Electronic Devices and Circuits
Course Level Undergraduate
Area/Catalogue
EEET 2018
Course Level
Undergraduate
Offered Externally
Yes
Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Course ID
013382
Unit Value
4.5
University-wide elective course
No
Course owner
School of Engineering
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. 2016, Microelectronic Circuits, International 7th edition, Oxford Press, New York
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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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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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.
Course Coordinators
Dr Alex Hariz
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