Matthew Spencer - Harvey Mudd College

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Example Lab Notebook for this Example Lab
Design Project 1 Report Template [docx]
Design Project 2 Report Template [docx]
Lab notebooks will be maintained by each team. I recommend you try using Evernote. Submit exported notebooks on Sakai by midnight on Mondays.
The bolded dates are exceptions to the normal schedule. They usually indicate times where lab notebooks are due at the end of the lab.
Warm-up problems are done individually, not in teams, and are due one day after lab notebooks. They must be self-graded before the lecture two days after they are due. Solutions are posted on Sakai and scheduled for release after warm-ups are due.

Due	Manual	Lab Name	Scope Lesson
1/27	Lab 01	Loading and the Mystery Box	Probe care, RLC meter, 1x/10x Setting
2/03	Lab 02	Diode Current Measurements	Supply & Measure Precision, Loading
2/10	Lab 03	Measuring BJT Parameters	Coupling, Invert, BW Limit
2/17	Lab 04	Common Emitter Amplifier	Spotting instability, Decap, Layout
2/24	DP1	Design Project 1 Week 1 Probs	Triggering (auto, normal, single)
3/02	DP1	DP1: Multistage Amplifier Design
3/09	Lab 05	MOSFETs, Mirror, Active Load	Hold Off, "Add Noise" on Fn. Gen.
3/13	Lab 06	References vs. Temp and Vdd	Averaging and Persistence
		Spring Break
4/06	Lab 07/08	Dynamics Week 1 Probs	None, off for Cesar Chavez
4/13	Lab 07/08	Dynamics Week 2	L+C Pickup, Coupling, Grounding
4/20	Lab 09	Op-Amp 1: Differential Amp	Diff Measurements, Poor Man's Balun
4/27	Lab 10	Op-Amp 2: Output Stage	Squaring for Power, Power Ratings
5/1	DP2	Design Project 2 Problems	Sync, Line Trigger, Injection Locking
5/1	DP2	DP2: Op-Amp Gain and Feedback

Date	Resources	Title	G&M section
1/21	Notes Handout	Intro and Linear Network Theory Review	No book
1/23	Notes Handout	Test Sources and Dynamics Review	3.1 (ish)
1/28	Notes Handout	Introduction to Diodes	1.2
1/30	Notes Handout	Diodes in Circuits	No book
2/04	Notes Handout	Introduction to Bipolar Junction Transistors	1.3.{1-3}
2/06	Notes Handout	Small Signal Models and PNP Devices	1.4 (ish)
2/11	Notes Handout	Common Emitter Amplifiers and Biasing	3.3.1
2/13	Notes Handout	Amplifier Design Process and Voltage Swing	No Book
2/18	Notes Handout	Multistage Analysis, CE w/ Degeneration	3.3.8
2/20	Notes Handout	Emitter Follower, Small Signal Patterns	3.3.6
2/25	Notes Handout	Common Base Amplifiers	3.3.{3,5}
2/27	Notes Handout	Active Loads	4.2.{1-3,5}
3/03	Notes Handout	Current Mirrors	4.2.{1-3,5}
3/05	Notes Handout	MOSFETs	1.5-6
3/10		Midterm
3/12	Notes Handout	Band Gaps and Current Sources	4.4 (selected)
3/17		Spring Break
3/19		Spring Break
3/24		Spring Break
3/26		Spring Break
3/31	Notes Handout	Dynamic Model of BJT	1.2.1, 1.4.{2,7,8}
4/02	Notes Handout	PZ Plots, CE Dynamics and Miller	7.2.1
4/07	Notes Handout	Open and Short Circuit Time Constants	7.3.{1,2,4}
4/09	Notes Handout	Cascode, Mirror, EF/CB Dynamics	3.4.2.1, 7.2.2-3
4/14	Notes Handout	Differential Pairs	3.5.{1-2, 4-6}
4/16	Notes Handout	More Differential Pairs	3.5.6, 7.3.4
4/21	Notes Handout	Output Stages	5.{1,2,4}
4/23	Notes Handout	Op-Amp Design	6.2, 6.8 (ish)
4/28	Notes Handout	Amplifiers in Feedback	6.1.{1-4},9.{2-3}
4/30	Notes Handout	Oscillators	See TI Note