EE261 Electronics I
Introduction
Dr. Ali H. El-Mousa
elmousa@ju.edu.jo
Overview
• Course Administration issues
• Syllabus
• Prologue to electronics
Who’s Who
Instructor:
Dr Ali El-Mousa
elmousa@ju.edu.jo
23003
Room 415 CPE Dept
Web Resources
Course:
http://uojcourses.awardspace.com/Microele
ctronics%20I/index.html
Text book:
http://www.mcgrawhill.com.sg/html/9780073380643.html
Course Description Highlights 1
Syllabus:
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Semiconductor Materials
Diodes
Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJTs)
Field-Effect Transistors (FETs)
Text book:
Microelectronics Circuit Analysis and Design
By: Donald Neamen,
McGraw-Hill, 2009 (4th Edition)
Course Description Highlights 2
Teaching Method:
Lectures mainly using PPT slides
Note: The PowerPoint presentations are my
talking points, and in no way do they replace
the textbook.
Grading:
– First exam 20%
– Second Exam 30%
– Final 50%
Answers to FAQ
 There are no make ups for missed exams
under any circumstance. So do not be
absent.
 Exams will be closed notes and books and
they will be time-limited.
 Course material is NOT all from the text
book.
 Focus of exam will be on conceptual
understanding, and problem-solving skill.
Answers to FAQ
 Every student HAS TO attend the class he/she
registered in. Please DO NOT ASK for changing
classes internally.
 Attendance is mandatory. If you are absent for 8
classes or more then you will be banned form the
final exam.
 You need to be in class BEFORE I arrive. Once
the classroom door is closed, you may NOT enter.
Electronics and Microelectronics
Electronics is defined as the science of the
motion of charges in a gas, vacuum, or
semiconductor.
Microelectronics refers to integrated circuit (IC)
technology, which can produce a circuit with
multimillions of components on a single piece of
semiconductor material.
PASSIVE AND ACTIVE DEVICES
Passive electrical device: the time average
power delivered to the device over an infinite
time period is always greater than or equal to
zero.
Active devices: are capable of supplying particular
types of power. Transistors are also considered to be
active devices in that they are capable of supplying
more signal power to a load than they receive
Electronic Circuits
Analogue Vs. Digital Signals
Notations