EHB 222E: Introduction to Electronics

Announcements

• Mar. 26th There will be a Spice tutorial, given by Vehbi (TA), during the lecture time between 11:30-12:30 on 30/03/2015 .
• Mar. 18th The second homework has been posted that is due 06/04/2015 (before the lecture).
• Mar. 11th Midterm-1 will be held in rooms 1303 and 2106 between 9:30 - 11:30.
• Feb. 16th The first homework has been posted that is due 02/03/2015 (before the lecture).
• Jan. 20th As a simulation tool, Spice is required for homeworks. Among different Spice-based programs, LTspice is a good and free choice; you can download it by clicking here.

• Jan. 20th The class is given in the room 2106 (first floor), EEF.

Syllabus

EHB 222E: Introduction to Electronics, CRN: 20725, Mondays 9:30-12:30, Room: 2106 (EEF), Spring 2015.

Instructor	Mustafa Altun Email: altunmus@itu.edu.tr Tel: 02122856635 Office hours: 13:30 – 15:00 on Tuesdays in Room:3005, EEF (or stop by my office any time)
Teaching Assistant	Salih Vehbi Cömert Email: vehbicomert@gmail.com Room: 3009 EEF
Grading	Homeworks: 15% 3 homeworks (5% each) Midterm Exams: 45% 2 midterms (22.5% each) during the lecture time that will on 16/3/2015 and 20/4/2015. Final Exam: 40%
Textbook	Sedra, A. S., & Smith, K. C. (2004). Microelectronic circuits, Oxford University Press 5th edition.
Policies	Homeworks are due at the beginning of class. Late homeworks will be downgraded by 20% for each day passed the due date. Exams are in closed-notes and closed-books format. To be eligible of taking the final or the resit exam, your midterm average should be at least 25 (out of 100).

Weekly Course Plan

Date	Topic
Week 1, 2/2/2015	Introduction
Week 2, 9/2/2015	Atomic models and semiconductor physics
Week 3, 16/2/2015	Physical characteristics of diodes and their operating regions
Weeks 4, 23/2/2015	Types of diodes and their applications
Weeks 5, 2/3/2015	Physical characteristics of BJTs and their operating regions
Week 6, 9/3/2015	BJT as a switch and biasing for analog applications
Weeks 7, 16/3/2015	MIDTERM I
Week 8, 23/3/2015	Physical characteristics of MOSFETs, their operating regions, and applications
Week 9, 30/3/2015	Amplifier circuits: small signal models for transistors and amplifiers
Weeks 10, 6/4/2015	Amplifier circuits: small signal analysis of amplifiers
Week 11, 13/4/2015	Amplifier circuits: cascade amplifiers and darlington transistors
Week 12, 20/4/2015	MIDTERM II
Weeks 13, 27/4/2015	Differential amplifier circuits
Weeks 14, 4/5/2015	Operational Amplifiers (OP-AMP) and applications

Course Materials

Recitations	Homeworks & Solutions	Exams
Recitation 1	Homework 1 & Solutions	Midterm 1
	Homework 2