48551 Advanced Electronics

Requisite(s): 48530 Circuit Analysis
Fields of practice: Electrical Engineering program
Undergraduate
Subject coordinator: Dr Ben Rodanski

This subject draws on, and brings together, the knowledge and skills developed in earlier subjects, and teaches students to analyse, understand and design complex electronic circuits and systems. Particular emphasis is placed on developing the ability to model real-life devices, to understand their imperfections and limitations. The principal goal of this subject is to give all students – whether destined to become circuit designers, or engineers who simply use electronics – the tools necessary to make intelligent choices in the design of modern electronic circuits and systems. By completing this subject students should be able to: understand the operation and characteristics of BJTs, and MOSFETs in integrated circuits; understand the internal structure of typical IC Op Amps and the operation of its basic building blocks; understand the character and sources of non-idealities in IC Op Amps; select an appropriate device type for specific application; understand the frequency-domain behaviour of circuits and systems; understand the feedback principle and use it to advantage in circuit and system design; be familiar with other analogue circuits such as oscillators, converters, multipliers; use computer simulation to analyse and design circuits and systems; and be familiar with basic techniques used in CAD of electronic circuits and systems.

Topics include: review of basic BJT, MOSFET and Op Amp circuits; computer-aided design (tools and principles); differential and multistage amplifiers; non-ideal characteristics of Op Amps; output stages and power amplifiers; review of different Op Amp types; frequency response of linear circuits and systems; feedback principles and applications; signal generation and waveform shaping; filter design principles; other analogue circuits (data converters, multipliers, etc.); noise in integrated circuits; and grounding, coupling and decoupling techniques.

Assessment: Typically this subject will be assessed through a combination of assignments and a final examination.

Typical availability

Spring semester, City campus
Autumn semester, Hong Kong
Spring semester, Hong Kong
Summer session, Hong Kong
Winter session, Hong Kong