COURSE INFORMATION
Course Title: ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS II
Code Course Type Regular Semester Theory Practice Lab Credits ECTS
ECE 260 B 4 3 0 2 4 5
Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) NA
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: Endri Stoja , not available yet
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours: NA
Language: English
Compulsory/Elective: Compulsory
Classroom and Meeting Time: no classes assigned to this course
Course Description: Differential amplifier, current mirror circuits, operational amplifiers (op-amp) and applications, power amplifiers, frequency response of feedback circuits, stability of feedback circuits, sinusoidal signal generators.
Course Objectives: Analysis and design of single and multistage amplifiers, differential amplifiers and their applications. Determine the frequency response of amplifier circuits and offer a discussion of feedback.
COURSE OUTLINE
Week Topics
1 Circuit models for amplifiers and brief review of ECE 221
2 Transistor amplifiers, small-signal operation and models
3 Basic configurations, biasing
4 Discrete-circuit amplifiers and review
5 IC amplifier building blocks, current sources and mirrors
6 Basic gain cell, active loading cascode amplifier
7 MOS/BJT differential pair, common-mode rejection
8 Institutional Midterm/NO CLASSES
9 Differential pair with current-mirror load
10 Multistage amplifiers, review
11 Amplifier frequency response
12 MOS/BJT high-frequency models
13 Feedback schemes
14 Analysis of feedback voltage amplifiers
Prerequisite(s): ECE 221 Electronic Circuits I
Textbook: A. S. Sedra, K. C. Smith, "Microelectronic Circuits", International Ed., Oxford University Press, 2011. C. K. Alexander, M. N. O. Sadiku, "Fundamentals of Electric Circuits", 5th Edition, McGraw-Hill Inc., New York, 2009.
Other References: n/a
Laboratory Work: n/a
Computer Usage: n/a
Others: No
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1 Applications and analysis methods for differential amplifiers and feedback circuits.
2 CAD usage for circuit design
3 Discrete-circuit amplifier construction practice
4 Amplifier testing and characterisation
5 Improved reporting skills
COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES
(Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)
No Program Competencies Cont.
Bachelor in Electronics and Digital Communication Engineering (3 years) Program
1 Engineering graduates with sufficient theoretical and practical background for a successful profession and with application skills of fundamental scientific knowledge in the engineering practice. 5
2 Engineering graduates with skills and professional background in describing, formulating, modeling and analyzing the engineering problem, with a consideration for appropriate analytical solutions in all necessary situations 5
3 Engineering graduates with the necessary technical, academic and practical knowledge and application confidence in the design and assessment of machines or mechanical systems or industrial processes with considerations of productivity, feasibility and environmental and social aspects. 2
4 Engineering graduates with the practice of selecting and using appropriate technical and engineering tools in engineering problems, and ability of effective usage of information science technologies. 4
5 Ability of designing and conducting experiments, conduction data acquisition and analysis and making conclusions. 5
6 Ability of identifying the potential resources for information or knowledge regarding a given engineering issue. 4
7 The abilities and performance to participate multi-disciplinary groups together with the effective oral and official communication skills and personal confidence.
8 Ability for effective oral and official communication skills in foreign language.
9 Engineering graduates with motivation to life-long learning and having known significance of continuous education beyond undergraduate studies for science and technology.
10 Engineering graduates with well-structured responsibilities in profession and ethics.
11 Engineering graduates who are aware of the importance of safety and healthiness in the project management, workshop environment as well as related legal issues.
12 Consciousness for the results and effects of engineering solutions on the society and universe, awareness for the developmental considerations with contemporary problems of humanity.
COURSE EVALUATION METHOD
Method Quantity Percentage
Midterm Exam(s)
1
50
Final Exam
1
50
Total Percent: 100%
ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)
Activities Quantity Duration(Hours) Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) 16 0 0
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) 16 6 96
Mid-terms 1 14 14
Assignments 0
Final examination 1 15 15
Other 0
Total Work Load:
125
Total Work Load/25(h):
5
ECTS Credit of the Course:
5