Syllabus Electronic Devices and Circuits - (EE25C05) Semiconductor Physics and Diodes : Energy bands, carrier generation and recombination, drift and diffusion currents. PN junction operation, ideal and real diode characteristics. Diode Applications : Rectifiers, clippers, clampers, and voltage regulators. (Chapter - 1) Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJTS) : Structure and modes of operation : Active, Cutoff, Saturation. BJT biasing techniques and stability analysis. Small signal analysis and single-stage amplifier design. (Chapters - 2, 3) Field Effect Transistors (FETs) : JFET and MOSFET structures, characteristics and parameters. FET biasing methods and analog switching applications. Common source amplifier design and multistage configurations. (Chapters - 3, 4, 5) Frequency Response and Power Amplifiers : Frequency response of amplifiers : low, mid, and high frequency. Decibel gain, Bode plots, gain-bandwidth trade-off. Power amplifiers : Class A, B, AB, C - operation and efficiency. (Chapters - 6, 7) Feedback Amplifiers and Oscillators : Positive and negative feedback, feedback topologies, gain enhancement. Oscillators - Colpitts, Hartley, Crystal - design and analysis. (Chapters - 8, 9)