Lecturer: Sabina Merlo  

Course name: Microelectronic circuits
Course code: 502498
Degree course: Bioingegneria, Ingegneria Elettronica e delle Telecomunicazioni
Disciplinary field of science: ING-INF/01
L'insegnamento è caratterizzante per: Bioingegneria, Ingegneria Elettronica e delle Telecomunicazioni
University credits: CFU 9
Course website: http://www-3.unipv.it/ele1/

Specific course objectives

To provide a basic understanding of analog electronic circuits.

Course programme

Semiconductor devices
Principle of operation of diode, BJTs and MOSFETs

Operational amplifiers
Ideal Op AMP. Inverting and non-inverting configurations. Integrator and derivator.

Single stage amplifiers
CE, CE with emitter resistance, CC, CB, CS, CS with source resistance, CD, CG

Course entry requirements

KVL and KCL, Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits, impedance, frequency response

Course structure and teaching

Lectures (hours/year in lecture theatre): 52
Practical class (hours/year in lecture theatre): 22
Practicals / Workshops (hours/year in lecture theatre): 16

Suggested reading materials

A. Sedra, K. Smith. Microelectronic circuits - Sixth International Edition. Oxford University Press. Testo fondamentale. - F. Maloberti, G. Martini. Esercizi di Elettronica Applicata. Ed. Spiegel (1998), Milano. - Y. Tsividis. A First Lab in Circuits and Electronics. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York (2002). Testo per consultazione.

Testing and exams

There is an open-book written test followed by an oral exam.