Electronic Devices and Systems

Course Code (Credit):

CUTM 1018(0-1-3)

Course Objectives:

The course is designed to be a broad introduction to electronic systems for students from diverse engineering disciplines. Completing the course will provide the necessary foundation to understand the role, capabilities and constraints of electronics in contemporary engineering systems.
This course develops a basic understanding of the fundamentals and principles of analog and digital circuits and electronic devices. This understanding is a critical step towards being able to design new electronic circuits or use them appropriately as part of a larger engineering system.

Learning Outcomes:

Understand operation of semiconductor devices.
Understand the current voltage characteristics of semiconductor devices.
Design and analyze of electronic circuits.
Evaluate frequency response to understand behavior of Electronics circuits
Analyze dc circuits and relate ac models of semiconductor devices with their physical Operation.
To apply concepts for the design of Regulators and Amplifiers.
To verify the theoretical concepts through laboratory and simulation experiments.
To implement mini projects based on concept of electronics circuit concepts.

Course Syllabus:

Module I: Semiconductor Diodes, Diode Applications (5 Hrs)

Semiconductor Physics, Semiconductor Diode and analysis, Zener Diodes, Light-Emitting Diodes, realization of logic gates using diodes, rectifier circuits.

Practice:

1.1 V-I Characteristics of PN Junction diode and ZENER diode. (Both hardware and MULTISIM)

1.2 Implementation of Full-Wave rectifier. (Both hardware and MULTISIM).

1.3 Implementation of AND/OR gates. (Both hardware and MULTISIM)

Module II: Bipolar Junction Transistors, Field-Effect Transistors (4 Hrs)

Transistor Construction and characteristics, Construction and Characteristics of JFETs, MOSFET.

Practice:

2.1 Input - Output Characteristics of CB/CE/CC configuration BJT. (Both hardware and MULTISIM)

2.2 Output and transfer Characteristics of FET. (Both hardware and MULTISIM)

Module III: DC Biasing—BJTs. BJT AC Analysis, FET Biasing , FET Amplifiers , BJT and JFET Frequency Response (6 Hrs)

Load-Line Analysis, Operating Point, biasing techniques, AC analysis of BJT and FET, General Frequency Considerations, Low-Frequency Analysis of BJT, FET.

Practice:

3.1 Frequency response of self biased BJT amplifier. (Both hardware and MULTISIM)

3.2 Frequency response of CS FET amplifier. (Both hardware and MULTISIM)

Module IV: Operational Amplifiers, Op-Amp Applications, Linear-Digital ICs (6 Hrs)

Practical Op-Amp Circuits and various parameter analyses, various applications, Timer and PLL ICs.

Practice:

4.1 Design and implement of Adder, Subtractor using IC 741. (Both hardware and MULTISIM)

4.2 Design and implement of Integrator and Differentiator using IC 741. (Both hardware and MULTISIM)

4.3 Design and implement of Any oscillator using IC 741. (Both hardware and MULTISIM)

Module V: Power Amplifiers, Feedback and Oscillator Circuits (5 Hrs)

Various classes of power amplifier and their characteristics, design of various oscillators and its applications.

Practice:

5.1 Design and implement of Class-C power amplifier (Both hardware and MULTISIM)

5.2 Design and implement of RC Phase shift oscillator (Both hardware and MULTISIM)

5.3 Design and implement of UJT relaxation oscillator (Both hardware and MULTISIM)

Module VI: Power Supplies (Voltage Regulators) (4 Hrs)

Various filters, Voltage regulator, Design and different IC voltage regulators..

Practice:

6.1 Regulation characteristics of transistor voltage regulator.(Both hardware and MULTISIM).

6.2 Regulation characteristics of IC7805/7912 voltage regulators.(Both hardware and MULTISIM).

Module VII: Other Two-Terminal Devices, pnpn and Other Devices (4 Hrs)

Varactor diode, photodiode, solar cell, tunnel diode, LCD, thermisters, SCR construction, applications, UJT.

