Calendar

This calendar provides the course's lecture and recitation topics, organized under general subject headings, and links to corresponding assignments.

SOLID-STATE DEVICES

LEC # / REC # TOPICS ASSIGNMENT
L1 Introduction, Bipolar Transistor Model Course Intro
R1 IC Technology and Device Review
L2 Second Order BJT Model Parameters
R2 Transistor Circuit Biasing Problem Set 1 (PDF)

BASIC TRANSISTOR AMPLIFIERS

LEC # / REC # TOPICS ASSIGNMENT
L3 Single Transistor Amplifiers
R3 Single Transistor Amplifiers
L4 Differential Pair
R4 Differential Pair Problem Set 2 (PDF)
R5 733 Video Amplifier

TRANSISTOR AMPLIFIER FREQUENCY RESPONSE

LEC # / REC # TOPICS ASSIGNMENT
L5 Common Emitter Frequency Response
R6 Examples of Miller Effect Problem Set 3 (PDF)
L7 Open Circuit Time Constants
R8 Single Transistor OCTs
L8 Cascode and CB/EF OCTs
R9 Effect of Emitter Degeneration Laboratory 1 (PDF)
L9 Common Emitter Cascade
R10 Short Circuit Time Constants

FREQUENCY RESPONSE EXAMPLES

LEC # TOPICS ASSIGNMENT
L10 LM172 AGC AM IF Strip
R11 733 Video Amplifier Bandwidth Problem Set 4 (PDF)
L11 Wide Band Amplifier Design Example
R12 Figure of Merit and $f_T$ doubler
L12 Wide Band Amplifier Design Example
R13 Quiz Review
L13 Quiz

OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIERS

LEC # TOPICS ASSIGNMENT
R14 Current Source and Current Mirrors
L14 Cascode, Widlar, and Wilson Mirrors
R15 Applications of Op Amps Problem Set 5 (PDF)
L15 Diff Pair with Active Load
R16 Op Amp Circuit Basics
L16 741 Op Amp
R17 741 Op Amp Problem Set 6 (PDF)
L17 Stability and Gain-Bandwidth Product
R18 Effects of Non-idealities
L18 Op Amp Compensation
R19 Effects of Non-idealities Laboratory 2 (PDF)

OTHER ANALOG CIRCUITS

LEC # TOPICS ASSIGNMENT
L19 Translinear Principle
R20 Buffers and Comparators
L20 Translinear Pythagorators
R21 V-to-I Converters Problem Set 7 (PDF)
R22 Translinear Multipliers
L21 Flash Analog-to-Digital Converters
R23 Folding Analog-to-Digital Converters
L22 History of Monolithic Op Amps
R24 Other Op Amp Circuits
L23 Transimpedance Amplifiers
R25 Transconductance Amps and Applications Problem Set 8 (PDF)
L24 Voltage References
R26 Band-Gap Circuits

CHARGE CONTROL MODEL

LEC # TOPICS ASSIGNMENT
L25 Introduction to Charge Control
R27 Reverse Active and Saturation Design Problem (PDF)
L26 Space Charge Layers and Demo
R28 Charge Control Example
L27 TTL Circuits
Final Exam (3 hours)