EECS 311 | Electronic Circuits
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Fall 2008 Schedule (updated 11/26)
| Monday | Wednesday | Notes |
| September 1 Labor Day |
September 3 Lecture 1: Review: Kirchhoff's Laws, Superposition Reading: J&B Ch 1, 10.1, 10.7 |
No Labs |
| September 8 Lecture 2: Review: Dependent sources, Freq. response, Bode plots Reading: J&B 10.5, 1.7, 11.2, 11.3, 17.1 Lab0, Lab1 out |
September 10 Lecture 3: Review: Ideal opamps. Non-ideal opamps Reading: J&B 12.1, 12.3, 12.4 PS1 out |
Lab Week - Form teams - Cadence tutorial - Lab 1 Pre-Lab |
| September 15 Lecture 4: Non-ideal opamps Reading: J&B 12.1, 12.3, 12.4 |
September 17 Lecture 5: Non-ideal opamps, Active filters: Graphical filter design Reading: J&B 2.1, 12.3, 12.4, 11.4 PS1 due, PS2 out |
Lab Week - Complete Lab 1 |
| September 22 Lecture 6: Active Filters: Sallen & Key Reading: J&B 11.4, Sallen & Key paper Lab1 due, Lab2 out |
September 24 Lecture 7: Solid-state electronics, PN junction diodes Reading: J&B 2, 3.1-3.8 PS2 due, PS3 out |
No Labs Lab 2 Pre-Lab |
| September 29 Lecture 8: Diode models, Rectifiers Reading: J&B 3.10-3.13 |
October 1 Lecture 9: Field-effect transistor (MOSFET) operation Reading: J&B 4.1, 4.2, 4.4 PS3 due |
Lab Week - Complete Lab 2 |
| October 6 Lecture 10: FET DC analysis, 2nd-order effects Reading: J&B 4.1, 4.2, 4.4, 4.8 Lab2 due, Lab3.1 out, Quiz 1 (5-6:30PM 1303 EECS) |
October 8 Lecture 11: PMOS, Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJT) operation Reading: J&B 4.3, 4.9, 5.1-5.2 PS4 out |
Lab Week - Lab 3 part 1 |
| October 13 Lecture 12: BJT DC analysis, PNP Reading: J&B 5.3, 5.5-5.7, 5.11 Lab3.1 due, Lab3.2 out |
October 15 Lecture 13: BJT reverse operation, 2nd-order effects, Transistor amplifiers Reading: J&B 5.5-5.8, 13.1-13.3 PS4 due, PS5 out |
Lab Week - Lab 3 part 2 |
| October 20 No Lecture |
October 22 Lecture 14: Small-signal analysis Reading: J&B 13.4-13.12 PS5 due, PS6 out |
Optional: Labs open for soldering Lab 3 to proto-board |
| October 27 Lecture 15: NPN small-signal model Reading: J&B 13.4-13.12 Lab3.2 due, Lab4 out |
October 29 Lecture 16: SCTC, high-frequency models Reading: J&B 14.6, 16.1-16.4 PS6 due |
Lab Week - Lab 4 design (in-lab) |
| November 3 Lecture 17: OCTC, Miller effect Reading: J&B 16.1-6 Quiz 2 (5-6:30PM in 1303 EECS) |
November 5 Lecture 18: Multi-stage amps Reading: J&B 13.2-3, 14.8 PS7 out |
Lab Week - Complete Lab 4 |
| November 10 Lecture 19: Multi-stage amps Reading: J&B 13.2-3, 14.8 Lab4 due, Lab5 out |
November 12 Lecture 20: Multi-stage amps, C-C stages Reading: J&B 14.1-4, 14.8 PS7 due |
Lab 5 design |
| November 17 Lecture 21: C-G stages Reading: J&B 15.4, 15.6 |
November 19 Lecture 22: Small-signal models: PNP, NMOS Reading: J&B 13.4-13.11 PS8 out |
Lab 5 complete |
| November 24 Lecture 23: Small-signal models: body effect, PMOS Reading: J&B 13.4-13.11 Lab6 out |
November 26 Lecture 24: Current sources Reading: J&B 15.4 PS8 due |
Lab 6 Pre-Lab |
| December 1 Lecture 25: Current mirrors, differential amplifier Reading: J&B 15.1, 15.6 |
December 3 Lecture 26: Differential amplifier Reading: J&B 15.6 Lab5 Report due, Lab6 due |
Lab Week - Complete Lab 6 |
| December 8 Lecture 27: Tying it all together |
December 10 Study Day |
Final Exam Friday
December 12, 4-6PM No Labs |