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Analog Electronics Complete Mini Course

A structured mini course covering diodes, BJTs, FETs, amplifier analysis, and op-amp applications for ECE students.

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Course overview

This course builds analog electronics understanding from semiconductor device physics through to practical amplifier and op-amp circuit analysis. Students begin with diode characteristics and rectifier circuits, progress through BJT and FET biasing and small-signal models, then work through single-stage and multi-stage amplifier design before finishing with op-amp applications. After completing this course, students can analyze DC bias conditions, compute small-signal gain and impedance, and solve op-amp circuit problems including integrators, differentiators, and oscillators.

Details

Target audience: Second-year and third-year B.Tech ECE students preparing for university exams or GATE, with prior exposure to basic circuit analysis and Ohm's law.

Duration: 12 to 16 hours across 5 modules

Prerequisites

  • DC circuit analysis using KVL and KCL
  • Basic semiconductor physics: electrons, holes, and doping
  • Thevenin's and Norton's theorems

Learning outcomes

  • Calculate DC operating point for diode, BJT, and FET circuits given supply voltage and component values
  • Apply the h-parameter model to find voltage gain, input impedance, and output impedance of BJT amplifiers
  • Determine the small-signal transconductance and drain resistance for a JFET or MOSFET from its characteristics
  • Sketch the frequency response of a CE amplifier and identify the 3 dB cutoff frequencies
  • Analyze inverting, non-inverting, summing, integrating, and differentiating op-amp circuits
  • Design a Zener voltage regulator for a specified load voltage and current range

Modules

Module 1: Diodes and Rectifiers
Topics
  • p-n junction theory and diode equation
  • Static and dynamic resistance
  • Half-wave, full-wave, and bridge rectifier circuits
  • Ripple factor and efficiency calculations
  • Zener diode voltage regulation
Article slugs
pn-junction-diode-characteristicsrectifier-circuits-analysiszener-diode-voltage-regulation
Lab slug: diode-rectifier-simulation-lab
Module 2: BJT Biasing and Models
Topics
  • BJT operation in active, saturation, and cutoff regions
  • DC load line and Q-point analysis
  • Fixed bias, voltage divider bias, and self-bias circuits
  • h-parameter small-signal model
  • Stability factor and thermal stability
Article slugs
bjt-biasing-configurationsbjt-small-signal-modelq-point-stability-analysis
Lab slug: bjt-bias-simulation-lab
Module 3: FET Devices and Biasing
Topics
  • JFET characteristics and pinch-off voltage
  • MOSFET depletion and enhancement modes
  • FET DC biasing configurations
  • FET small-signal model and transconductance
  • Comparison of BJT and FET amplifier parameters
Article slugs
jfet-mosfet-characteristicsfet-biasing-circuitsfet-small-signal-model
Lab slug: fet-characteristics-lab
Module 4: Amplifier Analysis
Topics
  • CE, CB, and CC amplifier configurations
  • Gain, input impedance, and output impedance
  • Frequency response and bandwidth
  • RC-coupled multi-stage amplifiers
  • Feedback amplifier theory and stability
Article slugs
ce-cb-cc-amplifier-analysisamplifier-frequency-responsefeedback-amplifier-theory
Lab slug: amplifier-frequency-response-lab
Module 5: Op-Amp Applications
Topics
  • Ideal op-amp parameters and virtual short concept
  • Inverting and non-inverting amplifier configurations
  • Summing amplifier, integrator, and differentiator
  • Comparators and Schmitt triggers
  • Wien bridge oscillator and phase shift oscillator
Article slugs
op-amp-ideal-parametersop-amp-applications-invertingop-amp-oscillator-circuits
Lab slug: op-amp-applications-lab