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ECE 342: Electronic Circuits

 

Past semester videos

Lecture recordings from previous semesters can be found here. Please note that past lecture videos are not a substitute for coming to class.

Make-up lecture recording

08/29/22-08/31/22: make-up lecture

10/19/22: make-up lecture

10/31/22: lecture

Office Hour recording

10/12/22: office hour

Course Schedule

Week Day Date # Topic Reading Homework HW Solution Notes
Week-01 MON 08/22/22 1 Introduction Notes – – Instruction begins
Week-01 WED 08/24/22 2 Network Theorems and 2-port networks Notes/Substitution Theorem – – –
Week-01 FRI 08/26/22 3 Network Theorems and 2-port networks Notes HW-1 – HW-1 posted
Week-02 MON 08/29/22 4 Linear/Nonlinear Systems, Incremental Analysis Notes/4.2-4.3 – – –
Week-02 WED 08/31/22 5 Incremental Models Notes/4.2-4.3 – – –
Week-02 FRI 09/02/22 6 Incremental Model - Generalization Notes/4.2-4.3 HW-2 HW-1 Solution HW-2 posted, HW-1 due
Week-03 MON 09/05/22 – Labor Day - No Class – – – Labor Day
Week-03 WED 09/07/22 7 NMOS - Regions of operation Notes/5.1-5.2 – – –
Week-03 FRI 09/09/22 8 DC operating point Notes/5.2-5.3 HW-3 HW-2 Solution HW-3 posted, HW-2 due
Week-04 MON 09/12/22 9 DC Analysis, PMOS Notes/5.2-5.3 – – –
Week-04 WED 09/14/22 10 Common Source Stage Notes/7.1-7.3 – – -
Week-04 FRI 09/16/22 11 Common Source Amplifier Gain Notes/7.3.3,7.5.1 HW-4 HW-3 Solution HW-4 posted, HW-3 due
Week-05 MON 09/19/22 12 Common Source Amplifier Gain Contd. Notes/7.3.3,7.5.1 – –  
Week-05 WED 09/21/22 13 Common Source Amplifier Gain Contd. – – – –
Week-05 THU 09/22/22 – Exam 1 – – – Exam
Week-05 FRI 09/23/22 – No Class     – –
Week-06 MON 09/26/22 14 MOS Terminal Impedances Notes – – –
Week-06 WED 09/28/22 15 Alternate Gain Calculation Method Notes – – –
Week-06 FRI 09/30/22 16 Alternate Gain Calculation Method Examples Notes HW-5 HW-4 Solution HW-5 posted, HW-4 due
Week-07 MON 10/03/22 17 CS/CG/CD Stages Notes/7.3.5-6 – – –
Week-07 WED 10/05/22 18 CS/CG/CD Contd. Notes/7.3.5-6 – – –
Week-07 FRI 10/07/22 19 BJT Notes/6.1-6.2 HW-6 HW-5 Solution HW-6 posted, HW-5 due
Week-08 MON 10/10/22 20 BJT Incremental Model Notes/7.2.2 – – –
Week-08 WED 10/12/22 21 CE Amplifier with degenration Notes/7.3.4 – – –
Week-08 FRI 10/14/22 22 BJT Terminal Impedances Notes HW-7 HW-6 Solution HW-7 posted, HW-6 due
Week-09 MON 10/17/22 23 BJT Amplifier stages Notes – – –
Week-09 WED 10/19/22 24 Frequency Response - Bode Plots I Notes/AppendixF –    
Week-09 THU 10/20/22 – Exam 2 – – – Exam
Week-09 FRI 10/21/22 – No Class – – – –
Week-10 MON 10/24/22 25 Frequency Response - Bode Plots II Notes/AppendixF – – –
Week-10 WED 10/26/22 26 Frequency Response - Bode Plots III Notes/AppendixF – – –
Week-10 FRI 10/28/22 27 CE/CS Stage Frequency Response Notes HW-8 HW-7 Solution HW-8 posted, HW-7 due
Week-11 MON 10/31/22 28 Frequency Response - Open Circuit Time Constants Notes – – –
Week-11 WED 11/02/22 29 Frequency Response - Contd. Notes – – –
Week-11 FRI 11/04/22 30 Feedback Notes HW-9 HW-8 Solution HW-9 posted, HW-8 due
Week-12 MON 11/07/22 31 Feedback Contd. Notes – – –
Week-12 WED 11/09/22 32 Feedback Contd. Notes – – –
Week-12 FRI 11/11/22 33 Feedback Contd. Notes HW-10 HW-9 Solution HW-10 posted, HW-9 due
Week-13 MON 11/14/22 34 Feedback and Stability Notes – – –
Week-13 WED 11/16/22 35 Feedback and Stability Notes – – –
Week-13 THU 11/17/22 – Exam 3 – – – Exam
Week-13 FRI 11/18/22 – No Class Notes – – No Class
Week-14 MON 11/28/22 36 Feedback and Stability Contd. Notes   –  
Week-14 WED 11/30/22 37 CMOS Logic Gate Design Notes/14.1 – –  
Week-14 FRI 12/02/22 38 CMOS Logic Gate Design Notes/14.1 – –  
Week-15 MON 12/05/22 39 CMOS Sizing Notes/14.5 – HW-10 Solution –
Week-15 WED 12/07/22 40 CMOS Sizing Notes/14.1 – – –
Week-15 FRI 12/04/22 38 Review – – – Instruction ends