ECE 342: Electronic Circuits

    Date             Topic               Reading   Section C
Lecture Recordings
1 01/22/20 KCL, KVL, Thevenin and Norton Theorems (Notes) Link
2 01/24/20 Two-port networks (Notes) Link
3 01/27/20 Large & Small-signal models - General concept (Notes) Link
4 01/29/20 Diode device structure, large-signal model & DC analysis (Notes) Link
5 01/31/20 Diode small-signal models and analysis (Notes) Link
6 02/03/20 MOS technology & terminal I-V behavior (Notes) Link
7 02/05/20 DC analysis of circuits with MOSFETs (Notes) Link
8 02/07/20 DC analysis, continued (Notes) Link
9 02/10/20 Small-signal model of MOSFET (Notes) Link
10 02/12/20 CS amplifier - DC behavior (Notes) Link
11 02/14/20 AC (linear) model of CS amp (Notes) Link
12 02/17/20 Voltage gain of CS amp (continued from previous class) (Notes)
13 02/19/20 Terminal impedances of MOSFETs (low-freq.). Input and output resistance of CS amp. (Notes) Link
14 02/21/20 Using Gm, Rin and Rout to find gain of CS amp ("alternative method"). (Notes) Link
15 02/24/20 Analysis of CS amp with source degeneration (Notes) Link
16 02/26/20 Analysis of CG amplifier (Notes) Link
17 02/28/20 Analysis of CD amplifier (Notes) Link
18 03/02/20 BJT regions of operation. I-V equations for forward active region. (Notes) Link
03/04/20 MIDTERM 1 (7-8 PM)
19 03/06/20 DC analysis of circuits with BJTs. (Notes) Link
20 03/09/20 BJT small-signal model. Voltage gain of CE stage. (Notes)
21 03/11/20 BJT terminal impedances (Notes)
22 03/13/20 Emitter degenerated CE amp (Av, Rin, Rout) (Notes) Link
Spring Break
(3/14/20 - 3/22/20)
23 03/23/20 CB and CC amps (Notes) Link

Gain Derivation and Exploration
of BJT Amplifiers
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24 03/25/20 Frequency response. Transfer functions. (Notes) Link Lecture Link
03/27/20 EOH. Lectures cancelled.
25 03/30/20 Complex numbers. Bode plots. (Notes) Link Lecture Link
26 04/01/20 Bode plots(Continued). Transistor Circuits Frequency Response. (Notes) Link(1)
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27 04/03/20 Procedure to derive the approximate transfer function directly from the circuit schematic. Miller's Theorem. Open circuit time constants. (Notes) Lecture Link
28 04/06/20 Frequency response of CE and CS amps.(Notes) Lecture Link
29 04/08/20 Frequency response of CB/CG amps. Frequency response of cascaded CS/CE amps.(Notes are included in Lecture 27&28) Lecture Link
30 04/10/20 Introduction to feedback. Properties of negative feedback.(Notes) Lecture Link
31 04/13/20 Previous topic, continued. Brief introduction to positive feedback. Lecture Link
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04/15/20 MIDTERM 2 (7-8 PM)
32 04/17/20 Stability of systems with negative feedback.(Notes) Link Lecture Link
33 04/20/20 Stability of systems with negative feedback.(Notes) Lecture Link
34 04/22/20 Previous topic, continued (includes loop gain and phase margin).(Notes) Lecture Link
35 04/24/20 Examples: feedback and stability analysis Lecture Link
36 04/27/20 Introduction to CMOS logic. RC delay nodel for CMOS inverter.(Notes) Link Lecture Link
37 04/29/20 Transistor sizing(Notes) Lecture Link
38 05/01/20 PDN and PUN design for complementary static logic gates(Notes) Link Lecture Link
39 05/04/20 Transistor sizing in combinational logic gates(Notes) Lecture Link
40 05/06/20 Review Lecture Link
Final Exam (7PM-10PM)