Unit 1
Unit 1
line analysis, Rectifiers, Clippers and clampers. 6 Hours UNIT 2: Transistor Biasing: Operating point, Fixed bias circuits, Emitter stabilized biased circuits, Voltage divider biased, DC bias with voltage feedback, Miscellaneous bias configurations, Design operations, Transistor switching networks, PNP transistors, Bias stabilization. 6 Hours UNIT 3: Transistor at Low Frequencies: BJT transistor modeling, CE Fixed bias configuration, Voltage divider bias, Emitter follower, CB configuration, Collector feedback configuration, Analysis of circuits re model; analysis of CE configuration using h- parameter model; Relationship between h-parameter model of CE,CC and CE configuration. 7 Hours UNIT 4: Transistor Frequency Response: General frequency considerations, low frequency response, Miller effect capacitance, High frequency response, multistage frequency effects. 7 Hours UNIT 5: (a) General Amplifiers: Cascade connections, Cascode connections, Darlington connections. 3 Hours (b) Feedback Amplifier: Feedback concept, Feedback connections type, Practical feedback circuits. Design procedures for the feedback amplifiers. 4 Hours UNIT 6: Power Amplifiers: Definitions and amplifier types, series fed class A amplifier, Transformer coupled Class A amplifiers, Class B amplifier operations, Class B amplifier circuits, Amplifier distortions. Designing of Power amplifiers. 7 Hours 4 UNIT 7: Oscillators: Oscillator operation, Phase shift Oscillator, Wienbridge Oscillator, Tuned Oscillator circuits, Crystal Oscillator. (BJT Version Only) Simple design methods of Oscillators. 6 Hours UNIT 8: FET Amplifiers: FET small signal model, Biasing of FET, Common drain common gate configurations, MOSFETs, FET amplifier networks.