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ELEC2104 Electronic Devices and Circuits

Semester 2, 2013

Staff
Dr Craig Jin Unit of Study Coordinator
Phone 9351 7208, email craig.jin@sydney.edu.au, Room 854 J03(EE Bldg)
Dr Rui Hong Chu (Laboratory), rui.chu@sydney.edu.au
Tutors and Lab demonstrators (2 per session)

Web http://elearning.sydney.edu.au
Tutorials
Mon 9am 11am, 11am-1pm Room 417, EE Bldg.
Tues 11am-1pm Room 417, EE Bldg.

Laboratories
Thurs 9am 12pm, 2pm-5pm Room 108, EE Link Bldg.
Fri 2pm-5pm Room 108, EE Link Bldg.

Text Richard Jaeger, Travis Blalock, Microelectronic Circuit Design Fourth

Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2011

Recommended Texts
Behzad Razavi, Fundamentals of Microelectronics, John Wiley, 2008
Adel Sedra, Kenneth Smith, Microelectronic Circuits, 6ed, Oxford University
Press
Paul Horowitz, Winfield Hill, The Art of Electronics, Cambridge University Press
S.M. Sze, Semiconductor Deives Physics and Technology, Wiley

Description
This unit of study is a six credit point core requirement for Electrical, Computer,
Telecommunications, Bioelectronic, and Power Engineering. It covers the
fundamentals of microelectronic circuits and provides a foundation for more
advanced courses in electronics such as analogue and digital electronic design,
instrumentation, electrical machines, power systems, communications, and
signal processing.

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Aims
A primary aim of this unit of study is to provide a platform for students to develop
their understanding and analytical skills in the art of microelectronic circuit
design. This platform consists of developing a physical intuition for the physical
laws of second-order circuits, resonance and damping, semiconductors and the
PN junction, MOS transistors, and Bipolar transistors; of developing a
mathematical intuition for the large-signal and small-signal models of the diode,
MOS transistor, and Bipolar transistor; of developing mathematical familiarity with
Bode Analysis of network functions. It also consists of developing skills to design
and analyse microelectronic circuits and their building blocks from a designoriented analysis paradigm; of developing skills to simplify and approximate; of
developing skills to make and analyse electrical measurements with electronic
lab equipment. In summary, this unit of study promotes independent thinking and
creativity along with necessary skills that are fundamental to the art of
microelectronic circuit design.

Attributes
This unit of study develops personal attributes in the areas of design and
problem solving skills; discipline specific expertise; fundamentals of science and
engineering; information skills; professional communication; professional values,
judgement and conduct; team work and project management.

Learning Situations
One two-hour lecture, one two-hour tutorial and one three-hour laboratory are
timetabled for each week of the semester. It may be the case that not all of the
tutorial and laboratory sessions are required.
Students are expected to

attend all lectures,

attend all tutorial classes
attend all laboratory classes
maintain awareness of any information made available on the unit web
pages,
complete all assignments

Learner Preparation
It is assumed that students have taken the equivalent of ELEC1103 and that
students are familiar with Ohms law and Kirchoffs laws; current and voltage
sources, network analysis, superposition, Thevenin and Norton equivalent
circuits, resistors, capacitors, and inductors.

Assessment
Grade descriptors
Students awarded the various passing grades are expected to have the following
attributes:

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Pass (P) A P grade student is expected to have sufficient understanding

of the core material to solve the basic problems arising in tutorial and
laboratory work. The student should demonstrate an ability to analyse
and design basic circuits.
Credit (CR) A CR level student is expected to have a good
understanding of the core material as evidenced by the ability to solve all
relevant problems. The student should demonstrate an ability to design
and differentiate between various basic circuits.
Distinction (D) A D level student is expected to have an excellent
understanding of the core material plus a good understanding of the
advanced material such as phasors, linear systems, and circuit model
equivalents. The student should demonstrate an ability to apply design
principles to new problems similar to those presented in class.
High Distinction (HD) A HD level student is expected to have a deep
understanding of material covered in the unit. The student should
demonstrate an ability to apply design principles in a creative and
comprehensive fashion to new problems in basic circuit design.
Assessment components
The total mark for the unit will be obtained by adding the following components:
1. Weekly Assignments (20)
2. Laboratory Assignments (20)
3. Mid-Term Exam (10)
4. Final Exam (50 marks). The examination is closed book. The
examination mark may be scaled before being incorporated with the other
component marks.

Program
Week

Date

Topic

27 July

Introduction to Microelectronics

28 Jul

Review of Circuit Theory

3 August

Physics of Semiconductors

4 August

Semiconductors and Carriers

Reading
J&B 1.3-1.5
R 1.3

S&S App D
J&B 2.1-2.10
R 2.1
S&S 1.7-1.9

10 August

PN Junction Diodes: Electrostatics and

Capacitance

11 August

Diode Operation

Lab 1
4

J&B 3.1-3.7, 3.18

R 3.1-3.4
S&S 1.10-1.12

Introduction to lab equipment, Diodes

17 August

PN Junction Diodes: Models and Circuits

J&B 3.10-3.16

18 August

Application of Diode Circuits

R 3.5

Diodes and Rectifiers

S&S 3.1-3.6

Lab 2

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24 August

Bipolar Transistors: Physics and

Structure

25 August

Bipolar Transistors: Operation and

Transconductance

Lab 3
6

31 August
1 September

S&S 4.1-4.4

J&B 5.8-5.11

Bipolar Transistors: Nonideal Behaviour

R 5.1-5.3
S&S 4.5-4.8

7 September

MOS Devices: Capacitors and Physics

J&B 4.1-4.10

8 September

CMOS Transistors

R 6.1-6.6
S&S 5.1-5.3

14
September

Single Transistor Amplifiers: Biasing and

Models

15
September

Analysis of Single Transistor Amplifiers

Lab 4
9

R 4.1-4.6

Bipolar Transistors: Practical Circuits

Lab
8

J&B 5.1-5.7

BJT Characterization

Lab
7

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J&B 14.1
R 7.1-7.4
S&S 5.4-5.8

MOSFETS and CMOS Logic

21
September

Mid-Term Exam

22
September

Review of Op-Amps

J&B 10.2-10.5
R 8.1-8.2
S&S 2.1-2.3

Lab

10

26-30
September

Mid semester break

5 October

Analysis of Op-amp Circuits

J&B 10.7-10.10

6 October

Frequency Response, Bode Plots and

Transfer Functions

R 14.1-14.3

Lab 5
11

Project

12 October

Review of Passive Filters

J&B 12.3

13 October

Active Filters

R 14.1-14.3
S&S 1.6

Lab
12

19 October

First-Order Sections

J&B 17.4

20 October

First-Order Sections

R 11.2
S&S 8.1-8.4

Lab
13

S&S 11.1-11.4

26 October

Second-Order Sections

27 October

Final Review

Lab

Web Links (Administrative)

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Special consideration, School Policies

http://www.ee.usyd.edu.au/undergraduates/policies_and_forms/index.phtml
Examinations timetable

http://sydney.edu.au/current_students/student_administration/examinations/students.shtml
Student Administration

http://sydney.edu.au/current_students/student_administration/examinations/index.shtml
University policy on academic honesty

http://www.ee.usyd.edu.au/undergraduates/policies_and_forms/EIE_Acad_Honesty_statement.ph
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