Electronics 2

Learning Outcomes

  1. Describe the properties of differential amplifiers
  2. Combine the basic amplifier stages of multistage amplifiers
  3. Describe the specificity of power amplifiers
  4. Distinguish the impact of capacity at low and at high frequencies
  5. Calculate the amplifier time constants
  6. Analyze complex feedback amplifiers
  7. Identify the stability of the feedback amplifier
  8. Describe the sinusoidal oscillators operation
  9. Describe the properties of AD and DA converters

Forms of Teaching

Lectures

Lectures

Exercises

Problem solving

Laboratory

Lab excercises

Grading Method

Continuous Assessment Exam
Type Threshold Percent of Grade Threshold Percent of Grade
Laboratory Exercises 0 % 12 % 0 % 12 %
Mid Term Exam: Written 0 % 44 % 0 %
Final Exam: Written 0 % 44 %
Exam: Written 0 % 50 %
Exam: Oral 38 %
Comment:

Before final exam students must have completed all laboratory exercises.

Week by Week Schedule

  1. Characteristics of analog-to-digital (AD) converters and digital-to-analog (DA) converters, Building blocks of AD and DA (switches, comparators, resistor arrays, capacitor arrays)
  2. Basic AD architectures, Basic DA architectures
  3. Static and dynamic operational amplifyer limitations for analog signal processing circuits, Operational amplifier circuits for linear analog functions
  4. Operational amplifier circuits for nonlinear analog functions, Analog signal switching and multiplexing circuits
  5. Ideal OpAmp electrical characteristics, Basic amplifier configurations, integrator, differentiator
  6. Differential and instrumentation amplifier, Comparators and multivibrators
  7. Bipolar and FET differential amplifiers, Differential and common-mode gain; Common-mode rejection ratio
  8. Midterm exam
  9. Differential amplifiers with current sources, Differential amplifier transfer characteristics, Amplitude response; Lower and upper cutoff frequency
  10. Common-emitter and common-source low-frequency response, Other single-stage and multistage amplifiers low-frequency response, Common-emitter and common-source high-frequency response
  11. Common-collector, common-base and cascode high-frequency response, Basic feedback structure and topologies; Properties of negative feedback, Negative feedback amplifier analysis
  12. Stability problems; Stability and pole location; Nyquist stability criterion; Gain and phase margins, Stability study using Bode plots
  13. Frequency compensation; Dominant-pole compensation, Transistor structures (fully- and partially- depleted)
  14. RC oscillator circuits, LC and crystal oscillators
  15. Final exam

Study Programmes

University undergraduate
Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (study)
(4. semester)

Literature

Željko Butković (2018.), Elektronika 2, Fakultet elektrotehnike i računarstva, Zagreb - interna skripta
A.S. Sedra, K.C. Smith (2011.), Microelectronic Circuits, 6th ed., Oxford University Press
R.C. Jaeger, T.N. Blalock (2011.), Microelectronic Circuit Design, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill
ed. Hank Zumbahlen (2011.), Linear Circuit Design Handbook, Newnes, Analog Devices Inc.

Lecturers

Prof.
Adrijan Barić
Prof.
Vedran Bilas
Asst. Prof.
Vladimir Čeperić
Assoc. Prof.
Marko Koričić
Assoc. Prof.
Igor Krois
Prof.
Tomislav Suligoj
Assoc. Prof.
Darko Vasić

General

ID 183416
  Summer semester
6 ECTS
L3 English Level
L1 e-Learning
75 Lectures
15 Exercises
12 Laboratory exercises
0 Project laboratory

Grading System

87 Excellent
75 Very Good
62 Good
50 Acceptable