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Learning Objectives1. Understand the basic principles underlying the physics of semiconductor devices in
general and of the pn junction in particular. Become familiar with the diode equation
and i-v characteristic. Sections 9.1, 9.2.
2. Use various circuit models of the semiconductor diode in simple circuits. These are
divided into two classes: large-signal models, useful to study rectifier circuits, and
small-signal models, useful in signal processing applications. Section 9.2.
3. Study practical full-wave rectifier circuits and learn to analyze and determine the
practical specifications of a rectifier by using large-signal diode models. Section 9.3.
4. Understand the basic operation of Zener diodes as voltage references, and use simple
circuit models to analyze elementary voltage regulators. Section 9.4.
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