| N | Date | Topic | Quiz on Problems
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| 1 | T 1/14 | Review of the bipolar junction transistor (BJT) operation.
Transistor models.
Review of DC bias point analysis.
Example designs of CE amplifiers:
single-rail with AC coupling,
double-rail with DC coupling.
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| 2 | R 1/16 | Large signal operation of the BJT differential pair.
Input offset voltage and current.
Equivalent circuit for input offsets.
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| 3 | T 1/21 | Definition of the differential and the common mode gains.
The Common Mode Rejection Ratio (CMRR).
Small signal analysis of the BJT differential pair:
the differential and common-mode voltage gains and input resistances,
single-ended output operation.
| 4-30, 4-38, 6-29, 6-30
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| 4 | R 1/23 | The high-frequency hybrid-pi model of the BJT transistor.
The gain-bandwidth product.
The Miller effect. Comparison of CE, CB, CC,
CC-CB (differential wide-band), and CE-CB (cascode) amplifiers.
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| 5 | T 1/28 | The common emitter amplifier at high frequency
range. Calculation of the upper cutoff frequency using the Miller
effect estimation. The voltage transfer
function of the CE amplifier.
| 6-13, 6-18, 6-19, 6-21
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| 6 | R 1/30 | Estimation of the poles and zeros of an amplifier based on frequency
response measurement. The common base amplifier at high frequency
range. The cascode circuit.
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| 7 | T 2/4 | Review
| 7-51, 7-57, 7-58
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| 8 | R 2/6 | Test 1
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| 9 | T 2/11 | Negative fedback amplifiers - general discussion.
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| 10 | R 2/13 | Series-shunt negative feedback example. Calculation of open and closed
loop gains, input and output resistances, and cutoff frequencies.
| 8-1, 8-4, 8-12
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| 11 | T 2/18 | Overview of four types of negative feedback amplifiers: series-shunt,
series-series, shunt-shunt, shunt-series. Identification of the feedback
network and its parameters. General approach to negative feedback analysis.
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| 12 | R 2/20 | Stability of feedback amplifiers. Generation condition. Nyquist
plot of the feedback loop transfer function. Gain and phase margins.
Frequency response of a feedback amplifier versus phase margin.
| 8-20, 8-30, 8-39
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| 13 | T 2/25 | Stability conditions using Bode plots of the feedback loop
transfer function. Designing amplifier for a given gain and phase
margin by selecting feedback factor. Example with a common-emitter amplifier.
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| 14 | R 2/27 | Review
| 8-55, 8-63, 8-65
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| 15 | T 3/4 | Test 2
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| 16 | R 3/6 | Power amplifiers. Definition of power-conversion efficieny and total
harmonic distortion coefficient. Class A output stage. Design example.
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| 17 | T 3/18 | Class B and AB output stage. Crossover distortions, biasing with a
voltage source. Design example.
| 9-3, 9-5, 9-6
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| 18 | R 3/20 | Definition of transfer function. Magnitude and phase response of analog
filters. The maximally flat (Butterworth) and equal-ripple (Chebyshev)
filters. Magnitude specifications and pole locations.
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| 19 | T 3/25 | Impedance of LC and RC networks. Second-order RLC network as a passive
filter. Low-pass implementation example.
| 11-4, 11-8, 11-11
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| 10 | R 3/27 | Filter transformations. Designing high-pass, band-pass and band-stop
filters. An RLC band-pass example. Biquadratic tranfer function and
example active implementation.
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| 21 | T 4/1 | Review
| 11-12, 11-13, 11-14
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| 22 | R 4/3 | Test 3
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| 23 | T 4/8 | RC multivibrators: Schmitt-trigger, Eccles-Jordan, and Bowes circuits.
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| 24 | R 4/10 | RC harmonic oscillators: Wien-Bridge oscillator. Negative-resistance
based oscillator. Implementations of negative resistance and
gyrator circuits.
| 12-28, 12-30, 12-32
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| 25 | T 4/15 | LC harmonic oscillators. Hartley, Colpitts, and Meissner circuits.
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| 26 | R 4/17 | Phase-locking loop (PLL) circuits. Nonlinear operation of a PLL with
a first-order filter. Tracking and locking regions.
| 12-9, 12-10, 12-13
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| 27 | T 4/22 | Analysis of a linearized model of a first-order PLL. VCO and phase
detector conversion gains and the overall transfer function of a
PLL. Application example: FM demodulator.
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| 28 | R 4/24 | Problem session
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| 29 | T 4/29 | Comprehensive review.
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| 30 | W 5/7 | Final exam
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