Lesson Plan

Subject Code/Name : EC8452/ Electronic Circuits- II No. of periods : 45

Faculty Name : Mr.V.Thiyagarajan / Associate Professor Practical : Nil
Branch : ECE Tutorial : Nil
Year/Sem : II / IV Total : 45

Text Book:
T1: Sedra and Smith, “Micro Electronic Circuits”; Sixth Edition, Oxford University
Press, 2011. (UNIT I, III, IV, V)
T2: Jacob Millman, ‘Microelectronics’, McGraw Hill, 2nd Edition, Reprinted, 2009.
(UNIT I, II, IV, V)
Reference Books:
R1: Robert L. Boylestad and Louis Nasheresky, “Electronic Devices and Circuit
Theory”, 10th Edition, Pearson Education / PHI, 2008.
R2: David A. Bell, “Electronic Devices and Circuits”, Fifth Edition, Oxford
University Press, 2008.
R3: Millman J. and Taub H., “Pulse Digital and Switching Waveforms”, TMH, 2000.
R4: Millman and Halkias. C., Integrated Electronics, TMH, 2007.
Additional Reference Books:
AR1: S.Salivahanan, N,Sureshkumar and A.Vallavaraj, Electronic Devices and
Circuits, 2nd Edition, TMH, 2007.

Unit Unit Description Start Date Finish Date No. of Test Exam
No. Periods
Feed Back
1 amplifiers and 16.12.2019 06.01.2020 09 CA-I
Stability

2 Oscillators 07.01. 2020 20.01. 2020 09

CA-II
3 Tuned Amplifiers 21.01. 2020 12.02. 2020 MODEL
09
Wave Shaping
4 and Multivibrator 13.02. 2020 03.03. 2020 09
Circuits
CA-III
Power amplifiers
09
5 and DC 04.03. 2020 18.03. 2020
converters

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UNIT I : FEEDBACK AMPLIFIERS AND STABILITY

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Page Number Lecture method
Periods
1 Introduction T1:762-765
 Feed back R1:773-777
 Positive Feed back R4: 410-413
Application: Oscillator AR1: 486 – 488 1 BB+PPT
 Negative Feed back T2:510-513
Application: Amplifier
 Block diagram
2 Effects of negative feedback R3:509-510
 Desensitivity of gain R4: 413-418
 Distortion and cut off frequencies T1:765 - 7768 1 BB+PPT
Example: Noise cancellation in receiver AR1: 488 - 491
T2:516-522
3 Four basic topologies R4: 419-425
 Voltage series (Series shunt)feedback T1:769-774
Application: Impedance matching in TV R1:774-778
receiver AR1: 492-500 1 BB+PPT
T2:526-541
 Current series (Series-series)feedback
Application: Voltage to current converter.
 Effect of input &output resistances
4 Four basic topologies T1: 774 – 777
 Voltage shunt (Shunt – shunt)feedback R4: 419-425
Application: Current to voltage converter. R1:780-786
AR1: 495 – 501 1 BB+PPT
 Current shunt (Shunt – series)feedback
Application: Current amplifier. T2:526-541
 Effect of input &output resistances
5 Method of identifying topology R4:425
 Steps for analysis of feedback R1:780-782
amplifier AR1: 501
 Analysis of feedback amplifier AR1:492 -494
T1: 777-779
 Voltage series (Series- shunt)feedback 1 BB+PPT
T2:526-541
amplifier R2:545-556
 Example: Emitter follower
 Application: Speaker array amplifier
(Voltage amplifier)
6 Analysis of current series (Series-series) T1: 785 – 787
feedback amplifier R4: 425-445
 Common emitter amplifier with R1:783-786
AR1: 497 – 499 1 BB+PPT
unbypassed  RE
Example: operational T2:553-555

Transconductance amplifier.
7 voltage shunt (Shunt – shunt) feedback T1: 793 – 798
amplifier R1:780-782
 Analysis AR1: 495 – 496
Problem T2:543-549 1 BB+PPT


