ECE 340
Spring 2005
Prerequisite: ECE 230 (Circuit Analysis)
This course teaches how to analyze and design diode, bipolar and field effect transistor circuits using component level models. Further more a student learns to design differential and multistage transistor amplifiers similar to those used in operational amplifiers. The skills learned above will be applied to circuit design utilizing non-ideal op-amps
SPICE models, the diode is not just a one way current switch, bipolar junction transistors and field effect transistors, BJT and FET amplifier configurations, small signal amplifier analysis, integrated MOS amplifiers, The BJT differential input amplifier and non-ideal operational amplifiers
A. S. Sedra and K. C. Smith, Microelectronic Circuits, 5th Ed., Oxford University Press, 2004.
Homework assignments will be given and collected weekly. They will be graded and returned.
20% Homework
50% Two Midterms
30% Final exam
The text for the course is the Fifth Edition of Microelectronic Circuits by A. S. Sedra and K. C. Smith. The course covers most of chapters 1 through 7.
You are responsible for all assigned sections in the text and course materials and all lecture content unless specified otherwise by the instructor. If you miss a class, it is your responsibility to obtain handouts and other information given on the days you missed. Handouts are often available on your section's website.
Tentative Course Outline
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1 |
18 Jan |
Course description, conduct, outline, introduction, Handy circuits examples. |
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2 |
24 Jan |
Diodes: Ideal and real. Various modes of operation. |
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3 |
31 Jan |
Different types of diodes, various circuits and models. |
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4 |
07 Feb |
Bipolar Junction Transistors. The physical device and the I-V characteristics. |
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5 |
14 Feb |
BJT DC biasing and small signal ac characteristics. Analog and digital uses. Midterm 1 Review. Midterm 1: 17 Feb 2005 |
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6 |
21 Feb |
BJT single stage amplifiers. Common collector, common emitter and common base amplifiers and SPICE models. |
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7 |
28 Feb |
Field effect transistors. The physical device and the I-V characteristics. |
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8 |
07 Mar |
FET DC biasing and small signal ac characteristics. Analog and digital uses. |
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9 |
14 Mar |
FET single stage amplifiers. Common drain, common source and common gate amplifiers and SPICE models. |
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10 |
28 Mar |
Single stage amplifiers used in operational amplifiers. Single stage does not mean single transistor. Current sources and mirrors. |
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04 Apr |
SS Amplifiers with high and low input and output impedances. |
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12 |
11 Apr |
Discrete Differential Amplifiers MOS. Small signal analysis. Non ideal characteristics. Midterm 2 Review. Midterm 2: 12 Apr 2005 Week of Engineering Expo. |
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13 |
18 Apr |
Discrete Differential Amplifiers BJT. Small signal analysis. Non ideal characteristics. |
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14 |
25 May |
Operational Amplifiers ideal to real. What do those real op-amp specifications mean anyway. |
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15 |
02 May |
Op-amp. Simple function circuits. |
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