Text Books:

Electronic Devices and Circuit Theory, Eleventh Edition: Robert L. Boylestad. Louis Nashelsky
Electronic Principles and Applications , Ninth Edition: Charles A. Schuler

Reference Books:

Electronic Devices and Circuits : GSN Raju
Electronic Devices: Systems and Applications: Robert Diffenderfer.

Session Plan:

Session	Topic	Reference Link (if any)
Session 1	Semiconductor Materials: Ge, Si, and GaAs, Covalent Bonding, Intrinsic & n-/p-Type Materials	Video 1, Video 2, Chapter 1 PDF
Session 2	Semiconductor Diode, Capacitance, Diode Equivalent Circuits	Video 1, Video 2
Session 3	Sinusoidal Inputs; Half- & Full-Wave Rectification	Video 1, Video 2, Chapter 2 PDF
Session 4	Zener & LED Diodes, Diode Spec Sheets	Video 1, Video 2, Video 3
Session 5	Clippers, Clampers, Logic Gates	Video 1, Video 2, Chapter 3 PDF
Session 6	BJT Transistor Types & Configurations	Video 1, Video 2, Video 3
Session 7	Common-Collector, Transistor Testing & Specs	Video 1, Video 2, Chapter 4 PDF
Session 8	JFETs & Transfer Characteristics	Video 1, Video 2, Video 3
Session 9	MOSFETs & CMOS	Video 1, Video 2
Session 10	Bias Configurations: Fixed, Emitter, Voltage Divider	Video 1, Video 2
Session 11	Emitter-Follower, Design Ops, Practical Use	Video 1, Video 2
Session 12	AC Amplification, Transistor Models	Video 1, Video 2, Chapter 5 PDF
Session 13	Bias Configs & MOSFET Applications	Video 1, Video 2, Video 3
Session 14	JFET Small Signal Model	Video, Chapter 6 PDF
Session 15	Frequency Response (BJT & FET)	Video 1, Video 2, Chapter 7 PDF
Session 16	Op-Amps: Basics & Parameters	Video 1, Video 2
Session 17	Op-Amp Applications	Video 1, Video 2, Chapter 8 PDF
Session 18	Active Filters (LP, HP, BP, BS)	Video 1, Video 2
Session 19	DAC Types and Principles	Video 1, Video 2, Video 3, Chapter 9 PDF
Session 20	Voltage-Controlled Oscillator & Phase-Locked Loop	Video 1, Video 2
Session 21	Timer IC Unit Operation: 555 IC applications	Video 1 Video 2
Session 22	Feedback Concepts, Practical Feedback Circuits, Feedback Amplifier—Phase and Frequency Considerations	Video 1 Video 2
Session 23	Oscillator Operation, Phase-Shift Oscillator Using BJT and IC 741	Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
Session 24	Tuned Oscillator Circuit, Crystal Oscillator	Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
Session 25	Wien Bridge Oscillator Using BJT and IC 741	Video 1 Video 2
Session 26	Uni-junction Oscillator	Video 1 Video 2
Session 27	General Filter Considerations, Capacitor Filter	Video 1 Video 2
Session 28	RC Filter, LC Filter, CLC Filter	Video 1 Video 2
Session 29	Discrete Transistor Voltage Regulation	Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
Session 30	IC Voltage Regulators, Practical Applications	Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
Session 31	Schottky Diodes, Varactor Diodes, Solar Cells, Photodiodes	Video 1 Video 2
Session 32	Silicon-Controlled Rectifier (SCR) Operation and Applications	Video 1 Video 2
Session 33	Photoconductive Cells, IR Emitters, LCDs, Thermistors, Tunnel Diodes	Video 1 Video 2
Session 34	Shockley Diode, Diac, Triac	Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
Session 35	Unijunction Transistor, Phototransistors, Opto-Isolators	Video 1 Video 2