Instructor Information Instructor: Todd Wey, Associate Professor ECE Office: AEC 427 Email: [email protected] Office Hours: MW 11:30am-1:00pm. Additionally, in-person or virtual appointments can be scheduled to mutual availability.
Text Microelectronic Circuits, 8th Edition, Sedra and Smith, ISBN: 978-0190853464
Prerequisites ECE221 Basic Electric Circuit Analysis
Pre/corequisites ECE331 Signals and Systems MATH264 Differential Equations with Linear Algebra
Primary Course Objectives
1. An understanding of the volt-ampere characteristic of the fundamental solid-state devices – Diodes, MOS Transistors, and Bipolar Transistors. 2. The ability to use first-order analysis techniques to approximate the behavior of these devices in various circuit configurations. 3. An appreciation of the small-signal analysis concept and its limitation. 4. The ability to use Spice and device models to more accurately evaluate non-linear circuit behavior. 5. A basic understanding of non-ideal opamps and the impact on circuit design and specification.
PRELIMINARY Course Syllabus
Week 1. A. Circuits Review 1. - Nodal, Superposition Techniques B. Circuits Review 2. - Thevenin, Norton, Input/Output Resistance C. Circuits Review 3. - Load Line Concept, Sinusoidal Steady State Analysis L. Lab 1 – Circuits Self-Assessment and LTSpice Intro
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Week 2. A. Amps 1. - Basic Amplifiers, Voltage Gain, Power Gain B. Amps 2. - Non-Ideal Amplifier Description, Taylor Example, Large Signal Distortion, Text Conventions. C. Amps 3. - Amplifier Models, Frequency Response of Amplifiers L. Lab 2 - Spice Lab 1 Week 3. A. Amps 4. - Amplifier Models, Frequency Response of Amplifiers B. Opamps 1. - Ideal Opamp Review, Basic Configurations, Differential Circuit Concept C. Opamps 2. - Differential Concept Continued, Instrumentation Amp, Non-Ideal Opamp L. Lab 3 - Spice Lab 2 Week 4. A. Opamps 3. - Non-Ideal Opamp B. Opamps 4. - Integrator and Differentiator Circuit C. Review L. Lab 4 - Opamp Lab Week 5. A. Exam 1. - Text Chapters 1 and 2. B. Diodes 1. - Ideal Rectifier, Load Line Analysis, Basic Rectifier Circuit. C. Diodes 2. - PN Junction Diode, I-V curve, and 0.7V “on/off” model. L. Lab 5 – Operating Point and Small-Signal Concept Week 6. A. Diodes 3. - Small Signal Model, Voltage Regulator Model, Zener Diode. B. Diodes 4. - Half-Wave, Full-Wave Rectifier, and Bridge Rectifier C. Diodes 5. - Peak Detector L. Lab 6 – Lab Practical I Week 7. A. Diodes 6. - Review B. MOS 1 - Physical Description, Basic I-V curve C. MOS 2 - Charge based derivation of MOS current, I-V expressions, Device Symbols L. Lab 7 – Analog Comparators and Peak Detectors Week 8. A. Fall Break B. MOS 3 - I-V curves, 3 terminal models C. MOS 4 - Finite Output Resistance, Early Voltage L. Lab 8 – Break Week 9. A. Exam 2 - Text Chapters 4 and 5 B. MOS 5 - Combined Example, DC bias circuit, Bias Example C. MOS 6 - MOS Amplifiers L. Lab 9 – Voltage-to-Current Converter Circuit (Part of Audio Project)
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Week 10. A. MOS 7 - Switch and Linear Amp Example B. MOS 8 - Transistor Biasing Techniques C. MOS 9 - Small Signal Modeling I L. Lab 10 – Lab Practical II Week 11. A. MOS 10 - Small Signal Modeling II. B. MOS 11 - Common Source Amp C. MOS 12 - Common Source Amp w/wo Source degeneration resistor L. Lab 11 - Audio Project Week 12. A. MOS 13 - Common Drain Amp, Common Gate Amp, MOS device capacitance B. MOS 14 - Frequency Response of Common Source Amp C. MOS Review L. Lab 12 - Audio Project Week 13 A. Exam 3 - Text Chapters 5 and 7 (MOS structures) B. Bipolar 1. - Physical Description, Basic I-V curve C. Bipolar 2. - I-V expressions, Device Symbols, 3 terminal models L. Lab 13 – Audio Project Week 14 A. Bipolar 3. - Finite Output Resistance, Early Voltage. B. Thanksgiving Break C. Thanksgiving Break L. Lab 14 – Thanksgiving Break Week 15 A. Bipolar 4 - Biasing B. Bipolar 5 - Small Signal Modeling C. Bipolar 6 - Common Emitter Amplifier L. Lab 15 - Audio Project Week 16 Final Exam - TBD
Academic Honesty Students are expected to adhere to the academic honesty guidelines outlined in the Student Handbook (Academic Integrity section).
