Electronic Circuit Design 2

Subject 431-331 (2008)

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Credit Points: 12.500
Level: Undergraduate
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2008:

Semester 1, - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable


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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: Twenty-four hours of lectures. 12 hours of tutorials and 12 hours of laboratory work
Total Time Commitment: Not available
Prerequisites: 431-221 Fundamentals of Signals and Systems, 431-222 Electronic Circuit Design1, and 431-202 Engineering Analysis B or equivalent.
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements:

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Subject Overview:

This course will build on 431-222 and provide students with an understanding of the operation and design of a broader range of electronic circuits.

Topics include: current mirrors (BJT and MOSFET); biasing transistors with current mirrors: transistor internal capacitances and high frequency models; common-emitter/source amplifiers at high frequencies; commnon-base amplifier; cascode amplifier; BJT and MOSFET differential pair (large and small signal characteristics, frequency response); feedback and stability (Miller effect, design of feedback amplifiers, compensation); output stages (class B and AB); analog multipliers; comparators and timers (Schmitt trigger, astable, monostable, integrated timers) analog filters (types and principles, frequency transformations, Sallen and Key designs).

Assessment: One 3-hour end of semester examination, practice classes, tests assignments, laboratory reports and project reports, not exceeding 20 pages. Students will be notified of the weighting of assessment components at the beginning of the semester.
Prescribed Texts: None
Recommended Texts:

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Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:

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Related Course(s): Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical Engineering)
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronics) and Bachelor of Computer Science

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