Second of 3, these three volumes present difficult information in a simplified manner, taking the reader from basic electrical theory to modern discrete components. Book Two discusses the discrete semi-conductors and opto-electronics found in most present-day and many early elevator controllers.
DISCRETE SEMI CONDUCTORS AND OPTO-ELECTRONICS (VOLUME TWO)
PREFACE PART ONE - DISCRETE SEMICONDUCTORS
INTRODUCTION TO SEMICONDUCTORS
CHAPTER ONE - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL INFORMATION
The family of discrete semiconductors
Materials used to produce semiconductors The semiconductor mechanism
The electronic switch
Summary
Reinforcement exercise
'CHAPTER TWO - DIODE MANUFACTURE
Silicon rod production
Wafer production
Wafer scribing, separation and completion
Reinforcement exercise
CHAPTER THREE - DIODE CHARACTERISTICS AND SPECIFICATIONS
Diode action
Characteristics
Specifications
Zener diodes
Zener diode specification
Part number designations
Reinforcement exercise
'CHAPTER FOUR - DIODE APPLICATIONS
General purpose switch
Computer switch
Photo diode
Varactor
Half-wave Rectification
Full-wave Rectification with two diodes
Full-wave Rectification with bridge rectifier
Voltage regulation
Voltage reference
Circuit protection
Conceptual design of a regulated D.C. power supply
Reinforcement exercise
CHAPTER FIVE - THYRISTORS (AC SWITCHES)
Thyristor amd sibcon controlled rectifier (SCR) definitions
SCR mechanismwith DC supply voltage
SCR mechanism with AC supply voltage
SCR specifications
SCR applications - Lighting and heat control
DC power supply monitor
Transient voltage protection
Improving thyristor efficiency
TRlACs - specifications, mechanism, and characteristics
DIAC mechanism and specifications
Heat transfer considerations
Reinforcement exercise
CHAPTER SIX - BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS
Definitions and designations
Transistor mechanism as a linear amplifier
Transistor mechanism as a digital switch
Bipolar transistor specifications
Bipolar transistor applications
Bipolar transistor characteristics and trade-offs
Glossary of subscnpt notations
Reinforcement exercise
CHAPTER SEVEN - FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS (FET)
History
Categories, definitions and designations
Advantages of FETs compared to bipolar transistors
Junction FET construction
Junction FET mechanism
Jumction FET operation as an amplifier
Junction FET operation as a digital switch
MOSFET - Types and definitions
Enhancement type - Construction and mechanism
Depletion type - Construction and mechanism
Junction FET specifications
MOSFET specifications
CMOSFET technology
Field effect transistor applications .
Reinforcement exercise
CHAPTER EIGHT - TRENDS FOR DISCRETE SEMICONDUCTORS
Power MOSFETs
Insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT)
Power transistorpackaging
Surface Mounted Device (SMD) Technology
CHAPTER NINE - SEMICONDUCTOR RELIABILITY
Introduction
Military specification MIL-S-19500 - reliability levels
Military standard MIL-S-750
The elements of military specification MIL-S- 19500
Ouality control program
Causes of semiconductor failure
General comments on high-reliability semiconductor
ANSWERS TO REINFORCEMENT EXERCISES
Chapter One - Definitions and General Information
Chapter Two - Diode Manufacture
Chapter Three - Diode Characteristics and Specifications
Chapter Four - Diode Applications
Chapter Five - Thyristors
Chapter Six - Bipolar Transistors
Chapter Seven - Field-effect Transistors
GLOSSARIES
Common acronyms and miscellaneous designations
Electronic terms
Electronic symbols
PART TWO - OPTOELECTRONICS
NTRODUCTION TO OPTOELECTRONICS
CHAPTER TEN - LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (LED)
LED construction
LED packages
Principle of operation
Specifications
LED characteristics
LED applications
Reinforcement exercise
CHAPTER ELEVEN - LED DISPLAYS
Definitions
Segmented digital display
The overflow digit
Segmented bar graph display
Dot-matrix digital display
Display modes
Display driving techniques - direct DC drive
Strobed or multiplexed drive
Onboard integrated circuits
Display selection criteria and specifications
Reinforcement exercise
CHAPTER TWELVE - OTHER DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES
Gas discharge display amd construction
- Principle of operation
- Charactenstics
- Specifications
Vacuum fluorescent displays - principle of operation
Cathode ray tube - construction and operation
Indicator panel display construchon and operation
- Specifications
Liquid crystal display(LCD) and characteristics
- LCD construction and operation
- Nematic field effect type
- Dynamic scattermg type
- Interfacing circuitry considerations
- LCD specifications
- Reinforcement exercise
CHAPTER THIRTEEN-OPTO-COUPLERS (OPTO-ISOLATORS)
Functions of an opto-coupler
Spectral response of silicon
Construction and principle of operation
Slotted opto-coupler applications
CHAPTER FOURTEEN - SOLID-STATE RELAYS (SSR)
Principle of operation
Comparisons with electromechanical relays
Specifications
Reinforcement exercise
CHAPTER FIFTEEN - OPTO TECHNOLOGY UPDATE
Large flat-panel displays
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) technology
Active Matrix Full Color Flat Panel Display
Electrolumonescent (EL) display technology
Fiber optics
- Principle of fiber optics
- Step-index fiber
- Graded-index fiber
- Mono-mode fiber
Fiber optic cable characteristics
Fiber optic advantages summary
ANSWERS TO REINFORCEMENT EXERCISES
Chapter Ten - Light Emiting Diodes (LEDs)
Chapter Eleven - LED Displays
Chapter Twelve - Other Display Technologies
Chapter Thirteen - Opto couplers (Opto-isolators)
Chapter Fourteen - Solid-state Relays (SSR)
GLOSSARIES
Optoelectronic terms
Optoelectronic symbols
REFERENCES
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