Pokhara University

Faculty of Science and Technology

Course No.: xxx xxx Full marks: 100

Course title: Electronics Device and Circuits (3-1-2) Pass marks: 45
Nature of the course: Theory & Practical Time per period: 1 hour
Level: Undergraduate Total Periods: 45
Program: BE

1. Course Description
This course covers an introduction to active electronic components and a study of circuits
containing such components. This is designed to teach the students about theory, concepts and
principles of operation of various electronics devices related to their use and working in electronic
systems and applications. It also aims to introduce students the analysis and design techniques of
circuits involving these discrete devices as well as the integrated circuits.

2. General Objectives
The general objective of the course is
• To equip the students with in-depth concepts and the principles of operation, construction
and characteristics of semiconductor devices, and their utilization in basic
electronics building blocks (or modules) and their performances.
• To provide the students with the techniques of analysis and design of basic building blocks
of modern technology using devices.
• To acquaint the students with diode as a rectifier, feedback and design feedback amplifier,
and oscillators & power amplifiers using transistor.

3. Methods of Instruction
General instructional Techniques: Lecture, discussion, Tutorials, Assignments
Specific instructional Techniques: Lab works, Project works, Presentation

4. Course in Detail

Specific Objectives Contents

• explain the basic function of diodes in Unit I: Semiconductor diode (6 hrs)
electrical circuits and describe the 1.1 Review of insulator and semiconductor
characteristics of an ideal diode; and conductors
• describe the electrical characteristics of 1.2 Conduction in semiconductors
conductors, insulators and 1.3 Theory of p-n junction
semiconductors; 1.4 Forward and reverse biasing of diode
• discuss the doping of semiconductor 1.5 Diode as a nonlinear device
materials and the construction of 1.6 Ideal and piecewise linear model of diode
semiconductor diodes; 1.7 The effects of temperature in V-I
• describe the characteristics of a typical characteristic curves
diode and sketch its current-voltage 1.8 Junction capacitances and its effects
characteristics; 1.9 Diode switching times
• outline the use of several forms of 1.10Junction breakdown
special-purpose semiconductor 1.11Construction, characteristics and
devices, including Zener, tunnel and applications of Zener diode, Schottky
varactor diodes; diode
• Design a range of circuits that exploit
the characteristics of semiconductor
diodes.
• explain the importance of bipolar Unit II: Bi-polar Junction Transistor (6 hrs)
transistors in modern electronic 2.1 Introduction of bipolar junction
circuits; transistor
• describe the construction, operation 2.2 Current flow mechanism in PNP and
and characteristics of bipolar NPN transistors
transistors; 2.3 Input and output characteristics of CE
• analyze simple amplifier circuits based and CB transistor amplifiers
on transistors and determine their 2.4 Reach through and punch through
operating conditions and voltage gain; effects
• discuss the importance of negative 2.5 Active and cut off and saturation modes
feedback in overcoming variability in of operations of BJT and BJT
such circuits; switching times
• describe the low-frequency behavior of 2.6 The transistor as an amplifier and
amplifiers that use coupling capacitors; switch
• List a range of applications of bipolar 2.7 Comparison of CB, CE and CC
transistors in addition to their uses in configurations
amplifiers. 2.8 BJT biasing, dc load line, ac load line
and Q point
2.9 Stability factor
• Explain and analyze the operation of Unit III: DC Power supply (5 hrs)
both half and full wave rectifiers 3.1 Half wave and full wave rectifiers
• Explain and analyze filters and 3.2 Average value, RMS value ripple
regulators and their characteristics factor of half and full wave rectifiers
• Explain and analyze the operation of 3.3 Filtering process, Shunt capacitor and
diode limiting and clamping circuits LC filter and pi filter
3.4 Series Shunt and biased clipper circuits 3.5
Clamping circuits
3.6 Regulated and unregulated power
supplies
3.7 Transistor series and transistor shunt
regulators
• list the various major forms of field- Unit IV: The Field Effect Transistor (FET)
effect transistor (FET); (5 hrs)
• describe the characteristics common to 4.1 Comparison between FET and BJT
all forms of FET and explain how these 4.2 Construction and working principle of
characteristics make them suitable for JFET 4.3 Biasing and load line
use in amplifiers; 4.4 Drain and transfer characteristics of JFET
• describe the physical operation of both and JFET parameters
MOSFETs and JFETs and explain how
 this influences the characteristics of 4.5 Construction and working principles of
these devices; DMOSFET and EMOSFET
• outline the behavior of FETs;

