EC412
BostonUniversity
DepartmentofElectricalandComputerEngineering
AnalogElectronics Spring2016
ClassOrganization
Professor:Sergienko
Office:PHO729,Tel.3-6564;e-mail:AlexSerg@bu.edu
TeachingFellow:MatthewBeach<beachm@bu.edu>
Content:Differentialamplifiers,multistageamplifiercircuits,operationalamplifiers,
activefilters,oscillators,feedback,MOSamplifiers.
Laboratorydesignproject.
Prerequisite:ENGEC410
Text(required):MicroelectronicCircuits&Devices,M.Horenstein,PrenticeHall,
2ndEdition,1995
SupplementaryText(notrequired):Tuinenga,SPICE:AGuidetoCircuitSimulation&
AnalysisUsingPSpice,PrenticeHall,1995.
LaboratoryManual(required):MicroelectronicCircuits&Devices,M.S.Wasserman,
PrenticeHall,1995.
Lecture:Mon-Wed 2:00p.m.-4:00p.m.in
PSYB49
Discussion:
Fri12:00p.m.-–1:00p.m.inPSYB45
Laboratory: Fri10:00a.m.--12:00p.m.
PHO105
Youmustberegisteredforalaboratorysection.
Handouts:Itisyourresponsibilitytoobtainallhandouts,includinghomework,labs,
andnotes.Ifyoumissaclass,haveafriendpickthemupforyou.Extrahandouts
willbeavailablewhiletheylastoutsideroom729inthePhotonicsCenterbuilding
(7thfloor,8SaintMary’sSt.).
Homework:Usually,homeworkwillbehandedoutattheMondaylectureandwillbe
dueattheMondaylecturethefollowingweek.Latehomeworkwillnotbeaccepted.
Gradedpapersandsolutionswillbehandedoutinlecture.
Examinations:
Exam#1(twohours)–Wednesday,February17,2:00p.m.-4:00p.m.inPSYB49
Exam#2(twohours)-Wednesday,March30,2:00p.m.-4:00p.m.inPSYB49
FinalExam(twohours)–Wednesday,May4,3:00p.m.–5:00p.m.PSYB49
DesignProject:
ALaboratorydesignprojectwillbeassignedduringtheweekofFebruary.
THEDEFENSEOFTHEPROJECTWILLBESCHEDULEDONAPRIL29,THELAST
WEEKOFTHESEMESTER.
Thisprojectwillrequiremuchtimeandeffort,buttheopportunitytodorealdesign
workshouldmaketheeffortworthwhile.
RulesforSC412Laboratory:
Allstudentsaretopurchaseabound81/2x11labnotebook,andputall
relevantdatainit.Thereisnoplaceforloosedatasheetsinthelaboratory!Never
useany.IfyoupurchasedasimilarnotebookforSC410,andhaveenoughroom,you
mayusethesameone.Youmayalsoberequiredtowritelaboratoryreports.You
mayworkonyourregularexperimentsinpairsandingroupsuptofourstudentson
thedesignproject.
Makeup:Wedonotgivemakeupexams.Ifyoumissanexamwithoutavalidexcuse,
youwillgetazero.Ifyouhaveavalidmedicalexcuse,youmustgetanotefromyour
doctorortheBUinfirmaryspecificallyexcusingyoufromtheexam.
Snow:Ifasnowstormoccursonthedayofanexam,itwillbeheldunlessthe
Universityofficiallyclosesfortheday.
Grading:finalexam-35%;midtermexams-15%each;homework-10%;laboratory
-10%;labproject-15%.
ATTENTION:WEDONOTGIVEGRADESOFINCOMPLETEFORTHISCOURSE!Ifyou
donotthinkyoucanfinishthesemester,youshouldwithdrawbythefinaldropdate,
whichisFriday,April3,2015.
BostonUniversity
DepartmentofElectrical,Computer,andSystemEngineering
EC412
AnalogElectronics Spring2016
CourseSyllabus
Week
Jan.18
Introduction.Current-sourcebiasing,activebypass
Sections8.3.6-8.3.8
Jan.25
BJTdifferentialamplifier,differentialandcommonmode
Sections8.2,8.3.1-8.3.3;
Feb.1
Differentialandcommonmode,large-signalperformance;
Sections8.3.3-8.3.5,8.5.1,8.5.4,
Feb.8
Frequencyresponse,activepullups;cascodestage;high-gainstages;
Sections9.4.1,6.3.2,12.2.2
Feb.17
EXAM#1
Feb.22
Multistageamplifiers;
Sections11.1-11.5
Feb.29
Outputstages;insidethe741opamp
Sections11.6,11.7,12.1,12.2.1,12.2.3,12.2.4
Mar.7
========SPRINGBREAK======RELAX==========
Mar.14
Linearopampcircuits
Sections2.1-2.3
Mar.21
Nonlinearopampcircuits,Nonidealopampcircuits
Sections2.4-2.6,12.2.7,12.2.8,
Mar.28
Activefilters
Sections13.1,13.2,13.3-13.5
EXAM#2
Apr.4 Oscillators
Section13.7.1,13.7.2,13.7.5
Apr.11
Feedback;amplifierstability
Sections10.1-10.7,10.8.1-10.8.3
Apr.18
Amplifierstability;frequencycompensation;
Sections10.8.4,10.8.5,12.2.5,8.4.1
Apr.25
Projectpresentations
EC412LABORATORYTOPICS
Date Experiment
Jan.22
NOLAB
Jan.29
NOLAB
Feb.5 Expts.17,18:CurrentMirror,DifferentialAmplifier
Feb.12
Expt.18:DifferentialAmplifier(continued)
Feb.19
Expt.21:MultistageAmplifier
Feb.26
Expt.21:MultistageAmplifier(continued)
Mar.4
Project
Mar.11
NOLAB(SpringBreak)
Mar.18
Expt.2:NonlinearOpAmpCircuits
Mar.25
Expt.3:NonidealOpAmpCircuits
Apr.1 Expt.24:1st-OrderActiveFilters
Apr.8 Expt.25:2nd-OrderActiveFilters
Apr.15
Project
Apr.22
Project
Apr.27
ProjectPresentationsDay