Lecturer: Valerio Annovazzi Lodi  

Course name: Elettronica
Course code: 062036
Degree course: Ingegneria Elettrica
Disciplinary field of science: ING-INF/01
L'insegnamento è caratterizzante per: Ingegneria Elettrica
University credits: CFU 5
Course website: http://www.unipv.it/optoele/didattica/didattica.html

Specific course objectives

This course focusses on the main analog linear and non-linear applications using junction diodes, field effect transistors, operational amplifiers. Moreover, it offers a basic knowledge of MOS logical families and digital circuits. The final goal of the course is to teach students how to analyze and perform measurements on analog circuits, and the design of simple circuits with op-amps and discrete MOS devices.

Course programme

Operational amplifiers
Ideal operational amplifier. Summer, subtractor, integrator, differentiator. Network synthesis with op-amps. Bias currents and voltage offset. Multivibrators.

Semiconductor devices
Junction diodes. Avalanche and Zener diodes. Voltage regulators. Rectifiers. JFET and MOS. Biasing. Small signal model. Basic amplifier stages. Current mirrors. The MOSFET as a switch.

Digital circuits
Basic digital gates. MOS integrated gates: n-MOS inverters; the CMOS inverter. The latch and the Flip-flop. Memories. D/A and A/D converters.

Course entry requirements

Basic theory of linear networks: amplifiers and their circuit models; Norton, Thevenin and Miller theorems. Frequency response of a single time constant linear network. Bode diagrams.

Course structure and teaching

Lectures (hours/year in lecture theatre): 20
Practical class (hours/year in lecture theatre): 28
Practicals / Workshops (hours/year in lecture theatre): 12
Project work (hours/year in lecture theatre): 0

Suggested reading materials

A.Sedra, K.Smith. Microelectronic Circuits, III ed. o successive. Saunders College Publishing, Philadelphia, 1991..

A.Sedra, K.Smith. Circuiti per la Microeletronica. Edizioni Ingegneria 2000, Roma, 1994..

Testing and exams

Written examination consisting of the analysis of an amplifier stage with discrete devices, and of a circuit with an operational amplifier. Oral examination on the whole program.