ECE 342: Electronic Circuits

Course Schedule

Week Day Date # Topic Reading Lecture Video Homework HW Solution Notes
Week-01 MON 08/24/20 1 Introduction Notes 11:00 AM
1:00 PM
Instruction begins
Week-01 WED 08/26/20 2 KVL/KCL & Thevenin/Norton Theorems Notes/Substitution Theorem 11:00 AM
1:00 PM
Week-01 FRI 08/28/20 3 Dependent and Independent Sources Notes 11:00 AM
1:00 PM
HW-1 HW-1 posted
Week-02 MON 08/31/20 4 Linear/Nonlinear Systems, Incremental Analysis Notes/4.2-4.3 No Class at 11:00 AM
1:00 PM
Week-02 WED 09/02/20 5 Incremental Models Notes/4.2-4.3 11:00 AM
1:00 PM
Week-02 FRI 09/04/20 6 Incremental Model - Generalization Notes/4.2-4.3 11:00 AM
1:00 PM
HW-2 HW-1 Solution HW-2 posted, HW-1 due
Week-03 MON 09/07/20 Labor Day
Week-03 WED 09/09/20 7 NMOS - Regions of operation Notes/5.1-5.2 11:00 AM
1:00 PM
Week-03 FRI 09/11/20 8 DC operating point Notes/5.2-5.3 11:00 AM
1:00 PM
HW-3 HW-2 Solution HW-3 posted, HW-2 due
Week-04 MON 09/14/20 9 DC Analysis, PMOS Notes/5.2-5.3 11:00 AM
1:00 PM
Week-04 WED 09/16/20 10 Common Source Stage Notes/7.1-7.3 11:00 AM
1:00 PM
Week-04 FRI 09/18/20 11 Common Source Amplifier Gain Notes/7.3.3,7.5.1 11:00 AM
1:00 PM
HW-4 HW-3 Solution HW-4 posted, HW-3 due
Week-05 MON 09/21/20 Exam 1 No Class
Week-05 TUE 09/22/20 Conflict Exam 1 No Class
Week-05 WED 09/23/20 12 Common Source Amplifier Gain Contd. Notes/7.3.3,7.5.1 11:00 AM
1:00 PM
Week-05 FRI 09/25/20 13 Common Source Amplifier Gain Contd. Notes/7.3.3,7.5.1 11:00 AM
1:00 PM
HW-5 HW-4 Solution HW-5 posted, HW-4 due
Week-06 MON 09/28/20 14 MOS Terminal Impedances Notes 11:00 AM
1:00 PM
Week-06 WED 09/30/20 15 Alternate Gain Calculation Method Notes 11:00 AM
1:00 PM
Week-06 FRI 10/02/20 16 Alternate Gain Calculation Method Examples Notes 11:00 AM
1:00 PM
HW-6 HW-5 Solution HW-6 posted, HW-5 due
Week-07 MON 10/05/20 17 CS/CG/CD Stages Notes/7.3.5-6 11:00 AM
1:00 PM
Week-07 WED 10/07/20 18 CS/CG/CD Contd. Notes/7.3.5-6 11:00 AM
1:00 PM
Week-07 FRI 10/09/20 19 BJT Notes/6.1-6.2 11:00 AM
1:00 PM
HW-7 HW-6 Solution HW-7 posted, HW-6 due
Week-08 MON 10/12/20 20 BJT Incremental Model Notes/7.2.2 11:00 AM
1:00 PM
Week-08 WED 10/14/20 21 CE Amplifier with degenration Notes/7.3.4 11:00 AM
1:00 PM
Week-08 FRI 10/16/20 22 BJT Terminal Impedances Notes 11:00 AM
1:00 PM
HW-8 HW-7 Solution HW-8 posted, HW-7 due
Week-09 MON 10/19/20 Exam 2 No Class
Week-09 TUE 10/20/20 Conflict Exam 2 No Class
Week-09 WED 10/21/20 23 BJT Amplifier stages Notes 11:00 AM
1:00 PM
Week-09 FRI 10/23/20 24 Frequency Response - Bode Plots I Notes/AppendixF 11:00 AM
1:00 PM
HW-9 HW-8 Solution HW-9 posted, HW-8 due
Week-10 MON 10/26/20 25 Frequency Response - Bode Plots II Notes/AppendixF 11:00 AM
1:00 PM
Week-10 WED 10/28/20 26 Frequency Response - Bode Plots III Notes/AppendixF 11:00 AM
1:00 PM
Week-10 FRI 10/30/20 27 CE/CS Stage Frequency Response Notes 11:00 AM
1:00 PM
HW-10 HW-9 Solution HW-10 posted, HW-9 due
Week-11 MON 11/02/20 28 Frequency Response - Open Circuit Time Constants Notes 11:00 AM
1:00 PM
Week-11 WED 11/04/20 29 Frequency Response - Contd. Notes 11:00 AM
1:00 PM
Week-11 FRI 11/06/20 30 Feedback Notes 11:00 AM
1:00 PM
HW-11 HW-10 Solution HW-11 posted, HW-10 due
Week-12 MON 11/09/20 31 Feedback Contd. Notes 11:00 AM
1:00 PM
Week-12 WED 11/11/20 32 Feedback Contd. Notes 11:00 AM
1:00 PM
Week-12 FRI 11/13/20 33 Feedback Contd. Notes 11:00 AM
1:00 PM
HW-12 HW-11 Solution HW-12 posted, HW-11 due
Week-13 MON 11/16/20 Exam 3 No Class
Week-13 MON 11/17/20 Conflict Exam 3 No Class
Week-13 WED 11/18/20 34 Feedback and Stability Notes 11:00 AM
1:00 PM
Week-13 FRI 11/20/20 35 Feedback and Stability Contd. Notes 11:00 AM
1:00 PM
HW-13 HW-13 posted
Week-14 MON 11/23/20 Thanksgiving
Week-14 WED 11/25/20 Thanksgiving
Week-14 FRI 11/27/20 Thanksgiving
Week-15 MON 11/30/20 36 CMOS Logic Gate Design Notes/14.1 11:00 AM
1:00 PM
Week-15 WED 12/02/20 37 CMOS Logic Gate Design Notes/14.1 11:00 AM
1:00 PM
Week-15 FRI 12/04/20 38 CMOS Sizing Notes/14.5 11:00 AM
1:00 PM
HW-12 Solution HW-12 due
Week-16 MON 12/07/20 39 CMOS Sizing Notes/14.5 11:00 AM
1:00 PM
Week-16 WED 12/09/20 40 Review 11:00 AM
1:00 PM
Instruction Ends
Week-16 FRI 12/11/20 HW-13 Solution HW-13 due