ELEC-117 Linear Electronics

In this course students will learn the characteristics of electronic devices, such as diodes, transistors, and operational amplifiers, and their behavior in various electronic circuits. Specifically, applications of the following devices will be studied: rectifier diodes, zener diodes, bipolar junction transistors (BJT), and field-effect transistors (FET). Also, various applications of the operational amplifier will be studied.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

ELEC-107

Hours Weekly

3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab weekly

Course Objectives

1. 1. Describe how a pn junction (semiconductor diode) is formed, discuss its characteristics and explain how
   it works with respect to forward and reverse bias.
2. 2. Explain how various rectifier circuits (half-wave, center-tapped full-wave, and full-wave bridge) function, and calculate the average output voltage and peak inverse voltage for each rectifier type.
3. 3. Describe how a capacitor filter smoothes out a rectified voltage, and explain how the value of the filter
   capacitor determines the amount of ripple voltage.
4. 4. Explain the zener diode characteristic curve, discuss various zener characteristics and parameters, and
   use a zener diode for voltage regulation (line regulation and load regulation).
5. 5. Describe the basic construction of a bipolar junction transistor (BJT), identify npn and pnp transistors,
   define the transistor currents and their relationship, and interpret the characteristic curves of a transistor.
6. 6. Explain how a transistor is biased for use as an amplifier and how the transistor produces gain in
   amplifier circuits.
   
7. 7. Identify various transistor packaging configurations and terminals.
8. 8. Define linear operation in relation to transistor characteristic curves and loadline, and analyze the bias of
   a transistor that operates as a linear amplifier.
9. 9. Analyze a transistor amplifier using r parameters in the CE, CC and CB configuration, and explain
   (calculate) voltage gain, input resistance, and output resistance of an amplifier.
   
10. 10. Show how voltage gain is increased by connecting amplifiers in cascade.
    
11. 11. Distinguish between large-signal and small-signal operation.
12. 12. Measure the frequency response of an amplifier.
13. 13. Analyze circuits using junction field-effect transistors (JFET).
    
14. 14. Describe the basic Op-Amp characteristics.
15. 15. Discuss Op-Amp modes and their parameters.
    
16. 16. Explain negative feedback in Op-Amp circuits.
17. 17. Analyze the non-inverting, voltage-follower and inverting Op-Amp configurations, and describe their
    impedances.
18. 18. Discuss Op-Amp compensation.
19. 19. Analyze open loop and closed-loop responses of an Op-Amp.
20. 20. Analyze the operation of several basic comparator circuits.
    
21. 21. Analyze the operation of integrators and differentiators.

Course Objectives

1. 1. Describe how a pn junction (semiconductor diode) is formed, discuss its characteristics and explain how
   it works with respect to forward and reverse bias.
2. 2. Explain how various rectifier circuits (half-wave, center-tapped full-wave, and full-wave bridge) function, and calculate the average output voltage and peak inverse voltage for each rectifier type.
3. 3. Describe how a capacitor filter smoothes out a rectified voltage, and explain how the value of the filter
   capacitor determines the amount of ripple voltage.
4. 4. Explain the zener diode characteristic curve, discuss various zener characteristics and parameters, and
   use a zener diode for voltage regulation (line regulation and load regulation).
5. 5. Describe the basic construction of a bipolar junction transistor (BJT), identify npn and pnp transistors,
   define the transistor currents and their relationship, and interpret the characteristic curves of a transistor.
6. 6. Explain how a transistor is biased for use as an amplifier and how the transistor produces gain in
   amplifier circuits.
   
7. 7. Identify various transistor packaging configurations and terminals.
8. 8. Define linear operation in relation to transistor characteristic curves and loadline, and analyze the bias of
   a transistor that operates as a linear amplifier.
9. 9. Analyze a transistor amplifier using r parameters in the CE, CC and CB configuration, and explain
   (calculate) voltage gain, input resistance, and output resistance of an amplifier.
   
10. 10. Show how voltage gain is increased by connecting amplifiers in cascade.
    
11. 11. Distinguish between large-signal and small-signal operation.
12. 12. Measure the frequency response of an amplifier.
13. 13. Analyze circuits using junction field-effect transistors (JFET).
    
14. 14. Describe the basic Op-Amp characteristics.
15. 15. Discuss Op-Amp modes and their parameters.
    
16. 16. Explain negative feedback in Op-Amp circuits.
17. 17. Analyze the non-inverting, voltage-follower and inverting Op-Amp configurations, and describe their
    impedances.
18. 18. Discuss Op-Amp compensation.
19. 19. Analyze open loop and closed-loop responses of an Op-Amp.
20. 20. Analyze the operation of several basic comparator circuits.
    
21. 21. Analyze the operation of integrators and differentiators.