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(See page(s) Sections 9.1, 9.2) Understand the basic principles underlying the physics of semiconductor devices in general and of the pn junction in particular. Become familiar with the diode equation and i-v characteristic. |
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(See page(s) Section 9.2) Use various circuit models of the semiconductor diode in simple circuits. These are divided into two classes: large-signal models, useful to study rectifier circuits, and small-signal models, useful in signal processing applications. |
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(See page(s) Section 9.3) Study practical full-wave rectifier circuits and learn to analyze and determine the practical specifications of a rectifier by using large-signal diode models. |
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(See page(s) Section 9.4) Understand the basic operation of Zener diodes as voltage references, and use simple circuit models to analyze elementary voltage regulators. |
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(See page(s) Section 9.5) Use the diode models presented in Section 9.2 to analyze the operation of various practical diode circuits in signal processing applications. |
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(See page(s) Section 9.6) Understand the basic principle of operation of photodiodes, including solar cells, photosensors, and light-emitting diodes. |