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ENSC226: Electronic Circuits

Instructor:

Dr Behraad Bahreyni

Lectures (SUR 3170):

Tuesdays:    14:30 to 16:20
Thursdays:    14:30 to 15:20

Tutorials (SUR 3170):

Thursdays:    15:30 to 16:20

Labs:

LA1: Wednesdays 14:30 to 17:30 at SUR4290
LA2: Fridays 14:30 to 17:30 at SUR4290

Syllabus:

Introduction to semiconductors
    Current conduction, Semiconductors, pn junctions
Diodes
    Ideal diode, practical diode models, diode applications
Bipolar junction transistors
    BJT model, Biasing, Amplifiers
Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect transistors
    MOSFET model, Biasing, Amplifiers
Operational amplifiers
    Ideal OpAmp, OpAmp applications, Non-ideal OpAmps

Office hours:

Tuesdays:     16:30 to 17:30 in MSE 4378
Thursdays:    16:30 to 17:30 in MSE 4378


Textbook (required)

Fundamentals of Microelectronics
    By Behzad Razavi, Wiley; 1st edition, 2008
Evaluation
6 Assignments 6%
6 Laboratories 9%
5 Pop quizzes 15%
1 Midterm exam 20%
Final exam 50%

The midterm and final are closed book examinations of the course material. Students are permitted to use a crib sheet consisting of one 8 1/2× 11 paper (double-sided).


I put all the relevant course material on WebCT.