EECS 4470 - Electronic Design Course Syllabus
Credits/Contact Hours
3 credit hours & 150 minutes lecture and 150 minutes lab contact hours per week.
Instructor's Name
Dr. Roger King
Textbook
R. J. King, "Electronic Design: Course Notes and Lab Manual," rev. 2. January 2003.
Available on-line or from bookstore. Reference: student's undergraduate electronics
text, manufacturer's datasheets and application notes as applicable.
Course Information
Principles and techniques of analog active circuit design. Selected design problems
are given and circuits using standard parts are designed and laboratory tested. A
design notebook is kept.
Prerequisite: EECS 3210 and EECS 3420
Elective course for EE program.
Specific Goals - Student Learning Objectives (SLOs)
The student will be able to:
1. Perform design-oriented analysis of op-amp circuits for dc error, bandwidth, finite
gain error, slew rate, power/temperature rise, and incremental instability.
2. Perform design-oriented analysis of class A and B output stages for device ratings
including SOA and temperature rise.
3. Perform design-oriented distortion analysis of CE amplifiers, including the differential
pair.
4. Reinterpret general design requirements as design specifications.
5. Build, test and evaluate a design with respect to meeting its design specifications.
6. Keep a design manual, which documents the progress from general design requirements
to a complete, tested design.
7. Demonstrate ability to use web searches of manufacturer's application notes and
data sheets to select appropriate candidate devices for specific op-amp circuits.
Topics
1. Design-oriented analysis of op-amp applications.
2. Extending op-amp capability with output power boosters.
3. Class A and B amplifier design considerations.
4. Estimating temperature rise.
5. Device safe operating area (SOA).
6. Design oriented analysis of the "two stage" op-amp topology
7. Distortion analysis of the CE amplifier and differential pair.
8. Variable gain amplifiers.
9. Automatic gain control systems.