Course Contents

Unit 1: Amplifiers and their Frequency Response: 1.1 Cascade amplifier 1.2 The Amplifier pass band 1.3 The frequency plot 1.4 Low frequency plot 1.5 The un-bypassed emitter resistor 1.6 High frequency equivalent circuit 1.7 The Miller Effect 1.8 High frequency limit of transistor. Unit 2: Feedback: 2.1 Positive and Negative feedback 2.2 Principle of feedback amplifier 2.3 Stabilization of gain by negative feedback 2.4 Bandwidth improvement with negative feedback 2.5 Reduction of nonlinear distortion 2.6 Control of amplifier output and input resistance. Unit 3: Oscillators: 3.1 Introduction and Classification of oscillators 3.2 Damped and undamped oscillators 3.3 The oscillatory circuit 3.4 Frequency stability of an oscillator 3.5 Essentials of a feedback LC oscillator 3.6 Tuned base oscillator. Unit 4: Power Amplifiers: 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Power relation in class-A amplifiers 4.3 Class-B amplifier 4.4 Efficiency of class-A and class-B amplifiers. Unit 5: Modulation and Demodulation: 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Carrier wave modulation 5.3 Need for modulation 5.4 Methods of modulation 5.5 Amplitude modulation 5.6 Diode for linear detector for amplitude modulation 5.7 High power level amplitude modulation 5.8 Frequency modulation. Unit 6: Multivibrators: 6.1 Multivibrators 6.2 Basic types of Multivibrators 6.3 Uses of Multivibrators 6.4 Astable Multivibrators 6.5 Mono-stable Multivibrators 6.6 Bi-stable Multivibrators 6.7 Schmitt Trigger Circuit. Unit 7: Integrated Circuits: 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Integrated circuit advantages and drawbacks 7.3 Scale of integration 7.4 Classification of integrated circuit by structure 7.5 Classification of integrated circuit by function 7.6 Comparison between different integrated circuit. Unit 8: Digital Circuits: 8.1 Decimal, Binary 8.2 Octal, hexadecimal number systems 8.3 Conversion of decimal numbers to any other number system and vice-versa 8.4 Binary codes, 8.5 OR, AND, NOT, NAND, NOR logic gates 8.6 Boolean algebra. 8.7 Boolean expressions 8.8 Simplification of Boolean expression using Boolean algebra.

Course Synopsis

Covers small-signal models of semiconductor devices and amplifier circuits including op-amps at the transistor level. Introduces methods of design and analysis of modern electronic circuits.

Course Learning Outcomes

Express FET (field effect transistor) technology.  Explains FET structure and operation.  Explains op-amp structure.  Describes the types of op-amp  Explain the gain of Op-amp applications