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ECE3110J – Electronic Circuits
Instructors:
Credits:
4
Pre-requisites:
ECE2160J
Description:
This course covers the analysis and design of analog electronic circuits using nonlinear semiconductor devices and their application in fundamental circuits such as single-stage amplifiers, differential pairs and current mirrors. Analysis techniques combine theoretical modeling with computer simulation. Students employ device models and approximations for manual circuit analysis and then use simulation tools to verify their results. The course includes a laboratory component where students build, measure, and characterize circuits, providing practical validation of theoretical concepts.
Course Topics:
1. Introduction to semiconductor physics
2. Working principles of silicon PN junction diodes
3. Analog circuits (e.g. voltage regulators and rectifiers) based on diodes
4. Working principles of BJTs
5. Analog circuits (e.g. common-emitter amplifiers) based on BJTs
6. Working principles of MOSFETs
7. Analog circuits (e.g. single stage amplifiers, current mirrors and differential pair amplifiers) based on MOSFETs.