Analogue Electronics
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| EEEE3117 | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 3 | 20 | Spring Malaysia |
- Code
- EEEE3117
- School
- Electrical & Electronic Engineering
- Level
- 3
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Spring Malaysia
Summary
One part of this module covers further topics relevant to the design of analogue circuits particularly amplifiers. Bipolar and MOSFET transistor operation, DC biasing and AC small-signal models are reviewed, starting with a review of mid-band operation, followed by low and high frequency operation.
Another part of the module covers the design and analysis of electronic systems used in telecommunications particularly wireless devices. Devices covered typically include passive components such as transmission lines, directional couplers, periodic structures, and active devices such as amplifiers and oscillators.
Reassessment of the module, if required, will be by reassessment of the failed elements.
Target Students
3rd and 4th year and MSc students in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Classes
- One 1-hour tutorial each week for 12 weeks
- One 3-hour practicum each week for 4 weeks
- Two 2-hour lectures each week for 12 weeks
Assessment
- 20% Coursework 1
- 20% Coursework 2
- 60% Exam (2-hour): Two hour exam
Educational Aims
1. To provide students with further understanding of design techniques for transistor-based analogue circuits, using transistor amplifiers as a vehicle for this.2. To provide students with the necessary background information so that they can analyse and specify RF and microwave components for applications in telecommunications, and the knowledge to design devices such as microwave filters. The origins and effects of noise in electronic circuits are introduced.Learning Outcomes
1. Apply engineering principles to analyse transistor models and circuit configurations.
2. Assess the frequency responses of transistor amplifier circuits.
3. Develop transistor circuits such as Differential Amplifiers, Current Sources and Active Loads.
4. Design and evaluate transistor amplifier circuit taking into account criteria such as device stability and noise performance. The design will require the ability to use a commercial tool.
5. Understand the origins and effect of noise.
6. Apply knowledge of mathematics and engineering principles to the solution of propagation on high frequency transmission lines and periodic structures.
7. Apply the transmission line technique principles to impedance matching problems.
8. Evaluate the performance of a microwave component (for example one of the following devices: periodic structures, oscillator, transformer, directional coupler, filter) using network analysis principles.
9. Design and evaluate the performance of a microwave component using a commercial software.
Conveners
- Dr Belle Ooi Pei Cheng
- Dr Gnanam Gnanagurunathan