Course Guide
January 2000
California State University, Northridge
School of Engineering and Computer Science
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Course Number: EE440
Course Title:
Electronics II
Credit Hours:
3 Hours
Contact Hours:
3 Hours
Course Description
A continuation of EE340. Power amplifiers, feedback amplifiers, stability, oscillators, RC
active filters and switched capacitor circuits.
Course Prerequisite and Required Background
Students taking this course should have complete familiarity with the topics of EE340 and
EE350. They should be able to analyze and design single and multistage circuits using
discrete and op amp components.
Course Strategy
Students will take the knowledge from EE340 and apply it to the analysis and design of
power amplifiers and feedback amplifiers. Using the linear systems course as
background the student should be able to apply this knowledge in the determination of the
stability of electronic circuits with or without feedback. The active filter technique is taken
to another level with the addition of switched capacitor filter techniques.
Again, Spice and other computer techniques are required and encouraged. The final goal
of this course is to be able to design complete linear and nonlinear electronic systems
with small signal or power applications.
Since the systems are larger in this course, there are fewer assignments. Each problem
is larger than in EE340 and require more time. Therefore, we have approximately 20 total
designs and 3 examinations.
Text, References and Software
Again, as in EE340 we have the same problem that no one book covers the subject
adequately; therefore, we use notes and a book as reference.
References:
See list at end of this document
Software
Matlab, Spice
Course Objectives
1. Review general amplifier techniques including bias, configuration, frequency
response and gain bandwidth.
2. Describe the concept of open and closed loop systems and compare and contrast the
two systems.
3. Describe the four basic amplifiers and types and methodology of feedback amplifiers.
4. Show the effect of feedback on all aspects of amplification, including, frequency
response, input and output impedance, gain and stability.
5. Describe absolute and relative, general stability.
6. Show how to design amplifiers with feedback using Bode, Nyquist, or other
techniques.
7. Describe what oscillators are and give their mathematical reasoning.
8. Describe and show how various configurations are designed and combined to form
the final oscillator design.
9. Give the general technique for feedback to design oscillators and show the
implementation in a variety of discrete and op amp designs.
10. Describe the power amplifier and show how it is used in a variety of applications.
11. Describe the different configurations of power amplifiers such as Class A, B, C, D, E,
H, AB. Point out the advantages and disadvantages of each.
12. Show how to design each type with a variety of discrete and op amp components.
13. Show how to maximize and bias each type of amplifier in 12 for optimum
performance.
14. In the last portion of this class, we revisit the active filter and show the student how to
design these filters with more classic designs such as Butterworth, Chebyshev,
and others.
1. The final active filter to be analyzed and designed is the switched capacitor filter. A
variety of techniques is shown and discussed.
2. Again, the final goal for this class is that the student be able to analyze, design and
assemble a single or multistage closed or open loop system which includes discrete
and op amp components.
Course Outline
1. Review of General Amplifier Design
A. Bias
B. Configuration/Amplification
C. Frequency Response
2. Feedback and Feedforward Amplifiers
A. Types and Methodology
B. Frequency Response
C. General/Absolute Stability
3. Oscillators
A. Mathematical Reasoning
B. General Configuration
C. Types(RC, RLC, Active)
4.
5.
Operational Amplifiers and Filters
A. General Filter Types(Butterworth, Chebyshev, etc)
B. Switched Capacitor
1. Analysis
2. Design Techniques
Power Amplifiers
A. Configurations
B. General Design Considerations
C.
Design Methods
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