 Application :Converts accelerometer

output to voltage (Transimpedance
amplifier)
 8 current shunt (Shunt – series) feedback T1: 798 – 804
amplifier R1:783-786
 Analysis R4: 425-445 1 BB+PPT
 Application: Current sense amplifier AR1: 500 -501
T2:549-550
9 Frequency Compensation R4: 471-474
Stability of feedback amplifier T1:809 - 827
 Nyquist criterion R1:787-789
Gain margin AR1: 502 -504

T2:575-585 1 BB+PPT
 Phase margin
 Example: Measurement of instability.
Video Amplifier(Content beyond the
syllabus)
Total periods = 09

UNIT II: OSCILLATORS

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Lecture method
Periods
1 Introduction AR1:507-508
 Oscillator R1:789-790
 Application:  Sounds produced by T1:1136-1140
electronic beepers and video games T2:659-660
1 BB+PPT
 Comparison of amplifier and
oscillator
 Barkhausen criteria condition
 Mechanism for start of oscillation
2 Types of oscillators
 LC oscillators AR1:501-502
 Application: Tuning radio transmitter R4: 487-488
or receiver. R1: 795-796 1 BB+PPT
 RC oscillators
Application: Used in signal generator.
 General form of LC oscillator
3 LC oscillators AR1:511-513
 Hartley oscillator T1:1154-1156
 Working T2:666-667
R2:675-677 1 BB+PPT
 Derivation for frequency of oscillation
R4:488-490
 Application: Used in Bell System's
transatlantic radiotelephone tests.
4 Colpitts oscillator AR1:514-517
 Working R1: 799-801
 Derivation for frequency of oscillation T1: 1154-1157
T2:670-674 1 BB+PPT
 Application: Used as a local oscillator
in super heterodyne radio receiver.
Clapp oscillator
5 Ring oscillator AR1: 518-520
 Working T1:1150-1151
1 BB+PPT
 Application: Used in hardware
random number generators
 6 RC oscillators AR1:521-527
 RC phase shift oscillator T1:1145-1151
 Working T2:661-663
R2:666-670
 Derivation for frequency of oscillation 1 BB+PPT
R4:483-487
 Application: Used for musical
instruments & GPS units at audio
frequencies range.
7 Wein bridge oscillator T1:1142-1145
 Working AR1:528-529
 Derivation for frequency of oscillation R1:794-795
1 BB+PPT
T2:663-665
 Application: Used in audio signal
R2:678-680
generator R4:492-495
8 Crystal oscillator T1:1157-1160
 Quartz crystal construction R1: 799-801
 Electrical equivalent circuit AR1:531-534
T1:1157-1159
 Working
T2:668-669
 Derivation for frequency of oscillation R4:495-496 1 BB+PPT
Pierce Crystal oscillator
 Working
 Application: Used in wristwatch,
Radio & Computer
9 Miller Crystal oscillator T1:1040-1141
 Working T1:1158-1159
 Application: Used for Radio R1: 799-801
instruments and measurements. T2:664-665
Oscillator amplitude stabilization R2:681--686
AR1:534-536
 Working 1 BB+PPT
 Application: Used as AC test
equipment
Frequency response of RC & LC oscillator.
Clock generators (Content beyond the
syllabus)
Total periods = 09

