DRDO Syll (Ece)
DRDO Syll (Ece)
DRDO Syll (Ece)
fundamental circuit matrices. Solution methods: nodal and mesh analysis.Network theorems:
superposition, Thevenin and Norton’s maximum power transfer, Wye-Delta transformation. Steady state
sinusoidal analysis using phasors. Linear constant coefficient differential equations; time domain
analysis of simple RLC circuits, Solution of network equations using Laplace transform: frequency
domain analysis of RLC circuits. 2-port network parameters: driving point and transfer
Electronic Devices:
silicon: diffusion current, drift current, mobility, and resistivity.Generation and recombination of
carriers. p-n junction diode, Zener diode, tunnel diode, BJT, JFET, MOS capacitor, MOSFET, LED, p-I-
n and avalanche photo diode, Basics of LASERs. Device technology: integrated circuits fabrication
process, oxidation, diffusion, ion implantation, photolithography, n-tub, p-tub and twintub CMOS
process.
Analog Circuits:
CMOS. Simple diode circuits, clipping, clamping, rectifier. Biasing and bias stability of transistor and
FET amplifiers.
Amplifiers:
Frequency response of amplifiers. Simple op-amp circuits.Filters. Sinusoidal oscillators; criterion for
Digital Circuits:
Boolean algebra, minimization of Boolean functions; logic gates; digital IC
families (DTL, TTL, ECL, MOS, CMOS). Combinatorial circuits: arithmetic circuits, code converters,
multiplexers, decoders, PROMs and PLAs. Sequential circuits: latches and flipflops, counters and shift-
registers. Sample and hold circuits, ADCs, DACs. Semiconductor memories. Microprocessor(8085):
time Fourier series, continuous-time and discrete-time FourierTransform,DFT and FFT, z-transform.
Sampling theorem. Linear Time-Invariant (LTI) Systems:definitions and properties; causality, stability,
impulse response, convolution, poles and zeros, parallel and cascade structure, frequency response,
Control Systems:
block diagrams. Open loop and closed loop (feedback) systems and stability analysis of these systems.
Signal flow graphs and their use in determining transfer functions of systems; transient and steady state
analysis of LTI control systems and frequency response. Tools and techniques for LTI control system
analysis: root loci, Routh-Hurwitz criterion, Bode and Nyquist plots.Control system compensators:
elements of lead and lag compensation, elements of Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) control. State
Communications:
function, autocorrelation, power spectral density. Analog communication systems: amplitude and angle
modulation and demodulation systems, spectral analysis of these operations, superheterodyne receivers;
calculations for amplitude modulation (AM) and frequency modulation (FM) for low noise conditions.
Fundamentals of information theory and channel capacity theorem. Digital communication systems:
pulse code modulation (PCM), differential pulse code modulation (DPCM), digital modulation schemes:
amplitude, phase and frequency shift keying schemes (ASK, PSK,FSK), matched filter receivers
bandwidth consideration and probability of error calculations for these schemes. Basics of TDMA,
Electromagnetics:
Elements of vector calculus: divergence and curl; Gauss’ and Stokes’ theorems,
Maxwell’s equations: differential and integral forms. Wave equation, Poynting vector. Plane waves:
propagation through various media; reflection and refraction; phase and group velocity; skin depth.
conditions; cut-off frequencies; dispersion relations. Basics of propagation in dielectric waveguide and