EENG 303: Lectures

Prerequisites

• Quadratic Equations

• Complex Numbers

• Sinusoidal Waveforms

• Kirchoff's rules (textbook 1.3)

• Constitutive equations of R, C and L (notes on caps.: 1, 2, 3)

• Independent and Dependent Sources

• Sources transformations

• Superposition

• Thevenin and Norton Transformations (textbook 1.3, notes)

• First and Second order circuits (notes)
  

• Miller's Theorem and Miller's Aproximation (notes: 1, 2)

• Fourier and Laplace Transforms

• Bode Plots (notes)

  • Print your own Bode Paper

  • A simple Bode plot example using Matlab: BodeExample.m script and corresponding plots (Figure 1 and Figure 2)

  • Bode Plots practice problems (handout)

  • In case you need more Bode plot examples here is a nice link

  • Example: solving circuits using physical intuition (handout)

• Link to Review Material

Introduction

• Introduction to Electronics I

• read textbook: 1.0, 1.1, 1.2.3, 1.3, A.0, A.1, A.2, A.3.1, A.4

• summary of important points

Semiconductors

• Basic Semiconductor Theory

• read textbook: 2.0, 2.1

• The PN Junction

• read textbook: 2.2, 2.3

• summary of important points

Diode Models and application circuits

• Diode Models

• read textbook: 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, A.3.2

• Diodes’ Circuits

• read textbook: 3.5

• summary of important points

Physics of MOS transistors

• read textbook: 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5

• summary of important points

• MOST: first pass (MOST square law model)

• MOST: Issues with the square law model

MOS amplifiers

• read textbook: 17.0, 17.1, 17.2, 17.3, 17.4, 17.5, A.3.4

• summary of important points

• A short note on signal swing

• Looking into a node (notes: 1, 2, 3)

• The Atoms of Analog Design (Atoms)

• MOST: intrinsic cap (MOST intrinsic cap)

• MOST: extrinsic caps (MOST extrinsic caps)

• Elementary amplifier stages

  • Common source (+ Miller Approximation, ZVTC Analysis, Backgate Effect)

  • Common gate and cascode

  • Common drain

Physics of Bipolar Transistors

• Physics of BJTs

• read textbook: 4.2, 4.3, 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 4.4.5, 4.5, 4.6

• summary of important points

Bipolar Amplifiers

• read textbook: 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, A.3.3

• summary of important points

Cascode Stages and Current Mirrors

• read textbook: 9.0, 9.1, 9.2

• summary of important points

Differential Pairs

• read textbook: 10.0, 10.1, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5 (MOS version), 10.6 (MOS version)

• summary of important points

• Voltage Biasing Considerations (from the CS atom toward the DP atom)

• Basic Differential Pair stage (Basic DP)

Frequency Response

• read textbook: 11.0, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, 11.6, 11.7, 11.8, 11.9

• summary of important points

Op Amp as a Black Box

• read textbook: 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5

• summary of important points