Overview
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Discover how to build electronic circuits using three common types of semiconductor components: diodes, transistors, and operational amplifiers.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Understanding semiconductor devices
- What you should know
- Use the exercise files
- Safety warnings
- Semiconductor materials
- What is a diode?
- Diode characteristics
- Rectify a signal
- Detect the signal peak
- Protect against large signals
- Protect against reverse current
- Protect against flyback voltage
- Challenge: Circuit protection
- Solution: Circuit protection
- Light emitting diodes
- Photodiodes
- Zener diodes
- What is a transistor?
- NPN bipolar junction transistors
- PNP bipolar junction transistors
- BJT characteristics
- Use a BJT as a switch
- Use a BJT as an amplifier
- Challenge: Motor control
- Solution: Motor control
- Field-effect transistors
- Use a MOSFET as a switch
- BJT vs. MOSFET
- What is an operational amplifier?
- Feedback circuits
- Operational amplifier characteristics
- Compare signals
- Buffer signals
- Supply dual voltages
- Amplify signals
- Filter signals
- Combine signals
- Challenge: Audio equalizer
- Solution: Audio equalizer
- Continue your journey with electronics
