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Jan&&&&&&& 1 8~14 1 2

Lecture

Course&outline 1.1,&1.4 Amplifiers

List&the&key&concepts&and&devices&to&be&covered&in&the&course. 17 43,&46,&51(aN d)

Jan& 4 15~21

Define&gain&(power,&current,&voltage),&express&gain&in&linear&or&decibel& pgs.&14N17 units. 1.5 Circuit&Models&for&Amplifiers Define&the&3&model&parameters&for&a&voltage&amplifier:&input&and& pgs.&21N27 output&resistance,&openNcircuit&voltage&gain.&Calculate&these& parameters&for&a&given&op&amp&circuit.&Explain&the&ideal&input&and& output&resistance&of&voltage&and&current&amplifiers. 1.6 Frequency&Response&of& Define:&transfer&function,&magnitude&and&phase&response,&&bandwidth.& pgs.&30N41 Amplifiers,&STC&circuits,&Bode& For&a&given&STC&network,&identify&whether&it&is&lowNpass&or&highNpass,& Plots calculate&its&3NdB&frequency,&draw&its&Bode&plot.&For&&a&given&transfer& function,&calculate&the&exact&magnitude&and&phase&at&a&given& frequency.&&Identify&whether&an&amplifier&is&acN&or&dcNcoupled&based&on& either&the&shape&of&the&frequency&response&or&from&the&coupling& capacitors&in&the&amplifier&circuit. 2.1~2.4 Ideal&op&amp&circuits:&inverting& (Assuming&ideal&op&amps)&Recognize&whether&positive&or&negative& pgs.&&53N67,&67N70,& and&noninverting& feedback&is&being&applied.&&Determine&the&input&and&output&resistance,& 71N79 configurations,&difference& and&voltage&gain.&&Design&inverting&and&noninverting&amplifiers&to& amplifiers satisfy&a&given&set&of&specifications.&Analyze&general&circuits&comprised& of&op&amps,&resistors,&and&capacitors.&Recognize&the&difference& amplifier&as&a&combination&of&an&inverting&and&nonNinverting& configuration. 2.5 Integrators&and&Differentiators Understand&why&connecting&a&large&resistor&in&parallel&to&the&capacitor& pgs.&80N88 in&an&inverting&integrator&prevents&opNamp&saturation,&appreciate&the& extent&to&which&a&lowNpass&filter&can&be&used&to&approxiate&an& integrator. DC&Imperfections

67,&69,&76

23

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2,&8,&14,&20,& 23,&29,&54,& 59,&62

81,&85,&86,&92

Lab& information& sessions 23,&24,&25 op&amp&circuit&analysis,& dc&imperfections Lab&1&begins& (op&amp& circuits) dc&imperfections,&finite& op&amp&bandwidth&and& slew&rate

2.6

Define&offset&voltage,&input&bias&and&offset&currents,&analyze&the&effect& pgs.&89&&&93&(prior& 97,&99,&104 of&dc&imperfections&on&specific&circuits.&Devise&techniques&to&reduce& to&lecture),&88N95 the&effects,&and&understand&the&limitations&of&these&techniques. 111,&112,& 114,&119

Jan&&&&&& 7 22~28

2.7

2.8

4.1

Jan29&N& 10 Feb4

4.2

Effect&of&Finite&OpenNLoop&Gain& Understand&the&effect&of&the&openNloop&gain&of&an&op&amp&on&the& pgs.&97N101 and&Bandwidth&on&Circuit& closedNloop&gain&of&a&circuit.&Define&unityNgain&bandwidth,&gainN Performance bandwidth&product.&Select&an&op&amp&suitable&to&realize&a&desired& closedNloop&gain&and&bandwidth. Large&Signal&Operation&of&Op& Define&output&voltage&saturation,&output&current&limit,&&slew&rate,&and& pgs.&102N108 Amps fullNpower&bandwidth.&&Recognize&the&conditions&in&which&slew&rate& limits&bandwidth.&Understand&how&slew&rate&problems&can&be&avoided& by&controlling&signal&amplitude. the&Ideal&Diode,&Simple&Diode& Outline&the&steps&required&in&analyzing&diode&circuits&(and&circuits&with& pgs.&165N171 Circuits nonlinear&devices&in&general)&and&compare&process&with&that&for& circuits&having&only&linear&devices. Terminal&Characteristics&of& Identify&the&INV&characteristic&for&each&operating&region&of&the&diode. pgs.&173N174(prior& Junction&Diodes& to&lecture),&175N179

