Electronics Circuits

Unit- 1
Theory Lectures 60

Diode Circuits: Ideal diode, piecewise linear equivalent circuit, dc load line analysis, Quiescent (Q) point.
Clipping and clamping circuits. Rectifiers: HWR, FWR (center tapped and bridge). Circuit diagrams, working
and waveforms, ripple factor & efficiency, comparison. Filters: types, circuit diagram and explanation of
shunt capacitor filter with waveforms.
Zener diode regulator circuit diagram and explanation for load and line regulation, disadvantages of Zener
diode regulator.

Unit- 2 (14 Lectures, Marks : 20)

Bipolar Junction Transistor: Review of CE, CB Characteristics and regions of operation. Hybrid
parameters. Transistor biasing, DC load line, operating point, thermal runaway, stability and stability factor,
Fixed bias without and with RE, collector to base bias, voltage divider bias and emitter bias (+VCC and –VEE
bias), circuit diagrams and their working.
Transistor as a switch, circuit and working, Darlington pair and its applications.
BJT amplifier (CE), dc and ac load line analysis, hybrid model of CE configuration, Quantitative study of the
frequency response of a CE amplifier, Effect on gain and bandwidth for Cascaded CE amplifiers (RC
coupled).

Unit- 3 (12 Lectures, Marks : 15)

Feedback Amplifiers: Concept of feedback, negative and positive feedback, advantages and disadvantages of
negative feedback, voltage (series and shunt), current (series and shunt) feedback amplifiers, gain, input and
output impedances . Barkhausen criteria for oscillations, Study of phase shift oscillator, Colpitts oscillator and
Hartley oscillator.

Unit- 4 (20 Lectures, Marks : 25)

MOSFET Circuits: Review of Depletion and Enhancement MOSFET, Biasing of MOSFETs, Small Signal
Parameters, Common Source amplifier circuit analysis, CMOS circuits.
Power Amplifiers: Difference between voltage and power amplifier, classification of power amplifiers, Class
A, Class B, Class C and their comparisons.
Operation of a Class A single ended power amplifier. Operation of Transformer coupled Class A power
amplifier, overall efficiency. Circuit operation of complementary symmetry Class B push pull power
amplifier, crossover distortion, heat sinks.
Single tuned amplifiers: Circuit diagram, Working and Frequency Response for each, Limitations of single
tuned amplifier, Applications of tuned amplifiers in communication circuits.

Suggested Books:

1. Electronic Devices and circuit theory, Robert Boylstead and Louis Nashelsky, 9th Edition, 2013, PHI
2. Electronic devices, David A Bell, Reston Publishing Company
3. D. L. Schilling and C. Belove, Electronic Circuits: Discrete and Integrated, Tata McGraw Hill (2002)
4. Donald A. Neamen, Electronic Circuit Analysis and Design, Tata McGraw Hill (2002)
5. J. Millman and C. C. Halkias, Integrated Electronics, Tata McGraw Hill (2001)
6. J. R. C. Jaegar and T. N. Blalock, Microelectronic Circuit Design, Tata McGraw Hill (2010)
7. J. J. Cathey, 2000 Solved Problems in Electronics, Schaum’s outline Series, Tata McGraw Hill (1991)
8. Allen Mottershed, Electronic Devices and Circuits, Goodyear Publishing Corporation

Electronics Circuits Lab (Hardware and Circuit Simulation Software)

1. Study of the half wave rectifier and Full wave rectifier.
2. Study of power supply using C filter and Zener diode.
3. Designing and testing of 5V/9 V DC regulated power supply and find its load-regulation
4. Study of clipping and clamping circuits .
5. Study of Fixed Bias, Voltage divider and Collector-to-Base bias Feedback configuration for
transistors.
6. Designing of a Single Stage CE amplifier.
7. Study of Class A, B and C Power Amplifier.
8. Study of the Colpitt’s Oscillator.
9. Study of the Hartley’s Oscillator.
10. Study of the Phase Shift Oscillator
11. Study of the frequency response of Common Source FET amplifier. 

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