ECE 2214 - Physical Electronics (3C)

Fundamentals of electrostatics and magnetostatics, transmission lines, impedance matching networks, electromagnetic (EM) waves, and basic operating principles of diodes and metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs). Designing MOSFET biasing, and single-ended and differential amplifier circuits. Basic operating principles of complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) device and its application as a digital inverter. Electronic circuit design adhering to professional and ethical practices.

Physical electronics is designed to be a fundamental view of electronics and electromagnetics. The course will cover a range of topics identified as most relevant to the field while preparing students for subsequent, junior-level courses. Electronics is the introduction to electronic devices and their operating principles and is the foundation for modern electrical and computer engineering. Devices including MOSFETs and CMOS are the basic components of most electronic circuits. Major applications will focus on MOSFET transistor circuits including DC bias and small signal modelling of the transistor as an amplifier. Electromagnetics provides the mathematical description of all electrical phenomena, and therefore it provides the analysis and design of electrical devices and systems. Modern applications of electromagnetics are broad and include wireless communication systems, global navigation systems, bioelectrical phenomena, high-speed computers and computer networks, and electromagnetic phenomena in Earth's near-space environment (space weather) as well as electrical, optical, and photonic devices.