Prefix, Number and Name of Course: ENT341, Electronics

Credit Hours: 3

In Class Instructional Hours: 2	Labs: 3	Field Work (Homework): 4

Catalog Description:

Prerequisite: ENT300, ENT331

Study of electronic circuits and semiconductor devices including: diodes, transistors, operational amplifiers, thyristors, etc. Physics of semiconductors, transistor biasing, and amplifier circuits. Laboratory exercises provide practical application of semiconductor circuit theory.

Reason for Addition or Revision:

Revision of course content reflects recent electrical engineering technology developments and current trends.

Student Learning Outcomes. Students will:	Content Reference:	Assessment:
1. demonstrate an understanding of semiconductor devices.	I-XI	Graded homework, quizzes, and exams.
2. use standard instrumentation in the field of electrical engineering technology to perform measurements	I-XI	Graded laboratory reports and oral presentations
3. demonstrate analytical, design, and computer skills necessary for an electrical engineering technologist and understand the importance for lifelong study to maintain technical currency and to succeed as citizens in the rapidly changing world technology to perform measurements	I-XI	Graded homework, laboratory reports, oral presentations, and individual hands-on demonstrations

Course Content:

1. Physics of Semiconductors
   1. Atomic structure
   2. Semiconductor doping
   3. PN junction
   4. Characteristics of photoconductor diodes
2. Diodes
   1. Diode characteristics and parameters
   2. DC load line
   3. Rectification
   4. Diode ratings
   5. Clipper circuits
   6. Zener diode and voltage regulation
3. Bipolar Junction Transistor
   1. Construction and operation
   2. Current equations
   3. Voltage parameters
   4. Voltage parameters
   5. Common base, emitter, and collector characteristics
   6. T equivalent circuit
   7. Hybrid parameter model
   8. Determination of h parameters
4. Transistor Biasing
   1. DC load line and bias point
   2. Fixed current bias
   3. Collector-to-base bias
   4. Emitter current bias
5. Small-Signal Amplifiers
   1. Common emitter amplifier design
   2. Common source FET amplifier design
   3. Capacitor-coupled, two-state common emitter amplifier
   4. Direct coupling between stages
   5. Two-stage circuit with emitter follower output
   6. Small-signal high-frequency amplifiers
   7. Amplifier testing
6. Large-Signal Amplifiers
   1. Transformer-coupled class A amplifier
   2. Transformer-coupled class B and class AB amplifier
   3. Transformer-coupled amplifier design
   4. Capacitor-coupled power amplifier
7. Field Effect Transistors (FET)
   1. N-channel JFET characteristics
   2. P-channel JFET
   3. JFET data sheet and parameters
   4. FET voltage amplifier
   5. JFET construction
   6. FET equivalent circuit
   7. MOSFET
   8. Power MOSFET
8. FET Biasing
   1. DC load line and bias point
   2. Fixed voltage bias circuit
   3. Potential divider bias
   4. JFET bias circuits
   5. MOSFET bias circuits
   6. FET switching circuits
9. Operational Amplifiers
   1. Operational amplifier characteristics
   2. Differential circuits
   3. Open-loop gain
   4. Feedback with inverting and non-inverting amplifiers
   5. Input and output impedance
10. Thyristors
    1. Silicon-Controlled Rectifier (SCR) characteristics
    2. SCR control circuits
    3. TRIAC and DIAC
    4. Other four-layer devices
11. Miscellaneous Devices
    1. Vacuum tubes
    2. Piezoelectric crystals
    3. Voltage-variable capacitor diodes
    4. Thermistors
    5. Thermocouples
    6. Tunnel diodes
    7. Light emitting diodes

Resources:

Classic Scholarship in the Field:

Horowitz, P. & Hill, W. (1989). The Art of Electronics. (2^th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. : Cambridge University Press.

Current Scholarship in the Field:

Boylestad, R.L. & Nashelsky, L. (2001). Electronic Devices and Circuit Theory. (8^th ed.). NJ: Prentice Hall.

Goody, R.W. (2000). OrCAD PSpice for Windows, Volume I: DC and AC Circuits. (3^rd ed.). NJ: Prentice Hall.

Gray, P.R., Hurst, P.J., Lewis, S.H., & Meyer, R.G. (2001). Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated Circuits. (4^th ed.). NY: John Wiley & Sons.

Sedra, A.S. & Smith, K.C. (1997). Microelectronic Circuits . (4^th ed.). NY: Oxford University Press.

Periodicals:

1. IEEE Spectrum
2. IEEE Industry Applications
3. IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement
4. IEEE Spectrum

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