EECE 311 – Electronic Circuits
Catalog description:
A course on BJT amplifiers; MOSFET amplifiers; differential amplifiers; frequency response of amplifiers;
feedback; operational amplifiers; oscillators; digital CMOS circuits; SPICE simulations.
Credit hours: 3 credits
Required or elective: Required for CCE / ECE students
Prerequisites: By course: EECE 310, By topic: Calculus, differential equations, Fourier series, Laplace transform,
Circuit analysis techniqnes: KCL, KVL, node equations, Thevenin’s/Norton’s theorem. Electronics: Diodes,
MOSFETs, BJTs – basic operation, models, and circuits. CAD: SPICE.
Textbook(s) and/or required materials: Microelectronic Circuits, 5th edition, Sedra and Smith, Oxford
University Press.
References: Textbook, Moodle, previous tests.
Computer usage: PSpice.
Course Objectives
The objectives of this course are to:
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Provide students with the essential background on amplifiers that use bipolar
junction transistors and MOS field-effect transistors.
Provide students with an understanding of amplifier characteristics,
limitations, and frequency response, and the integrated circuit
implementation of amplifiers.
Provide students with an overview of the effects of feedback on amplifier
performance, and oscillator design.
Provide students with the essential background on the operation and
performance of various CMOS digital circuit families.
Course Topics
No. Subjects covered
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Single-stage amplifiers
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Differential and multistage amplifiers
3
Feedback
4
Digital Circuits
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Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, students:
are familiar with IC biasing techniques
understand the operation of MOSFET and BJT current mirrors
understand the characteristics of, and can analyze the different
transistor amplifier configurations
are able to analyze the high-frequency response of a transistor
amplifier
understand the operation of the cascode amplifier
are familiar with the characteristics of the Wilson, cascode, and
Widlar current mirrors
are aware of the effects of finite gain and finite bandwidth on opamp characteristics
understand the large signal operation and DC imperfections of an
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understand the operation of op-amp integrators and differentiators
can analyze the MOS and BJT differential pair circuits
can find the differential gain, common-mode gain, and CMRR of a
differential amplifier
are aware of the nonideal characteristics of the differential pair
can analyze a differential amplifier with active load
are able to analyze the frequency response of a differential
amplifier
are able to analyze CMOS multistage amplifiers
understand the general feedback structure and the properties of
negative feedback
are familiar with the four basic feedback topologies: series/shunt,
series/series, shunt/shunt and shunt/series
understand the effect of feedback on stability, and the need for
frequency compensation
are familiar with op-amp RC oscillators
are familiar with bistable and astable multivibrators
are familiar with LC oscillators
understand the operation of static CMOS circuits
are familiar with pseudo-NMOS CMOS circuits
are familiar with CMOS pass-transistor circuits and dynamic
CMOS Circuits
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Class/laboratory schedule: Two 75-minute lectures per week or three 50-minute lectures per week.
Evaluation methods
1. Final exam
2. Quizzes and tests
3. Homework and CAD assignments
4. Project
5. Class participation
40%
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Professional component
Engineering topics:
General education:
Mathematics and basic sciences:
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Person(s) who prepared this description and date of preparation
Ayman Kayssi, September 2006
Date of last revision
March 2009