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HIET, Hamdard University


Course Title: Basic Electronics


Pre-requisite: None


Course Objective: To Introduce the basic concepts of electronics and electronic devices including
diodes, transistors, transistor biasing, rectifiers, and Transistors amplifiers


Essential Topics to be covered:
Semiconductor Physics
Diodes
Special purpose diodes (Zener, LED,)
Diode based clipper, clamper, voltage multiplier
Half, full and Bridge Rectifiers.
Voltage regulators
Bipolar Junction Transistor(BJT) DC and AC analysis
BJT basic inverter/switch
Darlington pair


Learning Outcomes: At the completion of this course student will have thorough understanding of
semiconductor physics, diodes and transistors. They will be able to use their
knowledge to analyze and design diode and transistor based circuits.


Textbook: Electronic Devices and Circuits, 9
th
Edition. By: Floyd.


Reference Book(s):
1. Introductory Electronic Devices and Circuits, By Robert T. Paynter.
2. Microelectronics Circuits (5
th
edition) Sedra/Smith OXFORD
3. Electronic Devices (9
th
edition) by Thomas L. Floyd. (CC Version)









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Assessment:
Assignments / Attendance / Class Participation 20 Marks
Hourly Examination 30 Marks
Final Examination 50 Marks
Total 100 Marks
Lab Hour 50 Marks


Course Breakup:

Week Lecture Topic
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Introduction to Course
2 Voltage Dividers
3 Current Dividers
2
4 Current and Voltage calculation in series and Parallel Circuits
5 Current and Voltage calculation in series and Parallel Circuits
6 Revision
3
7
D
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N type and P type semiconductors
8 PN junction forward bias
9 PN junction reverse bias
4
10 Diode Models
11 Diode Models
12 Half wave rectifier
5
13 Full wave rectifier
14 Bridge rectifier
15 Zener diode
6
16 Zener voltage regulator
17
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Zener voltage regulator
18 Clippers
7
19 Clamper
20 Revision
21
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Construction
8
22 Current flow and their relationship
23 Current flow and their relationship
24 Modes of Operation
Mid Term
9
25
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Working as an Amplifier
26 Working as an Amplifier
27 Working as a Switch
10
28 DC biasing
29 DC biasing
30 DC analysis

11

31 Common Emitter Amplifier
32 Common Emitter Amplifier

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Ideal Characteristics
12
34 Close loop Gain
35 Inverting Amplifiers
36 Non Inverting Amplifiers
13
37 Summing Amplifier
38 Comparator
39 Revision
14
40
J-FET
Introduction
41 Introduction
42
MOSFET
Introduction
15
43 Introduction
44 Introduction
45 CMOS Introduction
16
46
Thyristor
Introduction
47 Introduction
48 Revision