APPLIED ELECTRONICS I COURSE OUTLINE
College of Engineering &Technology
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Program
Regular
ECTS Credits
5
Course title
Applied Electronics I
Contact hour per week
5
Course Number
ECEg2121
Target Groups
Year 2, Semester II
Degree program
BSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Pre-requisites
Fundamental of Electrical
Engineering
Status of the course
Compulsory
Course Instructor
Efa.F
Course objectives&
Competences to be
acquired
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To equip students with the basics of Semiconductor
technology in the application of electronics equipment.
To train students the operational principle of
Semiconductor devices(Diodes,BJT and FET) and the
analysis,design and application of electronic amplifiers.

To introduce sample applications and design guide lines of
electronic circuits.

To initiate the students’ understanding of the concepts,
know-how and tools of Electronic Design Automation(EDA)
for circuit analysis and design.

To equip students with the basics of Semiconductor
technology in the application of electronics equipment.

To train students the operational principle of
Semiconductor devices(Diodes,BJT and FET) and the
analysis,design and application of electronic amplifiers.

To introduce sample applications and design guide lines of
electronic circuits.

To initiate the students’ understanding of the concepts,
know-how and tools of Electronic Design Automation(EDA)
for circuit analysis and design.
Chapter/Topic/Subtopic
1. Basic Simiconductor Theory

Introduction

Atomic Theory

Semiconductor materials: Ge, Si, GaAs

P and N type materials
2. Semiconductor Diodes and Their Applications
 Characteristics and analysis of diode circuits
 Diode types
 Application of diode circuits
 Voltage regulators
 Power supplies
3. Bipolar Junction Transistors
 Introduction
 Principle of operation and characteristics of BJT
 BJT configurations
 Biasing methods
 Small signal BJT amplifiers and parametric representations
Chapter/Topic/Subtopic
4. Field Effect Transistor
 Introduction 
 Principle of operation and Characteristics of FET
 FET types
 FET configurations
 Equivalent circuits and biasing techniques
 Parametric representations 

5. Frequency Response of Amplifiers
 Basic Concepts
 Types of frequency response
 Frequency response of BJT amplifiers 
 Frequency response of FET amplifiers
6. Multistage Amplifiers
Coupling methods
 Analysis of gain and other
parameters
 Frequency response.
7.Power amplifiers 
Coupling methods
 Analysis of gain and other
parameters

Frequency response.
7.Power amplifiers 
Teaching & Learning
Methods
Lectures supported by tutorials,assignment
and laboratory exercises.
Assessment
Methods
Assignments(10%), Quizzes(10%)
Mid-Exam(30%) and Final Examination(50%)
NB: Astudent must attend at least 75% of the classes
References
[1]
Behza Razavi, FundamentalFundamentalofof Microelectronics, 2nd edition,Wiley,2014
[2]
Boyelstad R.and Nashelsky L.,Electronic DevicesandCircuit Theory, 9th
Edition,pearson,Education,2009
[3]
Thomas L.Floyd,Electronic Devices,9th Edition,Pearson Education,2014
[4]
Sedra A.S.and Smith K.C. Microelectronic Circuits,6th Edition,Oxford University Press,2010
[5]
Millman J.and Grabel A.,Microelectronics,2nd Edition,McGraw Hill,2001
[6]
Bogart T.F.BeasleyJ.S.,and RicoG.,Electronic Devices and Circuits,6th Edition,