Department of Electrical and
Computer Engineering

Electronics I

 

ELE 342
Electronics I

INDEX

Course Objectives
Exams
Lab
Request for Proposals
Announcements
Tutorials
Physical constants
Semiconductor properties

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    May 9, 2008

    This is an electronic circuit design course. The response of linear circuits to digital and sinusoidal signals, operational amplifier circuits, diodes, transistors, nonlinear signal processing and digital logic circuits are covered. In the lab, students complete 8 experiments. Lab 8 is a design project. A formal proposal and report are required for lab 8. A report is due for each lab the week following its completion.

    After completion of this course you will have the ability to;

    Understand

    1. use iterative methods to solve nonlinear circuit problems,
    2. draw bode plots describing linear circuits,
    3. determine the transfer characteristic of CMOS inverters,
    4. determine the transient response of circuits with one energy storage element by inspection,
    5. apply theorems such as the superposition theorem and Thevenin's theorem to electronic circuits.
    Question
    1. design an electronic circuit to meet specifications, and analyze and interpret data,
    2. use MATLAB to analize and interpret data.

    Design

    1. design piecewise linear equivalent circuits for nonlinear elements,
    2. design transistor level logic circuits,
    3. analize and design diode clipping, clamping, and voltage doubling circuits,
    4. design power supply and voltage regulating circuits,
    5. use SPICE to simulate transistor circuits,

    Lead

    1. work on a team to complete a project.
    Communicate
    1. effectively communicate experimental results in written and oral reports.

    DeMorgan's Theorem
    Sum of Products using NAND gates
    MOS charges in a pmos transistor
    Hole current in Silicon
    Phasor Demo

    Course Announcements

  • Lab
    1. $10 Kits are available from Jim Vincent. They include a proto board, wire cutters, a pliers, a battery, and some components. This is the same kit that Dr. DiCecco paid $30 for when he was an undergraduate. The department is subsidizing the kits so you can have your own proto board free of defects. Owning your own board means you won't have to rebuild your projects each time you come to lab.
    2. Report Guidelines
    3. Project proposal
    4. Project reports
  • Department Announcements

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