PRINCIPLES OF ELECTRONICS - MOD. 2

The course is mandatory for the BSc-level programme in Engineering Physics and will be offered in the second period of the third year. It is an introduction to the scientific and engineering technique on analog electronics circuits. This course is foundational to understand complex electronics systems.

After completing the course, the student will be able to:

- Analyze electronic circuits based on diodes
- Design simple diode electronic circuits (for example limiters and rectifiers)
- Understand the principle of operation of transistor-based amplifiers (MOSFET, BJT)
- Analyze and design single-stage amplifier stages, determining their main figure of merits and transfer function
- Design current generators based on transistors and the "current mirror" circuit
- Understanding the differential amplifier and its use
- Understand the behavior of circuits based on operational amplifiers

The course requires knowledge of circuit theory, basic principles of mathematics (derivatives, integrals, and differential equations), and fundamental concepts in electromagnetism.

- Introductory concepts on electronics
- Introduction to semiconductor physics
- Diodes
- Field Effect Transistors (MOSFETs)
- Bipolar junction transistors (BJTs)
- Transistor amplifiers
- Building blocks of integrated-circuit amplifiers
- Differential amplifiers
- Multistage and operational amplifiers

- Sedra A. S. and Smith C. K. “Microelectronic Circuits” (ita. Circuiti per la microelettronica), 5th Edition, Oxford Univ. Press, 2004
- Richard C. Jaeger, Travis N. Blalock "Microelettronica", McGraw-Hill Education, 2018.

The achievement of the teaching objectives is assessed through participation in the activities and exercises assigned during the course and a final written exam. The final written exam consists of problems similar to those developed in class during group work. The use of notes, books and other teaching materials is not permitted during the assignment: all the necessary materials for completing the test will be provided along with the test itself. A facsimile of the assignment will be made available. The oral exam is optional (at the request of the student) or at the specific request of the teacher to evaluate the student's preparation in a more exhaustive way.

The course will take place through classroom lectures. The lecutres will cmbina theory and exercises to facilitate the learning of the fundamental concepts and the understanding of the main parameters for the design and performance evaluation of analog circuits.

Italian

written and oral