Subject Outline / Syllabus: Nodal and mesh analysis of linear passive circuits: Kirchoff's Laws, Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits, maximum
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power transfer theorem.
Semiconductor physics, p-n junction, diode circuits and applications. Transistors: Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) and Field Effect Transistor (FET). Transistors as linear devices and switches. Amplifier types and classes: bias circuits, small-signal equivalent circuits. Pulse-width modulation (PWM) control: conduction and switching losses in transistors. Operational amplifiers (op-amps): applications in analog signal conditioning for instrumentation and control. DAC and ADC. Op-amp comparators. Digital integrated circuits and logic families: TTL and CMOS.
Textbooks (most recent edition is recommended):
Nilsson, James W. and Susan Riedel, Electric Circuits, Prentice Hall.
Schwarz and Oldham, Electrical Engineering: An Introduction, Oxford University Press.
Sedra and Smith, Microelectronic Circuits, Oxford University Press.
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