Practical Transistors and Linear Integrated Circuits

This introduction to transistors and linear electronics acquaints readers with the most commonly used transistor circuits and trains them to understand, analyze and design these circuits. Computer programs, written in BASIC, and h parameters are used throughout the book. Chapters cover diode circuits (clippers, clampers, photo-diodes) and the BJT transistor. Curve tracers and the saturation and cutoff regions of a transistor are also discussed. Thevenin's equivalent circuit is used frequently, and 4-11, a very important transistor gain equation, is included. Other topics include JFETS, multiple-transistor circuits, the frequency response of transistors, the analysis of high frequency response, and amplifiers and oscillators. The chapter on feedback is limited to two types of feedback, but these are examined from several perspectives.