INDEX-1 MODULE 7  INDEX A Amplifier classes of operation, 2-21 class A, 2-21 class AB, 2-22 class B, 2-22 class C, 2-22 Applications, semiconductor, 1-3 Atomic structure, semiconductor theory, 1-5 B Bias, types of, basic transistor amplifier, 2-18 base current (fixed bias), 2-19 combination, 2-20 self-bias, 2-19 Bridge rectifier, 4-10 C Capacitor filter, 4-12 Classification, transistor fundamentals, 2-2 Combination bias, 2-20 Competition, semiconductor, 1-4 Conduction process, semiconductor theory,      1-12 Configurations, transistor, 2-23 common base, 2-26 common collector, 2-27 common emitter, 2-24 Construction, semiconductor diode, 1-16 Construction, transistor fundamentals, 2-4 Conventional full-wave rectifier, 4-3 Covalent bonding, semiconductor theory, 1-10 Current regulators, 4-35 D Diode identification, signal diodes, 1-29 Diode maintenance, signal diodes, 1-31 Diode, semiconductor, 1-15 construction, 1-16 diode characteristics, 1-27 PN junction application, 1-23 Diode, semiconductor—Continued PN junction operation, 1-18 Diodes, 3-2 optoelectronic devices, 3-27 silicon controlled rectifier (SCR), 3-18 TRIAC, 3-24 tunnel, 3-8 varactor, 3-15 Zener, 3-2 Doping process, semiconductor, 1-13 N-type semiconductor, 1-14 P-type semiconductor, 1-14 E Energy bands, semiconductor theory, 1-8 F FET, field-effect transistors, 3-38 Filters, power supply, 4-12 capacitor, 4-17 LC capacitor-input, 4-32 LC choke-input, 4-22 resistor-capacitor (RC), 4-30 Fixed bias, 2-19 G Glossary, AI-1 H Half-wave rectifier, 1-23 I Identification, transistor, 2-27 L LC capacitor-input filter, 4-32