Week Date Description of Event
1
22nd -25th May
Lab : Lab Introduction, General Procedure
HW : Lab H/W #1, Theory H/W #1
Lecture: Introduction to solid state electronics, pn-diodes and
circuit analysis
2 29th - 1st June
Turn In : Lab H/W #1, Theory HW#1
Lab : Monday - No Lab (Memorial Day)
Wed - Exp. #1 - Solid State Diodes Testing
& Characteristics
HW : Lab H/W #2, Theory HW#2
Lecture: Basic diode circuits: Half-wave, full-wave and bridge-rectifiers.
3 5th - 6th June
Turn In : Lab H/W #2, Theory HW#2
Do : Experiment #2 - Solid States Diodes Application I
HW : Lab H/W #3
Lecture: Voltage regulators, Zener diodes
3 7th - 8th June
Turn In : Lab H/W # 3
Do : Exp. #3 - Solid States Diodes Application II
HW : Lab H/W #4, Theory HW #3
Lecture: Introduction to BJT’s, biasing and equivalent circuit models
4 12th - 13th June
Turn In : Lab HW # 4, Theory HW #3
Do : Experiment #4 – BJT’s: Testing and Characteristics
HW : Lab H/W #5
Lecture: BJT’s: inverter circuit and small-signal operation,
CE and CC
4 14th - 15th June
Turn In : Lab H/W #5
Do : Experiment #5 – BJT’s: Biasing and the BJT Inverter
HW : Lab H/W #6, Theory HW#4
Lecture: CB, Two-port networks, cascade of amplifiers
5 19th - 20th June
Turn In : Lab HW # 6, Theory HW#4
Do : Experiment #6 – BJT - Testing of CE and CC
HW : Lab HW#7, Design the Midterm Project
Lecture: Introduction to FET’s, physical operation, NMOS and PMOS
devices
5 21st - 22nd June
Turn In : Lab HW#7
Do : Experiment #7 - MOSFET Testing and Characteristics
HW : Work on the Midterm project.
Lecture: MOSFET’s; Basic inverter and amplifier configurations
6 26th - 27th June
Turn In : Midterm Project Report, Theory H/W#5
Do : Demo of Midterm Project
HW : Lab H/W #8
Lecture: FET amplifier design, active loads
6 28th - 29th June
Turn In : Lab H/W #8
Do : Exp. # 8 - MOSFET Amplifier -
Testing & Design
Start the design for Final Project.
HW : Lab H/W #9
Lecture: CMOS circuits, inverters, NAND and NOR gates
7 3rd - 4th July
Turn In : Lab HW # 9
Do : Experiment #9 – CMOS Inverter, NAND and NOR
HW : Start working on the Final Project
Lecture:
7 5th - 6th July
Turn In :
Do : Work on the Final Project
HW # :
Lecture:
8. 10th - 11th July
Turn In:
Do: Work on the Final Project + Report
Lecture:
8. 12th - 13th July
Turn In: Final Project Report
Do: Demo and Presentation for Final Project
Lecture: Final Exam??