Electronic Components and Circuits

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MODULE I. Introduction

• Introduction to electronic circuits and signals
  
• Electronic circuits analysis (RLC)
  
• Electronic circuits analysis – Exercises
  
• Laboratory instrumentation and measurement techniques
  
• Passive Components
  

MODULE II. Basic Electronic Devices

• Fundamentals of semiconductor devices
• Analysis of diode circuits
• Diodes and applications
• Diode applications – Exercices
• End of the First Thematic Block – First partial test
• Introduction to bipolar junction transistor (BJT)
• Analysis of DC circuits with BJT (polarization) – Exercices
• Introduction to field-effect transistors (FET)

MODULE III. Electronic Amplification

• Introduction to signal amplification with electronic circuits
• The transistor as amplifier (small-signal)
• Single-stage amplification circuits
• Amplifiers with BJT transistors – Exercises
• Amplifiers with FET transistors – Exercises
• Frequency response of transistor amplifiers
• Frequency response of transistor amplifiers – Exercises
• End of the Second Thematic Block – Second partial test

MODULE IV. Multi-stage amplifiers and Operational Amplifier

• Multi-stage amplifiers  
• Multi-stage amplifiers – Exercises
• Introduction to the ideal operational amplifier
• Analysis of practical circuits with operational amplifiers – Exercises
• Case Study 1 – High frequency multiple-stage amplifier (cascade)
• Case Study 2 – Audio multiple-stage amplifier
• End of the course – Final exam