BSc in Computer Engineering / Бакалавр в Області Комп'ютерної Інженерії

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Course Information Package

Course Unit TitleELECTRONICS I
Course Unit CodeAELE237
Course Unit Details
Number of ECTS credits allocated6
Learning Outcomes of the course unitBy the end of the course, the students should be able to:
  1. Describe the physical structure, operation, electrical characteristics and models of diodes and bipolar junction transistors (BJT).
  2. Employ junction diodes and analyze typical limiter and waveform shaping circuits.
  3. Analyze the operation rectifier and zener-based regulator circuits.
  4. Design simple switching circuits based on bipolar junction transistors
  5. Demonstrate awareness of BJT small and large signal amplifier analysis.
  6. Use junction diodes and BJT to design switching logic circuits that implement the basic logic functions.
  7. Distinguish and analyze the operation of output circuits found in basic logic gates such as open collector, totem pole and three state outputs.
  8. Analyze the electrical characteristics (voltage, current, power) of logic circuits and relate them to their loading and fan-out characteristics.
  9. Interpret data from datasheets related to the electrical and dynamic characteristics of digital devices.
  10. Demonstrate awareness of the Field-Effect-Transistor (FET) and the Complementary-Metal-Oxide-Silicon (CMOS) technologies.
  11. Design interfacing circuits and device drivers for two state input/output devices.
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
PrerequisitesAELE221Co-requisitesNONE
Recommended optional program componentsNONE
Course Contents
• Introduction to Electronics: Structure of the atom and the Bohr’s model. Semiconductor materials, atomic bonding, impurities, free electrons and holes. P-type and N-type semiconductors. 
• Diodes: The PN-junction and junction diodes. Forward and reverse biasing, diode characteristics and diode models. Diode circuits and applications. Waveform shaping. Rectifier circuits and regulator circuits using the Zener diode. 
• Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT): Physical structure, parameters and operating characteristics of transistors. Transistor DC analysis, biasing and operation regions (cut-off, active and saturation). BJT models, large-signal and small signal models. The BJT as a switch. Introduction to BJT amplifiers. 
• Switching and Logic Circuits: Diode-Logic, Resistor-Transistor and Diode-Transistor logic circuits and basic logic gates. TTL implementation of logic gates with open collector, totem pole and three-state outputs. Transfer characteristics, loading and fan-out. Power consumption and propagation delay. Introduction to Field-Effect Transistors, and CMOS digital logic design. 
• Analog/digital interfacing techniques: Input interfacing circuits, switch debouncing, opto-switch inputs. Output interfacing circuits, driving circuits, darlington arrays, inductive loads, opto-isolators.  
• Laboratory Work: Individual experiments on simulating, constructing and testing electronic circuits.

Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks
  • U.A. Bakashi, A. P. Godse, “Pulse and Digital Electronics”, Technical Publications, 2008
References
  • Arivazhagan and Salivahanan, Digital Circuits and Design, VLKS Publishing, 2009
  • Thomas L. Floyd, Electronic Devices, Prentice Hall,2010
Planned learning activities and teaching methodsThe taught part of the course is delivered to the students by means of lectures, conducted with the help of computer presentations. Lecture notes and presentations are available through the web for students to use in combination with the textbooks. Lectures are supplemented with individual student assignments. The students familiarize with EDA tools for simulating electronic circuits. The circuits are built and tested in the laboratory.
Assessment methods and criteria
Assignments10%
Tests30%
Laboratory work20%
Final Exam40%
Language of instructionEnglish
Work placement(s)NO

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