4-23-07

OEES 205 Semiconductors
Bruce McDowell
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Spring 2007

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Homework & Class Exercises
b = beginning of class period, e = end of class period

Assignment No. Assignment
Name
Max.
Pts.
Date Assigned

Date Due

Reading--
starting
page
Reading--sections Problems
(GA11-1) Homework 1 15 1-18 1-23 b 722 22-1 through 22-2.
Special attention: section 22-2
p. 737 Review Questions  #2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9
 (GA18-10) Homework 2 10 1-18  1-25 b  740  23-1 through 23-3.
Special attention: forward biasing, reverse biasing, voltage-only model, forward voltage drop 
p. 780 #1, 2
 (GA23-14) Homework 3 10 1-23  1-29 b  765  23-6 through  Summary.
Special attention: Sec. 23-6--Zener diode voltage regulator circuit. 
 p. 780 #3, 4, 6
Homework 4 10 1-29 2-5 b p. 803 Learn how to draw a bridge rectifier circuit with four diodes. Nothing to turn in. For a class exercise, I'll have you draw a bridge rectifier with your book closed.

Lab Work & Class Exercises
MS = MultiSim, RC = Real components, PP = pencil and paper, D = demonstration, b = beginning of class period, e = end of class period

Assignment
No.
Assignment Name Max.
Pts.

Date Assigned

Date Due

  Description
GA18-11 Diode and Resistor 10 1-18 1-22 e MS Simulate the circuits at the bottom of p. 747
 GA18-15 Clipper 10 1-18  1-22e  MS  Simulate the circuits on pp. 756 & 757 
 GA22-16 Demo  5 1-22  1-22   D Scope & clipper circuits
GA23-12 Clipper, real components 10 1-23 1-24 e RC Build the circuit on p. 756
GA23-13 Clamping circuit 10 1-23 1-24 e MS Simulate the circuit on p. 763
GA29-16 Power supply filters 15 1-29 1-31 e MS Handout. (Simulate the circuits on p. 808, using a half-wave rectifier).
GB14-15 Darlington configuration 10 2-14 RC Connect two MPSA20 transistors in the Darlington configuration so that the current flowing through your body will be amplified enough to turn on an LED.
GC7-13 DTL gates 15 3-7 3-12 e MS Click here for directions
GD23-12 Analog sampling 20 4-23 4-30 e MS & RC First, click here to get a Multisim version of the file. Then, play with the circuit to see how it works. Finally, build the circuit with real components.

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Reference
My links to Web sites with information about electronics and the electrical trades: mounttaylor.spaces.live.com
(Additions are frequently made to these links.)