ECE 363

Design of Electronic Circuits

Fall 2019

Tu, Th 9:00 - 10:45 AM (Room N100)

Instructor: Prof. Takashi Buma

Office hours (Steinmetz 209): Mon & Tue (2 – 3pm), Wed (9-10:30am)

 

or by appointment (set up via email)

 

Labs: Thu, 1:55–4:45 PM (ISEC 176)

 

                               

NOTE: This calendar is subject to change. Last updated: 11/24/19

 

TEXTBOOK: “Electronic Principles, 8th Edition”

by Albert Malvino and David J. Bates (2015)

 

 

 Week

Date

Lectures

Suggested
Reading 

Data Sheets

Helpful info

Solutions

Assignments

1

Sep 12

Emitter Follower

Before, After

 

 

1N4148, 2N3904, TIP31, MJE3055,  KSP13, TIP120, TIP140

Syllabus

MultiSimTutorial(pdf)

 

 

HW1solns

HW1 (due Sep 20)

Sep 12

Lab1a: Zener Follower

 

Zener(5.6V), TIP31A, HeatSink, 5Vfan

Lab1a_Tutorial

 

Lab1a_handout(pdf)

Sep 17

Linear Regulator

Before, After

 

LM385-1.2, 78Lxx, LM317

Resistor and Capacitor Table

 

PreLab1 (due Sep 19)

2 

Sep 19

 

Op Amp Basics

Before, After

 

2N4401, BPV22F, LF356, LF411

 

HW2solns 

HW2 (due Sep 27)

Sep 19

Lab1b: Voltage Regulator

 

 

 

 

PreLab1 due

Lab1b handout (pdf)

Lab1 report (due Oct 01)

Sep 24

(Quiz1)

 OpAmp Current Boosters

Before, After

 

 Quiz1solns

Quiz1

PreLab2 (due Sep 26)

3 

Sep 26

ClassAB amplifier design

Before, After

 

 

PreLab3 (due Oct 03)

Sep 26

Lab2: Audio amplifier

 

2N3904, 2N3906, LF356

 

 

Lab2 handout (pdf)

Oct 01

(Quiz2)

OpAmp Output Error

Before, After

 

Quiz2solns

Quiz2

4 

Oct 03

OpAmp Speed

Before, After

 

LM741, MPSA29, TIP110, 1N914

 

HW3solns 

HW3(new) (due Oct 11)

Oct

03

Lab3a: Design Project #1 (Design + Test)

 

 

 

 

Lab3_Topics

PreLab3 due

Oct 08

NO CLASS

 

 

 

 

 

5 

Oct 10

NO CLASS

 

 

 

 

 

Oct 10

Lab3b: Design Project #1 (Finish Testing)

 

 

 

 

HW3 due

 

Oct 15

(Quiz3)

BJT switches

Before, After

 

 Npn(2N3904, BC546, 2N2222A)

Darlington(TIP100, MPSA29, TIP110)

Diode(1N4148, 1N4001)

NMOS(ZVN3306,2N7000, ZVN2106, IRF520)

 

PMOS(ZVP3310, ZVP2106, IRF9520, IRFD9020)

Quiz3solns 

RedLED_datasheet

 

HW4solns

Quiz3

HW4 (due Oct 25)

6 

Oct 17

EXAM 1

 

 

 

SampleExam1

SampleExam1solns

Exam1_2019solns

Exam1

Oct 17

Lab3: Design Project #1 (Testing/Demo)

 

 Phototransistor

 

 

Lab3report (due Nov 04)

Oct 22

FET switches

Before, After

 

 

 

Exam1 re-do (due Oct 29)

PreLab4 (due Oct 24)

7

Oct 24

Comparators+PWM

Before, After

 

 

 

RedLED_datasheet 

 Photocell

HW5solns

HW5 (due Nov 01)

Oct 24

Lab4: Buck converter

 

 2N7000, IRF9520, 2N3904, 2N3906, Inductor, 1N4148

 

 

PreLab4 due

Lab4 handout (pdf)

Oct 29

(Quiz4)

Oscillators

Before, After

 

 

 LM3046, 2N3904, 1N4148

 Quiz4solns

Exam1 re-do due

Quiz4

PreLab5 (due Oct 31)

HW6 (due Nov 08)

8 

Oct 31

Differential Amplifiers (Pt 1)

Before, After

 

 

 

 

Oct 31

Lab5a: Design Project #2 (prototype)

 

IC: LM358, TL972, LMC555

Npn:2N3904,2N4401,TIP31,TIP120

Pnp:2N3906,2N4403,TIP32,TIP121

n-ch:2N7000, BS170, IRF520

p-ch: ZVP3310,ZVP2106,IRF9520

Comparators: LM311, LM393

Load: Servo, RGB_LED, PowerLED

 

PreLab5a due

Nov 05

(Quiz5)

Differential Amplifiers (Pt 2)

Before, After

 

 

 

 Quiz5solns

Quiz5

 

PreLab5b (due Nov 07)

9 

Nov 07

Filters

Before, After

 

 

HW6solns

 

SampleQuiz6

SampleQuiz6solns

HW6 due

Nov 07

Lab5b: Design Project #2 (soldering and testing)

 

 

 

PreLab5b due

Nov 12

EXAM #2

 

 

SampleExam2

SampleDatasheets

SampleExam2solns

Exam2_2019solns 

Exam2

10 

Nov 14

Negative Feedback

Before, After

 

 

 HW7solns

HW7 (due Nov21)

Nov 14

Lab5c: Design Project #2 (Demo)

 

 

 

Lab5report (due Nov 26) 

Nov

19

Amplifier stability

Before, After

 

 

Final_2018

Final_2018solns 

HW7 due Nov 21

 

Nov

26

 

FINAL EXAM (Time = 2:30 – 4:30pm, Room Wold 128)