Reference Data for Engineers, 9th Edition

18 Semiconductors and Transistors

Ben G. Streetman

Semiconductors

Semiconductor Materials

Energy Bands and Charge Carriers

Carrier Concentrations

Drift of Carriers

Excess Carriers; Diffusion

pn Junctions

A Junction at Equilibrium

Forward and Reverse Bias

Reverse Breakdown

Capacitance and Transient Behavior

Diodes and Rectifiers

Transistors

Junction Field-Effect Transistors

MOS Field-Effect Transistors

Bipolar Junction Transistors

Other Electronic Devices

Display Devices

Microwave Devices

Switching Devices

The basic building blocks of any electronic circuit or system are electronic devices—the transistors, diodes, and other elements that collectively allow the system to perform its function. These devices may be individual transistors, ...