123,&125,&127 29,&30

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Lecture 11

12

4.3.1&to& diode&models:Exponential,& 4.3.6 constantNvoltageNdrop,&and& ideal 4.3.7 smallNsignal&diode&model:& derivation&and&applications

Feb&&&&& 13 5~11

14

15 Feb12 16 ~15 17

18

pgs.&179N183(prior& 33,&35,&38,& to&lecture),& 46,&51 Examples&4.5&&&4.6 Devise&examples&where&the&smallNsignal&model&is&very&accurate,& pgs.&184N186(prior& moderately&accurate,&and&completely&inaccurate.&&Understand&how&a& to&lecture),&187N188 smallNsignal&circuit&is&derived&using&superposition&of&a&linearized&diode& circuit.& 4.5 &Rectifier&Circuits:&halfNwave,&fullNIdentify&the&state&of&each&diode&and&the&flow&of&current&at&various& pgs.&194N196&&&201N 83 wave,&bridge,&peak,&precision& phases&of&a&rectifier&circuit's&operation,&and&draw&the&resulting&output& 202(prior&to& halfNwave& waveform. lecture),&194N202,& 206N207 4.6 Limiting&and&Clamping&Circuits& Derive&a&transfer&characteristic&for&a&given&limiting&circuit.&For&a&given& pgs.&207N211&(prior& 85,&90,&94,& (relate&to&lab&experiment) clamping&circuit&(e.g.&voltage&doubler)&derive&the&waveforms&at&a& to&lecture),&212N213 95(skip&f) particular&node.&&Outline&the&process&used&to&derive&a&transfer& characteristic&or&signal&waveform. Review&session 3.1N3.3 Introduction&to&semiconductor& Define:&nNtype&and&pNtype&materials,&holes&and&electrons,&drift&and& pgs.&125N135 physics diffusion&currents.& 3.4N3.5 Operation&of&the&pn&junction& Define:&depletion&region,&potential&barrier,&holes&and&electrons.&& pgs.&138N140,&145N Understand&how&applying&a&voltage&across&a&pn&junction&affects&the& 147 potential&barrier,&allowing&current&to&flow&under&forward&bias& conditions&but&preventing&current&under&reverse&bias&conditions. 5.1 Introduce&transistor&concept,& Recall&the&use&of&a&transistor&as&a&switch&in&logic&circuits,&understand& pgs.&231N241 13,&14 Structure&and&Operation&of&a& how&both&MOSFETs&and&BJTs&are&derived&from&npn&or&pnp&junction& MOSFET structures. READING2WEEK

Devise&examples&of&circuits&that&illustrate&where&each&diode&model&is& most&appropriate,&balancing&speed&and&accuracy&of&analysis.

13,&14

analyzing&diode&circuits

24,&25

Lab&2&begins& (diode& circuits) Cover&past&quizzes&&& tests

26,&27

Quiz&#1(F.&Feb&8th) Lab&2&(cont.)

pn&junction&circuits:& large&and&smallNsignal& analysis,&limiting&and& clamping&circuits

Feb&& 18 18~24 Feb25 19 ~Mar4 20

21

Mar&&& 22 5~11

5.1.1&to& Operating&Regions&of&a&MOSFET& Draw&the&basic&structure&of&an&nNchannel&and&pNchannel&and&label&its& pgs.&231N241 5.1.5 (cutNoff&and&triode) terminals&and&key&geometric&dimensions.&Explain&how&an&electric&field& is&responsible&for&the&inversion&of&the&channel. 5.1.6&to& Operating&Regions&of&a&MOSFET& List&the&three&operating&regions&of&a&MOSFET&and&write&out&the& pgs.&231N246 5.1.8 (saturation),&pNchannel& corresponding&terminal&conditions&for&both&an&nNand&pNchannel& MOSFETs MOSFET.&Identify&the&operating&region&of&a&MOSFET&given&its&terminal& voltages. 5.2 CurrentNVoltage&Characteristics:& Write&the&device&equations&corresponding&to&each&operating&region&for& pgs.&247N251&&&256N 17,&18,&38,&43 5,&7 symbols,&output&resistance both&nN&and&pNchannel&MOSFETs 258&(prior&to& lecture),&247N258 5.3 DC&Circuit&Analysis&for&MOSFETs Recall&&the&steps&required&in&analyzing&circuits&with&nonlinear&devices.& pgs.&258N259&&&263N 45,&46,&&54,& 265&&(prior&to& 59 Apply&this&procedure&to&analyze&circuits&with&MOSFETs&to&find&dc& lecture),&258N267&& voltages&and&currents.

