Helen and John C.

Hartmann Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

New Jersey Institute of Technology
ECE 271 Electronic Circuits I. 3 credits
Instructor: Dr. Serhiy Levkov. E-mail: levkov@njit.edu WEB: http://web.njit.edu/~levkov/ Phone: 973 642 7676.
Text Microelectronic Circuit Design / Jaeger & Blalock, 5th Edition, McGraw Hill, 2011. ISBN 978-0-07-338045-8
Course description: The electronic devices, junction diodes, bipolar transistors and field-effect transistors, are introduced
and studied based on semiconductor physics models. The study then continues with analysis and design of main digital
electronic circuits (NMOS and CMOS inverters and logic gates, MOS memory and storage circuits), and with
introduction to analog electronic circuits such as simple one transistor amplifiers.
Required course. Prerequisite ECE 231. Corequisite ECE232.

Specific course learning outcomes

By the end of the course students are supposed to being able to perform the following tasks.
# Topic Outcome

1 2 Calculate the major physical parameters in doped semiconductors and pn-junctions.

2 3 Analyze (calculate voltages and currents) simple diode circuits using different diode models. 1
3 3 Design different types of rectifier circuits and analyze them (find voltages, currents and sketch their time graphs)1
4 4 Demonstrate the knowledge of MOSFET (JFET) region models and their IV-characteristics. Draw the IV-
characteristics of a MOSFET from its parameters and find parameters using the IV-characteristics. 1
5 4 Analyze (calculate voltages and currents) a simple MOSFET (JFET) bias circuit and find its Q-point.
6 4 Design a simple MOSFET (JFET) bias circuit for a given specification.
7 5 Identify different models of BJT, regions of operations, and their IV-characteristics. 1
8 5 Analyze (calculate voltages and currents) a simple BJT circuit and find its Q-point. 1
9 5 Design a simple BJT bias circuit for a given specification..
10 6 Formulate the concept of ideal operational amplifier; identify its major properties and main types of op-amps
circuits.
11 6 Analyze the simple circuits that include op-amps (find voltages and currents using op-amps properties and circuit
laws) . 1
12 6 Analyze one transistor (MOSFET, BJIT) amplifier circuit (draw DC, AC, small signal model equivalent circuits,
find their parameters and parameters of amplifier).
13 7 Identify the different types of NMOS logic inverter gates and list their major benefits and deficiencies.
14 7 Design and analyze (find logic voltage levels and currents) 5 types of NMOS inverter gates
15 7 Design the NMOS logic gate circuit for a given logic function and specifications. Determine the logic function of a
complex NMOS logic gate.
16 8 Draw a CMOS inverter gate voltage transfer characteristic from IV-characteristics of a NMOST and PMOST.
Identify and explain its regions.
17 8 Design the CMOS logic gate circuit for a given logic function and time response specifications. Determine the logic
function of an arbitrary complex CMOS logic gate.
18 9 Draw the schematic of a static (6T) and dynamic (1T) memory cell and explain in details the process of reading
and writing a bit of information in it.
19 9 Draw the schematic of a typical sense amplifier and explain how it works
20 9 Draw a schematic of a simple (2-3 bit) NOR/NAND NMOS address decoder and explain how it decodes a given
address.
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Includes use of Multisim simulation.

Student outcomes addressed by the course

1. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and
mathematics (CLO 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14, 15,16).
2. An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety,
and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors (CLO 3, 6, 9, 14,15, 17).
6. An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw
conclusions (CLO 2,3,4,7,8,11).
7. An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.. (CLOs 1, 4, 18, 19, 20)
Course Topics
Week Topic Topic details Text section
1 1. Introduction Intro and history. Analog and digital signals. AC-DC converters 1.1. 1.2
Review of circuit analysis 1.5
Elements parameter variation in circuit design 1.8
1,2 2. Semi- Semiconductor materials. Covalent bonds 2.1, 2.2
conductors Drift current and mobility 2.3
Doping. Diffusion and total currents 2.5-2.7. 2.8-2.9
PN junction physics 3.1
2,3 3. Diodes IV characteristics and equation. Reverse and forward bias. Reverse breakdown. 3.2-3.4
Diode models and diode circuit analysis 3.6
Diode analysis in breakdown region. 3.10, 3.11
Diode rectifier circuits and other applications 3.12,3.13-3.16
Test 1
4,5,6 4. MOSFET MOS transistor physics 4.1-4.2.0
NMOSFET analysis. PMOS transistor 4.2.1-4.2.8. 4.3
MOSFET circuit analysis and biasing 4.9-4.10
JFET Transistors 4.11
6,7 5. BJT BJT physics and models (npn-pnp) 5.1, 5.2, 5.3
IV characteristics. Circuit models simplification 5.5. 5.4-5.7
Biasing and circuit design 5.11
Test 2
8,9 6. Intro to OpAmps Amplifiers and two port models 10.2, 10.3
(Ampl. as a system) Op amp intro. Ideal op amp. Circuit analysis with op amps 10.5, 10.7. 10.8,10.9
Single transistor Transistor as an amplifier. DC, AC equiv. models 13.1, 13.2. 13.3
amplifier Small signal BJT model. Common emitter amplifier 13.4,13.5. 13.6, 13.7
(Ampl. as a circuit) Small signal MOSFET model. Common source amplifier 13.8, 13.9. 13.10, 13.11
10,11 7. Intro to digital Logical gates and definitions, Boolean algebra review 6.1, 6.2, 6.4
circuits NMOS inverter, resistive load. NMOS inverter, transistor load. 6.5. 6.6, 6.7
NMOS NAND and NOR gates. Complex NMOS logic design 6.8.1, 6.8.2. 6.9
Power dissipation. Dynamic behavior of NMOS gates 6.10. 6.11.1,2,3
12 Test 3
12,13 8. CMOS circuit CMOS inverter basics and Voltage Transfer Characteristic 7.1, 7.2
design CMOS inverter dynamic behavior. Power dissipation 7.3.1, 2, 3. 7.4
CMOS NAND and NOR gates. CMOS complex gates 7.5. 7.6, 7.7
13,14 9. MOS memory Static memory cells 8.2
Dynamic memory cells 8.3.1, 8.3.2. 8.4.1, 8.4.2
Sense amplifiers. Memory architecture and address decoders 8.1.1,2; 8.5.1,2
Read-only memory (ROM). Flip-flops 8.6. 8.7
15 FINAL EXAM

Homework Policy
The list of the assignment is on the course website and in Canvas. A significant number of homework problems will be
assigned for each topic. The homework will not be graded (solutions will be posted on the web); instead, short quizzes
(10p.each) will be conducted every week. 5 best results will be counted toward your quiz grade of 50.
Circuits simulation
Circuit simulation is very important part of the project. There will be five graded simulation assignments during the
course. A Multisim simulation project will be offered at the end of the course as an extra credit of up to 30p.

Grading Policy
The course grade will be based on tests and quizzes (and on the project for honors students):
3 Tests @100 points 300
Short Quizzes 50
Simulation assignments 50
Final examination (all inclusive) 100
Project (honors students only) (100)
Total 500
Tests and final exam are closed books and notes. A list of formulas will be provided by instructor.

NJIT Honor Code

NJIT Honor Code will be strongly upheld. Violation will be brought to the immediate attention of the Dean of Students.