EE 2212 Electronics I (4 Credits)
Spring Semester 2017 Syllabus
Last Update:
10 January 2017
Stanley G. Burns
MWAH 153
726-7506
Time/Location: 10:00-10:50 pm Monday, Wednesday, and Friday CHEM
155
Lab Section 2 9:00-11:50 Thursday MWAH
391
Lab Section 3 1:00-3:50 pm
Thursday MWAH 391
Labs
start the week of 16 January (Thursday-19 January)
Office Hours: I encourage you to stop by my office in MWAH 153 if you have any questions or need
additional guidance on the homework or other topics. I will post my office hours on the WEB using
Google Calendar, and on my door. I also
provide important schedule information updates via the Class E-Mail alias. Please call (x7506) or e-mail if you want to
set up an appointment.
WEB Page And
E-Mail:
http://www.d.umn.edu/~sburns/ (For Me and Follow the Links to EE2212)
http://www.d.umn.edu/ee/ (For the EE Department)
Textbook:
Ø Richard C. Jaeger and Travis N. Blalock,
“Microelectronic Circuit Design”, Fifth Edition. Copyright 2016, ISBN
978-0-07-352960-8. I supplement heavily
when it comes to current technology issues and updates.
Ø A numbered page quad-ruled laboratory
notebook. I’ll bring some examples to
class
Ø Flash drive for data collection and saving
text and graphical files.
Ø PSPICE-Also resident on the computers in MWAH
102 if you don’t have a copy on your windows-based computer from EE 2006.
Ø I will also distribute supplementary
information throughout the semester and/or course material will be on the EE
2212 Class Web page. I send frequent
e-mails when material has been posted to the class WEB page.
References:
I will distribute articles from
a variety of sources during the semester to illustrate current technology and
design approaches. I will also post WEB
links on the class WEB page.
Richard C. Jaeger, Introduction
to Microelectronic Fabrication, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company Modular
Series on Solid State Devices, Volume V.
S. Sedra
and K. C. Smith, Microelectronic Circuits, most recent edition, Saunders
College Publishing. With SPICE supplements.
I also have quite a number of other electronic
circuits and microelectronic device and processing texts, as well as SPICE
documentation I will provide on short-term loan from my office.
Periodically, I will also post
sample quizzes and other materials (EE 2212 WEB Page) from my teaching prior
teaching of EE 2212 on my WEB page.
COURSE GRADING (Subject to Adjustment)
Weekly Quizzes 40%
Homework and SPICE Problems 15%
Laboratory 25%
Final Examination 20%
TOTAL 100%
Ø I strongly encourage working together in study
groups as you do the problems and work in the laboratory. Indeed, I will be
assigning group effort homework as part of implementing Cooperative Learning
and Active Learning paradigms. More on this as we proceed through the semester.
Ø You may work in the laboratory at times
other than your scheduled lab time.
Arrange for access on your key card with the EE Office staff, MWAH
271. Note that you must not work alone
after hours and
follow all laboratory rules for your safety and security of the equipment.
Ø There will be series of 20 minute quizzes
almost every Wednesday starting on Wednesday, 25 January.
Ø Quiz coverage will include material
supporting the problem set, as well as material covered in class through the
previous class period. Any additions or deletions from quiz topical coverage
will be announced in class, via e-mail, and/or on the EE 2212 WEB page. Most of
the quizzes will be collaborative two-person team efforts. I intend to drop one or two of the lowest quiz
scores depending upon how many quizzes we have during the semester. ALL QUIZZES ARE OPEN BOOK, LAPTOP (WEB OK but
watch your time management), AND NOTES. Be sure and bring your completed problem set to class.
Ø Since I have taught EE 2212 in the past, I will also post old
quizzes or portions of old quizzes on the class WEB page that have been used in
previous semesters as an additional study materials resource. Please recognize that technology associated
with this class changes rapidly and older quizzes obviously can not reflect
current technology and “hot topics”.
Ø Unless otherwise announced, I will collect the problem set along with the quiz. It is
also important to note that I often use homework problems and topics as part of
the weekly quizzes. I will grade some or all of the problems on each problem
set. I encourage you to ask questions about the homework problems during class
and in office visits. I can try and
respond to e-mail inquires but it is sometimes difficult to discuss problem
approaches and solutions using e-mail. I
also encourage you to ask for assistance on any underlying and supporting
topics from other courses. You may work together, and I encourage you to do so,
but remember you, and you alone, are responsible for your work and you must
turn in homework individually unless otherwise noted.
Ø Karin Larson, UGTA will be assisting in grading homework and
laboratory reports.
Ø As a matter of professionalism and
courteousness to your colleagues; use of cellular telephones, PDAs of any type, “Smart Phones”, other
wireless tools, IR links, iPods, iPhones, and pagers in class is prohibited. Please turn off the “ringers/ring tones”
before you come to class.
Ø You are encouraged to use your technology to
follow along in class as appropriate, however, as a matter of professionalism and
courteousness to your colleagues; use of
laptops, PDAs, etc during class for
non-class use such as e-mail, texting,
tweeting, IM, Facebook, and “surfing the WEB” is prohibited.
Ø You are welcome to photograph material in
the blackboard
Ø I generally use Internet Explorer (IE) for
the class WEB Browser. It is possible
that some graphics and the symbol font may not display correctly if you use Firefox or other
open-access WEB browsers. Some versions
of iOS and mobile Apps also have some symbol conversion issues. I have also observed that some versions of
“OPEN OFFICE” do not display some graphics and the symbol font correctly.
Ø Laboratory instructions are linked to the
class WEB page.
