ECET 2220 Syllabus

Subject Code

ECET

Course Number

2220

Course Title

Electronic Circuits II

Prerequisites

ECET 2120

Corequisites

Terms Offered

Offered Summer

Credit Hours

(3-3-4)

Course Description

This course emphasizes the analysis of BJT and FET amplifiers; analysis and applications of operational amplifiers and other linear digital ICs. Topics include re transistor model; CB, CE and CC amplifiers; Darlington connection; cascaded systems; CS, CD, CG Amplifiers; High frequency and low frequency response of BJT and FET amplifiers; Power Amplifiers Class A, Class B, and Class C Amplifiers; op-amp fundamentals; inverting, non-inverting amplifiers, voltage followers and summing amplifiers; comparators; instrumentation applications; active filters; differentiators and integrators; 555 Timers; A/D and D/A Conversion. Laboratory work parallels class work and includes circuit simulation using P-spice. Laboratory work parallels class work.

Course Outcomes

AC Analysis of BJT Amplifiers

  • Calculate input impedance, output impedance, current gain and voltage gain of CB, CE, and CC amplifiers.
  • Determine the gain in cascaded systems.
  • Identify the Darlington connection.

AC Analysis of FET Amplifiers

  • Calculate input impedance, output impedance, current gain and voltage gain of common source, common drain and common gate amplifiers.
  • Determine the gain in cascaded systems.

Frequency Analysis of FET and BJT Amplifiers

  • Understand the use of Bode Plots.
  • Understand the effect of Miller capacitance.
  • Study the low-frequency and high frequency response of BJT amplifiers.
  • Study the low-frequency and high frequency response of FET amplifiers.

Power Amplifiers

  • Understand the operation of Class A, Class B, Class AB and Class C amplifiers.
  • Discuss heat sinking in power transistors.

Op-amp Operation

  • Study differential amplifier circuits.
  • Discuss basic operating principles governing an op-amp.
  • Understand differential and common-mode operation.

Op-amp Applications

  • Explain the operation of inverting amplifiers, non-inverting amplifiers, voltage followers and summing amplifiers; calculate gain and output voltage in each case.
  • Explain comparator operation and determine the output voltage in inverting and non-inverting comparator configurations.
  • Discuss applications of op-amps in instrumentation.
  • Study active filter circuits and determine cut-off frequency, bandwidth and roll off rate.

Linear Digital ICs

  • Explain operation of 555 timers in a stable and monostable configurations.
  • Discuss D/A converter and A/D converter operation.