ECE 342: Electronic Circuits

Course Schedule

The following references can be used for additional reading:
1. Prof. Shanbhag's Course Notes (NS)
2. Microelectronic Circuits, Sedra and Smith, 7th ed. (SS)
3. Fundamentals of Microelectronics, Behzad Razavi ,2nd ed. (BR)
4. Fall 2023 class notes, Additional examples, past videos, short videos can be found here.

Week	Day	Date	#	Topic	Reading	Lecture Videos
Week-01	MON	08/26/24	1	Introduction	Notes NS Ch.1 BR Ch.1	Lecture 1
Week-01	WED	08/28/24	2	Network Theorems and 2-port networks	Notes NS Ch.1 BR Ch.1	Lecture 2
Week-01	FRI	08/30/24	3	Network Theorems and 2-port networks	Notes NS Ch.1 BR Ch.1	Lecture 3
Week-02	MON	09/02/24	–	Labor Day - No Class	–

Week-02	WED	09/04/24	4	Linear/Nonlinear Systems, Incremental Analysis	Notes NS Ch.2 BR Ch.2 SS 4.2-4.3	Lecture 4

Week-02	FRI	09/06/24	5	Incremental Models	Notes NS Ch.2 BR Ch.2 SS 4.2-4.3	Lecture 5
Week-03	MON	09/09/24	6	Incremental Model - Generalization	Notes NS Ch.2 BR Ch.2 SS 4.2-4.3	Lecture 6
Week-03	WED	09/11/24	7	NMOS - Regions of operation	Notes NS Ch.3 BR Ch.6 SS 5.1-5.2	Lecture 7
Week-03	FRI	09/13/24	8	DC operating point	Notes NS Ch.3 BR Ch.6 SS 5.2-5.	Lecture 8
Week-04	MON	09/16/24	9	DC Analysis, PMOS	Notes NS Ch.3 BR Ch.6 SS 5.2-5.3	Lecture 9
Week-04	WED	09/18/24	10	MOSFET Incremental Model	Notes NS Ch.3 BR Ch.6 SS 7.1-7.3	Lecture 10
Week-04	FRI	09/20/24	11	Common Source Amplifier Gain	Notes NS Ch.3 BR Ch.7 SS 7.3.3,7.5.1	Lecture 11
Week-05	MON	09/23/24	12	Common Source Amplifier Gain Contd.	Notes NS Ch.3 BR Ch.7 SS 7.3.3,7.5.1	Lecture 12
Week-05	WED	09/25/24	13	Amplifier Examples	–	Lecture 13 Review Recording Review Notes

Week-05	THU	09/26/24	–	Exam 1	–
Week-05	FRI	09/27/24	–	No Class
Week-06	MON	09/30/24	14	MOS Terminal Impedances	Notes NS Ch.3 BR Ch.7	Lecture 14
Week-06	WED	10/02/24	15	MOS Terminal Impedances	Notes NS Ch.3 BR Ch.7	Lecture 15
Week-06	FRI	10/04/24	16	Terminal impedance/Alternate Gain Calculation Method	Notes NS Ch.3 BR Ch.7	Lecture 16
Week-07	MON	10/06/24	17	GmRout method, CS/CG/CD Stages	Notes NS Ch.3 BR Ch.7	Lecture 17
Week-07	WED	10/09/24	18	GmRout Method examples Gain Computation - Examples to illustrate different approaches	Notes NS Ch.3 BR Ch.7 SS 7.3.5-6	Lecture 18
Week-07	FRI	10/11/24	19	GmRout Method examples	Notes BR Ch.4 SS 6.1-6.2	Lecture 19
Week-08	MON	10/14/24	20	GmRout Method examples	Notes BR Ch.4 BR Ch.7 SS 7.2.2	Lecture 20
Week-08	WED	10/16/24	21	BJT Incremental Model BJT Introduction and DC analysis CE Amplifier and CE Amplifier with degeneration	Notes BR Ch.4 BR Ch.7 SS 7.3.4	Lecture 21
Week-08	FRI	10/18/24	22	CC/CB Amplifiers	Notes BR Ch.4	Lecture 22
Week-09	MON	10/21/24	23	CCCB Amplifiers	Notes BR Ch.4	Lecture 23
Week-09	WED	10/23/24	24	BJT Terminal Impedances	Notes	Lecture 24 Office Hrs
Week-09	THU	10/24/24	–	Exam 2	–
Week-09	FRI	10/25/24	25	BJT Terminal Impedances	Notes	Lecture 25
Week-09	MON	10/28/24	–	No Class	–
Week-10	WED	10/30/24	26	Amplifier Gain - GmRout	Notes	Recorded Lecture
Week-10	FRI	11/01/24	27	Amplifier Gain - GmRout	Notes	Lecture 26
Week-11	MON	11/04/24	28	Amplifier Gain - GmRout	Notes	Lecture 27
Week-11	WED	11/06/24	29	Frequency Response - Bode Plots I	Notes	Lecture 28
Week-11	FRI	11/08/24	30	Frequency Response - Bode Plots II	Notes	Lecture 30
Week-12	MON	11/11/24	31	Frequency Response - Bode Plots III	Notes	Lecture 31
Week-12	WED	11/13/24	32	CE/CS Stage Frequency Response	Notes	Lecture 32
Week-12	FRI	11/15/24	33	Open Circuit Time Constant Method -I	Notes	Lecture 33
Week-13	MON	11/18/24	34	Open Circuit Time Constant Method -II	Notes	Lecture 34
Week-13	WED	11/20/24	35	Open Circuit Time Constant Method -III	Notes	Lecture 35 Office hrs
Week-13	THU	11/21/24	–	Exam 3	–
Week-13	FRI	11/22/24	–	No Class	Notes
Week-14	MON	12/02/24	36		Notes
Week-14	WED	12/04/24	37	CMOS Logic Gate Design	Notes SS 14.1
Week-14	FRI	12/06/24	38	CMOS Logic Gate Design	Notes SS 14.1
Week-15	MON	12/09/24	39	CMOS Sizing	Notes SS 14.5
Week-15	WED	12/11/24	40	[.securehandoutLecture33.pdf CMOS Sizing	Notes SS 14.1