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EE 40 (Fall 2009)
Introduction to Microelectronic Circuits

Last updated  8/27/2009

COURSE DESCRIPTION

 

Fundamental circuit concepts and analysis techniques. Kirchoff's laws, nodal analysis; independent and dependent sources. Thevenin, Norton equivalent circuits. Transient and AC analysis; speed and power. Phasors, Bode plots and transfer function. Filters and Op-Amps. Graphical methods for nonlinear circuits. Gauss’s Law and bandgap. Diode and FET characteristics. Diode and MOSFET circuits. Introduction to basic integrated-circuit technology and layout. Digital signals, logic gates, switching.

An electronics laboratory is part of the course. Using and understanding electronics laboratory equipment such as: oscilloscope, power supplies, function generator, multimeter, curve-tracer, and RLC meter. Includes a term project of constructing a circuit with appropriate electromechanical device.

 

Textbook

Allan Hambley, “Electrical Engineering -Principles and Applications,” Fourth Edition, Prentice Hall

 

Teaching Staff

Instructor : Prof. Nathan Cheung , Cory 513, 642-1615, cheung@eecs.berkeley.edu   

Lecture Hours : Tu,Th 9:40-11:00am, Dwinelle 145

Prof Cheung's Office Hours: W 2-3 pm, Th 1pm-2pm

 

Lab GSI

 

Adabi Firouzjaei, Ehsan

adabi@eecs.berkeley.edu

 

Deng, Zhiming

dengzm@eecs.berkeley.edu

 

Ergen, Onur

onur@eecs.berkeley.edu

 Afshar, Bagher

b_afshar@EECS.Berkeley.EDU

 

 Limaye, Rhishikesh

rhishi@EECS.Berkeley.EDU

 

 

 

 

Discussion GSI

Gambini, Simone

sssimone@eecs.berkeley.edu

Gurin, Ilya

ivg@eecs.berkeley.edu

 

Homework Reader

 TBD

 

Weekly Schedule

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

8:00

LAB 11

LAB 15

8:30

Cory 140

Cory 140

9:00

Deng

Deng

9:30

 

LECTURE

 

LECTURE

10:00

 

145 Dwinelle

 

145 Dwinelle

10:30

 

CHEUNG

 

CHEUNG

11:00

LAB 12

Cory Moore Rm

11:30

Cory 140

Deng

12:00

Ergen

DIS 103 Cory 285

Cory Moore Rm

Cory Moore Rm

12:30

 

Gurin

Gurin

Bagher

13:00

 

Cory Moore Rm

Cory 513

13:30

 

Adabi

Cheung

14:00

DIS 101 Cory 241

LAB 13

Cory 513

LAB 16

Cory Moore Rm

14:30

Gambini

Cory 140

Cheung

Cory 140

Limaye

15:00

DIS 102 Donnor 155

Limaye

Bagher

LAB 18

15:30

Gambini

 

 

Cory 140

16:00

Cory Moore Rm

 

 

Limaye

16:30

Gambini

 

 

 

17:00

LAB 14

DIS 104 Cory 289

LAB 17

 

17:30

Cory 140

Gurin

Cory 140

 

18:00

Ergen

Bagher

18:30

 

 

19:00

 

 

19:30

 

 

 

Homework

Posted on class webpage every Tuesday morning and due the following Thursday (12:00 noon)

in Cory 240. No late homework will be accepted.

The two lowest homework scores will not count in course grading.

 

Grading

Midterm1 15%,Midterm2 15%, Final 30% ,Homework 10%, Lab 30% 

Midterm Exam 1  10/1(Thursday), 9:30-11:00am

Midterm Exam 2  11/5(Thursday) 9:30-11:00am

Final Exam           12/15 (Thursday) 8-11am

All exams are closed book. Calculators and one new sheet (8.5” x 11”) of notes for each exam will be allowed

(i.e. 1 sheet for MT1, 2 for MT2, 3 for Final).

 

College grading policy:

“A typical GPA for courses in the lower division is 2.7. This GPA would result, for example, from 17% A's, 50% B's, 20% C's, 10% D's, and 3% F's.”

Information for MAC Users

For MAC Users:
This class will require the use of software that might only be available for  windows systems. 
To utilize this software, you can choose one of these 2 strategies:

1.Use a  Virtualization tool (such as  VirtualBox, which you can download for free), and use it to install a copy of windows on your local virtual machine. I think in the long tun this strategy is best because having a windows host will come handy several times anyway. It does require you to have a copy of windows though.

2. Work remotely on one of the instructional servers. To do this you will need to follow the instructions listed on this website

http://www-inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/connecting.html#labs

including downloading a remote desktop client from microsoft corporation. I suggest that you also do this download  regardless of wether this is your strategy or not, because you will have to do it for future classes anyway.

More Information for MAC Users


If you choose to go the VM route, you can download a cpy of windows here

http://msdnaa.eecs.berkeley.edu/ 

I am 100% certain this works only for EECS students. For students outside of EE give it a try but I cannot guarantee.

Fall 2009 Teaching Schedule

 

 

Lecture

LAB

Week1

8/27 Overview

No Lab this week

Week2

9/1 voltage,current,power,and energy

Lab 1 Solar Cells

Week2

9/3 resistors, ideal sources,node analysis

Lab 1 Solar Cells

Week 3

9/8 mesh analysis,equivalent circuits

Lab 2: Electronic Scale

Week3

9/10 OpAmp

 

Week4

9/15 OpAmp

Lab 2: Electronic Scale

Week4

9/17 Capacitors and inductors

 

Week5

9/22 First order circuits

Lab 3: Sensor Interface

Week5

9/24 Transient response

 

Week6

9/29 Phasors, complex impedance

No Lab this week

Week6

10/1 Midterm Exam #1

 

Week7

10/6 Filter

Lab 4: Timer and Synthesizer

Week7

10/8 Bode Plots

 

Week8

10/13 Microcontroller

Lab 5: Step-Up Power Supply

Week8

10/15 Binary signals, A/D and D/A conversion

 

Week9

10/18 Boolean algebra , Boolean Logic

Lab 6: Microcontroller

Week9

10/20 Semiconductor devices: Diodes,FET

 

Week10

10/27 Small Signal model

Lab 6: Microcontroller

Week10

10/29 Amplifiers

 

Week11

11/3 Review

No Lab this week

Week11

11/5 Midterm Exam #2

 

Week12

11/10 Circuit Simulation(SPICE)

EE 40 project

Week12

11/12 Signal Processing

 

Week13

11/17 Logic Circuits

EE 40 project

Week13

11/19 Logic Circuits

 

Week14

11/25 IC Fabrication, Perspectives

EE 40 project

Week14

11/27 Thanksgiving

 

Week15

12/1 Transducers

Lab Project presentation

Week15

12/3  Review  (Last day of class)

 

 

12/15 Final Exam 8-11am

 

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