ECE 342: Electronic Circuits

    Date             Topic               Reading
1 08/26/19 KCL, KVL, Thevenin and Norton Theorems Notes/Subtitution Theorem/notes-SP-2018
2 08/29/19 Two-port networks Notes/notes-SP-2018
3 08/30/19 Large & Small-signal models - General concept

Notes/4.2-4.3/notes-SP-2018 

SmallSignalModel 

  09/02/19 Labor Day  
4 09/04/19 Diode device structure, large-signal model & DC analysis Notes/4.2-4.3/notes-SP-2018 | DC of Diode
5 09/06/19 Diode small-signal models and analysis Notes/4.2-4.3/notes-SP-2018 | Small Signal Diode
6 09/09/19 MOS technology & terminal I-V behavior Notes/5.1-5.3/notes-SP-2018 
7 09/11/19 DC analysis of circuits with MOSFETs Notes/5.1-5.3/notes-SP-2018 | DC of MOSFET
8 09/13/19 DC analysis, continued Notes/5.1-5.3 | DC of MOSFET Continued
9 09/16/19 Small-signal model of MOSFET Notes/7.1-7.3/notes-SP-2018 | Small Signal MOSFET
10 09/18/19 CS amplifier - DC behavior notes-SP-2018 | Small Signal MOSFET Continued
11 09/20/19 AC (linear) model of CS amp Notes/7.3.3,7.5.1
12 09/23/19 Voltage gain of CS amp (continued from previous class) Notes/7.3.3,7.5.1
13 09/25/19 Terminal impedances of MOSFETs (low-freq). Input and output resistance of CS amp. Notes MOSFETimpedances
  09/26/19 MIDTERM 1 (7-8 PM) Conflict: 5:45 PM - 6:45 PM  
  09/27/19 No Class  
14 09/30/19 Using Gm, Rin and Rout to find gain of CS amp (“alternative method”) Notes/notes-SP-2018 / GmRout
15 10/02/19 Analysis of CS amp with source degeneration Notes/7.3.5-6/notes-SP-2018 CSampDegeneration
16 10/04/19 Analysis of CG amplifier Notes/7.3.5-6/notes-SP-2018/CGamp
17 10/07/19 Analysis of CD amplifier Notes/7.3.5-6/notes-SP-2018/CDamp
18 10/09/19 BJT regions of operation. I-V equations for forward active region. Notes/6.1-6.2 BJTdc
19 10/11/19 DC analysis of circuits with BJTs Notes/6.3
20 10/14/19 BJT small-signal model. Voltage gain of CE stage. Notes/7.2.2
21 10/16/19 BJT terminal impedances Notes
22 10/18/19 Emitter degenerated CE amp (Av, Rin, Rout) Notes/7.3.4/notes-Fall-2018
23 10/21/19 CB and CC amps Notes/notes-Fall-2018
24 10/23/19 Frequency response. Transfer functions Notes/Appendix F/notes-Fall-2018
25 10/24/19 MIDTERM 2 (7-8 PM) Conflict: 5:45 PM - 6:45 PM  
25 10/25/19 No Class  
26 10/28/19 Transistor intrinsic capacitances Notes
27 11/01/19 Derive the approximate transfer function from the circuit schematic. Miller's Theorem. Open circuit time constants. Notes/notes-SP-2018/notes-SP-2018/notes-Fall-2018
28 11/04/19 Frequency response of CE and CS amps Notes
29 11/06/19 Frequency response of CB/CG amps. Frequency response of cascaded CS/CE amps. Notes
30 11/08/19 Introduction to feedback. Properties of negative feedback. Notes
31 11/11/19 Previous topic, continued. Brief introduction to positive feedback. Notes/notes-SP-2018
32 11/13/19 Stability of systems with negative feedback.  
33 11/15/19 Previous topic, continued (includes loop gain and phase margin). Notes/notes-SP-2018
34 11/18/19 Examples: feedback and stability analysis Notes/notes-SP-2018
35 11/20/19 Introduction to CMOS logic. RC delay model for CMOS inverter. Notes/14.1,14.5/notes-SP-2018
  11/21/19 MIDTERM 3 (7-8 PM) Conflict: 5:45 PM - 6:45 PM  
  11/22/19 No Class  
  Fall Break 11/23/2019 - 12/01/2019    
36 12/02/19 Transistor sizing Notes/14.1,14.5/notes-SP-2018
37 12/04/19 Transistor sizing Notes/14.1,14.5/notes-SP-2018
38 12/06/19 PDN and PUN design for complementary static logic gates Notes/14.1,14.5/notes-SP-2018
39 12/09/19 Transistor sizing in combinational logic gates Notes/14.1,14.5/notes-SP-2018 /notes-SP-2018
40 12/11/19 Transistor sizing in combinational logic gates Notes/14.1,14.5/notes-SP-2018 /notes-SP-2018
  12/13/19 Final Exam (1:30-4:30 PM)