EC2151 ELECTRIC CIRCUITS AND ELECTRON DEVICES SYLLABUS | ANNA UNIVERSITY 2ND SEMESTER SYLLABUS | APPLICABLE TO ALL CHENNAI, MADURAI, TRICHY, COIMBATORE, TIRUNELVELI | REGULATION 2008

EC2151 ELECTRIC CIRCUITS AND ELECTRON DEVICES SYLLABUS | ANNA UNIVERSITY 2ND SEMESTER SYLLABUS | APPLICABLE TO ALL CHENNAI, MADURAI, TRICHY, COIMBATORE, TIRUNELVELI | REGULATION 2008
EC2151 ELECTRIC CIRCUITS AND ELECTRON DEVICES L T P C
(For ECE, CSE, IT and Biomedical Engg. Branches) 3 1 0 4
UNIT I CIRCUIT ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES 12
Kirchoff’s current and voltage laws – series and parallel connection of independent
sources – R, L and C – Network Theorems – Thevenin, Superposition, Norton,
Maximum power transfer and duality – Star-delta conversion.
UNIT II TRANSIENT RESONANCE IN RLC CIRCUITS 12
Basic RL, RC and RLC circuits and their responses to pulse and sinusoidal inputs –
frequency response – Parallel and series resonances – Q factor – single tuned and
double tuned circuits.
UNIT III SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES 12
Review of intrinsic & extrinsic semiconductors – Theory of PN junction diode – Energy
band structure – current equation – space charge and diffusion capacitances – effect of
temperature and breakdown mechanism – Zener diode and its characteristics.
UNIT IV TRANSISTORS 12
Principle of operation of PNP and NPN transistors – study of CE, CB and CC
configurations and comparison of their characteristics – Breakdown in transistors –
operation and comparison of N-Channel and P-Channel JFET – drain current equation –
MOSFET – Enhancement and depletion types – structure and operation – comparison of
BJT with MOSFET – thermal effect on MOSFET.
UNIT V SPECIAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
(QUALITATIVE TREATMENT ONLY) 12
Tunnel diodes – PIN diode, varactor diode – SCR characteristics and two transistor
equivalent model – UJT – Diac and Triac – Laser, CCD, Photodiode, Phototransistor,
Photoconductive and Photovoltaic cells – LED, LCD.
TOTAL : 60 PERIODS
TEXT BOOKS
1. Joseph A. Edminister, Mahmood, Nahri, “Electric Circuits” – Shaum series,Tata
16
McGraw Hill, (2001)
2. S. Salivahanan, N. Suresh kumar and A. Vallavanraj, “Electronic Devices and
Circuits”,Tata McGraw Hill, 2
nd
Edition, (2008).
3. David A. Bell, “Electronic Devices and Circuits”, Oxford University Press, 5
th
Edition,
(2008).
REFERENCES
1. Robert T. Paynter, “Introducing Electronics Devices and Circuits”, Pearson
Education, 7
th
Education, (2006).
2. William H. Hayt, J.V. Jack, E. Kemmebly and steven M. Durbin, “Engineering Circuit
Analysis”,Tata McGraw Hill, 6
th
Edition, 2002.
3. J. Millman & Halkins, Satyebranta Jit, “Electronic Devices & Circuits”,Tata McGraw
Hill, 2
nd
Edition, 2008.
EC2151 ELECTRIC CIRCUITS AND ELECTRON DEVICES SYLLABUS | ANNA UNIVERSITY 2ND SEMESTER SYLLABUS | APPLICABLE TO ALL CHENNAI, MADURAI, TRICHY, COIMBATORE, TIRUNELVELI | REGULATION 2008

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