Course Code L T P C
ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND CIRCUIT THEORY
24EC101 (Theory course with laboratory component) 3 0 2 4
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
To discuss the behavior of semiconductor diodes in various applications.
To familiarize the operation of BJT and FET.
To construct electronic circuits using special semiconductor devices.
To understand the fundamental laws of electric circuits.
To analyze the response of electric circuits using network theorems.
UNIT I OVERVIEW OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS
9+6
Basic Electronic Components: Resistors, Capacitors, Inductors; Diodes types-PN Junction,
Special purpose diodes- Zener Diode, Photodiode, LED, Solar Cell- Characteristics. Basic
Electrical Circuits: Ohm's Law, Short and open circuits, Voltage division in series, current
division in parallel. Analysis of series and parallel circuits.
List of Experiments:
1. VI Characteristics of PN diode.
2. VI Characteristics of Zener diode.
UNIT II BIPOLAR JUNCTION TRANSISTOR 9+6
BJT Types - NPN and PNP transistors, Transistor Characteristics: Input and output
characteristics, and the concept of operating regions (active, cutoff, saturation) in common base,
common emitter and common collector Configurations -Advantages and Disadvantages of BJT.
List of Experiments:
3. .VI Characteristics of BJT in Common Emitter Configuration & also Simulate using
PSPICE
4. VI Characteristics of BJT in Common Base Configuration & also Simulate using PSPICE
5. VI Characteristics of BJT in Common Collector Configuration & also Simulate using
PSPICE
UNIT III FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS 9+6
Theory and Operation of JFET: Structure, types, operation and characteristics of JFET.
Advantages and Disadvantages of JFET. Theory and Operation of MOSFET: Structure, types,
operation and characteristics of MOSFET (enhancement-mode, depletion-mode). Advantages
and Disadvantages of MOSFET.
List of Experiments:
6. Characteristics of JFET & also Simulate using PSPICE or Multisim.
7. Characteristics of MOSFET & also Simulate using PSPICE or Multisim
UNIT IV CIRCUIT THEORY 9+6
Equivalent resistance, Star-Delta conversion; Kirchhoff’s Laws: Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law
(KVL) and Kirchhoff’s Current Law (KCL); Mesh Analysis and Node Analysis (AC and DC).
List of Experiments:
8. Verification of Kirchhoff’s current law and Kirchhoff’s voltage law
UNIT V NETWORK THEOREMS 9+6
Thevenin’s and Norton’s theorems – Superposition Theorem –Maximum power transfer
theorem, Millman’s theorem.
List of Experiments:
9. Verification of Thevenin’s theorem.
10. Verification of Norton’s theorem.
TOTAL: 45 THEORY + 30 LAB = 75 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of the course, the students will be able to:
CO1: Explain the operating principles of electronic devices
CO2: Analyze the V-I characteristics of electronic devices.
CO3: Design basic electronic circuits using various electron devices.
CO4: Analyze electric circuits using network theorems.
CO5: Evaluate the Performance of Electrical and Electronic Circuits Using SimulationTools
CO6: Develop simple circuits for real time applications.
TEXTBOOKS:
1. Charles K. Alexander, Matthew N. O. Sadiku, Fundamentals of Electric Circuits,
7thEdition, McGraw Hill, 2022.
2. Robert L. Boylestad, Louis Nashelsky, Electronic Devices and Circuit Theory,
11thEdition, 2017.
REFERENCES:
1. W.H.Hayt, J.E.Kemmerly and S.M.Durbin, Engineering Circuit Analysis, 9thEdition,
McGraw Hill Education, New Delhi, India, 2019.
2. Joseph Edminister and Mahmood Nahvi, Electric Circuits, Schaum‘s Outline Series,
5thEdition Reprint, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company, New Delhi,2016.
3. David A Bell, Electric Circuits and Electronic Devices, Oxford University Press,2010.
4. Thomas L.Floyd, Electronic Devices, 9th Edition, Pearson, 2017.
5. Donald A.Neaman, Semiconductor Physics and Devices, 4th Edition, McGrawHill, 2017.
6. Dr.R.S.Sedha, A Textbook of Applied Electronics, S Chand and company limited,
2019.
NPTEL LINK
1. https://archive.nptel.ac.in/courses/108/108/108108122/2.
2. https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc22_ee93/preview
LIST OF EQUIPMENT FOR A BATCH OF 30 STUDENTS
Bread Boards -15 Nos
CRO (30MHz) - 10 Nos
Signal Generator /Function Generators (3 MHz) - 15 Nos
Transistor/FET/BJT(NPN-PNP) and MOSFET(NMOS/PMOS) - 25 Nos
Dual power supply/ single mode power supply - 15 Nos
Multimeter -15 Nos
Ammeter (0-50) mA -15 Nos
Voltmeter (0-30) V-15 Nos
Standalone desktops PC with SPICE
