McMaster University Electrical and Computer Engineering

ECE 2EI5 - Detailed Course Outline

 

 
 

Date

Description

Jan. 4

Introduction to ECE2EI5

Jan. 5

Introduction to Electronics

Jan 7

Analog System: Fourier Series, Amplifier, g-parameters

Jan 11

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

Jan 12

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

Jan 14

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

Jan 18

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

Jan 19

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

Jan 21

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

Jan 25

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)

Jan 26

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).

Jan 28

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

Feb 1

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

Feb 2

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

Feb 4

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 8

Review

Feb 9

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

Feb 11

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

Feb 15

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

Feb 16

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

Feb 18

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

Feb 21-25

Midterm Recess

March 1

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

March 2

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

March 4

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

March 8

Review

March 9

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

March 11

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

March 15

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

March 16

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

March 18

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

March 22

Small Signal Modeling-BJTs: An Example

March 23

Review

March 25

Review

March 29

Review

March 30

Review

 

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