Electronics 1, EECE 24XX, Example Syllabus
Reviews the basic circuit analysis techniques introduced in EECE 2408.  Briefly introduces operation of the principal semiconductor devices: diodes, field-effect transistors, and bipolar junction transistors.   Diode circuits are covered in detail, and transistor circuits coverage focuses on switching, particularly in CMOS circuits.  The circuit simulation program, SPICE, is introduced and applied along with MATLAB.  Large-signal models and transient simulations are used to understand the behavior of transistors as switches.  In-depth coverage of digital electronics topics including NAND and NOR CMOS logic gates, dynamic power dissipation, gate delay, and fan-out are covered.  Amplifier circuits are introduced using the voltage transfer characteristics and SPICE, including the fundamentals of small-signal analysis.

Pre/Corequisites: MATH 2341, PHYS 1155, EECE 2408

I. Review of Basic Circuits (4)
   A. KVL, KCL
   B. Thevenin Equivalents
   C. Op-amps (include frequency response)
II. Diodes (6)
   A.  Ideal and non-ideal
   B. Analysis of Simple Circuits
   C. P-N Junction
   D. Simple Rectifier with Zener Regulator
IV. MOS Transistor(4)
   A. Physical Operation
   B. Defining Equations
   C. MOS as a Switch/Amplifier (The Voltage Transfer Characteristic)
   D. CMOS Structure
VI. Logic Gates (8)
   A. CMOS Inverter
   B. Single Time Constant Circuits
   C. Rise and Fall Times, Propagation Delay
   D. Second-Order Circuits ? (Overshoot, Settling Times)
   E. NAND and NOR Gates
   F. Speed vs. Power
   G. Modern Technology
   H. Dynamic and Static Power
   I.  CMOS Amplifier (no small-signal analysis)
VII. BJTs (9)
   A. Physical Operation
   B. Ebers-Moll Representation
   C. BJT as a Switch/Amplifier
   D. BJT as a Diode
   E. BJT Amplifier (no small-signal analysis)
   F. Large-signal analysis of BJT circuits (including biasing of single-stage amplifiers)
VIII. Small-Signal Models (5)
   A. Low-Frequency Behavior
   B. Basic Single-Stage BJT Amplifiers

Total:  36 Classes

TEXTS AND REFERENCE MATERIALS:  Allan R. Hambley, Electronics, (2nd edition, Prentice Hall, 1999)?