Electronics (I)

Course Information
Course instructor: Liang-Hung Lu 呂良鴻

Office: BL-622
Phone: 02-3366-3608
Email: lhlu@ntu.edu.tw
Lectures: Thursdays 2:00 pm to 4:20 pm; Fridays 2:00 pm to 4:20 pm
Office hour: by appointment
Course focus and format:
In this semester, we will discuss the fundamentals of signals, solid-state devices and circuit
analysis/applications. Most of the lectures will refer to the chapters (1~7) of the textbook. The
slides used for the class are posted and can be downloaded from NTU COOL. Reading assignments
are essential for this class and students are supposed to finish the assigned reading before the
next class meeting.
Textbook: Microelectronics Circuits 8th edition by Sedra/Smith

Grading:
Quiz 1 (homework problems): 7.5%
Quiz 2 (homework problems): 7.5%
Midterm: 35%
Quiz 3 (homework problems): 7.5%
Quiz 4 (homework problems): 7.5%
Final: 35%
Homework:
 Introduction to Electronics:
1.49, 1.51, 1.55, 1.57, 1.77, 1.80
 Operational Amplifier Applications:
2.9, 2.15, 2.16, 2.18, 2.34, 2.65, 2.71, 2.73, 2.75, 2.79, 2.81, 2.93, 2.107, 2.113, 2.122
 Semiconductors and Diodes:
1.90, 1.94, 1.111, 3.2, 3.3, 3.11, 3.21, 3.39, 3.45, 3.51, 3.54, 3.56, 3.57, 3.59, 3.66, 3.74, 3.78, 3.84
 MOSFETs and Transistor Amplifiers:
5.14, 5.18, 5.50, 5.54, 5.57, 5.58, 5.59, 5.60, 6.10, 6.13, 6.25, 6.27, 6.61, 6.82, 6.92, 6.95, 6.117,
6.118, 6.125, 6.127, 6.128
 BJTs and Transistor Amplifiers:
4.29, 4.36, 4.40, 4.54, 4.57, 4.60, 4.67, 4.68, 4.69, 6.7, 6.35, 6.53, 6.54, 6.121, 6.122, 6.123, 6.131,
6.132
 Building Blocks of Integrated-Circuit Amplifiers
7.4, 7.31, 7.49, 7.52, 7.53, 7.63, 7.73, 7.75
 Course Outline
1. Introduction to Electronics
 Signals (Chapter 1.1)
 Frequency spectrum of signals (Chapter 1.2)
 Analog and digital signals (Chapter 1.3)
 Amplifiers (Chapter 1.4)
 Circuit models for amplifiers (Chapter 1.5)
 Frequency response of amplifiers (Chapter 1.6)

2. Operational Amplifiers
 The ideal op amp (Chapter 2.1)
 The inverting configuration (Chapter 2.2)
 The noninverting configuration (Chapter 2.3)
 Difference amplifiers (Chapter 2.4)
 Integrators and differentiators (Chapter 2.5)
 Effect of finite open-loop gain and bandwidth on circuit performance (Chapter 2.7)
 Large-signal operation of op amps (Chapter 2.8)

3. Semiconductors and Diodes

 Intrinsic semiconductors (Chapter 1.7)
 Doped semiconductors (Chapter 1.8)
 Current flow in semiconductors (Chapter 1.9)
 The pn junction (Chapter 1.10)
 The pn junction with an applied voltage (Chapter 1.11)
 Capacitive effects in the pn junction (Chapter 1.12)
 The ideal diode (Chapter 3.1)
 Terminal characteristics of junction diodes (Chapter 3.2)
 Modeling the diode (Chapter 3.3)
 The small-signal model (Chapter 3.4)
 Voltage regulation (Chapter 3.5)
 Rectifier circuits (Chapter 3.6.1-3.6.3)

4. MOS Field Effect Transistors (MOSFETs) and Transistor Amplifiers

 Device structure and physical operation (Chapter 5.1)
 Current-voltage characteristics (Chapter 5.2)
 MOSFET circuits at DC (Chapter 5.3)
 Basic amplifier principles (Chapter 6.1 MOSFET part)
 Small-signal operation and models (Chapter 6.2 MOSFET part)
 Basic configurations (Chapter 6.3 MOSFET part)
 Biasing (Chapter 6.4 MOSFET part)
 Discrete-circuit amplifiers (Chapter 6.5 MOSFET part)
5. Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJTs) and Transistor Amplifiers
 Device structure and physical operation (Chapter 4.1)
 Current-voltage characteristics (Chapter 4.2)
 BJT circuits at DC (Chapter 4.3)
 Basic amplifier principles (Chapter 6.1 BJT part)
 Small-signal operation and models (Chapter 6.2 BJT part)
 Basic configurations (Chapter 6.3 BJT part)
 Biasing (Chapter 6.4 BJT part)
 Discrete-circuit amplifiers (Chapter 6.5 BJT part)

6. Building Blocks of Integrated-Circuit Amplifiers

 IC design philosophy (Chapter 7.1 MOSFET part)
 IC biasing: current sources and current mirrors (Chapter 7.2 MOSFET part)
 The basic gain cell (Chapter 7.3 MOSFET part)
 The common-gate amplifier as current buffer (Chapter 7.4 MOSFET part)
 The cascade amplifier (Chapter 7.5 MOSFET part)
 Current-mirror circuits with improved performance (Chapter 7.7 MOSFET part)
 2022 Tentative Schedule

Week Date Topics Reading Materials

1 09/08 Introduction Ch 1.1-1.5

2 09/15, 09/16 Op Amp Ch1.6, Ch 2.1-2.3

3 09/22, 09/23 Op Amp Ch 2.4, 2.5, 2.7

4 09/29, 09/30 Semiconductors Ch 2.8, 1.7-1.12

Quiz 1
5 10/06, 10/07 Ch 3.1-3.3
Diodes

6 10/13, 10/14 Diodes Ch 3.4-3.6.3

7 10/20, 10/21 MOSFETs Ch 5.1-5.3

8 10/27, 10/28 Quiz 2/Mid-term Exam

9 11/03, 11/04 MOSFETs Ch 6.1-6.3 (MOS part)

10 11/10, 11/11 MOSFETs Ch 6.4-6.5 (MOS part)

11 11/17, 11/18 BJTs Ch 4.1-4.3

12 11/24, 11/25 BJTs Ch 6.1-6.3 (BJT part)

Quiz 3
13 12/01, 12/02 Ch 6.4-6.5 (BJT part)
BJTs

14 12/08, 12/09 IC Building Blocks Ch 7.1-7.3 (MOS part)

15 12/15, 12/16 IC Building Blocks Ch 7.4-7.6 (MOS part)

16 12/22, 12/23 Quiz 4/Final Exam