Electronic Devices and Circuits

Course Code EEPC-404

Course Title Electronic Devices and Circuits
Number of
2 (L: 2, T: 0, P: 0)
Credits

Basic concept of Semi-conductor Physics

Prerequisites Basic High School Mathematics
Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering

Course Category PCC

Semester IV

1. Intended Learning Objectives (ILO): The aim of this course is to help the student
to attain the following industry-identified competency through various teaching-
learning experiences:
• Understand the basic concept and working of Electronic Devices
• Understand and analyze the working of basic electronic circuits
• Design and troubleshoot electronic circuits for industrial applications

2. Course Outcomes (COs): The theory and relevant soft skills associated with this
course are to be taught and implemented so that the students will be able to:

COs Statement Knowledge Level

CO1 Recall the basic principles, construction, symbols, and Level 1-
characteristics of electronic components such as PN junction Knowledge
diodes, BJTs, JFETs, MOSFETs, and operational amplifiers. (Remember)
CO2 Explain the working, characteristics, and performance parameters Level 2-
of rectifiers, filter circuits, amplifiers, feedback systems, Comprehension
oscillators, and voltage regulator circuits using appropriate (Understand)
waveforms and diagrams.
CO3 Apply electronic circuit like rectifiers, clippers, clampers, Level 3-Application
transistor amplifiers, oscillators, and operational amplifier (Apply)
configurations for basic electronic applications.
CO4 Analyze amplifier circuits, feedback types, oscillator conditions, Level 4- Higher
and transistor characteristics to determine gain, efficiency, than application
bandwidth, stability, and suitability for given applications. (Analyse)
 3. Detailed Course Content:

Chapter Duration
Chapter Title Content
No. (in hours)

Diode Circuits 1.1 Review of PN junction diode, forward bias and reverse 10
biasing and VI characteristic of diode
1.2 Rectifier Circuits-Half wave and Full wave (center tapped
and bridge type) circuit, input and output waveform,
Parameters of rectifier- Average DC voltage, ripple factor, PIV,
TUF, Form factor and rectifier efficiency and related numerical
1 1.3 Rectifier filters-need for filter, series Inductor filter, shunt
capacitor filter, LC filter and π filter
1.4 Clipper circuits- Types of clipper circuit, series and shunt
clipper, positive and negative clipper, Clamper circuit, positive
and negative clamper
1.5 Zener diode as Voltage regulator and related numerical

BJT and Biasing 2.1 Review of BJT construction-PNP and NPN transistor, 8
Circuits Transistor configuration (CE, CB, CC) and their input and output
characteristic, relation between alpha, beta and gamma and
related numerical
2 2.2 BJT as amplifier; BJT as switch
2.2BJT biasing: Need for DC load line, Operating point,
stabilization, thermal runway, heat sink. Types of biasing: fixed
biasing, base bias with emitter feedback, voltage divider and
related numerical.
Amplifiers 3.1 Definition and performance parameters of an amplifier: 7
Voltage gain, current gain, power gain, bandwidth, input and
output impedance, efficiency and related numerical; types of
amplifiers based on frequency range, signal and stages.
3
3.2 Classes of amplifier: A, B, C and AB amplifier, push pull
amplifier
3.3 Multistage amplifiers: circuit diagram and application of RC
coupled, transformer coupled, and direct coupled amplifier.
Feedback circuit 4.1Types of feedback-positive and negative feedback, 6
and Oscillator Their comparison.
4.2 Bark Hausen criteria for oscillations, tank
4 circuit, types of oscillator-Hartley, Colpitts, Crystal
Oscillator, their advantages, disadvantages and
application
Field Effect 5.1 Voltage operating devices, construction of JFET (N-channel 6
Transistor and P-channel), symbol, working principle and characteristics
5 (drain and transfer characteristic), Compare BJT vs JFET
5.2 MOSFET: Construction, working principle and characteristic
of Enhancement and Depletion MOSFET
OP-AMP 6.1 Functional block diagram and ideal characteristics of 5
OPAMP, open loop gain, input and output impedance,
6 Bandwidth, CMMR, slew rate, offset voltage and current.
6.2 Closed loop application of OPAMP-Non-inverting and
inverting configuration, adder and subtractor using OPAMP
7 Class Test 3
Total 45

4. Suggested Implementation Strategies: -

Teacher will use Chalk/White board, LCD/LED Projector, Smart board, Learning Portals, Videos etc. for
effective teaching learning process.
 4. Distribution of Weightage and Marks:

Percentage Marks
Sl. Topic Time allotted
Weightage
No. (a) in hours (b) K C A HA T
(c=b/45*100)
1 14
Diode Circuits 10 23 3 7 4

2
BJT and Biasing Circuits 8 18 3 2 3 4 12
3 15
Amplifiers 7 2 4 2 3 11
4 Feedback circuit and
6 13 2 2 3 3 10
Oscillator
5 Field Effect Transistor 6 13 3 3 3 9
6 OPAMP 5 11 2 2 - 4
7 Class Test 3 7 - - - -
Total 45 100 15 20 15 10 60

K = Knowledge
C = Comprehension
A = Application
HA =Higher than Application (Analysis, Synthesis, Evaluation)

N.B.: - 1. The question pattern will be as per the instruction of SCTE or as per existing rules.
2. The objective type questions may be in the form of multiple choice, fill-in-the-blanks,
Write-in-one-sentence, true-or-false, or match-the-following type.

5. Books and References:

Sl. Author Title Publisher

No.
1 Theraja B.L., Sedha R.S. Principles of Electronic S Chand & Company,ISBN-13
Devices and Circuits (Analog 9788121921992
and Digital)

2 D. P. Kothari, I. J. Nagrath Basic Electronics McGraw Hill Education,ISBN-13

9789352606467

3 Mehta, V.K. Mehta, Rohit Principles of Electronics [Link] New Delhi, edition-2008
Mehta ISBN-13: 978- 8121927833
4 P. Ramesh Babu Electronics Device and Scitech Publications (India) Pvt
Circuits Ltd ,ISBN-13 978-8183712156

6. Learning Resources:

Link / Portal Description

Basic Electronics and Lab, IIT Madras Prof.
[Link] T.S. Natarajan

[Link] Basic Electronics, IIT Bombay