| Topic |
Sub-topic |
| Subject 1: Introduction |
Electronic systems. Design process. Integrated circuits. |
| Subject 2: Diodes and circuits with diodes |
Characteristics of the diode. Zeners. Analysis of the load line. Ideal model of the diode. Circuits with diodes (rectifiers, clipping and voltage regulator circuits). Small signal equivalent linear circuits. Basic concepts of semiconductors. Physics of the diode. Capacity effects. LED and laser diodes. Photodiodes. |
| Subject 3: Principles of amplification |
General aims: Voltage, current and power gains. Ideal amplifier. Amplifier Models. Limits. Introduction to amplifier frequency response. |
| Subject 4: Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJT) |
Operation of the npn Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT). Load-Line Analysis of a Common-Emitter Amplifier. The pnp Bipolar Junction Transistor. Models of circuits. Analysis of circuits with BJTs. Phototransistors and optocouplers. |
| Subject 5: Analysis of amplifiers with Bipolar Junction Transistors |
Small-Signal Equivalent Circuits. Analysis in medium frequencies: the Common-Emitter amplifier, the Emitter-Follower amplifier, the Common-Collector amplifier and the Common-Base amplifier.
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| Subject 6: Field Effect Transistors (FET) |
NMOS Transistor. Analysis of the load line of a simplified NMOS amplifier. Polarization circuits. JFET and depletion MOSFET transistors and channel p devices. |
| Subject 7: Analysis of amplifiers with Field Effect Transistors |
Small-Signal Equivalent Circuits. Analysis in medium frequencies: the Common-Source amplifier and the Source Follower amplifiers. |
| Subject 8: Digital logic circuits |
Digital logic circuits. Basic concepts. Electrical specifications of the logic gates. The inverter CMOS. CMOS gates NOR and NAND. |
| Practice 1: Introduction to the simulation |
Simulation of electronic circuits with OrCAD. |
| Practice 2: Instrumentation I |
Use of the voltage source, function generator and multimeter. |
| Practice 3: Instrumentation II |
Use of digital oscilloscope. |
| Practice 4: Simulation of circuits with diodes |
Simulation of circuits with diodes using OrCAD. |
| Practice 5: Implementation of circuits with diodes |
Implementation of circuits with diodes in protoboard and checking of operation using the laboratory instrumentation. |
| Practice 6: Simulation of circuits with bipolar transistors |
Simulation of circuits with bipolar transistors using OrCAD. |
| Practice 7: Implementation of circuits with bipolar transistors |
Implementation of circuits with bipolar transistors in protoboard and checking of operation using laboratory instrumentation. |
| Practice 8: Simulation of circuits with field effect transistors |
Simulation of circuits with field effect transistors using OrCAD. |
| Practice 9: Implementation of circuits with field effect transistors |
Implementation of circuits with field effect transistors in protoboard and cheking of operation using laboratory instrumentation. |
