Electronic Devices and Circuits

Course aim

To provide students with the fundamentals of electronic circuits and an understanding of physical electronics of a range of discrete semiconductor devices, including design, construction and testing of experimental electronic circuits.

Course content

Electronic devices: construction and operation of discrete devices, p-n junction diodes, special diodes. Diode circuit applications. Power Supplies :rectification, filtering, regulation. Bipolar junction transistors: dc models, modes of operation, amplifier configurations.  Amplifier circuits: Bias and stabilisation, graphical analysis, small signal ac models, coupled amplifiers. Field effect transistors; principles and operations. dc and ac models. FET-based amplifier. Logic circuits: logic families, digital inverter, CMOS inverter, Emitter-coupled logic circuits. applications.

Textbook(s)

Sedra, A. and Smith K. 2011, Microelectronic Circuits, 6, Oxford Press

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
EEET 1003	Electrical Circuit Theory

Assumed knowledge of first-year math and physics.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	3 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial	1 hour x 12 weeks
Practical	2 hours x 6 weeks
INTERNAL, WHYALLA
Lecture	3 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial	1 hour x 12 weeks
Practical	6 hours x 2 days
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE
External	N/A x 13 weeks
Workshop	N/A x 2 days

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Examination, Practical, Test

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.