Name: ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND DEVICES
Code: 504102002
Type: Basic
ECTS: 6
Length of subject: Per term
Semester and course: 2nd Year - First term
Speciality:
Language: English
Mode of study: On-site class
[CB1 ]. Students are required to show they possess and understand knowledge in an area of study that starts from the base of general secondary education, and that they are at a level which includes aspects that imply knowledge coming from the forefront of their field of study.
[CB2 ]. Students are required to be able to apply their knowledge to their job or vocation in a professional manner, and to possess the skills that are usually demonstrated through the elaboration and defense of arguments and the resolution of problems within their area of study.
[CG3 ]. Knowledge of basic subjects and technologies which enables the student to learn new methods and technologies, and gives them great versatility to adapt to new situations
[B4 ]. Specific of basic training: Understanding and mastering the basic concepts of linear systems and related functions and transformations, theory of electrical circuits, electronic circuits, physical principle of semiconductors and logic families, electronic and photonic devices, materials technology and their application in the solving of engineering problems.
It is strongly recommended to have properly aprehended basic concepts of time and frequency response in a circuit.
[TR5 ]. Putting the acquired knowledge into practice
When finishing the learning process, students should be able to:
1. Get to know Physics of semiconductors, their optical and electrical properties.
2. Develop the ability of applying semiconductor physic principles to get their electrical characteristics (i.e. carrier concentration) as well as to infer models for the main electronic devices (diodes, bipolar joint transistors and field effect transistors).
3. Understanding the photonic devices physic principles of operation (LEDs, semiconductor laser and photodiodes, basically).
4. Get skilled and choose properly the semiconductor materials needed in each and every photonic device according to given specifications, as well as to design the device's physic structure.
5. Get used to using electrical characteristics, such as I-V graphs, and circuit models for basic electronic components (diodes, bipolar joint transistors and field effect transistors).
6. Get skilled and apply electronic devices circuit models to basic electronic circuit analysis problems composed by discrete devices, being able to get the bias point and the frequency response when needed.
7. Get skilled and apply electronic devices circuit models to basic electronic circuit synthesis problems composed by discrete devices, so that the designed circuit fulfills the given specifications. Work out the components that must be used.
8. Handle all the instrumentation in the lab to perform common electrical measurements properly, identifying sources of error from the instrumentation.
9. Be able to assemble basic electronic circuits using discrete devices on a mounting board, and to check and verify it by means of the lab instrumentation (DC and AC) as well as to identify possible malfunction causes.
Passive components: types and characteristics. Basic principles of semiconductors. Diode. Bipolar transistor. Field-effect transistor: JFET and MOSFET. Power electronic devices. Optoelectronic and photonic devices. Basic electronic circuits with discrete components.
I. DIODES
1.1. Physical behaviour of the diode. Basic semiconductor concepts. The pn- union.
Forward and reverse biasing.
1.2. Diode model. Characteristic curves. The zener diode.
1.3 Rectifier circuits. Filtering. Stabilization with zener diode.
1.4 Wave limiting circuits.
1.5. Special types of diodes. Photodiode. LED diode.
II. BIPOLAR JUNCTION TRANSISTOR (BJT)
2.1. Structure and physical operation of the bipolar transistor.
2.2. Models of the bipolar transistor. Characteristic curves.
2.3. Biasing circuits. The load line.
2.4. The bipolar transistor as a switching device.
III. FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR (FET)
3.1. Structure and physical operation of the MOSFET transistor.
3.2. Models of the MOSFET transistor . Characteristic curves.
3.3. Biasing circuits. DC analysis.
3.4. Other types of field effect transistors.
IV. THE TRANSISTOR AS AN AMPLIFIER
4.1. Small signal models. Model of the BJT transistor. Model of the MOSFET transistor.
4.2. BJT transistor- based amplifier circuits.
4.3. MOSFET transistor- based amplifier circuits.
4.4. Frequency response.
Lab 1. Circuits using diodes.
Assembly and measurement of several diode-based circuits.
Lab 2. Direct Current behaviour of the bipolar transistor
Biasing and measurements of the bipolar transistor (DC analysis).
Lab 3. Circuits using MOSFET transistors
Use of several MOSFET transistor circuits to study its behaviour.
Lab 4. The transistor as an amplifier.
Assembly and characterization of amplifier circuits using transistors.
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Class in conventional classroom: theory, problems, case studies, seminars, etc
During the theory class, all the theoretical concepts needed to acquiere the skills and the learning outcomes of the subject will be developed.
The problem lessons will be dedicated to developing and acquiring the skills and learning outcoms related to problem- solving of the subject.
39
100
Class in laboratory: practical classes / internships
The lab sessions are focused on acquiring the practical skills related to the subject.
18
100
Assessment activities (continuous assessment system)
The assessment tasks by using exams will check the acquisition level of the skills and learning outcomes related to problem- solving and the comprehension of theoretical concepts.
3
100
Assessment activities (final assessment system)
The assessment tasks by using exams will check the acquisition level of the skills and learning outcomes related to problem- solving and the comprehension of theoretical concepts.
0
100
Student work: study or individual or group work
This activity is related with the preparation of the lab reports.
In the personal study activity, the student should work on acquiring the skills and learning outcomes related to problem- solving as well as understanding theoretical concepts.
120
0
Practical laboratory assignment
The lab practices will be assessed based on the monitoring of the work done by the student, the written reports and the resolution of cases proposed by the lecturer. It is established a minimum grade of 3 points out of 10 for this assessment activity.
30 %
Written and/or oral exams (assessment of theoretic and applied content and/or laboratory practice)
The exam-type assessment activities will aim to evaluate the acquisition of skills and learning outcomes related to problem- solving, as well as the understanding of theoretical concepts. There will be two mid-term exams. The first mid-term exam will cover Blocks I (diodes) and II (bipolar transistor), and will have a weight of 35% of the final grade for the subject; the second mid-term exam will cover Blocks III (field effect transistor) and IV (the transistor as an amplifier) and will also have a weight of 35% of the final grade for the subject. A minimum grade of 3 points out of 10 is established in each of the mid-term exams.
70 %
Practical laboratory assignment
Practical test in the laboratory consisting on the assembly and measurement of a circuit and the preparation of a report. Just like in the continuous assessment system, it is established a minimum grade of 3 points out of 10 for this assessment activity.
30 %
Written and/or oral exams (assessment of theoretic and applied content and/or laboratory practice)
The exam-type asessment activities will aim to evaluate the acquisition of skills and learning outcomes related to problem- solving, as well as the understanding of theoretical concepts. Just like in the continuous assessment system, it is established a minimum grade of 3 points out of 10 for each of the corresponding parts of the final exam with each of the midterms.
70 %
Solving proposed exercices
- The continuous assessment of the Lab sessions could take into account the following factors: monitoring of the work done by the stduent in the laboratory and the reports with the results of each lab practice.
- To pass the subject it will be necessary to obtain at least 3 points out of 10 in the laboratory practice part and in each of the midterm exams. In the final assessment system, this same minimum mark is established for each of the parts that correspond to the continuous assessment system.
- If a student wants to be assessed for an activity of the final assessment system having passed the minimum grades of the corresponding activity of the continuous assessment one, he or she must give up to the grades obtained in that activity of the continuous assessment system.
- The subject complies with the regulations of the university regarding both the continuous assessment and final exam.
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- Virtual Classroom (Moodle)
- Electronic CAD tools: PSPICE
- Datasheets.
- User Guides for Instrumentation
- Audiovisual materials available in the documentation service, including the documentaries: "Making of a Microchip", "La luz de los semiconductores", and "Transistorized".