Cómo entrenar a tus electrones 2: Diodos y Transistores (Coursera)

Cómo entrenar a tus electrones 2: Diodos y Transistores (Coursera)

La electrónica ha respaldado el desarrollo científico y tecnológico de la humanidad, ostentando un rol clave en los últimos 50 años. Nos admiramos de la capacidad del ser humano de diseñar circuitos integrados que contienen millones de transistores y que nos permiten procesar con gran precisión las señales más débiles provenientes de las antenas de telefonía celular, de las neuronas del cerebro, de una cámara digital, o de la carga depositada por partículas subatómicas que colisionan en el Gran Colisionador de Hadrones en Suiza.

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Es difícil entender un circuito electrónico, y aún más difícil diseñarlo. Pero no es imposible. Los electrones pueden ser muy dóciles si sabemos dominarlos. "Cómo entrenar a tus electrones 2: Diodos y Transistores", el segundo de una serie de tres MOOCs, te permitirá dar los primeros pasos para comprender los dispositivos semiconductores más importantes: diodos y transistores de efecto de campo. Las videolecciones acompañadas de pequeños cuestionarios te ayudarán a reforzar tu aprendizaje en cuanto a la comprensión del funcionamiento de los semiconductores, los circuitos principales para rectificar y amplificar voltajes, y las técnicas de análisis más utilizadas.

Course 2 of 3 in the Electrónica en cápsulas Specialization

Syllabus

WEEK 1
Introducción a la física de semiconductores
En este módulo aprenderás los fundamentos de la física que modela el funcionamiento de los dispositivos de estado sólidos más sencillos.

WEEK 2
El diodo
En este módulo aprenderás acerca de la física del diodo de unión, su modelo matemático y sus regiones de operación. Luego aprenderás los principales circuitos con diodos y finalmente conocerás otros dispositivos semiconductores basados en la unión PN.

WEEK 3
El transistor de efecto de campo: Estructura y funcionamiento
En este módulo aprenderás acerca de la estructura física de los MOSFETs, sus regiones de operación, sus modelos matemáticos y cómo polarizarlos en un circuito.

WEEK 4
El transistor de efecto de campo: Circuitos
En este módulo conocerás las principales configuraciones de amplificadores con MOSFETs, incluyendo amplificadores elementales y amplificadores de varios transistores. También aprenderás acerca del uso de los MOSFETs como switches para circuitos de potencia y circuitos digitales. Finalmente conocerás otros dispositivos de efecto de campo menos utilizados que los MOSFETs.

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