OVERVIEW

This module provides the theoretical and experimental basis for understanding, analyzing and designing electronic circuits and electronic systems that make use of bipolar, field-effect transistors, and operational amplifiers. Moreover, experimental aspects will be addressed by lab sessions in which simple circuits will be simulated, assembled and tested.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Providing the necessary elements to tackle the problems related with the design and testing of electronic devices and circuits
2. Comprehend the different issues related to the development of electronic circuits including circuit design, implementation methodologies and lab testing,
3. Develop simple projects starting from given specifications.

TEACHING METHODS

Classroom lectures

Lab sessions

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

• Real operational amplifiers: static and dynamic characteristics and related parameters
• Use of oprational amplifiers in linear and nonlinear circuits.
• Waveform generators.
• A/D and D/A converters.
• Electrical static and dynamic characteristics of CMOS and TTL logic gates and analysis of their behaviour.
• Interfacing issues of digital circuits and interconnection systems.
• Voltage regulators.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Lecture notes provided by the teacher.

A.S. Sedra and K.C. Smith, Microlectronic circuits, Oxford University Press, 7th edition, 2014.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

PAOLO GASTALDO (President)

FRANCESCO CURATELLI

ERMANNO DI ZITTI (President Substitute)

CHRISTIAN GIANOGLIO (President Substitute)

RODOLFO ZUNINO (President Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

https://corsi.unige.it/9273/p/studenti-orario

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral exam and lab reports.

Students with learning disorders ("disturbi specifici di apprendimento", DSA) will be allowed to use specific modalities and supports that will be determined on a case-by-case basis in agreement with the delegate of the Engineering courses in the Committee for the Inclusion of Students with Disabilities

ASSESSMENT METHODS

An oral examination is scheduled: moreover, experimental lab sessions concerning the design, simulation and testing of electronic circuits are reported.

Exam schedule