N Type and P Type Semiconductors
July 6, 2016
Semiconductive materials do not conduct current well and are of limited value in their intrinsic state. This is because of the...
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Band Gap for Semiconductor Materials
July 6, 2016
The valence shell of an atom represents a band of energy levels and that the valence electrons are confined to...
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Insulators, Conductors and Semiconductors
July 6, 2016
All materials are made up of atoms. These atoms contribute to the electrical properties of a material, including its ability to...
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Dependent Current Source
July 5, 2016
A dependent current source establishes a current, which is independent of the voltage across it, that is determined by the...
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Dependent Voltage Source
July 5, 2016
Dependent Sources An ideal source, either voltage or current, whose value depends upon some parameter (usually a voltage or current)...
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Current Divider Rule
July 5, 2016
It can be quite useful to determine how a current entering two parallel resistors “divides” between them. Consider the circuit shown...
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Voltage Divider Rule
July 5, 2016
It can be quite useful to determine how a voltage appearing across two series resistors “divides” between them. Consider the...
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Combining Independent Current Sources in Parallel
July 5, 2016
It is not possible to combine independent current sources in series, since this would violate KCL. However, consider the parallel...
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Combining Independent Voltage Sources in Series
July 5, 2016
Combining Independent Sources An inspection of the KVL equations for a series circuit shows that the order in which elements ...
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Series and Parallel Resistors
July 5, 2016
Combining Resistors Relatively complicated resistor combinations can be replaced by a single equivalent resistor whenever we are not specifically interested...
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