EE 310

• Text Book: Microelectronic Circuits, by Sedra/ Smith, 5ed edition 2004, Oxford University Press.
• Grading Policy: Grades will be distributed as follows;

              Two med-term exams :     

                  - First Exam                      20%
                  - Second Exam                 20%
                  - Class/Home work            10%
                  - Drop Quizzes                  10%
                  - Final Exam                      40%

• Attendance: A student with an absence of 25% or greater by the last day of classes will not be allowed to attend the final exam. Tutorials will be included in the absence rate.

 

• Course Content:

             Introduction
                - Semiconductors: how different from metals and insulators
                - Intrinsic, N-type, and P-type Semiconductors
                - Generation, Recombination, and Energy band model
                - Conductivity and resistivity
                - Current mechanisms: diffusion and drift currents

            P-N Junction Diodes
                - Physical Operation of Diodes
                - Terminal (I-V) characteristics of Junction Diodes
                - The Ideal Diode and Constant-Voltage Models
                - Diode Applications: Logic gates, Rectifiers, Photodiodes, Solar Cells, LEDs, Zener, and Laser Diodes.
                - Analysis of Diode Circuits
                - The Small-Signal Model and its Application

           Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors (MOSFETs)
                - Introduction: MOSFET and the Digital World
                - The Enhancement-Type MOSFET (E-MOSFET): Device Structure and Physical Operation
                - Current-Voltage Characteristics for E-MOSFET
                - The Depletion-Type MOSFET (D-MOSFET): Device Structure and Physical Operation
                - Current-Voltage Characteristics for D-MOSFET
                - MOSFET Circuits at DC
                - The MOSFET as an Amplifier and as a Switch
                - Small-Signal Operation and Models
                - The NMOS and CMOS Digital Logic Inverters

           Bipolar Junction Transistors
               - Physical Structures Modes of Operation, and Types
               - Graphical Representation of Transistor Characteristics
               - Analysis of Transistor Circuits at DC
               - The Transistor as an Amplifier
               - Small-Signal Equivalent Circuit Models
               - Graphical Analysis
               - The Transistor as a Switch

         Four Layers (three junctions) Devices: Thyristors
               - Structure
               - I-V characteristics