UNIVERSITY
MAKERERE
FACULTY OF TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS
CMP 1101: ELECTRONICS I
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
Instructor
Mr. Cosmas Mwikirize
Meeting Times
Monday 0800-0900(Lecture)
Tuesday 1400-1600 (Labs)
Wednesday 1000-1200(Lecture)
Friday 1400-1600(Labs)
Mentorship
Monday-Friday (1600-1700)
Contact
email: bmwikirize@tech.mak.ac.ug
blog: electronics1101.blogspot.com
Phone: +256782964834
Office: Room 170
Course Material
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http://muele.mak.ac.ug
Preamble
This foundational Course, like many others you will do in the first two years in Engineering
School, is intended to give you the ground-breaking knowledge and skill which will propel
you into becoming the Computer Engineer that you intend to be.
Key word: Engineering-Purposeful use of Science!
So Why Study Electronics in Computer Engineering?
Electronics is foundational material for computer engineering. The computer is an electronic
device whose development is highly dependent on advances in the electronics industry. For this
reason, it is mandatory for a student to have basic knowledge of the design of the electronic
circuits used to implement computers.
Our Course Objectives
This course will provide a foundation for other courses like CMP 1202 (Electronics II), CMP 2102
(Electric Circuits and Signals), CMP 2203 (Digital Logic), ELE3101 (Applied Analogue Electronics)
and ELE3102 (Applied Digital Electronics). Therefore, do not expect to build any electronic
gadget from scratch at the end of this semester. Most electronic systems are not designed at
once by individuals but are evolutionally, as we will soon see. Let us first establish reasonable
goals for the course. We will try to achieve:
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An understanding of how electronic devices such as semiconductor diodes are modelled
and how the models are used in the design and analysis of useful circuits.
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The capability to design and construct circuits, take measurements of circuit behaviour
and performance, compare with predicted circuit models and explain discrepancies.
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Course Content
Topic
Introduction
Detail
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Electronic Properties of Materials
Reasons for study
Influential people
Important areas such as material
properties, diodes, transistors, storage
elements,
interfaces and buses
Issues and parameters in electronics
design
Circuit simulators; data conversion and
circuits
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Solid-state materials
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Electrons and holes; Doping, acceptors
and donors
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p- and n-type material; Conductivity and
resistivity
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Drift and diffusion currents, mobility and
diffusivity
Diodes and Diode Circuits
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Diode operation and i-v characteristics
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Regions of operation, models, and
limitations
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Schottky, Zener, variable capacitance
diodes
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Single diode circuits, the load line
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Multi-diode circuits
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Rectifiers
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dc/dc converters
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Diode logic: AND and OR functions
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MOS Transistors and Biasing
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NMOS field-effect transistor operation
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I-V characteristics
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Regions of operation, models, and
limitations
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Enhancement and depletion-mode devices
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PMOS devices
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Transfer characteristic of FET with load
resistor
MOS Logic Families
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Biasing for logic and amplifier applications
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Logic level definitions
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NMOS logic design: Inverter, NOR, NAND,
SOP, POS, complex gates
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PMOS logic
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CMOS logic: Inverter, NOR, NAND, SOP,
POS, complex gates
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Dynamic logic
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CVS logic
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Cascade buffers
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NMOS and CMOS power/delay scaling
Assessment
Quizzes , Homework exercises and
Assignments
Electronics Laboratories (Simulations, iLabs,
Conventional Labs)
Final exam
30%
Caution!!!
Homework: You may collaborate with others
but do your own write-up!
Lab Work: You may work in a Team, but do
your own write-up!
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10%
60%
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Recommended References
I suggest you make use of several resources and information tools available at your disposal,
namely: Text books, data books, periodicals and above all, the internet if you want to have a
successful hobby in electronics. The electronic field is dynamic and your knowledge risks
becoming obsolete soon if you do not make an effort to update it. Here are some books you
might find useful:
i.
Agarwal, Anant, and Jeffrey H. Lang. Foundations of Analog and Digital Electronic
Circuits. San Mateo, CA: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Elsevier, July 2005.
ii.
Earl D. Gates, Introduction to Electronics, 4th ed., Thomson, 2004
iii.
D. C. Green, Electronics 4, 3rd ed., Longman, 1995
iv.
A. Sedra, K. Smith, MicroElectronic Circuits, 5th Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004
Simulation Tools
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LabVIEW (Laboratory Virtual Instrument Engineering Workbench)
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Multisim
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