Electronic Circuits II (EE 202)

2018 Spring
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Electronics Engineering(EE)
3
8/6 ECTS (for students admitted in the 2013-14 Academic Year or following years)
Yaşar Gürbüz yasar@sabanciuniv.edu,
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English
Undergraduate
ENS203
Formal lecture,Recitation,Laboratory
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CONTENT

Concepts of basic semiconductor devices (PN junctions, MOSFETs and BJTs);design of DC bias circuits; DC/AC models of semiconductor devices; Frequency response, small/large-signal analysis of devices/circuits;single-stage, multistage and differential amplifiers; feedback and stability concepts in amplifiers; the use of CAD tools (e.g., Multisim/Pspice) in circuit design and analysis;the use of lab tools/equipments for designing and testing of dc operating points and frequency response of devices, single-and multistage amplifiers.

OBJECTIVE

To teach the structures, physical operation, terminal characteristics, large- and small-signal models, amplifier and switch applications of transistors (BJT's and FET's) and reinforce these concepts through additional exercises and design problems through recitations.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

  • Ability to analyze physical operation, current voltage characteristics, and DC operation/biasing of PN diode/device and BJT/MOSFET devices/transistors/structures
  • Ability to analyze and understand electrical breakdown mechanisms and temperature effects of PN diode and BJT/MOSFET transistors
  • Ability to understand small-signal operation and models of BJT/MOSFET transistors and applying these models for the realization of basic discrete amplifier designs/configurations
  • Ability to apply DC biasing concept to maximize the performance of discrete amplifier designs/configurations
  • Understand and analyze the low/high-frequency response of BJT/MOSFET, including internal capacitance effects
  • Ability to design and analyze MOSFET/BJT based different amplifier concepts, including CS-CE, CG-CB, CD-CC, Cascade and Cascode amplifier configurations
  • Understand and analyze the stability of amplifier, feedback concepts (positive and negative) and basic feedback topologies

PROGRAMME OUTCOMES


1. Understand the world, their country, their society, as well as themselves and have awareness of ethical problems, social rights, values and responsibility to the self and to others. 3

2. Understand different disciplines from natural and social sciences to mathematics and art, and develop interdisciplinary approaches in thinking and practice. 4

3. Think critically, follow innovations and developments in science and technology, demonstrate personal and organizational entrepreneurship and engage in life-long learning in various subjects; have the ability to continue to educate him/herself. 4

4. Communicate effectively in Turkish and English by oral, written, graphical and technological means. 5

5. Take individual and team responsibility, function effectively and respectively as an individual and a member or a leader of a team; and have the skills to work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams. 4


1. Possess sufficient knowledge of mathematics, science and program-specific engineering topics; use theoretical and applied knowledge of these areas in complex engineering problems. 5

2. Identify, define, formulate and solve complex engineering problems; choose and apply suitable analysis and modeling methods for this purpose. 5

3. Develop, choose and use modern techniques and tools that are needed for analysis and solution of complex problems faced in engineering applications; possess knowledge of standards used in engineering applications; use information technologies effectively. 5

4. Have the ability to design a complex system, process, instrument or a product under realistic constraints and conditions, with the goal of fulfilling specified needs; apply modern design techniques for this purpose. 5

5. Design and conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret the results to investigate complex engineering problems or program-specific research areas. 5

6. Possess knowledge of business practices such as project management, risk management and change management; awareness on innovation; knowledge of sustainable development. 2

7. Possess knowledge of impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, health and societal context; knowledge of contemporary issues; awareness on legal outcomes of engineering solutions; knowledge of behavior according to ethical principles, understanding of professional and ethical responsibility. 2

8. Have the ability to write effective reports and comprehend written reports, prepare design and production reports, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear and intelligible instructions. 5


1. Use mathematics (including derivative and integral calculations, probability and statistics, differential equations, linear algebra, complex variables and discrete mathematics), basic sciences, computer and programming, and electronics engineering knowledge to (a) Design and analyze complex electronic circuits, instruments, software and electronics systems with hardware/software or (b) Design and analyze communication networks and systems, signal processing algorithms or software 5


1. Applying fundamental and advanced knowledge of natural sciences as well as engineering principles to develop and design new materials and establish the relation between internal structure and physical properties using experimental, computational and theoretical tools. 2

2. Merging the existing knowledge on physical properties, design limits and fabrication methods in materials selection for a particular application or to resolve material performance related problems. 1

3. Predicting and understanding the behavior of a material under use in a specific environment knowing the internal structure or vice versa. 1


1. Familiarity with concepts in statistics and optimization, knowledge in basic differential and integral calculus, linear algebra, differential equations, complex variables, multi-variable calculus, as well as physics and computer science, and ability to use this knowledge in modeling, design and analysis of complex dynamical systems containing hardware and software components. 4

2. Ability to work in design, implementation and integration of engineering applications, such as electronic, mechanical, electromechanical, control and computer systems that contain software and hardware components, including sensors, actuators and controllers. 4

ASSESSMENT METHODS and CRITERIA

  Percentage (%)
Final 35
Midterm 50
Quiz 3
Case Study 12

RECOMENDED or REQUIRED READINGS

Textbook

Adel S. Sedra, Kenneth C. Smith, Microelectronic Circuits, 6th Edition, Oxford University Press, 2011 (www.sedrasmith.com)

Readings

*R. C. Jaeger, Microelectronic Circuit Design. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997.
*R. T. Howe and C. G. Sodini, Microelectronics, Prentice Hall
*D. A. Neamen, Electronic Circuit Analysis and Design, New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996
*M. N. Hornstein, Microelectronic circuits and devices
*SPICE, Gordon Roberts and Adel Sedra, Second Edition, 1996