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ECEN 325 Electronics

Syllabus

  1. Linear circuit analysis
    • Magnitude and phase bode plots
    • Phase and magnitude margin
    • Root locus and stability
    • Basics on feedback theory and properties
  2. Operational Amplifiers
    • Basic linear circuits employing operational amplifiers
    • Instrumentation amplifier – differential and common mode gain, and CMRR
    • 1st and second order filters –lowpass, bandpass and highpass
    • OPAMP finite parameters – input and output impedance, finite DC gain and their effects
    • Open loop and closed loop parameters – gain, input impedance and output impedance
  3. Diodes
    • Basic non-linear model
    • Linear models and Taylor series expansions
    • Rectifiers, peak detectors and other non-linear applications
    • AC-to-DC conversion – half and full wave rectifiers and filters, ripple
  4. Bipolar Junction Transistor
    • Basic non-linear model
    • Linear models and Taylor series expansions – pi-Hybrid and T models
    • DC and AC analysis
    • Basic configurations- common-emitter, common-base and common-collector
    • Input and output impedance, and voltage and power gain
    • High-frequency transistor model – effects of the transistor and coupling capacitors
    • Amplifier’s linearity
  5. MOS Field Effect Transistors
    • Basic non-linear model
    • Linear models and Taylor series expansions – pi-Hybrid and T models
    • DC and AC analysis
    • Basic configurations- common-source, common-gate and common-drain
    • Input and output impedance, and voltage and power gain
    • High-frequency transistor model – effects of the transistor and coupling capacitors
    • Amplifier’s linearity