Semiconductor Fundamentals (91005)

The Semiconductor Devices Course consists of seven Units of instruction that include the following topics:

  • Semiconductor Component Identification
  • Control of a Semiconductor Switch
  • Diode and DC Characteristics
  • Half-Wave and Full-Wave Diode Bridge Rectification
  • Power Supply Filtering
  • Voltage Doubler
  • Diode Waveshaping
  • The Zener Diode
  • Zener Diode Voltage Regulation
  • Testing the Junctions of a Transistor
  • PNP Transistor Current Control Circuit
  • Emitter-Base Bias Potentials
  • Collector Current Versus Base Bias
  • Transistor DC Circuit Voltages and Load Lines
  • Troubleshooting the Semiconductor Devices Circuit Board