ECE 3204 - Analog Electronics (3C)

Course Description

Modeling, analysis and design of bipolar-junction and field-effect transistor amplifiers. Architecture and functionality of single stage linear amplifiers, multi-stage amplifiers, current mirrors, active loads, and differential amplifiers. Frequency response of single stage and multistage amplifiers.

Why take this course?

Analog electrical signals are used to represent real world physical signals (temperature, pressure, etc.), and linear amplifiers are an essential step in analog signal processing. This course provides analytical and design tools for various types of linear amplifiers and is an essential foundation for advanced circuit design and applications, including analog integrated circuit design.

Learning Objectives

• Create small-signal models of transistor amplifier circuits
• Analyze and design single- and multi-stage transistor amplifiers
• Analyze and design common integrated-circuit building blocks: current mirrors, active loads, and differential amplifiers
• Analyze the frequency response of transistor amplifiers