ECE X38 ECE 438 Fundamentals of Electronic Circuits I Laboratory 4 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours
Explore the analysis and design of electronic circuits using semiconductor devices. Examine basic device physics and small-signal modeling for diodes, bipolar junction transistors, and metal-oxide-semiconductor transistors; operation region and biasing; basic switching circuits; single-stage and multi-stage amplifier design and analysis; input and output impedance characteristics of amplifiers; frequency response; AC and DC coupling techniques; and differential amplifiers and output stages. Electrical and Computer Engineering 438 and Electrical Engineering 438 may not both be counted. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Biomedical Engineering 311, Electrical and Computer Engineering 411 (or Electrical Engineering 411), or 411H with a grade of at least C-; and credit with a grade of at least C- or registration for one of the following: Aerospace Engineering 333T, Biomedical Engineering 333T, Chemical Engineering 333T, Civil Engineering 333T, Electrical and Computer Engineering 333T (or Electrical Engineering 333T), Engineering Studies 333T, Mechanical Engineering 333T, Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering 333T, or Business Administration 324H.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division