ELECTRICAL AND SEMICONDUCTOR FUNDAMENTALS

Paper Code: 
BCA 103
Credits: 
04
Periods/week: 
04
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This Module is introductory in nature, and emphasis is given on basic concepts and direct application of mathematical expressions without analysis. Student will be able to understand the basic concepts of electricity and working of Semiconductor devices used while designing the computers.

Unit I: 

Electric current , Resistance , Ohm’s Law , Series and parallel combination of resistances, Kirchoff’s current and voltage laws.

Concepts of Magnetism and electromagnetism :Magnetic field , Magnetic flux, Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction, magnetic properties of matter, concepts of diamagnetic, paramagnetic and ferromagnetic materials

Alternating current and direct current , instantaneous , average and rms values of AC.

 

12.00
Unit II: 

Atomic structure(energy bands in solids), band theory, insulators, semiconductors, and conductors, mobility and conductivity, Intrinsic Semiconductors, donor and acceptor impurities, Extrinsic semiconductors (n type, p type), energy levels in extrinsic semiconductors.

 

12.00
Unit III: 

p-n junction diode, working, depletion layer, I-V characteristics, forward and reverse resistances of diode, breakdown voltage.

Rectifiers, working of half wave, full wave and bridge rectifiers- PIV, ripple factor, efficiency, and comparison of rectifiers, bridge rectifiers.

Filter circuits, types of filter circuits.

 

 

12.00
Unit IV: 

Transistors, construction details, working of n-p-n and p-n-p transistors, transistor biasing, current components, various transistor configurations and input/output characteristics, transistor as an amplifier.

 

12.00
Unit V: 

Semiconductor devices: Introduction, Construction, working & symbol of the following:

FET: JFET, MOSFET, Thyristor -SCR, Seven Segment LED / LCD, Zener and LED diode.

ESSENTIAL READINGS: 
  1. Harris Benson, “University Physics”, John Wiley & Sons, Wiley International Edition.
  2. V.K. Mehta “Principles of Electronics”, Fifth Edition, S. Chand & Co.

 

REFERENCES: 
  1. Kumar Mittal, “Physics, Part – I”, Naveen Publications, Meerut.
  2. Milliman Hallkias “Electronics Principles”, Mc Graw Hill Publ.
  3. Malvino Leach  “Principle of Electronics”, Mc Graw Hill Publ.

 

Academic Year: 
2014-15
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