Overview

Explosive development and exciting progress have occurred in the field of electronics in the past few decades. A large number of solid-state devices and integrated circuits incorporating millions of active devices on a single chip have been invented. The past four decades have witnessed several unprecedented and exciting developments in the field of electronics. Hence, Electronic Devices and Circuits has become an important core subject in the field of Electronics, Electrical, Computer Science, Instrumentation and Mechanical Engineering. The study of electronic devices and circuits provides an opportunity to explore the operation of electronic devices, mainly diodes and transistors, two of the most important building blocks in electronic circuits. A single textbook covering all aspects of semiconductor devices and circuits satisfying the requirements of engineering college teachers and students is the need of the day. We have made a sincere attempt to bring out such a textbook.

About the Book

The text is based on a series of lecture courses given to electronics, electrical and computer engineering undergraduates in their first, second and (part of) third years and, hence, the coverage of the subject has been organised in a more logically acceptable manner. The language used in explaining the various concepts is extremely simple. Since a proper understanding of the subject would involve a serious attempt to solve a variety of problems, a wide variety of problems with step-by-step solutions are provided for every concept. The third edition has been revised further and a number of new topics, solved examples and questions have been added. This text gives detailed description of the operation and characteristics of modern electronic devices. The revised edition contains descriptions on important topics like Filters and Regulators, MESFET, MISFET, Small Signal Amplifiers LDR and Photodiodes for enhanced coverage.