| Date | Topic | Reading | Homework scheduule |
| 1 | 01/18/17 | Introduction to subject area. Review of KVL and KCL | Notes/Substitution Theorem | |
| 2 | 01/20/17 | Thevenin and Norton Theorems. Independent and dependent sources | Notes | HW1 assigned |
| 3 | 01/23/17 | Linear and non-linear systems. Solving non-linear circuits. | Notes/4.2-4.3 | |
| 4 | 01/25/17 | Introduction to small-signal models (“incremental models”) | Notes/4.2-4.3 | |
| 5 | 01/27/17 | Small-signal analysis technique | Notes/4.2-4.3 | HW 1 due. HW 2 assigned |
| 6 | 01/30/17 | CMOS technology | | |
| 7 | 02/01/17 | Ideal MOSFET I-V equations (NMOS and PMOS) | Notes/5.1-5.3 | |
| 8 | 02/03/17 | DC analysis of circuits with MOSFETs | Notes/5.1-5.3 | HW 2 due. HW 3 assigned. |
| 9 | 02/06/17 | DC analysis, continued | | |
| 10 | 02/08/17 | Small-signal model of MOSFET | Notes/7.1-7.3, 7.5.1 | |
| 11 | 02/10/17 | AC (linear) model of CS amp | Notes/7.1-7.3, 7.5.1 | HW 3 due. HW 4 assigned. |
| 12 | 02/13/17 | Common Source Amplifier Gain Contd. | | |
| 02/15/17 | MIDTERM 1 (7-8 PM) | | |
| 13 | 02/17/17 | Terminal impedances of MOSFETs (low-freq.). Input and output resistance of CS amp. | Notes | |
| 14 | 02/20/17 | Using Gm, Rin and Rout to find gain of CS amp (“alternative method”). | Notes/Amplifier modeling | |
| 15 | 02/22/17 | Examples using the alternative method for circuit analysis. | Notes | |
| 16 | 02/24/17 | Analysis of CS amp with source degeneration | | HW 4 due. HW 5 assigned. |
| 17 | 02/27/17 | Analysis of CG and CD amps | Notes/7.3.5-6 | |
| 18 | 03/01/17 | BJT regions of operation. I-V equations for forward active region. | Notes/ 6.1-6.2 | |
| 19 | 03/03/17 | DC analysis of circuits with BJTs. | | HW 5 due. HW 6 assigned. |
| 20 | 03/06/17 | BJT small-signal model. Voltage gain of CE stage. | Notes/7.2.2 | |
| 21 | 03/08/17 | BJT terminal impedances | | |
| 03/10/17 | EOH. Lectures cancelled. | | HW 6 due. HW 7 assigned. |
| 22 | 03/13/17 | Emitter degenerated CE amp (Av, Rin, Rout) | Notes/7.3.4 | |
| 23 | 03/15/17 | CB and CC amps | CB amp | |
| 24 | 03/17/17 | Frequency response. Transfer functions. | | HW 7 due. HW 8 assigned. |
| 25 | 03/27/17 | Complex numbers. Bode plots. | Supplemental notes/Bode plot/Appendix F | |
| 03/29/17 | MIDTERM 2 (7-8 PM) | | |
| 26 | 03/31/17 | Transistor intrinsic capacitances | Supplemental notes/Intrinsic capacitances | |
| 27 | 04/03/17 | Procedure to derive the approximate transfer function directly from the circuit schematic. Miller's Theorem. Open circuit time constants. | Notes | |
| 28 | 04/05/17 | Frequency response of CE and CS amps | Notes |
| 29 | 04/07/17 | Frequency response of CB/CG amps. Frequency response of cascaded CS/CE amps. | | HW 8 due. HW 9 assigned. |
| 30 | 04/10/17 | Introduction to feedback. Properties of negative feedback. | Notes | |
| 31 | 04/12/17 | Previous topic, continued. Brief introduction to positive feedback. | | |
| 32 | 04/14/17 | Stability of systems with negative feedback. | | HW 9 due. HW 10 assigned. |
| 04/17/17 | MIDTERM 3 (7-8 PM) | | |
| 33 | 04/19/17 | Previous topic, continued (includes loop gain and phase margin). | | |
| 34 | 04/21/17 | Examples: feedback and stability analysis | | |
| 35 | 04/24/17 | Introduction to CMOS logic. RC delay model for CMOS inverter. | Notes/VIH calculation revised | |
| 36 | 04/26/17 | Transistor sizing | | HW 10 due. HW 11 assigned. |
| 37 | 04/28/17 | PDN and PUN design for complementary static logic gates | | |
| 38 | 05/01/17 | Transistor sizing in combinational logic gates | | |
| 39 | 05/03/17 | Review | | HW 11 due. |
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