UNIT III: TUNED AMPLIFIERS

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Lecture method
Periods
1 Introduction AR1: 451-455
 Coil losses T1:1115 &1119
 Loaded and unloaded Q of tank
circuit 1 BB+PPT
 Types of tuned amplifiers
 Application: Used in Radio
amplifier
2 Capacitor coupled Single tuned amplifier AR1:455-463
 Explanation T1:1116-1118
1 BB+PPT
 Application: Used in Radio
amplifier to select desired channel
3 Capacitor coupled Single tuned amplifier AR1:455-463
 Analysis
1 BB
 Application: Used in Radio
amplifier to select desired channel
 4 Double tuned amplifier AR1:463-473
 Degrees of coupling
 Explanation 1 BB+PPT
 Application: Used in TV amplifier
to select desired channel
5 Double tuned amplifier AR1:463-473
 Analysis
1 BB+PPT
 Application: Used in TV amplifier
to select desired channel
6 Stagger tuned amplifier T1:1124 -1127
 Explanation AR1:475-476
 Analysis
1 BB+PPT
Effect of cascaded amplifiers
 Applications: Used in TV IF
amplifier and Wireless LAN
7 Class C tuned amplifier AR1:477-479
 Explanation T1:1127 -1128
1 BB+PPT
 Efficiency
 Application: Used in RF Transmitter
8 Instability of tuned amplifier AR1:479-482
 Stabilization techniques T1:1121
 Neutralization 1 BB+PPT
 Types
 Use: To prevent parasitic oscillations
9 Narrow band neutralization AR1:482-484
 Hazeltine Neutralization T1:1122
 Hetrodyne Neutralization
1 BB+PPT
 Application Used in TV & Radio
receiver
FM Radio (Content beyond the syllabus)
Total periods = 09

UNIT IV: WAVE SHAPING AND MULTIVIBRATOR CIRCUITS

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Lecture method
Periods
1 Pulse and attenuator circuits R3:55-56,
Integrator and Differentiator R3: 28-50.
 RC circuit AR1:543-549 1 BB+PPT
Applications: Used in analog computer, ADC
& Wave shaping circuit
2 Clipper R3:226-231
 Positive Clipper AR1:552-558
 Negative Clipper
 Biased Clipper
1 BB+PPT
 Slicers
 Application: Used in TV receiver at
the time of processing the picture
signals
 3 Clamper R3: 262-266
 Positive Clamper AR1:560-563
 Negative Clamper
1 BB+PPT
 Application: Used as a “DC restorer”
in “composite video” circuitry in both
television transmitters and receivers.
4 Multivibrator R3:438-441
 Types AR1:563-566
 Astable multivibrator T2:669-675
T1:1166-1168
 Collector Coupled Astable 1 BB+PPT
multivibrator
 Application: Used as frequency
divider
5 Astable multivibrator R3: 445-451
 Emitter coupled Astable multivibrator AR1:567-568
T2:669-675 1 BB+PPT
 Application: Used to generate square
waveform T1:1170-1171
6 Monostable multivibrator R3: 415-422
 Working AR1:568-571
 Time period of Oscillation T2:669-675 1 BB+PPT
 Application: Used in electronic timing T1:1170-1171
application
7 Bistable multivibrator R3:367-375
 Working R3:380-387
 Time period of Oscillation R3:375-378
AR1:571-576
 Speed up capacitor T2:669-675
1 BB+PPT
 Triggering methods
 Application: Used in memory
unit(Latch/ Flipflop)
8 Schmitt trigger R3:389-394
 Principle AR1:576-580
 Working T2:679-683
 Applications: Used in function 1 BB+PPT
generator & switching power supplies.
Signal generator (Content beyond the
syllabus)
9 UJT saw tooth generators (oscillator) R1:780-782
 Operation AR1:584-588
 Period of oscillation
1 BB+PPT
 Problem
 Application: Used in motor speed
control circuits
Total periods = 09

