INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY
ISTM212
Electronic Circuit Analysis and Design
電子電路分析與設計
Course Credit:
3 credits
Prerequisite
ISTM217 Circuit Theory(1)
ISTM210 Multivariate Calculus
Language
Taught in English
Syllabus
Course Description
• Introduction of Circuit models for electronic devices, including diode, bipolar junction
transistor, and MOS field effect transistor.
• The use of dc and ac circuit models for the design and analysis of electronics circuits.
• Introduction of digital electronics with BJTs and MOSFETs.
• Analysis and design of Single-stage and multistage amplifier circuits.
• Low-frequency and high-frequency response of amplifiers.
Purpose of the Course
The course is design to provide students with fundamental principle of electronic device and
electronic circuit design and analysis. Students will engage in the study of basic concepts of
electronic devices, including basic semiconductor physics, diodes and bipolar junction transistor,
FET, and operational amplifiers circuit models. The basic theory, characteristics, and further
applications in analog and digital circuits will be addressed. The course also helps students to
develop the skills to analyze and design electronic circuits that utilized the devices.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the semester, students fulfil the course requirements who will have demonstrated:
1. The ability to define and describe the characteristics of Diodes, BJTs, MOSFETs, and
Amplifiers in microelectronic circuits.
2.
The ability to analyse the electronic circuit models of semiconductor devices with DC bias
model and AC small-signal models.
3. The ability to utilize the electronic devices and circuit models of Diodes, BJTs, MOSFETs, and
Amplifiers in circuit design.
4. The analysis capability on describing problems, defining specifications and constructing model
with Diodes, BJTs, MOSFETs, and Amplifiers.
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5. The ability to utilize the BJTs and MOSFETs in circuit design of Digital Electronics.
6. The ability to use a SPICE simulation tool in circuit analysis and design.
Course Materials
1. Text book: Microelectronic Circuits, 7th Edition, by: Adel S. Sedra and Kenneth C. Smith,
Oxford University Press.
2. Reference:
• Microelectronics, 2nd Ed., by Millman/Grabel, McGraw-Hill.
• Introduction to Electronic Circuit Design, by Spencer/Ghausi, Prentice Hall.
Learning Methods
This course will be learned in form of:
1. Traditional face-to-face lecture-based discussion with inputs on selected theoretical and practical
areas.
2. Recitation sessions include self-guided study and group-led discussion, debate or presentation of
materials, insight or other findings from related cases, readings, and case studies.
Assessment
To receive credit, you must achieve a composite course mark of at least a “D” (60 percent).
The weighting of the composite mark is as follows:
• Project Assignment 10%: A CAD simulation project with SPICE will be assigned. The
students demonstrating a minimum acceptable performance level will be summarized.
• Hour Tests 30%: Four quizzes will be scheduled. The best three scores out of four will be
taken.
• Midterm Exam 30%
• Final Exam 30%
Assignments:
A CAD simulation project with SPICE will be assigned after midterm exam. Students are
required to complete the assignment and turn in a project report by the final exam.
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Meeting Schedule
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Title and Content of Unit
1. Electronics and Semiconductors
2. Diodes
• The Ideal Model
• Terminal Characteristics of Junction Diodes
• Forward Characteristic and Reverse Breakdown Region
3. Application of Diode Circuits
• Rectifier Circuits
• Limiting and Clamping Circuits
• Physical Operation of Diodes
4. Introduction of BJTs (Bipolar Junction Transistors)
• Device Structure and Physical Operation
• Current-Voltage Characteristics Examples
• BJT Circuits at DC
• Applying the BJT in Amplifier Design
5. Small-Signal Operation of BJTs
6. Basic BJT Amplifier Configurations
7. Biasing in BJT Amplifier Circuits
8. Introduction of MOSFETs (MOS Field-Effect Transistors)
• Device Structure and Physical Operation
• Current-Voltage Characteristics of MOSFETs
9. MOSFET in Amplifier Design
• MOSFET Circuits at DC
• Amplifier Design with MOSFETs
Midterm Exam.
10. Small-Signal Operation of MOSFETs
11. Basic MOSFET Amplifier
12. Biasing of MOS Amplifier Circuits
13. Discrete Circuit of MOS Amplifiers
14. Digital Electronics with BJTs and MOSFETs
• TTL Logic-Gate Circuits
• ECL Logic-Gate Circuits
15. Digital Electronics with BJTs and MOSFETs
• CMOS Logic-Gate Circuits
• BiCMOS and GaAs Logic-Gate Circuits
16. Comparisons of Logic Gate Family
17. Differential Pair and Differential Amplifiers
18. Multistage Amplifiers
19. Low Frequency Response of Amplifiers
20. High Frequency Response of Amplifiers
Final Exam.
Quizzes
Hour Test #1
Hour Test #2
Midterm
Exam.
Hour Test #3
Hour Test #4
Final Exam.
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