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Lecture 23

5.4

Applying&the&MOSFET&in& Amplifier&Design

Explain&how&amplification&can&be&realized&using&a&MOSFET&operating&in& pgs.&268N269&&&271N 62,&65,&68 saturation.&For&a&given&voltage&transfer&characteristic&(VTC),&draw&an& 273&(prior&to& output&waveform&for&a&given&input&waveform.&Understand&how&to& lecture),&268N273 identify&the&operating&region&of&the&MOSFET&at&different&points&along& the&VTC.&Define:&dc&operating&point&and&select&an&appropriate&location& to&realize&a&linear&amplifier. pgs.&276N280&(prior& 71,&78 to&lecture),&Example& 5.10 20(aNd),&22 Lab&3&begins& (automatic& gain&control& amplifier)

DC&circuit&analysis&for& MOSFETs,&past&quizzes& &&tests

24 Mar&&&& 25 12~18

26

27

Mar&&&& 28 19~25

29

30 Mar26 31 ~Apr1

Review&session 5.5.1&~& MOSFET&smallNSignal&Operation& Relate&the&smallNsignal&model&to&the&large&signal&model.&Understand& 5.5.4 and&Models how&voltages&and&currents&can&be&broken&&into&a&smallNsignal& component&(written&in&lowerNcase)&superimposed&upon&a&dc& component&(written&in&CAPITALS).&Realize&that&for&a&linear&system,&we& can&consider&each&component&separately&and&then&combine&them& using&superposition.&Define&transconductance,&gm,&and&interpret&it&as& the&slope&of&the&i_D&vs.&v_GS&curve. 5.5.5&~& MOSFET&Small&Signal&Models& Draw&and&label&the&hybridNpi&and&T&equivalentNcircuit&smallNsignal& 5.5.8 (hybridNpi,&TN),&pMOSFETs,&smallN models&for&both&nN&and&pNchannel&MOSFETs.&Analyze&a&circuit&multiple& signal&circuit&analysis times,&for&a&given&analysis&example,&redo&the&entire&analysis&using&the& alternate&smallNsignal&model&and&obtain&the&same&final&results. 5.8 Analyzing&MOSFET&Amplifier& For&a&given&amplifier&circuit,&derive&its&corresponding&smallNsignal& Circuits circuit.&Develop&the&ability&to&perform&smallNsignal&analysis&directly&on& the&schematic&diagram. 5.6 Basic&MOSFET&Amplifiers:&3& Define:&input&resistance,&output&resistance,&voltage&gain.&Explain&how& configurations,&characterizing& the&names&commonNsource,&commonNgate&and&commonNdrain&relate& amplifiers to&which&terminal&is&at&smallNsignal&ground.&Derive&expressions&for&the& voltage&gain,&input&resistance&and&output&resistance&for&a&given& configuration.&Identify&which&configuration(s)&are&suitable&for&& providing&high&gain,&or&high&input&resistance,&or&low&output&resistance,& but&&understand&that&no&one&configuration&provides&all&three& simultaneously.&Explain&how&a&commonNdrain&amplifier&can&be& described&as&a&'source&follower. 5.7 Biasing&transistor&Amplifier& Show&three&ways&that&a&bias&current&can&be&established&in&a&transistor.& Circuits Calculate&the&bias&current&based&on&the&values&of&the&components&in& the&circuit.&Explain&the&role&of&each&transistor&in&a&current&mirror.& 5.7 Biasing&transistor&Amplifier& Signal&swing,&component&tolerance,&optimizing&bias&circuits Circuits&N&Design&examples 6.1 Bipolar&Junction&Transistors& Draw&the&basic&structure&of&a&BJT&and&label&its&terminals.&Write&out&the& (BJT):&structure&and&physical& terminal&conditions&corresponding&to&each&of&the&3&modes&of& operation operation.&Compare&the&modes&of&operation&of&a&BJT&to&that&of&a& MOSFET.&Given&the&terminal&voltages&of&a&BJT&(npn&or&pnp),&identify& the&operating&region&of&the&BJT

