EE 220 Introduction to Electronics
Syllabus EE 220.pdf
3 Credit hours (3 h lectures). Semiconductor materials. Intrinsic, N-type and P-type semiconductors. Carriers. Density of state and Fermi function. Distribution of carriers. Drift and diffusion currents. Einstein’s relationship. p-n junctions: depletion region, forward and reverse biasing, I-V relationship. Diode circuits and applications. Bipolar junction and field-effect transistors: theory, dc biasing, dc and ac load lines, symmetrical swing. Small-signal transistor models