Neveen Shlayan

Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering

Spring 2020 > Electronics I-ECE 241

Spring 2019

Course Information: 

Monday: 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM, Room 506 

Tuesday: 2:00 PM - 3:50 AM, Room 506 

Office Hours: Tuesdays 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Thursdays 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM, or by appointment. 

Course Description:

Semiconductor physics: band theory, carrier distributions and transport mechanisms. PN-junctions, PN junction devices. Diode circuits. BJTs: current relationships, operating region. Biasing circuits, DC Analysis; small-signal models, AC analysis. BJT amplifier configurations. 

Prerequisite(s): ECE 240 Credit Hours: 3 

Text (required): Fundamentals of Microelectronics, 2nd Edition. Author(s): Behzad Razavi.

Suggested Texts: 

Microelectronic Circuits, Sedra et. al.

Microelectronic Devices and Circuits, Fonstad. 

Grade Distribution: 

Quizzes                           30% 

Projects                           40%

Final Exam                      30%

Homework:

HW1: Chapter 2, Problems 1 thru 5, 8. 

HW2: Handout (HW2)

HW3: Handout (HW3) & Chapter 2, Problems 10 thru 13, 19 thru 27.

HW4: Chapter 3, Problems 4, 5, 6, 9 thru 14, 36 thru 47

HW5: Chapter 4, Problems 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 19, 21, 22, 35, 36, 34