ABSTRACT
This chapter explains the behaviour of semiconductors and the way in which they are employed in diodes and transistors.
On completion of this chapter you should be able to:
1 Understand the way in which conduction takes place in semiconductor materials. 2 Understand how these materials are employed to form devices such as diodes and
transistors. 3 Know of the different ways in which a transistor may be connected and the effects
these will have on the characteristics and parameters of the transistor. 4 Obtain values for the basic transistor parameters from the appropriate transistor
characteristics.
