1. Fundamentals of semiconductor physics (energy levels and bands, intrinsic semiconductor, extrinsic semiconductor, temperature dependence of charge carrier concentration, charge carrier transport in a semiconductor, injection, generation and recombination of charge carriers, phenomena in a strong electric field) 2. Semiconductor diode (PN junction, polarization of the PN junction, V-A characteristic and Shockley equation, barrier diffusion capacitance, characteristic and limiting values, diode as a switch, thermal resistance and cooling, effect on the properties of a semiconductor diode) 3. Other types of diodes (stabilization diodes, tunnel diode, metal-semiconductor junction, varicap) 4. Bipolar transistor ? principle of operation, properties (principle of operation of a bipolar transistor, basic transistor connection, V-A characteristics of a transistor, small signal models, influence of circuit quantities and temperature on transistor properties, transistor cut-off frequency) 5. Bipolar transistor ? use as an amplifier and switch (transistor operating area, Darlington connection, circuits for setting the operating point, basic amplification stages, transistor as a switch) 6. Field-effect transistors ? principles (JFET, MESFET, MISFET, TFT, CMOS) 7. Field-effect transistors ? use (substitute models for small signal, use of JFET and MISFET transistors, temperature dependence, frequency dependence) 8. Transistor manufacturing technology (bipolar and unipolar, technology, use for high frequencies, use for high powers), FAMOS, CCD 9. Issues of using transistors in switching circuits 10. Other switching components (diac, thyristor, special types of thyristors, triac, transil and trisil, IGBT). 11. Components controlled by non-electrical quantities (optoelectronic components, thermistors, components controlled by a magnetic field) 12. Operational amplifier (schematic symbol, basic concepts, ideal and real operational amplifier, feedback, golden rules, basic linear circuits with OZ, nonlinear circuits with OZ) 13. Passive components (resistor, capacitor, inductor - design, possibilities of changing the value, marking, characteristic properties; transformer)
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