CETT 1329 - Solid State Devices

3 Credits (2 hrs. lec., 4 hrs. lab.) A study of diodes, transistor characteristics and other semiconductor devices, including analysis of static and dynamic characteristics, biasing techniques, and thermal considerations. The course will also cover industrial applications such as instrumentation. Prerequisite: College Level Readiness in Reading AND Writing; CETT 1409; MATH 0308
Course Outcomes
1 - Analyze various solid state devices and circuits.
2 - Construct circuits to test.
3 - Troubleshoot various solid state devices.
4 - Analyze the characteristics and operations of solid state device circuits; construct and make measurements of solid state device circuits; describe the atomic interaction found at the depletion region of a diode and the DC biasing of a BJT transistor.
5 - Laboratory experiments.
6 - Special diodes; operation of BJT; testing of BJT’s; BJT’s as switches; BJT amplifiers; FET devices; troubleshooting.