Attendance Policy Attendance to all lectures is expected and attendance to all labs is mandatory. Unless arranged with the instructor, absence from lab requires a Dean’s excuse and missed laboratory work must be made up after consulting the instructor. If you know you must miss a laboratory for any reason, it is best to discuss this with the instructor ahead of time. Absence from exams requires a Dean’s excuse or instructor’s prior permission and must be made up immediately. Missed class quizzes will not be made up.
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Excessive unexcused class absences will be addressed per the attendance policy from the Lafayette College Catalog. For your information, this policy has been appended to the end of this syllabus. Three (3) successive or seven (7) accumulated unexcused class absences will trigger a Dean’s Review.
Grading The evaluated elements listed below constitute the final course grade determination. Additionally, you must pass both the laboratory and classroom components to pass this course.
Course Grade Laboratory Grade
Exam 1 15% Lab Proficiency / PowerPoint 25% Exam 2 15% Lab Practical I 25% Exam 3 15% Lab Practical II 25% Final Exam 10% Final Design Project 25% Quizzes 20% Laboratory 15% Homework 10%
Exams Exams will be comprehensive and cover concepts presented in both the classroom and the homework. Exams are designed to evaluate your ability to apply the studied and practiced material. Exams are time limited. Exam are not the time or place to attempt to learn the covered material.
Quizzes Unannounced quizzes will be given approximately twice a week. They may be in lab or class. The quizzes will be over assigned homework and material covered in lab or class. Missed quizzes will not be made up. Your quiz grade will be established from your best scores of approximately 90% of the quizzes given. Example: If 20 quizzes are given, your quiz score will be based on your 18 best quiz grades.
Homework Policy Homework handouts will assign problems distributed across each class period. It is expected that you will keep up with the homework and review of course notes on a class-to-class basis. Quizzes will be structured with this expectation in mind. Although you must submit your own work, you are encouraged to discuss concepts. A weekly (approximately) due date will be given in each homework handout. The homework will be self-graded. An answer key and an instruction set for grading will be supplied by the instructor prior to the due date. The graded homework will be submitted to the instructor in class or scanned and submitted by the start of class the day they are due. Late homework will only be accepted without penalty due to extenuating circumstances and with prior approval from the instructor. Late homework will be assessed a minus 50% per day penalty. Full homework solutions will be posted to Moodle.
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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools and Large Language Models (LLMs) Using AI tools are not explicitly forbidden in this course. BUT, you are fully responsible for all outcomes of implementing results from AI tools. This rule applies to all writings, prelab homework, code, or hardware designs. Blind implementations of AI generated solutions to weakly defined inputs is certainly not engineering and has very low chance of being correct or successful. Blaming AI tools for failed project results and evaluation will not be heard or entertained. Any use of AI tools must be clearly cited in assignment submissions and failure to do so violates the Lafayette Code of Conduct.
ECE322 Lab Work
Lab work is an important component of the electronics course as it challenges the student to work with real physical devices, simulation models, and circuits versus those that exist only on paper. From the lab work, students will appreciate both the value of modeling and its limitation. Further, the student will learn valuable hardware troubleshooting skills. Lab work will typically be performed in groups of two.
ECE322 Lab Proficiency and PowerPoint Evaluation
Student lab work will be evaluated primarily based on preparation and execution. Initial lab assignment review and analysis activities must be prepared before the assigned lab meeting. A demonstration of good lab techniques and the specified work results will constitute the execution. Brief post-lab documentation targeted primarily at data presentation and visualization will be done with Microsoft PowerPoint. Usually, these should be completed during the lab and will be due by noon the following Monday after the lab.
