Basic Electronics

Triac construction, Working, and Uses

Triac Introduction: Triac means a device that triggers AC. A semiconductor device or thyristor, which consists of three terminals and…

DIAC construction, Working, and Uses

DIAC Introduction: A semiconductor device (thyristor) consisting of two terminals and four layers which, having been properly energized, could conduct…

SCR Applications, Power Control, Current Control, Emergency Lighting, Over-voltage

SCR Applications: Some basic applications of an SCR are as follows. 1). Relay controls 2). Full-wave bridge rectifier Control 3).…

Silicon Controlled Rectifier SCR, Construction, Biasing, Operation, Triggering, etc

Silicon Controlled Rectifier SCR, Introduction: As the name suggests, a silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR) is made from silicon material. It is…

Thyristor Introduction, the Four Layer Diode, Comparison between a Thyristor & Transistor

Thyristors Introduction: The thyristor is a Greek word that means a “door”. The devices which comprise four semiconductors or three…

Complementary MOS or CMOS, CMOS as Analogue switch

Complementary MOS or CMOS: Complementary MOS or CMOS are such basic circuits in which two complementary or matching MOSFETs are…

MOSFET as a Switch Explained with Circuit Diagrams

MOSFET as a Switch: MOSFET as a Switch- MOSFETs are most widely applied in computer circuits as a switching device.…

MOSFET, Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect its operation and Types of MOSFET

Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Metal Oxide Semiconductor FET (MOSFET) is also known as Insulated Gate FET (IGFET). A number…

FET as a Voltage Amplifier, Common source, Common Drain, Common Gate

FET as a Voltage Amplifier: Just like a bipolar transistor, a field-effect transistor can also be used as an AC…

Biasing of JFET: Gate Bias, Self Bias, Voltage Divider Bias, Source Bias, Current Source Bias

Biasing of JFET: We know that the input resistance of a JFET is quite high compared to a bipolar transistor.…