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ECE 2EI4 - Detailed Course Outline with Lecture Notes

 

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Date

Lecture

Description

Jan. 5

1

Introduction to ECE2EI4

Jan. 6

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PSpice Tutorial

Jan. 7

2

Introduction to Electronics

Jan 9

3

Analog System: Fourier Series, Amplifier, g-parameters

Jan 12

4

Analog Systems: h- y- and z-parameters, Voltage / Current Amplifiers,

Jan 14

5

Analog Systems: Low Pass / High Pass Amp, Band Pass / Narrow Band / Band Rejection / All-Pass Amp

Jan 16

6

Op Amp: Non-Inverting Amp, Voltage Follower, Low-Pass Filter, Integrator, Two-Port Representations, Non-Ideal Non-Inverting Amp, Gain Error

Jan 19

7

Op Amp: Non-Zero Output / Finite Input Resistance, Input Resistance for Inverting Amp, Finite CMRR, Voltage Follower Gain Error due to CMRR, PSRR

Jan 21

8

Op Amp: DC Error Sources (Input Offset Voltage, Input Bias Offset Currents), Output Voltage and Current Limits

Jan 26

9

Semiconductor Basics: Intrinsic materials, Doping, current mechanisms in semiconductors

Jan 28

 

Review  and First Quiz

Jan 30

10

Diodes: Introduction to pn junction physics, Background Information and Physical Models of Diodes , pn junction electrostatics, PN Junction Capacitance, Schottky Barrier Diode DC Electrical Characteristics, Diode Current (Mathematical Model)

Feb 2

11

Diodes: Diode Temperature Coefficient, Diode Breakdown Under Reverse Bias, Diode Circuit Analysis (Graphical analysis using load line), Diode Circuit Analysis (Analysis with Mathematical model of diode, Simplified analysis using ideal diode model, Simplified analysis using constant voltage drop model).

Feb 4

12

Diodes: Circuit analysis, Zener Voltage Regulator Circuit, Limiter or Clipper Circuits

Feb 6

13

Diodes: More on Zener regulation, Waveforming circuits, half-wave rectifiers

Feb 9

14

FET: Characteristics of MOS Capacitor, Structure / Cross-Section of MOS Transistor, Symbol of NMOSFET, Linear Region Characteristics

Feb 11

15

FET: I-V Characteristics of NMOSFET in Linear Mode, Saturation of the I-V Characteristics, Channel Length Modulation, Summary of NMOSFET Mathematical Model Expressions, Depletion Mode MOSFET

Feb 13

16

FET: Body-Effect or Substrate Sensitivity, Summary of PMOSFET Mathematical Model Expressions, Symbol of PMOSFET, Biasing the MOSFET

Feb 16-20

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Mid-Term Recess

Feb 23

17

Discussion of Experiment 3

Feb 25

18

FET: Electronic Current Source, Capacitance in MOS Transistors (Linear / Saturation / Cut-Off Region)

Feb 27

 

Quiz 2

Mar 1

19

Introduction to SS Modeling: SS Modeling of the diode, definition of SS model, current-controlled attenuator example

Mar 3

20

SS Modeling and Linear Amplification - FETs: SS Model of MOSFET, Amplification Factor, Definition of SS Operation of MOSFET, Body-Effect in Four-Terminal MOSFET, Summary of MOSFET SS Parameters

Mar 5

21

SS Modeling and Linear Amplification - FETs: Coupling and Bypass Capacitors, Circuit Analysis (dc and ac equivalent circuits), CS Amp (with DC and AC analysis), Rule-of-Thumb for CS Amp, CS Voltage Gain (Upper Bound), Input / Output Resistance of CS Amp

Mar 8

22

SS Modeling and Linear Amplification - FETs: Example of CS Amp

Mar 10

23

CMOS Logic Design: CMOS Inverter, Static Characteristics of CMOS Inverter, Noise Margins for CMOS Inverter

Mar 12

24

CMOS Logic Design: Dynamic Behavior of CMOS Inverter, Static and Dynamic Power Dissipation in CMOS, CMOS NOR and NAND Gates, MOS Transmission Gate

Mar 15

 

Review  and Third Quiz

Mar 17

25

BJT: Physical Structure of BJT, Simplified Cross-Section of npn BJT, Idealized npn BJT and Circuit Symbol, Forward / Reverse Characteristics, Full-Transport Model Equations, pnp Transistor, Operating Regions of Bipolar Transistor

Mar 19

26

BJT: I-V Characteristics of BJT (CE / CB Output Characteristics), CE Transfer Characterisitc, Minority Carrier Transport in Base Region (Base Current, Base Transit Time)

Mar 22

27

BJT: Diffusion Capacitance, Model Simplifications for Forward-Active Region, Frequency Dependence of CE Current Gain, Transconductance, Modeling in Saturation Region, Early Effect and Early Voltage, Modeling and Origin of the Early Effect

Mar 24

28

BJT: Biasing the BJT, Design Objective for Four-Resistor Bias Network, Basic Current Mirror, Two-Resistor Bias Circuit

Mar 26

29

SS Modeling and Linear Amplification - BJTs: SS Model of BJT, SS Current Gain, Amplification Factor, Equivalent Forms of SS Model, Definition of SS for BJT, Summary of BJT SS Parameters, SS Model for pnp BJT

Mar 29

 

Lab Test

Mar 31

30

Small Signal Modeling-BJTs: An Example

Apr 2

31

Review

Apr 5

 

Review

Apr 7

 

Review

 

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