Matthew Spencer - Harvey Mudd College

Administration

Syllabus
The gradebook is maintained on Sakai
The weekly schedule for the class is outlined in the table below:
The final will take place in the lab time slot on 5/03.

Meeting	Time	Location
Lecture	1:15-2:30 T/R	Shan B450
Office Hours	4:00-5:00 M	Parsons 2358
More Office Hours	11:00-12:00 W	Parsons 2358
Lab Hours	9:00-12:00 F	Analog Lab
Open Lab	Any time E80 isn't there	Analog Lab
Lab Tutoring	2:00-4:00 Saturday	Analog Lab
More Lab Tutoring	2:00-4:00 Sunday	Analog Lab

Labs and Design Projects

Example Lab Notebook
Design Project 1 Report Template [docx]
Lab notebooks will be maintained by each team on Evernote. Submit exported Evernote notebooks on Sakai by midnight on Mondays.
The bolded dates are exceptions where lab notebooks are due at the end of the lab.
Warm-up problems are done individually, not in teams and due one day after lab notebooks. They must be self-graded in the next two days. solutions are posted on Sakai and scheduled for release at the start of lecture.

Due	Manual	Lab Name	Scope Lesson
1/28	Lab 01	Loading and the Mystery Box	Probe care, RLC meter, Auto-set
2/04	Lab 02	Diode Current Measurements	Supply & Measure Precision, Loading
2/11	Lab 03	Measuring BJT Parameters	Coupling, Invert, BW Limit
2/18	Lab 04	Common Emitter Amplifier	Spotting instability, Decap, Layout
2/25	DP1	Design Project Week 1 Probs	Triggering (auto, normal, single)
3/04	DP1	Design Project Week 2
3/08	Lab 05	MOSFETs, Mirror, Active Load	Hold Off, "Add Noise" on Fn. Gen.
3/15	Lab 06	References vs. Temp and Vdd	Averaging and Persistence
		Spring Break
4/01	Lab 07/08	Dynamics Week 1 Probs	None, off for Cesar Chavez
4/08	Lab 07/08	Dynamics Week 2	L+C Pickup, Coupling, Grounding
4/15	Lab 09	Op-Amp 1: Differential Amp	Diff Measurements, Poor Man's Balun
4/22	Lab 10	Op-Amp 2: Output Stage	Squaring for Power, Power Ratings
4/29	Lab 11	Op-Amp 3: Gain and Feedback	Sync, Line Trigger, Injection Locking
5/3		Final Exam in Classroom

Resources

Lecture Notes, Handouts, Readings

Date	Resources	Title	G&M section
1/22	Notes Handout	Intro and Linear Network Theory Review	No book
1/24	Notes Handout	Two Ports and Dynamics Review	3.1 (ish)
1/29	Notes Handout	Introduction to Diodes	1.2
1/31	Notes Handout	Diodes, Resistors and Small Signals	No book
2/05	Notes Handout	Introduction to Bipolar Junction Transistors	1.3.{1-3}
2/07	Notes Handout	Small Signal Models and PNP Devices	1.4 (ish)
2/12	Notes Handout	Common Emitter Amplifiers and Biasing	3.3.1
2/14	Notes Handout	Amplifier Design Process and Voltage Swing	No Book
2/19	Notes Handout	CE w/ Degeneration, Small Signal Patterns	3.3.8
2/21	Notes Handout	Emitter Follower and Multistage Analysis	3.3.6
2/26	Notes Handout	Common Base Amplifier and Active Loads	3.3.{3,5}
2/28	Notes Handout	Current Mirrors	4.2.{1-3,5}, 7.3.5
3/05	Notes Handout	Introduction to MOSFETs	1.5-6
3/07	Notes Handout	Overdrive and Design with FETs	No Book
3/12		Midterm
3/14	Notes Handout	Band Gaps and Current Sources	4.4 (selected)
3/19		Spring Break
3/21		Spring Break
3/26	Notes Handout	Dynamic Model of BJT	1.2.1, 1.4.{2,7,8}
3/28	Notes Handout	PZ Plots, CE Dynamics and Miller	7.2.1
4/02	Notes Handout	Open and Short Circuit Time Constants	7.3.{1,2,4}
4/04	Notes Handout	Cascode, Mirror, EF/CB Dynamics	3.4.2.1, 7.2.2-3
4/09	Notes Handout	Differential Pairs	3.5.{1-2, 4-6}
4/11	Notes Handout	More Differential Pairs	3.5.6, 7.3.4
4/16	Notes Handout	Output Stages	5.{1,2,4}
4/18	Notes Handout	Op-Amp Design	6.2, 6.8 (ish)
4/23	Notes Handout	Amplifiers in Feedback	6.1.{1-4},9.{2-3}
4/25	Notes Handout	Oscillators	See TI Note
4/30	Notes Handout	Review	No Book
5/02	Notes	Special Topic: Phase Lock Loops	No Book