Electronic Devices and Circuits

  1. Field-Effect Transistors (FETs)
    1. Introduction to FETs
      1. Basic Principle of Operation
        1. Voltage-Controlled Device
          1. Channel Conductivity Modulation
          2. Comparison with BJTs
            1. Input Impedance Differences
              1. Control Mechanism
                1. Power Consumption
                2. Types of FETs
                  1. Junction FET (JFET)
                    1. Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor FET (MOSFET)
                  2. Junction Field-Effect Transistor (JFET)
                    1. Physical Structure
                      1. N-Channel JFET
                        1. P-Channel JFET
                          1. Gate-Channel Junction
                          2. JFET Operation
                            1. Channel Formation
                              1. Pinch-Off Mechanism
                                1. Gate Voltage Control
                                2. JFET Characteristics
                                  1. Drain Characteristics
                                    1. Transfer Characteristics
                                      1. Pinch-Off Voltage
                                        1. Drain-Source Saturation Current
                                        2. JFET Parameters
                                          1. Transconductance
                                            1. Output Conductance
                                              1. Gate-Source Cutoff Voltage
                                              2. JFET Biasing Methods
                                                1. Self-Bias Configuration
                                                  1. Voltage Divider Bias
                                                    1. Current Source Bias
                                                  2. Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor FET (MOSFET)
                                                    1. MOSFET Structure
                                                      1. Gate Oxide Layer
                                                        1. Source and Drain Regions
                                                          1. Body (Substrate) Connection
                                                          2. Enhancement-Type MOSFET
                                                            1. N-Channel Enhancement MOSFET
                                                              1. P-Channel Enhancement MOSFET
                                                                1. Threshold Voltage
                                                                  1. Channel Formation Mechanism
                                                                  2. Depletion-Type MOSFET
                                                                    1. N-Channel Depletion MOSFET
                                                                      1. P-Channel Depletion MOSFET
                                                                        1. Built-in Channel
                                                                        2. MOSFET Characteristics
                                                                          1. Drain Characteristics
                                                                            1. Transfer Characteristics
                                                                              1. Body Effect
                                                                                1. Channel Length Modulation
                                                                                2. MOSFET Biasing
                                                                                  1. Enhancement MOSFET Biasing
                                                                                    1. Depletion MOSFET Biasing
                                                                                      1. Voltage Divider Bias
                                                                                        1. Drain Feedback Bias
                                                                                      2. FET Small-Signal Models
                                                                                        1. JFET Small-Signal Model
                                                                                          1. Transconductance Parameter
                                                                                            1. Output Resistance
                                                                                            2. MOSFET Small-Signal Model
                                                                                              1. Transconductance Parameter
                                                                                                1. Output Resistance
                                                                                                  1. Body Effect Parameter
                                                                                                2. FET Applications
                                                                                                  1. FET as Voltage Amplifier
                                                                                                    1. FET as Current Source
                                                                                                      1. FET as Voltage-Controlled Resistor
                                                                                                        1. FET as Electronic Switch
                                                                                                        2. CMOS Technology
                                                                                                          1. Complementary MOS Structure
                                                                                                            1. NMOS and PMOS Combination
                                                                                                            2. CMOS Inverter
                                                                                                              1. Circuit Operation
                                                                                                                1. Voltage Transfer Characteristic
                                                                                                                  1. Power Consumption
                                                                                                                  2. CMOS Logic Gates
                                                                                                                    1. NAND Gate
                                                                                                                      1. NOR Gate
                                                                                                                      2. Advantages of CMOS
                                                                                                                        1. Low Power Consumption
                                                                                                                          1. High Noise Immunity
                                                                                                                            1. Wide Supply Voltage Range

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