ........................... 330 6.12 Comparison of the CE, CB, CC Configurations ................................................ 334 6.13 Small Signal Analysis of Junction Transistor .................................................... 337 6.14 High Input Resistance Transistor Circuits ........................................................ 354 6.15 Boot Strapped Darlington Circuit ...................................................................... 358 6.16 The Cascode Transistor Configuration ............................................................. 361 6.17 The JFET Low frequency Equivalent Circuits .................................................. 365 6.18 Comparison of FET and BJT Characteristics ................................................... 369 6.19 R. C. Coupled Amplifier ..................................................................................... 370 6.20 Concept of fa' fp and fT ..... 373 Summary ............................................................................................................ 375 Objective Type Questions .................................................................................. 376 Essay Type Questions ........................................................................................ 377 Multiple Choice Questions ................................................................................. 378 Chapter 7 FeedbackAmplifiers .................................................................... 381-428 7.1 FeedbackAmplifiers .......................................................................................... 382 7.2 Classification ofA mplifiers ................................................................................ 382 7.3 Feedback Concept ............................................................................................. 385 7.4 Types of Feedback ............................................................................................ 387 7.5 Effect of Negative Feedback on Transfer Gain ................................................ 387 7.6 Transfer Gain with Feedback ............................................................................ 392 7.7 Classifaction of Feedback Amplifiers ................................................................ 396 7.8 Effect of Feedback on Input Resistance ........................................................... 397 7.9 Effect of Negative Feedback on R ... ..400 o 7.10 Analysis of Feedback Amplifiers ....................................................................... 406 Summary ............................................................................................................ 424 Objective Type Questions .................................................................................. 425 Essay Type Questions ........................................................................................ 426 Multiple Choice Questions ................................................................................. 427 Chapter 8 Oscillators .................................................................................... 429-453 8.1 Oscillators .......................................................................................................... 430 8.2 Sinusoidal Oscillators ......................................................................................... 433 8.3 Barkhausen Criterion .... : ..................................................................................... 433 8.4 R - C Phase-Shift Oscillator (Using JFET) ...................................................... 434 8.5 Transistor RC Phase-Shift Oscillator ................................................................ 437 8.6 The General form of LC Oscillator Circuit ....................................................... 440 8.7 Loop Gain ........................................................................................................... 440 8.8 Wien Bridge Oscillator ....................................................................................... 443 8.9 Expression for f. ................................................................................................ 444 8.10 Thermistor ......................................................................................................... 445 8.11 Sensistor ............................................................................................................. 445 8.12 Amplitude Stabilization ................................................... :. .................................. 445 8.13 Applications ........................................................................................................ 446 8.14 Resonant Circuit Oscillators .............................................................................. 446 8.15 Crystal Oscillators .............................................................................................. 447 8.16 Frequency Stability ............................................................................................ 448 8.17 Frequency of Oscillations for Parallel Resonance Circuit.. ............................... 449 8.18 I-MHz FET Crystals Oscillator Circuit ............................................................. 449 Summary ............................................................................................................ 450 Objective Type Questions .................................................................................. 451 Essay Type Questions ........................................................................................ 452 Multiple Choice Questions ................................................................................. 452 Additional Objective Type Questions (Chapter 1-8) ...................................................... 454 Answers to Additional Objective Type Questions ........................................................... 455 Appendices ....................................................................................................................... 457 Appendix-I Colour Codes for Electronic Components ....................................... 458 Appendix-II Resistor and Capacitor Values ........................................................ 461 Appendix-III Capacitors .... ................................................................................. 464 Appendix-IV Inductors .......................................................................................... 470 Appendix-V Miscellaneous .................................................................................. 474 Appendix-VI Circuit Symbols ................................................................................ 484 Appendix-VII Unit Conversion Factors ................................................................. 486 Appendix-VIII American Wire Gauge Sizes and Metric Equivalents ...................... 489 Answers to Objective Type and Multiple Choice Questions ............. ............................. 491 Index ... ............................................................................................................................. 501