ECE 20800 - Electronic Devices and Design Laboratory
Note:
This course is an CMPE Core Course for catalog terms prior to Fall 2018. For Fall 2018 and later catalog terms it is a CMPE Special Content Elective.
Course Details
Lab Hours: 3 Credits: 1
Counts as:
- EE Core
- CMPE Core
Normally Offered:
Each Fall, Spring
Requisites:
Prerequisites: ECE 20700 and ECE 25500 [may be taken concurrently].
Requisites by Topic:
Prerequisites: basic circuit analysis including dc, transient, and steady state sinusoidal analysis; basic laboratory instrumentation Concurrent Prerequisites: basic circuit models for diodes, unipolar and bipolar transistors; design of small signal amplifiers
Catalog Description:
Laboratory experiments in the measurement of electronic device characteristics. Design of biasing networks, small signal amplifiers and switching circuits.
Required Text(s):
- Electronic Devices and Design Laboratory , M. Swabey, A. Balmos, S. Hathorn, and B. Robinson , KendallHunt , 2017 , ISBN No. 978-1-5249-2303-7
Recommended Text(s):
None.
Learning Outcomes:
A student who successfully fulfills the course requirements will have demonstrated an ability to:
- measure the characteristics of diodes and bipolar transistors. [6]
- design, build, and test biasing networks for diodes, bipolar transistors, and field effect transistors. [1,2,6]
- design, build, and test single stage voltage amplifiers to meet a set of given specifications. [1,2,6]
- design simple switching circuits. [1,2,6]
Lab Outline:
Week | Experiment Title or Activity |
---|---|
1 | Introduction |
2 | Measurement of diode characteristics |
3 | Triangle to sine converter design |
4 | A small signal attenuator |
5 | A motor driver - power MOSFET |
6 | CMOS logic |
7 | Formal report project |
8 | Formal report project (continued) |
9 | DC models for bipolar transistors |
10 | Common emitter: load lines, etc. |
11 | Precision gain amplifiers |
12 | Low frequency hybrid-pi model |
13 | Lab practical exam |
14 | Single stage amplifier design |
15 | Single stage amplifier design (continued) |
Assessment Method:
none