Analog Electronics

  1. Semiconductor Fundamentals
    1. Atomic Structure and Energy Bands
      1. Conductors
        1. Insulators
          1. Semiconductors
            1. Band Gap Concept
            2. Intrinsic Semiconductors
              1. Pure Semiconductor Properties
                1. Carrier Concentration
                2. Extrinsic Semiconductors
                  1. N-type Semiconductors
                    1. Donor Impurities
                      1. Electron Concentration
                      2. P-type Semiconductors
                        1. Acceptor Impurities
                          1. Hole Concentration
                        2. Charge Carriers
                          1. Electrons
                            1. Holes
                              1. Carrier Mobility
                                1. Carrier Concentration
                                2. Conduction Mechanisms
                                  1. Drift Current
                                    1. Electric Field Influence
                                      1. Drift Velocity
                                      2. Diffusion Current
                                        1. Concentration Gradient Influence
                                          1. Diffusion Coefficient
                                        2. The P-N Junction
                                          1. Formation of Depletion Region
                                            1. Built-in Potential
                                              1. Forward Bias
                                                1. Current-Voltage Relationship
                                                  1. Exponential Characteristic
                                                  2. Reverse Bias
                                                    1. Reverse Saturation Current
                                                      1. Breakdown Mechanisms
                                                        1. Zener Breakdown
                                                          1. Avalanche Breakdown

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                                                    4. Diodes and Applications