ECE322 Lab Electronic Workspace
Students will keep an electronic record and/or database of lab activities in a Google drive folder. Work should not be stored locally on lab machines as these are not backed up and all work is at your own risk. Typical format is one overall lab folder with subfolders for each weekly lab.
ECE322 Lab Safety
Lab safety rules are posted and will be discussed in the first meeting of the lab. It is expected that all students will adhere to these rules.
ECE322 Lab Courtesy
The electronics lab is a shared space and all students are expected to help in maintaining the area. All items that are used should be returned to their appropriate storage locations and the work areas clean and orderly after you have finished the lab.
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Class Attendance Policy (per Lafayette College Catalog)
Class attendance is expected of all students because the lecture, the laboratory, and the discussion group are the formal basis of a college learning experience. Faculty members establish and maintain attendance requirements in their courses and must inform students and the Office of the Dean of Advising of those policies. Students are responsible for meeting class and examination schedules. Unwillingness to meet attendance obligations may result in a penalty, often failure in the course.
Excessive Unexcused Absences (per Lafayette College Catalog)
If a student accumulates an excessive number of unexcused absences, as defined in the course syllabus, the instructor can request a formal review of this behavior by the Office of the Dean of Advising. Continued unexcused absences may result in failure or the student’s mandatory withdrawal from the course.
Class and Lab Mask Policy (IF the college instates masking requirement) Wearing a mask is known to reduce the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19. Regardless of your vaccination status, to protect the health of our class and until further notice, the College reserves the right to institute policy that masks must be worn during all indoor class sessions. Masks should be worn properly over the nose and mouth and secured on the chin. Food and drink must also be eaten outside of the classroom. Students who show up to class without a mask will be asked to return to class wearing one in order to protect the health of our classroom community.
Disability statement: In compliance with Lafayette College policy and equal access laws, I am available to discuss appropriate academic accommodations that you may require as a student with a disability. Requests for academic accommodations need to be made during the first two weeks of the module, except for unusual circumstances, so arrangements can be made. Students must register with the Office of Advising and Co-Curricular Programs for disability verification and for determination of reasonable academic accommodations.
Privacy Statement: This course uses Moodle course management system. Moodle contains student information that is protected by the Family Educational Right to Privacy Act (FERPA). Disclosure to unauthorized parties violates federal privacy laws. Courses using Moodle will make student information visible to other students in this class. Please remember that this information is protected by these federal privacy laws and must not be shared with anyone outside the class. Questions can be referred to the Registrar's Office.
Federal Credit Hour Compliance:
The student work in this course is in full compliance with the federal definition of a four credit hour course. Please see the Registrar’s Office web site (https://registrar.lafayette.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/193/2022/07/Federal-Credit- Hour-Policy-Web-Statement.pdf) for the full policy and practice statement. Basically 12hrs/week including actual class time (not scheduled, such as lab) MINIMUM.
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Academic Integrity To maintain the scholarly standards of the College and, equally important, the personal ethical standards of our students, it is essential that written assignments be a student’s own work, just as is expected in examinations and class participation. A student who commits academic dishonesty is subject to a range of penalties, including suspension or expulsion. Finally, the underlying principle is one of intellectual honesty. If a person is to have self-respect and the respect of others, all work must be his/her own.
Proper Usage of Course Materials & Classroom Recordings
At Lafayette College, all course materials are proprietary and for class purposes only. This includes posted recordings of lectures, worksheets, discussion prompts, and other course items. Reposting such materials or distributing them through any means is prohibited. Such materials should not be reposted or distributed through any means. You must request my permission prior to creating your own recordings of class materials, and any recordings are not to be shared or posted online even when permission is granted to record. If you have any questions about proper usage of course materials please ask me. Please also be in contact with me if you have any concerns with being recorded during the course.
Online discussions in Moodle occurring during synchronous class sessions should also remain private and not be shared outside of the course. Courses using Moodle will make student information visible to other students in this class. Student information in courses is protected by the Family Educational Right to Privacy Act (FERPA). Disclosure of student information to unauthorized parties violates federal privacy laws and it must not be shared with anyone outside the class. Questions can be referred to the Registrar’s Office.
Virtual lecture sessions may be recorded in Zoom or Google Meet. I will announce the start of the recording if applicable.
