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This document discusses Module 1 of a course on Electronics and Communication Engineering. It covers semiconductor diodes, their characteristics and parameters, diode applications like rectification, and Zener diodes. The key topics covered are the PN junction diode, forward and reverse biasing, V-I characteristics, and diode approximations for analysis. Diode applications like half wave rectification, full wave rectification, and Zener diode voltage regulation are also summarized.

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This document discusses Module 1 of a course on Electronics and Communication Engineering. It covers semiconductor diodes, their characteristics and parameters, diode applications like rectification, and Zener diodes. The key topics covered are the PN junction diode, forward and reverse biasing, V-I characteristics, and diode approximations for analysis. Diode applications like half wave rectification, full wave rectification, and Zener diode voltage regulation are also summarized.

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║JAI SRI GURUDEV║

Sri AdichunchanagiriShikshana Trust (R)

SJB INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY


BGS Health & Education City, Kengeri , Bangalore – 60 .

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

Module- 1
1.Semiconductor diodes and its applications
2.Zener diodes

Dr. Komala.M
Associate Professor,
Dept. of ECE
SJBIT
18EC81 1 Dr.Komala.M
Module-1 (8 Hours)
• Semiconductor Diodes:
Introduction, PN Junction diode, Characteristics and
Parameters, Diode Approximations, DC Load Line
analysis (Text 1: 2.1,2.2,2.3,2.4)
• Diode Applications:
Introduction, Half Wave Rectification, Full Wave
Rectification, Full Wave Rectifier Power Supply:
Capacitor Filter Circuit, RC π Filter (includes
numerical) (Text 1: 3.1,3.2,3.4,3.5)
• Zener Diodes:
Junction Breakdown, Circuit Symbol and Package,
Characteristics and Parameters, Equivalent Circuit,
Zener Diode Voltage Regulator. (Text1:2.9, 3.7)
Introduction to diode
• Diodes are made from a single piece
of Semiconductor material which has a
positive “P-region” at one end and a negative
“N-region” at the other, and which has a
resistivity value somewhere between that of a
conductor and an insulator.

• https://www.electronics-tutorials.ws/diode/di
ode_1.html
What is a semiconductor?

• Semiconductors materials such as silicon (Si),


germanium (Ge) and gallium arsenide (GaAs),
have electrical properties somewhere in the
middle, between those of a “conductor” and
an “insulator”. They are not good conductors
nor good insulators (hence their name “semi”-
conductors).
PN junction diode
• A PN-junction is formed when an N-type
material is fused together with a P-type
material creating a semiconductor diode.
Biasing of diode
• Forward Bias – The voltage potential is connected positive, (+ve) to the P-
type material and negative, (-ve) to the N-type material across the diode
which has the effect of Decreasing the PN junction diodes width.
• Reverse Bias – The voltage potential is connected negative, (-ve) to the P-
type material and positive, (+ve) to the N-type material across the diode
which has the effect of Increasing the PN junction diode’s width.
Forward characteristics of diode
• When a PN junction is Forward Biased, if P-side is
connected to positive (+) and N- side is connected
to negative (-) of the battery. It results in the
depletion layer becoming very thin.
Reverse Bias characteristics of diode
• When a PN junction is reverse biased, if P-
side is connected to negative (-) and N-side is
connected to positive (+) of the battery it
results in wide depletion region.
V-I characteristics of PN junction diode
Diode Approximations
• Diode approximations describe the behavior of diode circuit which is useful in the analysis of the
device.
• Three different diode approximation are
1. Ideal diode
2. Practical diode
3. Piecewise linear charqactrisitcs
1st Approximation (Ideal diode)

• Diode acts like a perfect switch with zero


resistance.

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