EHB 231E - Electronics I

Course Objectives

This course aims to give the following abilities to the students:

I. Understanding the behavior of semi-conductor electronic devices and their terminal characteristics
II. Learning how to bias these devices
III. Introduction to analog and digital circuits employing these devices

Course Description

Semi-conductor basics: concepts and semi-conductor components.

Semiconductor diode; physical structure, terminal characteristics, analysis of diode circuits.

Bipolar junction transistor (BJT); physical structure and operating modes, BJT as a switch; DC biasing, BJT as an amplifier, small-signal model, basic amplifier circuits.

MOSFET; structure and operating modes, MOSFET as a switch, MOSFET amplifiers.

Operational amplifiers; concepts and application examples.