Students
with Disabilities:
It is the policy and
practice of the University of Minnesota Duluth to create inclusive learning
environments for all students, including students with disabilities. If there
are aspects of this course that result in barriers to your inclusion or your
ability to meet course requirements such as time limited exams, inaccessible
web content, or the use of non-captioned videos, please notify the instructor
as soon as possible. You are also encouraged to contact the Office of
Disability Resources to discuss and arrange reasonable accommodations. Call 218-726-6130 or visit the Disability
Resources web site at https://umd-general.umn.edu
TENTATIVE SYLLABUS
|
Week |
Text Material |
Laboratory |
Learning Objectives |
|
11-13 January |
Sections 1.1 through 1.6 |
No Laboratory on 12 January |
Course Introduction. Review of EE 2006 Topics, Quiz Zero which is a
Learning Objectives Survey Review of electronic signals and
definitions. Review of Thévenin and Norton sources. |
|
16-20 January |
Sections 1.7, and Chapter 10 with a focus on
Sections 10.1, 10.2, 10.5, 10.7, 10.8, and 10.9 Classes only on Wednesday and Friday, Monday is a University Holiday, Martin Luther King Day |
Experiment 1 19 January Laboratory
Orientation RC Circuits-Frequency and Time Domain Response Measurements |
Amplification and the Decibel and review of the
Phasor. Operational amplifier: Ø Definitions Ø Models Ø Selected basic applications SPICE models for sources and operational amplifiers. |
|
23-27 January |
Continue with Chapter 10, Sections 10.8 and
10.9 including SPICE AC (Frequency
Domain) and Transient Analysis |
Experiment 2 Basic
Operational Amplifier Circuits.
Somewhat of a review from EE 2006. |
Operational
amplifier circuits and continue with additional applications. Quiz 1 on
Wednesday, 25 January . |
|
30 January-3 February |
Selected
sections of Chapter 2 with a focus on Sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6,
2.7, 2.10, 2.11 and considerable supplementary material on integrated circuit
fabrication |
Experiment 3 Advanced
Operational Amplifier Circuits |
Semiconductor
Overview: Ø Definitions Ø Physics overview Ø Doping Ø Resistivity in doped silicon |
|
6-10 February |
Selected sections
of Chapter 3 with a focus on Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 and supplementary
material on diode specifications |
Experiment 4 Diode I-V
Measurements |
Junction Diode
Characteristics and Applications Ø Diode equation Ø Specifications and data sheets Ø Static load-line analysis and dc circuit
design Ø Piecewise linear diode models |
|
13-17 February |
Continue with Chapter 3 topics. Selected sections of 3.6, 3.7, 3.9, 3.10,
3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.15, 3.18 Section 6.4 on Boolean functions Supplementary materials on photonics |
Experiment 5 Rectifier and
other Diode Circuits |
Ø Diode SPICE models Rectifier circuits Ø Avalanche diode voltage regulator Ø Wave shaping circuits Ø Logic circuits and other applications Ø Thermal model |
|
20-24 February |
Continue with Chapter 3 topics-Diodes and Photonics |
Experiment 6 Additional Rectifier
and other Diode Circuits |
Photonic
definitions and application overview |
|
27 February- 3 March |
Selected
sections of Chapter 4 with a focus on 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.6 |
Experiment 7 MOSFET I-V
Characteristics MOSFET
Circuits |
Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect
Transistor (MOSFET) Ø Notation and symbols Ø Physical structure Ø Physics of operation Ø I-V characteristics Ø SPICE modeling |
|
6-10
March |
SPRING RECESS
and not a moment too soon |
|
|
|
13-17
March |
Sections 4.9
and 4.10 and Sections 6.5, 6.6, 6.7 . No class on
Friday, 28 October. Fall break. |
Experiment 8 MOSFET
Circuits |
MOSFET Models Ø h-parameter Ø Hybrid-π Ø SPICE Ø Manufacturer’s data Ø MOSFET Biasing |
|
20-24 March |
Sections 7.1,
7.2, 7.3 |
Experiment 9 Additional MOSFET
Circuits |
Ø MOSFET Circuits Ø CMOS Circuits |
|
27-31 March |
Selected sections of Chapter 5.1 through 5.11 |
Experiment 10 BJT
Characteristics and BJT-Based Amplifier |
Bipolar
Junction Transistor (BJT) Ø Notation and symbols Ø Physical structure Ø Physics of operation Ø I-V characteristics |
|
3-7 April |
Continue with selected sections of Chapter 5 and selected sections of Chapter 13 related to small-signal operation |
Experiment 11 BJT
Characteristics and BJT Self-Biased Amplifier |
Models Ø h-parameter Ø Hybrid-π Ø SPICE Ø Manufacturer’s data |
|
10-14 April |
Continue with
selected sections in Chapter 13 and selected sections in Chapter 16 dealing
with current sources and biasing of BJT and MOS circuits |
Experiment 12 Current
Sources and Mirrors |
Use of Models
To Design Ø CE Amplifiers Ø CB Amplifiers Ø CC Amplifiers Ø Current Sources and Mirrors |
|
17-21 April |
Selected sections in Chapter 15 dealing with the emitter-coupled pair and the differential amplifier |
Experiment 13 Emitter-Coupled
Differential Pair |
Emitter-Coupled
Pair Ø DC characteristics Ø Biasing Ø Small-signal operation |
|
24-28 April |
Section 15.3
Power Output Stages and Configurations |
Notebook
Review |
Power
Amplifiers Ø Class A Ø Class B Ø Class AB Ø Class D |
|
1- 5 May |
FINAL EXAM |
|
Coverage
and format to be announced |