UNIT V : POWER AMPLIFIERS AND DC CONVERTERS

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Lecture method
Periods
1 Introduction to power amplifier T1:1195-1197
 Classification of power amplifier R1: 679 -681
 Class A, class B, class AB, Class C T2:797-798 1 BB+PPT
AR1:296
 Application: Public Addressing
system
2 Class A power amplifier T1:1198-1201
 Direct coupled class A power R1: 681 -684
amplifier T2:802-803
AR1:296-298
 Circuit and working 1 BB+PPT
R4:677-683
 Derivation of efficiency
 Application: Used in audio sound
system
3 Class A power amplifier T1:1201-1203
 Transformer coupled class A power R1: 686 -692
amplifier T2:802-803
AR1:298-301
 Circuit and working 1 BB+PPT
R2:808-814
 Derivation of efficiency R4:684-690
 Application: Used in audio sound
system
4 Class B power amplifier T1:1204-1205
 Push pull class B power amplifier R1: 693 -699
 Circuit and working T2:803-807
AR1:302-305 1 BB+PPT
 Derivation of efficiency R2:815-821
 Application: Used in low cost PA R4:690-692
system
5 Class B power amplifier T1:1205-1208
 Complementary and symmetry class R1: 699 -703
B power amplifier T2:803-807
AR1:305-308
 Circuit and working 1 BB+PPT
 Cross over distortion
 Application: Used in low cost PA
system
6 Class AB power amplifier T1:1209-1216
 Circuit and working T2:807-808
1 BB+PPT
 Application: Used in Hi-Fi systems R2:825-832
R4:695-698
7 Class C power amplifier T1:1224-1226
 Circuit and working R1: 712 1 BB+PPT
 Application: Used in RF amplifier R2:877-882
8 MOSFET power transistor T1:1245-1249
 Structure R2:858-866
 I-V characteristics 1 BB+PPT
 Temperature effects
 MOSFET Class AB power amplifier
 9 DC/DC converters T2:790-797
 Working principle AR1:499-503
 Block diagram R2:786-795
Types of DC converters
 Buck converter
 Boost converter 1 BB+PPT
 Buck – Boost converter
Application: Used in TV, computer, Laptop
etc.,
Blocking oscillator (Content
beyond the syllabus)

Total periods = 09

NO. OF PERIODS AS NO. OF PERIODS

UNIT
PER SYLLABUS PLANNED
UNIT I 9 9
UNIT II 9 9
UNIT III 9 9
UNIT IV 9 9
UNIT V 9 9
TOTAL 45 45

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SYLLABUS

EC8452: ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS - II

UNIT I FEEDBACK AMPLIFIERS AND STABILITY 9

Feedback Concepts – gain with feedback – effect of feedback on gain stability, distortion,
bandwidth, input and output impedances; topologies of feedback amplifiers - analysis of series-
series, shunt-shunt and shunt-series feedback amplifiers-stability problem-Gain and Phase-margins-
Frequency compensation.
UNIT II OSCILLATORS 9
Barkhausen criterion for oscillation – phase shift, Wien bridge - Hartley & Colpitt‘s oscillators
– Clapp oscillator-Ring oscillators and crystal oscillators – oscillator amplitude stabilization.

UNIT III TUNED AMPLIFIERS 9

Coil losses, unloaded and loaded Q of tank circuits, small signal tuned amplifiers – Analysis of
capacitor coupled single tuned amplifier – double tuned amplifier - effect of cascading single
tuned and double tuned amplifiers on bandwidth – Stagger tuned amplifiers - Stability of tuned
amplifiers – Neutralization - Hazeltine neutralization method.

UNIT IV WAVE SHAPING AND MULTIVIBRATOR CIRCUITS 9

Pulse circuits – attenuators – RC integrator and differentiator circuits – diode clampers and
clippers –Multivibrators - Schmitt Trigger- UJT Oscillator.

UNIT V POWER AMPLIFIERS AND DC CONVERTERS 9

Power amplifiers- class A-Class B-Class AB-Class C-Power MOSFET-Temperature Effect-
Class AB Power amplifier using MOSFET –DC/DC convertors – Buck, Boost, Buck-Boost
analysis and design.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

TEXT BOOKS:
1. Sedra and Smith, “Micro Electronic Circuits”; Sixth Edition, Oxford University Press,
2011. (UNIT I, III, IV, V)
2. Jacob Millman, ‘Microelectronics’, McGraw Hill, 2nd Edition, Reprinted, 2009.
(UNIT I, II, IV, V)

REFERENCES:
1. Robert L. Boylestad and Louis Nasheresky, “Electronic Devices and Circuit Theory”, 10th
Edition, Pearson Education / PHI, 2008
2. David A. Bell, “Electronic Devices and Circuits”, Fifth Edition, Oxford University Press,
2008.
3. Millman J. and Taub H., “Pulse Digital and Switching Waveforms”, TMH, 2000.
4. Millman and Halkias. C., Integrated Electronics, TMH, 2007.