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Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Analogue Circuits & Design
Module Code	EE322
School	School of Electronic Engineering
Online Module Resources
Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Ronan Scaife Semester 2: Ronan Scaife Autumn: Ronan Scaife
Module Teacher	Ronan Scaife
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

The aim of this module is to provide the student with an understanding of the operation of various types of transistor and operational amplifier circuitry, to provide the students with the ability to analyse and model various types of analogue circuits and to provide the students an introduction to the design of oscillators, filters and other circuits.

Learning Outcomes

1. Analyse the functional operation of simple semiconductor devices such as diodes and investigate their applications in practical circuits.
2. Use the bipolar junction transistors (BJT) in the development of various amplifier circuits.
3. Develop a methodology for analysing the behaviour of transistor and operational amplifier circuits.
4. Design simple circuits such as amplifiers, integrators and filters using operational amplifiers.

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Lecture	24	No Description
Tutorial	12	No Description
Laboratory	24	No Description
Independent learning time	65	No Description
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Devices.
Review of conduction in semiconductors. The pn-junction. Notation for large-signal and small-signal models. Small-signal models. Review of physics of the bipolar junction transistor. Small-signal parameters of the BJT..

Simple Low Frequency Circuits.
Common emitter small-signal model. Common emitter amplifier circuits. Designing to account for variation in component specification. Common base small-signal models. Common base and common collector amplifiers. Common source amplifier. Two stage amplifiers..

High Frequency Effects.
The Miller effect applied to CE circuits: frequency response..

Operational Amplifiers.
Ideal opamp: differential- and common-mode gains. Common-mode rejection ratio. Differential or emitter-coupled pairs: gains and impedances. Current sources. Implementation in a full differential amplifier..

Applications of Operational Amplifiers.
Filters. Inverting amplifier. Non-inverting amplifier. Adder. Subtractor. Integrator. Differentiator..

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	25%	Examination Weight	75%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assignment	simulation of circuits using pSpice	7%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 3

Indicative Reading List

Allan R. Hambley,: 2007, Electrical Engineering: International Version: Principles and Applications, 4 edition, Pearson Education, 0132066920
R. Boylestad & L. Nashelsky: 2008, Electronic Devices and Circuit Theory, 10 edition, Pearson Education, 0136064639

Other Resources

None

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