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.