Quiz&#2(F.&Mar&8th)

pgs.&280N281&&&287& pgs.&276N280&(prior& to&lecture)&,&280N 290 pgs.&314N321(prior& 5.112ab,& 5.37,&5.38,& analysis&and&design&of& to&lecture),&322N23 5.113ab,& 5.40,&5.41 MOSFET&circuits,&smallN 5.114,&5.115 signal&analysis pgs.&292N294&&& 85,&86,&92,& 28 Lab&3&(cont.) 297(prior&to& 94,&97 lecture),&297N306&

pgs.&307N308&&&313&& 5.98,&5.106,& 5.33,&5.36 (prior&to&lecture),& 5.108 306N314

pgs.&351N354&(prior& 1,&17 to&lecture),&351N365

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Lab&4&begins& &identifying&BJT& (BJT,&AM& operating&region,&DC& modulatorN circuit&analysis&for&BJTs transmitter)

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Lecture 32

6.2

BJT&CurrentNVoltage&(INV)& characteristics

Draw&the&basic&IV&curves&for&a&BJT.&Compare&their&similarities&to&a& MOSFET.&Write&the&device&equations&corresponding&to&each&mode&of& operation&(for&both&npn&and&pnp&BJTs).&Explain&the&Early&effect&on&the& collector&current.

pgs.&365N368&(prior& 28 to&lecture),&365N374& (the&end&of&6.2.3),& 376N377(deep& saturation&model)

14,&18

33 Apr&&&&& 33 2~8

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Mar2292Good2Friday2(holiday) BJT&Circuits&at&DC

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6.5

SmallNsignal&Operation&and& Models

Recognize&parallels&with&MOSFET&circuits.&Restate&the&steps&required&in& pgs.&378N381&(prior& 55,&62 analyzing&circuits&with&nonlinear&devices.&Explain&the&&key&assumptions& to&lecture),&378N395 made&to&simplify&the&analysis&of&a&BJT&circuit.&Recognize&the& assumption&that&&V_BE&=&0.7V&as&an&example&of&the&constant&voltage& drop&diode&model&introduced&in&Chapter&4.&Develop&your&own&analysis& example&where&your&initial&assumption&about&the&mode&of&operation& turns&out&to&be&incorrect.& Draw&parallels&with&Section&5.5&for&MOSFETs.&Recognize&how&&the&smallN pgs.&403N405&&&410N 95,&103,&107 38,&41 signal&models&('hybridNpi'&and&'T')&can&be&derived&directly&from&the& 412&(prior&to& largeNsignal&models.&Define:&r_pi&and&r_e,&r_o,&and&gm.&Understand& lecture),&413N423 g_m&as&the&the&slope&of&the&i_C&vs.&v_BE&curve.& 142,&146,& 151,&153 51,&52,&55

Lab&4&(cont.)

DC&and&smallNsignal& circuit&analysis&of&B&JT& circuits Quiz&#3(F.&Apr.&5th)

35 Apr&&&&& 36 9~15 37

Review&session Analyzing&BJT&Amplifier&Circuits For&a&given&amplifier&circuit,&derive&its&corresponding&smallNsignal& pgs.&453N462 circuit.&Develop&the&ability&to&perform&smallNsignal&analysis&directly&on& the&schematic&diagram. 6.4,&6.6 &BJT&amplifier&analysis&and& Explain&the&resistanceNreflection&rule&for&determining&the&smallNsignal& pgs.&422N426&&&453N design&examples resistance&seen&at&the&base&of&a&BJT.&Derive&expressions&for&the&voltage& 455&(prior&to& gain,&input&resistance&and&output&resistance&for&a&given&amplifier& lecture),&456N462 circuit.&Design&a&BJT&amplifier&to&satisfy&a&given&set&of&specifications. 6.8 Course&review

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