Preparing for a career in analog electronics …  Analog vs. Digital Electronics  Courses offered  Companies you can work for  Types of things you can do  Questions

Analog vs. Digital Electronics

What courses do I need to take?  Required courses  ECE Electric Circuits I  ECE Electric Circuits Lab I  ECE Electric Circuits II  ECE Electric Circuits Lab II  ECE Fundamentals of Electronics  ECE Fundamentals of Electronics Lab

Technical Electives (Strongly Recommended)  ECE Advanced Electronics  ECE Advanced Electronics Lab Multistage amplifiersMultistage amplifiers FeedbackFeedback Frequency response of electronic circuitsFrequency response of electronic circuits The “fundamentals” of designing an op-ampThe “fundamentals” of designing an op-amp

Technical Electives  ECE 412 – Analog Filter Design  The design of filters circuits containing passive (R’s, L’s, and C’s) active elements (transistors, op-amps, etc.) Lowpass, highpass, bandpass, and notch filters.Lowpass, highpass, bandpass, and notch filters. Examples: audio filters, bass, treble, crossover.Examples: audio filters, bass, treble, crossover. IC and discrete circuit designIC and discrete circuit design

Technical Electives  ECE Communication Circuits The study of the building blocks which compose communication systems, and the circuits which compose those building blocks.The study of the building blocks which compose communication systems, and the circuits which compose those building blocks. AM and FM radio, Television, Cell phonesAM and FM radio, Television, Cell phones Microelectronic circuit designMicroelectronic circuit design – Design of RF integrated circuits

Technical Electives  ECE Analog Integrated Circuit Design Basic IC building blocks for CMOS technology.Basic IC building blocks for CMOS technology. Design of CMOS op-amps, references, and comparators.Design of CMOS op-amps, references, and comparators. Microelectronic circuit designMicroelectronic circuit design – Design of integrated circuits

Technical Electives  ECE Applications of Linear Integrated Circuits Practical circuits using operational amplifiers, voltage regulators, video amplifiers, etc.Practical circuits using operational amplifiers, voltage regulators, video amplifiers, etc. “Discrete” Circuit design“Discrete” Circuit design – Circuit design with “Off the shelf components”

Technical Electives  ECE Pulse and Digital Circuits How are NAND gates, inverters, logic functions implemented? What are their limitations? (Speed and noise considerations, etc.)How are NAND gates, inverters, logic functions implemented? What are their limitations? (Speed and noise considerations, etc.) How to make a better logic gateHow to make a better logic gate Phase-locked loops, delay locked loops, multivibrators.Phase-locked loops, delay locked loops, multivibrators. Microelectronic circuit designMicroelectronic circuit design – Design of integrated circuits

Technical Electives  ECE Solid State Electronics Physical principles behind the operation of semiconductors such as diodes, BJT's, capacitors, MOSFETs, and FETs. modeling of semiconductor devices.Physical principles behind the operation of semiconductors such as diodes, BJT's, capacitors, MOSFETs, and FETs. modeling of semiconductor devices. – How these devices work Strongly recommended for anyone interested in either microelectronic circuits - analog OR digitalStrongly recommended for anyone interested in either microelectronic circuits - analog OR digital

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After the degree...

Where are our analog alumni?  Micron (Boise)  AMIS (Pocatello)  Cypress  Tektronics (Portland, Oregon) MaxtekMaxtek  Triquent Semiconductor (Portland)  Hewlett Packard (Boise and all over)  Agilent (Liberty Lake)

Where are our analog alumni?  Maxim (Portland, Oregon)  Intel  National Semiconductor  Telcom  Keytronics  Texas Instruments  Numerous small companies

What are our analog alumni doing?  Mixed signal circuit design. Analog to digital converters and conversions circuitsAnalog to digital converters and conversions circuits  RF and communication circuit design  Audio/Stereo/Amplifier design  Testing  Product development

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