About the Book

This book is written in a simple lucid language along with derivation of equations and supported by numerous solved problems to help the student to understand the concepts clearly. Advances in Miniaturisation of Electronic Systems by ever increasing packaging densities on Integrated Circuits has made it very essential for thorough knowledge of the concepts, phenomenon, characteristics and behaviour of semiconductor devices for students and professionals.

SALIENT FEATURES

• Specifications of different devices, colour codes, typical values of resistor and capacitors, circuit symbols, unit conversion factors are provided.

• Objective Type Questions and Conceptual Questions with answers are provided at the end of each chapter.

• Appendices containing practical aspects of Electronic Components are given, which will make the students “Industry Worthy”.

Contents

1. Electron Dynamics and CRO 2. Junction Diode Characteristics 3. Rectifiers, Filters and Regulators 4. Transistor and FET Characteristic 5. Transistor Biasing and Stabilization 6. Amplifiers 7. Feedback Amplifiers 8. Oscillators

About the Author

Dr. K. Lal Kishore, a Senior Professor of Electronics and Communication Engineering at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad, has a Ph. D. from Indian Institute of Science (I.I.Sc.), Banglore. He has won first Bapu Seetharam Memorial Award for his research work from IETE. He has more than 30 years of teaching experience. He has over 32 research publications and has guided many R & D projects. He has held many important academic and administrative positions at JNTU and is presently the Registrar of the University.