To give students a deep understanding and practice on · The analysis and design of multi-stage electronic amplifiers. OP-AMP circuits and their applications, Frequency characteristics of capacitor coupled amplifier circuits, Lower and upper cut-off frequency calculations, Feedback on electronic circuits, positive and negative feedback, Oscillator circuits and different implementations, Power amplifiers
Prerequisite(s)
No
Corequisite(s)
No
Special Requisite(s)
No
Instructor(s)
Professor Oruç Bilgiç
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
Mondays 15:00-17:00, Fridays 13:00-15:00
Office Hour(s)
Fridays 10:00-12:00.
Teaching Methods and Techniques
FACE TO FACE
Principle Sources
Sedra A.S., Smith K.C.,"Microelectronic Circuits", 7th Edition, Oxford University Press, New York, 2004.
Other Sources
None
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
BJT Differential Pair: Basic operation:
a) Large signal operation. B) Small signal operation.
Oral presentation
2. Week
Differential Input resistance of BJT Differential amplifier.
BJT Current Mirror.
Oral presentation
3. Week
The MOS Differential Amplifier: a) Large signal operation. B) Small signal
operation. MOS Current Mirror.
Oral presentation
4. Week
Common-mode operations of MOSFET and BJT Differential amplifiers.
Common-mode gain. Differential amplifiers with active load.
Oral presentation
5. Week
Introduction to frequency response.
Oral presentation
6. Week
Frequency Response of BJT and MOS Amplifiers at low frequencies
Oral presentation
7. Week
The BJT Internal capacitances and high-frequency model. Frequency
response of the common-emitter amplifier.
Oral presentation
8. Week
The MOSFET Internal capacitances and high-frequency model. Frequency
response of the common-emitter amplifier.
Oral presentation
9. Week
The feedback amplifiers: General Structures.
Oral presentation
10. Week
The four basic feedback topologies. Examples for the four basic feedback
topologies.
Oral presentation
11. Week
Determining the loop gain. The stability problem. Signal Generators:
sinusoidal oscillators.
Oral presentation
12. Week
Output stages and power amplifiers: Classification of output stages, Class A
output stage
Oral presentation
13. Week
Output stages and power amplifiers: Class B output stages Oral presentation
Oral presentation
14. Week
Review
Oral presentation
15. Week
16. Week
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
40
Final Exam
1
60
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and engineering subjects pertaining to the relevant discipline; ability to use theoretical and applied information in these areas to model and solve engineering problems.
PO-2
Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; ability to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.
PO-3
Ability to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions, in such a way so as to meet the desired result; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose. (Realistic constraints and conditions may include factors such as economic and environmental issues, sustainability, manufacturability, ethics, health, safety issues, and social and political issues according to the nature of the design.)
PO-4
Ability to devise, select, and use modern techniques and tools needed for engineering practice; ability to employ information technologies effectively.
PO-5
Ability to design and conduct experiments, gather data, analyze and interpret results for investigating engineering problems.
PO-6
Ability to work efficiently in intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; ability to work individually.
PO-7
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; knowledge of a minimum of one foreign language.
PO-8
Recognition of the need for lifelong learning; ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology, and to continue to educate him/herself.
PO-9
Awareness of professional and ethical responsibility.
PO-10
Information about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development.
PO-11
Knowledge about contemporary issues and the global and societal effects of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
Analyze the differential amplifier for the differential and common-mode operation
respectively.
LO-2
Determine the frequency response of amplifier circuits.
LO-3
Explain the properties of negative feedback, namely, gain desensitivity, bandwidth extension, noise reduction, input- and output-impedance matching, and reduction in nonlinear distortion, and identify the four basic feedback topologies
