Bipolar junction transistor biasing and stabilization: Operating point, Analysis and design of fixed bias, Collector to base bias and Voltage divider bias circuits, Bias compensation using diode and thermistor. JFET Biasing: Fixed bias, Self bias and Voltage divider bias circuits. MOSFET biasing: Biasing by fixing VGS, Biasing by fixing VG and connecting a resistance at the source, Biasing using a drain to gate feedback resistor.

Small signal Analysis: small signal analysis of CE amplifier using h-parameter equivalent circuit. Small signal analysis of JFET CS amplifier. Response of amplifiers at low frequencies: Low frequency analysis of common emitter amplifier Response of amplifiers at high frequencies: Miller effect, High frequency analysis of common emitter amplifier-Short circuit current gain, cut off frequency – fα and fβ unity gain frequencies. Differential amplifiers.

Basic Feedback amplifiers: Series - Shunt, Series - Series, Shunt – Shunt and Shunt - Series Feedback amplifiers. Tuned Amplifiers: Analysis of capacitor coupled single tuned amplifier- Double tuned amplifier - Stagger tuned amplifiers- Class C tuned amplifier.

Oscillators: Mechanism for start of oscillation and stabilization of amplitude, General form of an Oscillator, Analysis of LC oscillators - Hartley, Colpitts, RC oscillators - Phase shift - Wien bridge. Multivibrator Circuits: Astable multivibrator-Monostable multivibrator and Bistable multivibrator.

IC Amplifiers: IC biasing-Current steering circuit using MOSFET- MOSFET current sources- PMOS and NMOS current sources. Amplifier with active loads: Enhancement load, Depletion load and current source load.