Electronic equipment and systems design principles. Printed circuit board (PCB) fabrication and component assembly technologies. Technical documentation. Regulations and standards. Board level design: PCB design rules, using computer aided design tools, mechanical design, preparation of manufacturing documentation. Design recommendations for circuits and equipment with special requirements. Characteristics of power supplies for electronic equipment and systems. Heat transfer: natural and forced convection, heatsink design. Protection and interference. Overcurrent and overvoltage protection. Electromagnetic compatibility. Electronic equipment development and life cycle. Life-cycle and reliability.

1. Describe process of electromedical device development and its life cycle.
2. Describe production processes of electromedical devices.
3. Design electromedical device on a printed circuit board level by using computer programs.
4. Choose power supply for electromedical device.
5. Recognize causes of electromagnetic compatibility problems in electromedical devices and understand solutions to mitigate them.
6. Calculate parameters and choose components for thermal management in electromedical device.
7. Analyze compliance of electromedical device design with legal requirements for placing electronic device on the market.
8. Generate production documentation of electromedical device.

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Seminars and workshops

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Laboratory

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1. Electrical design, electro-mechanical design, mechanical design, thermal design, rapid prototyping.
2. Electrical schematic design.
3. Printed circuit boards fabrication technologies, surface mount technologies, manufacturing, testing & maintenance.
4. Printed circuit board design. Technical documentation.
5. Grounding, shielding.
6. Noise reduction, electrostatic discharge. Overvoltage and overcurrent protection.
7. Printed circuit board design - advanced methods. Electromagnetic compatibility.
8. Midterm exam.
9. Mechanisms of heat transfer, heatsink design, fans and forced air cooling.
10. Rectifiers, regulators.
11. Rectifiers, regulators.
12. Switch mode power supplies.
13. Switch mode power supplies.
14. Batteries, commercially available power supplies.
15. Final exam.