Introductory description

Analogue electronics

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Module aims

Outline syllabus

This is an indicative module outline only to give an indication of the sort of topics that may be covered. Actual sessions held may differ.

Lecture Topics include:

• Diodes, BJTs and FETs transistors as individual devices and in use as simple linear amplifiers.
• Analogue Circuit Modelling and Simulation: Schematic capture and simulation of analogue electronic components and circuits
• Voltage regulators, voltage references and current sources., construction and deployment.
• Operational Amplifiers (including internal topology), circuit configurations, e.g. use in active filters
• Sources of electrical noise , Johnson noise, 1/f noise, voltage and current noise spectral densities,op-amp noise calculations
• Analogue sinusoidal oscillators and non-sinusoidal waveform generation

Learning outcomes

By the end of the module, students should be able to:

• Appreciate a range of different analogue electronic devices and circuits
• Design analogue electronic systems to fulfil specifications. [C1, M1 C2, M2, C3, M3, C4, M4(D)]
• Measure analogue electronic components, calculate, design and build analogue electronic circuits to determine performance and behaviours. [C12, M12, C13, M13]
• Analyze and calculate operating states of common analogue circuits [C1, M1, C2, Μ2, C3, M3, C4, M4(D)]

Indicative reading list

Microelectronics Circuit Analysis and Design, Donald Neaman, 4e 2009.

Subject specific skills

Ability to apply relevant practical and laboratory skills building and testing analogue electronic circuits

Transferable skills

Numeracy: apply mathematical, computational and modelling methods in an engineering context