Electronic Devices and Circuits provides a comprehensive account on electronic devices and circuits and is as ideal for students pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate courses in electronics, as it is for aspiring professionals in the electronics industry. The book is comprised of two parts and begins with a discussion on the laws of quantum mechanics and their influence on the operation of electronic devices. It covers basic electronic devices such as semiconductors, bipolar junction transistors and field effect transistors in the first part and examines the application of these devices in electronic circuits, in the second. Replete with numerical examples, numerical exercises, MCQs and short- and long-answer questions, the book is designed to hone the student’s understanding of the subject.
Gananath Dash retired as Professor and Head of the Electronic Devices Group at Sambalpur University, Odisha. He has made significant contributions to the development of a simulation method to assess the effect of tunnelling and diffusion current on IMPATT diode, and a new design approach for MITATT and TUNNETT mode devices. A seasoned teacher for over 37 years, he has over 190 research papers/articles to his credit. He has guided 10 students to their
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Part I: Analysis of Electronic Devices 1. Elements of Quantum Physics 2. Fundamentals of Semiconductors 3. The p-n Junction 4. Heterojunctions 5. Bipolar Junction Transistor 6. Field Effect Transistor 7. Optoelectronic Devices 8. Negative Resistance Microwave Devices 9. Thyristors and SwitchesPART II: Circuits for Electronic Devices
10. p-n Diode Circuits 11. BJT Circuits 12. FET Circuits 13. Feedback Circuits 14. Positive Feedback and Oscillators 15. Large-Signal BJT Amplifiers 16. Operational Amplifiers Appendices Answers to Chapter-end Exercises Index