| EE-331 |
Devices
and Circuits I - Spring 2014 |
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| Instructor: |
Scott Dunham dunham@uw.edu |
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Office Hours: MW 2:00 pm-3:00 pm @ EEB 218
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| Teaching Assistants: |
Emily Allstot ega3@uw.edu
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Ruth Ravichandran vinisha@uw.edu
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Office Hours: During lab hours |
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| Grader: |
TBA tba@uw.edu
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| Credits: |
5 quarter-hours;
(4-Lecture, 1-Lab) |
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| Lectures: |
MTWF 12:30-1:20 pm |
CMU 120 (Communications)
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| Lab Sections: |
AA: T 8:30 am -
11:20 am |
Room 137 EEB building
(Electronics Lab) |
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AB: W 2:30 pm -
5:20 pm |
Room 137 EEB building
(Electronics Lab) |
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AC: Th 2:30 pm -
5:20 pm |
Room 137 EEB building
(Electronics Lab) |
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| Prerequisites: |
EE-233: Circuit Theory |
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| Textbooks: |
R. C. Jaeger and T. N.
Blalock, Microelectronic Circuit Design, 4th
Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011.
ISBN 978-0-07-338045-2 (REQUIRED) |
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R. B. Darling, EE-331
Laboratory Handbook. (REQUIRED; available
for download at the bottom of the laboratory page) |
| Reference Books: |
R. H. Bishop, Learning
with LabVIEW 2009. Prentice Hall,
2009. ISBN 978-0132141314 (OPTIONAL) |
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There are many on-line
tutorials and examples for both Multisim and
LabVIEW. These are the recommended starting
points. |
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| Grading: |
Segment |
Weighting |
Dates |
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Laboratory |
25 % |
weekly |
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Homework |
15 % |
weekly |
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Midterm #1 |
15 % |
TBD |
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Midterm #2 |
15 % |
TBD |
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Final Exam
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30 % |
Th, 6/12/12, 8:30-10:20am |
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Total
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100 %
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| Description: |
Physics, characteristics,
applications, analysis, and design of circuits
using semiconductor diodes and field-effect
transistors with an emphasis on large-signal
behavior and digital logic circuits. Classroom
concepts are reinforced through laboratory
experiments and design exercises. |
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| Exams: |
Two in-class mid-term
exams and one final exam will be prepared. No
makeup exams will be given. It is in your best
interest to attend all exams on the date of their
delivery. Conflicts must be stated before the
fact. Failure to attend an exam or to make
previous arrangements results in a score of zero.
Incompletes are not given out as course grades as
a consequence of missing an exam, laboratory, or
homework assignment. Examinations are normally
closed-book, closed-notes, and closed homeworks.
One sheet of notes will be permitted for the first exam,
two for the second and three for the final. |
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| Homework: |
Homework will consist of
a few problems given out on a weekly basis. You are encouraged to
work together on the problems, but please ensure
that the final work handed in is your own. Most
problems will originate from the textbook.<
Homework is due at the beginning of class on the due
date. Late homework is not
accepted under any circumstances, since solutions
to the homework will be posted on the class
website after class. However, the grade for Homework 0 can be used to replace lowest homework grade.
Homework should be in order and stapled for full credit. The
grading of homework (as well as the exams) will
emphasize the method used to arrive at the answer
rather than the numerical result itself. Hence, it
is most important that your work be legible,
organized, and understandable. In addition,
computer output, e.g. from SPICE, must be properly
annotated to explain and label its key features. |
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| Calculators: |
An electronic hand
calculator is necessary for both the exams and
homeworks in this class. A programmable
calculator, or one which offers an equation
"solver" function is not required, but strongly
recommended. Students are responsible for
knowing how to use their own calculators. |
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| Computers and
Multisim: |
Some of the homeworks
will involve computer simulation of circuits using
SPICE. The version of SPICE that will be
used in this class is National Instruments
Multisim version 11.0, which is available on all
of the EE general purpose computing systems.
Homework problems can be solved using other
versions of SPICE, e.g. the free student PSPICE,
but these other versions will not be discussed in
class. A Multisim tutorial will be offered by the TAs this week. |
| Computers and
LabVIEW: |
The laboratory will
involve the use of National Instruments LabVIEW
for data acquisition of device and circuit
characterisitics. LabVIEW 8.6 is available
on all of the computers in the room 137
electronics laboratory. Most of the virtual
instruments (VIs) will be provided for the
laboratories. The laboratory will also use
National Instruments PCI hardware cards for data
acquisition (DAQ) and instrument control (GPIB)
which are already installed in the laboratory
computers. |
| Tentative Course Plan |
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Topics |
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Week 1
(03/31/2014)
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Circuit review; Intro to solid-state electronics
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Monday
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First day of quarter
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Week 2
(04/07/2014)
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Semiconductor; Doping; Conduction
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Week 3
(04/14/2014)
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PN junction; Diodes
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Week 4
(04/21/2014)
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Diode circuits |
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Week 5
(04/28/2014)
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Diode circuits
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Monday |
Midterm Exam 1 (tentative)
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Week 6
(05/05/2014)
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FETs;Characterization and models
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Week 7
(05/12/2014)
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NMOS logic
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Week 8
(05/19/2014)
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NMOS logic
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Monday
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Midterm Exam 2 (tentative)
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Week 9
(05/26/2014)
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CMOS logic; CMOS digital circuit
design
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Monday
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Memorial Day. No Class.
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Week 10
(06/02/2014)
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CMOS digital circuit
design
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Week 11
(06/12/2014)
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No lectures
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Thursday (8:30 - 10:20pm)
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Final Exam |
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