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 focused on the basics of digital electronics, considering and studying different aspects of digital circuits design. The most important aspects of digital systems are addressed, starting from the basic considerations of elementary circuits to the analysis of complex processing systems.

- Knowledge of the various types of combinatorial digital circuits and of efficient synthesis techniques; ability to analyze and design the various circuits.
- Knowledge of the various types of simple and complex sequential digital circuits and of the corresponding synthesis techniques; ability to analyze and design sequential circuits and choice of components.
- Knowledge of the main construction technologies of complex digital circuits, with particular emphasis on programmable circuits.
- Knowledge of the different types of memories, their architecture and their use in processing systems.

The course requires the knowledge of circuit theory, semiconductor devices and Boolean algebra.

- Logic gates in CMOS technology: Inverter CMOS, parameters of circuiti digitali, power dissipation, fan-in, fan-out, logic gates.
- Sequential logic: latch with inverter, flip-flop S/R in CMOS technology, flip-flop D e D edge triggered.
- Semiconductor memories: structure of a memory, ROM e PROM a MOS, memoria SRAM e DRAM, decoder, EPROM e EEPROM.

- A. S. Sedra and C. K. Smith “Microelectronic Circuits”, 8th Edition, Oxford Univ. Press, 2019.
- Richard C. Jaeger e Travis N. Blalock "Microelettronica", McGraw-Hill Education, 2018.

The achievement of the teaching objectives is assessed through course assignments (maximum +3/30) and a final written exam. The final written exam consists of 2-3 problems similar to those covered in class and group work, with a maximum score of 30/30. Both the assignments and the written exam, if passed, are valid for one academic year. The use of notes, books, and other teaching materials is not permitted during the exam. An optional oral exam is available at the student's request, involving a few theoretical questions on course topics and solving an exercise similar to those in the written exam. The oral exam can adjust the written exam mark by up to ±4/30. A single final mark for both modules will be calculated as the average of the individual marks from each module.

The course will take place through classroom lectures. The lectures will combine 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 digital circuits.

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written and oral