Lecture 0 Course Overview

ES 230 Electronics I Course description: Theory, characteristics and operation of diodes, bipolar junction transistors and MOSFET transistors. When: – TTH 10:45-12:00 (Lectures) – T 1-3:40 (Lab, ES231) Classroom: – Salazar Hall 2009A (Lecture, ES230) – Sal 2005 (Lab, ES231)

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Instructor Availability Instructor: Dr. Jack Ou Office: Salazar 2010B Office hours: – MW 10:30-11:00, TH 3:00 to 4:00 – I like to communicate over . – I do not check my voice mail. Do not overlook the opportunity to meet with the instructor.

Prerequisite: Electric Circuits (ES220) Concepts from ES220 – Ohm’s law – Series/parallel circuit – Voltage/current divider – Nodal analysis – Mesh analysis – Dependent sources – Thevenin and Norton Equivalent Circuit – AC analysis

Prerequisite: Electric Circuits Lab (ES 221) Repertoire of skills – Measure voltage/resistance – Build circuits on a breadboard – Troubleshoot circuits – Simulate circuits using Cadence

For Students Enrolled in the lab Session Please bring your own laboratory supply (Search with the Part #, broken links) You may share with your partner. No more than 2 students per group. The ES department will supply the transistors We will from time to time work on problems during the lab hours. (No lab today!)

Prerequisite: Physics 214 (BJT transistor) (PN junction)

Order of Presentation Diode – Device Physics – Circuit Design Bipolar junction transistor – Device Physics – Circuit Design Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor – Device Physics – Circuit Design (NAND Gate)

Math Prerequisite: Calc II Examples

Textbook Required Text: Behzad Razavi, “Fundamentals of Microelectronics”, Wiley, 1 st edition. (ISBN-13: ) Reminder: ES230 is a 3 unit course requiring an average of 9-12 hours of study per week!

Course Policies Regarding classroom conduct Regarding homework, exams and Piazza

Grading Three exams – (total: 60 %. Exam #1=15 %, exam #2=20%, and final=25 %) Class participation – (total: 15 %. Attendance=5%, participate in active learning exercises both in class and out of class=10%) Supplemental assignments – (total: 5 %. Supplemental assignments consist of videos, articles, and other forms of exercises design to stimulate students’ interest in semiconductor industry) Homework assignment: – 20 %

Classroom Participation Examples of exercises – You are given a blank sheet of paper, and asked to respond a brief question. You will not be graded. – You maybe asked to present the solution you have worked on in class. – You maybe asked to summarized other students’ response – You maybe asked to complete anonymous survey about the course

Supplemental Assignment Focus – History of Silicon valley – Engineers’ reflection of their career – Talks given by some interesting characters Format: video/articles

Homework 20 % of the final grade – Problems in each assignment are graded selectively. – Effort based. – Each assignment can take on an average six hours to complete – Please start your assignment early. Do not wait till the last minute – Post your questions on Piazza

Homework Tips Try to attack the problems from different angles – Ask the what if questions Summarize the question in your own words. “I am stuck because …..” “This problem frustrates me because….” “Here is what I do not understand…..” “Here is what I know about this problem….” Be self-critical. Be suspicious of assumptions that you considered to be true. Be disciplined. If you are truly stuck, move on and come back to work on the question.

Tests Review sheet Test #2 is difficult for most students

Helpful practices for better grades Before class – Download the lecture notes from the website and review them – Make a list of questions that you want to ask – Make use of instructor’s office hour In class – Stay awake and listen actively – Participate in exercises – Take notes. Make a mental list on what is confusing to you. After class – Set aside a time to study. – Review the notes. Use the textbook as a reference. – Do assignments/homework before the deadline – Post questions on Piazza

9/3 last day to drop a course with adjusted fees (done on-line) 9/4-15: drop with a “W” (done on-line) 9/16-11/13: petition to withdraw from a class with $20 administrative fee (dropping classes permitted because of serious and compelling reasons)