GATE Physics Syllabus: Electronics1.
GATE Physics Electronics and Experimental Methods- Basic concepts of semiconductor physics: energy bands, charge carriers, and their motion.
- Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, doping, and carrier concentration.
- Hall effect and its applications.
- Junction diodes: I-V characteristics, energy band diagram, and small-signal analysis.
- Bipolar junction transistors (BJTs): I-V characteristics, transistor biasing, and small-signal analysis.
- Field-effect transistors (FETs): I-V characteristics, JFET, MOSFET, and CMOS.
- Amplifiers: single-stage and multistage amplifiers, feedback amplifiers, and frequency response.
- Oscillators: Barkhausen criterion, LC oscillators, and crystal oscillators.
- Operational amplifiers: characteristics, applications, and feedback configurations.
- Digital electronics: binary number system, logic gates, Boolean algebra, combinational and sequential circuits.
- A/D and D/A converters, digital communication basics.
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GATE Physics P-N Junction Diode- P-N junction: formation, depletion region, and built-in potential.
- I-V characteristics of P-N diode under forward and reverse bias.
- Diode as a rectifier: half-wave and full-wave rectifiers.
- Diode as a switch and diode clipper circuits.
- Zener diode: breakdown voltage and voltage regulator circuits.
- Photodiode, LED, and solar cell: working principles and applications.
- Optoelectronic devices: phototransistors and optoisolators.
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GATE Physics Bipolar Junction Transistors- Construction, working, and operation of NPN and PNP transistors.
- Transistor biasing: fixed bias, emitter bias, and voltage-divider bias.
- Transistor as an amplifier: common-base, common-emitter, and common-collector configurations.
- Transistor as a switch and transistor logic gates.
- Frequency response and hybrid parameters of a transistor.
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GATE Physics Operational Amplifier- Operational amplifier (OP-AMP): ideal characteristics and practical limitations.
- Inverting and non-inverting amplifiers.
- OP-AMP applications: summing amplifier, difference amplifier, integrator, differentiator, and voltage follower.
- Active filters: low-pass, high-pass, band-pass, and band-reject filters.
- Comparators and Schmitt trigger circuits.
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GATE Physics Digital Electronics- Number systems: binary, octal, hexadecimal, and decimal.
- Logic gates: AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR, and XOR gates.
- Boolean algebra: De Morgan's theorem, Boolean functions, and logic simplification.
- Combinational circuits: multiplexers, demultiplexers, encoders, decoders, and adders.
- Sequential circuits: flip-flops, registers, counters, and shift registers.
- Memory devices: ROM, RAM, and EEPROM.
- Microprocessors and microcontrollers.
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GATE Physics Previous Year Questions- Solve previous year GATE questions from the Electronics section to understand the exam pattern and difficulty level.
- Analyze the solutions and explanations to improve problem-solving skills.
- Identify common topics and concepts that frequently appear in the exam.
- Practice solving questions within the time limit to enhance speed and accuracy.
Note: This syllabus is subject to change as per the official notification released by the GATE conducting authority. It is advisable to refer to the latest GATE syllabus and official sources for the most accurate and updated information.
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