Electronic circuits and components
Objectives and Contextualisation
The cental objective of this course is to provide a general overview of basic electronic devices, mainly diodes and transistors and of the basic models used for the analysis and design of circuits.
Understanding of the physical principles behind the operation of semiconductors, and electron and photonic devices.
Relate the technological processes, the performance and the operation of electron devices in circuits using analytic and phisical models and numerical simulations.
Competences
Electronic Engineering for Telecommunication
Communication
Develop personal attitude.
Develop personal work habits.
Develop thinking habits.
Learn new methods and technologies, building on basic technological knowledge, to be able to adapt to new situations.
Resolve problems with initiative and creativity. Make decisions. Communicate and transmit knowledge, skills and abilities, in awareness of the ethical and professional responsibilities involved in a telecommunications engineer's work.
Work in a multidisciplinary group and in a multilingual environment, and communicate, both in writing and orally, knowledge, procedures, results and ideas related with telecommunications and electronics
Work in a team.
Telecommunication Systems Engineering
Communication
Develop personal attitude.
Develop personal work habits.
Develop thinking habits.
Learn new methods and technologies, building on basic technological knowledge, to be able to adapt to new situations.
Resolve problems with initiative and creativity. Make decisions. Communicate and transmit knowledge, skills and abilities, in awareness of the ethical and professional responsibilities involved in a telecommunications engineer's work.
Work in a multidisciplinary group and in a multilingual environment, and communicate, both in writing and orally, knowledge, procedures, results and ideas related with telecommunications and electronics.
Work in a team.
Learning Outcomes
Assume and respect the role of the different members of a team, as well as the different levels of dependency in the team.
Communicate efficiently, orally and in writing, knowledge, results and skills, both professionally and to non-expert audiences.
Define the basic concepts of physical principles of semiconductors and logic families, electronic and photonic devices, material technology and their application to problem-solving in engineering.
Develop critical thinking and reasoning.
Develop curiosity and creativity.
Develop independent learning strategies.
Develop the capacity for analysis and synthesis.
Draft brief reports on the inherent structure of telecommunication and electronics projects.
Efficiently use ICT for the communication and transmission of ideas and results.
Maintain a proactive and dynamic attitude with regard to one's own professional career, personal growth and continuing education. Have the will to overcome difficulties.
Maintain a proactive and dynamic attitude with regard to one's own professional career, personal growth and continuing education. Have the will to overcome difficulties.
Manage available time and resources.
Manage available time and resources. Work in an organised manner.
Use analogue and digital electronic, analogue-digital conversion, radiofrequency, power supply and electrical energy conversion circuits in telecommunication and computation applications.
Use communication and computer applications to support the development and exploitation of telecommunication and electronic networks, services and applications.
Use computer tools to research bibliographic resources and information on electronics.
Use computer tools to simulate telecommunication and electronic circuits and systems.
Use different sources of energy and especially solar, photovoltaic and thermal, as well as the basics of electrical engineering and power electronics.
Use different sources of energy as well as the fundamentals of power electronics.
Work autonomously.
Work cooperatively.
Content
Tema1. Semiconductor physics and electron transport
1.1 Introduction to semiconductors. Carrier concentration.
1.2 Properties of carrier transport.
1.3 Charges and fields. Band diagrams.
Tema 2. PN junction
2.1 Electrostatics of PN junction
2.2 Out of equilibrium conditions. Current.
2.3 Application to circuits: rectifiers, filters, etc.
Tema 3. Bipolar transistor
3.1 Classification of transistors. Band diagrams.
3.2 Current-voltage characteristics.
3.3 Application to circuits: polarization, amplifiers, etc.
Tema 4. MOS transistor
4.1 The MOS structure.
4.2 Long channel MOS transistor.
4.3 MOSFET scaling. Short channel effects.
4.4 Application to circuits: logic gates, CMOS circuits
Tema 5. Photonic devices
5.1 Light properties and interaction with matter.
5.2 LEDs (Light Emitting Diode) and LASERs (Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation)
5.3 Light detectors and solar cells
5.4 Application to circuits
Presential
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Electronic circuits and components
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