Course - Electronics 4: Field-effect transistors

Includes:

• 1 Experiment card with 2 FET circuits built using discrete components
  • JFET circuit, configurable as common source or common drain circuit
  • Push-pull amplifier circuit using MOSFETs
• Storage case
• Labsoft browser and course software

Course contents:

• Introduction to the design and function of an FET
• Introduction to the design and function of a MOSFET
• Names for the connections to an FET
• Explanation of the terms n-channel and p-channel
• Investigating gain of an FET in common source and common drain circuits by measurement
• Investigation of an FET with DC and AC negative feedback
• Comparison of the electrical properties of bipolar transistor and FET circuits
• Investigation of a MOSFET push-pull circuit
• Adjusting the operating point of a push-pull amplifier circuit using an oscilloscope
• Measuring and minimizing the crossover distortions of a push-pull amplifier
• Determining the transfer conductance of MOSFETs experimentally  
• Fault simulation (2 simulated faults activated by relay)
• Course duration 4 h approx. (fault finding 30 mins approx.)