• Develop the small signal models of Unit V: The Small Signal Low Frequency
transistor that are used in analysis of Analysis Model of BJT (5 hrs)
linear amplifier. 5.1 Low frequency hybrid model
• Small signal hybrid model- 5.2 Transistor configurations and their hybrid
measurement and analysis using h- model- Measurement of h-parameters and
parameter analysis of a transistor amplifier circuit using
• Low frequency re model and analysis h-parameters
using re model 5.3 Low frequency re model, amplifier
configuration and their expression for voltage
gain, current gain, input impedance and output
impedance using re model
5.4 Analysis of transistor amplifier circuit
using re model
5.5 Emitter follower
• Describe methods for inter-stage Unit VI: Multistage Amplifiers (4 hrs)
coupling in multi-stage amplifiers: 6.1 Multistage amplifier and Gain
• Direct Coupling calculation of n-stages cascaded
• Capacitor coupling. amplifiers
• Transformer Coupling 6.2 Methods of coupling
6.3 Expression of voltage gains, Current gains,
input and output impedance for two stages RC
coupled amplifier using re model
6.4 Choice of configuration in a cascade 6.5
Darlington-pair amplifier and its effective beta
Unit VII: Large Signal Amplifiers (4 hrs)
• Different classes of operation of 7.1 Analysis of large signal model
Amplifiers 7.2 Class A, B, AB and Class C amplifiers 7.3
• Power conversion capabilities and Push-pull amplifiers
applications 7.4 Cross over distortion
• Merits and demerits 7.5 Transformer coupled push-pull stages 7.6
• Problems with distortion in Amplifiers Amplifier efficiency, power dissipation and
and remedies heat sinks
• Push-Pull power Amplifiers
• Advanced Power Amplifiers

• Principle of Feedback Amplifiers Unit VIII: Feedback Amplifiers (3 hrs)

• Advantages of Negative feedback 8.1 Negative feedback amplifiers and
• Gain stability advantages of negative feedback
• Increased bandwidth 8.2 Gain stability, extension of bandwidth 8.3
Importance of positive feedback on oscillation
• Familiarity with operational amplifiers Unit IX: Operational Amplifier and
(op-amps) and basic op-amp circuits: Oscillator (7 hrs)
 • Inverting, non-inverting, and summing 9.1 Basic Model
amplifiers. 9.2 Ideal and non-ideal properties
• Input and output impedances of op- 9.3 Virtual ground concept, offset voltage,
amp circuits. input bias current, slew rate and CMRR
9.4 Inverting and non-inverting amplifier 9.5
Integrator, differentiator and summing
amplifier and their applications
9.6 Astable and monostable multivibrators 9.7
Barkhausen criteria for oscillation
9.8 RC phase shift and Wein bridge oscillator
using Op-amp

5. Laboratory Work
1. Study of V-I characteristics of PN diode and Zener diode.
2. Study of half wave and full wave rectifiers.
3. Study of input and output characteristics of CE and CB transistor amplifier.
4. Measurement of gain in single stage and multistage amplifiers.
5. Frequency response of CE amplifier
6. Frequency response of CC amplifier
7. Measurement of efficiency of class A and Class B push pull power amplifiers.
8. Design of RC phase shift and Wein Bridge oscillator.
9. Measurement of Regulation in series regulator against change in input voltage and load
resistance.
10. Study of drain characteristics of JFET.

6. List of Tutorials
The various tutorial activities that suits your course should cover all the content of the course
to give students a space to engage more actively with the course content in the presence of
Instructor/professor. The following tutorial activities of 15 hrs. should be conducted to cover
the content of this course:
1. Discussion-based Tutorials: (2 hrs)
2. Numerical and analysis based numerical of diode, Zener diode, and transistor. (5 Hrs)
3. Discussion and designing of biasing circuit (2 Hrs)
4. Analysis and numerical solution of small and large frequency signal amplifier. (3Hrs)
5. Numerical problems for operational and feedback amplifier. (3Hrs)

7. Evaluation System and Students’ Responsibilities

Evaluation System
The internal evaluation of a student may consist of assignments, attendance, term-exams, lab
reports and projects etc. The tabular presentation of the internal evaluation is as follows:

External Evaluation Marks Internal Evaluation Weight Marks

Semester-End examination 50 Theory 30
Attendance & Class Participation 10%
 Assignments 20%
Presentations/Quizzes 10%
Term exam 60%
Practical 20
Attendance & Class Participation 10%
Project Report 10%
Viva 20%
Exam 60%
Total Internal 50
Full Marks: 50 + 50 = 100

Text Books
1. Jacob Millman & Christors C. Halkias, Electronic Devices and Circuits, Tata McGraw Hill,
India.
2. Theodore F. Bogart, Electronic Devices and Circuits, Univesal Book Stall, Indial.

References
1. Roberst Boylestad & Louis Nashelsky, Electronic Devices and Circuit Theory, Prentice
Hall, India.
2. Allen Mottershead, Electronic Devices and Circuits, Prenticre- Hall, India
3. Albert Paul Malvino, Electronic Principles, Tata Mc Graw Hill, India.
4. S. Sedra and K.C. Smith, Microelectronic Circuits, Holt, Rinehart and Inc., New York.
5. Dhruba Banjade. Electronic Devices, Sukunda Prakashan, Kathmandu, Nepal
6. Dhruba Banjade, Electronic Circuits, Yog Prakasahan, Kathmandu, Nepal.