Knowledge of component level models of bipolar and field effect transistors. Ability to design basic transistor amplifier circuits. Similarly, knowledge of and basic design skills for non-ideal op-amp configurations.

To focus on the design of amplifiers, filters, oscillators, A/D and D/A converters, and basic logic gates, with an emphasis on designs suitable for implementation in monolithic IC fabrication.

I. Two-Port Network Characterizations (Sedra&Smith, Appendix B)

II. Feedback in Amplifier & Circuit Design (Sedra&Smith, Chapter 8) a) Uses of feedback b) Four basic feedback topologies for amplifiers c) Loop gain determination d) Stability analysis e) Bode plots and frequency compensation

III. Output Stage Design for Power Amplifiers (Sedra&Smith, Chapter 14) a) Output amplifier circuit classifications b) Crossover distortion c) Biasing considerations d) Thermal considerations e) Alternatives to BJT devices: MOSFET designs

IV. Analog IC's: Op-Amps and Data Converters (Sedra&Smith, Chapter 9) a) Overview of a representative op-amp: the 741 b) 741 Op-Amp: DC Analysis c) 741 Op-Amp: small signal analysis

Note: Exam I will likely cover material previous to this point.

d) CMOS and BiCMOS Op-Amps e) A/D and D/A converter circuits

V. Active Filter Design (Sedra&Smith, Chapter 12) a) Filter specification and transfer function characteristics b) Butterworth and Chebyshev filters c) Power consumption concerns: filter designs with minimal op-amp utilization d) Switched capacitor filters e) Tuned amplifier circuits

VI. Oscillators and Waveform Shaping (Sedra&Smith, Chapter 13) a) Sinusoidal oscillator circuits b) Nonlinear oscillators and bistable multivibrator circuits c) Precision timer and clock ICs d) Synthesizing nonlinear transform characteristics for waveshaping e) Rectifiers and peak detectors

VII. MOS Logic Circuits (Sedra&Smith, Chapter 10 ) a) MOS inverter circuits b) Non-ideal characteristics: noise margin, fan-in/fan-out, propagation delay c) MOS logic gate circuits

Note: Exam II will likely cover material previous to this point.

d) MOS latches and flip-flops e) MOS digital circuits - RAM and ROM

VIII. Switching Power Supplies (From lecture, with notes to be distributed in class)

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