520.325: Integrated Electronics
http://bach.ece.jhu.edu/gert/courses/325
Fall Semester 2001
An introduction to electronic devices and their characterization in terms of their circuit properties, in the context of modern integrated circuit technologies. Topics include electrostatics and carrier transport in semiconductors, pn junctions, MOS field effect transistors, bipolar junction transistors, analog linear amplifiers, feedback, and basic CMOS digital circuits.
Classes: ThF 10:30am-noon; Shaffer 303
Section: We 5-6pm; Krieger 304
Final Exam: 12/14/2001, 2-5pm; Shaffer 303
Credit: 3 hours
Prerequisite: 520.213, 520.214, 520.219
Grading:
Textbook:
Instructor:
T.A.:
Course Outline:
A. Classes:
1. 9/6-9/7: Semiconductor technology (Ch. 2.1-3; 2.5)
2. 9/13-9/14: Electrostatics and carrier transport (Ch. 2.4; 2.6; 3.1-2)
3. 9/20-9/21: PN junctions and diodes (Ch. 3.3-6; 6.3)
4. 9/27-9/28: MOS capacitors (Ch. 3.7-9)
5. 10/4-10/5: MOS channel (Ch. 4.1-5)
6. 10/11-10/12: MOS inverters (Ch. 5.1-4)
7. 10/18-10/19: CMOS digital circuits (Ch. 5.5-7)
8. 10/25-10/26: Review and midterm
9. 11/1-11/2: Bipolar junction transistor (Ch. 7.1-5)
10. 11/8-11/9: Amplifiers (Ch. 8.2-3, 8.8-9)
11. 11/15-11/16: Multistage amplifiers
12. 11/29-11/30: Design examples
13. 12/6-12/7: Review and exam preparation
B. Assignments and Exam:
Homework: 6 total; weeks 1,3,5,7,9,11
Midterm: In-class (open book and notes); 50 min. (10/26)
Final exam: 3 hours; in-class (open book and notes); final's week