1. Dr. Nor Farahidah Za’bah Room number : E2-2-13.12
Phone number :
address :
Website:

4. MY RULES Be punctual! Silent your mobile phones while in class
Wear proper attire as to the University’s dress code
Attendance is COMPULSORY

5. COURSE ASSESSMENT METHOD % Quizzes and Assignments 15 (10 + 5)
Mid-term Test 25
Final Examination 60

6. Week
Topics
Task/Reading 1
Introduction to Electronics and Amplifier:
Brief History of Electronics, Signals, Amplifier Characteristics
Chapter 1 2
Operational Amplifier and its Applications:
Ideal Op-Amp Characteristics, Inverting and Non-inverting Amplifiers, Integrator and Differentiator Circuits
Chapter 8 3
Semiconductor Material and PN Junction Diode:
Semiconductor Materials and Properties, Energy Band Diagram, PN Junction
Chapter 2 4
PN-Junction Diode:
Diode Characteristics and Load line, Diode Model and Equivalent Circuits, Other Diode Types 5
Diode Circuits:
Rectifier Circuits, Zener Diode Circuits and Voltage Regulator
Chapter 3 6
Smoothing Filter : RC-Lowpass Filter

7. Week
Topics
Task/Reading 7
The Bipolar Junction Transistor (Basic):
Transistor Structures, Voltage-Current Characteristics, Modes of Operation, Voltage Transfer Characteristics
Chapter 4 8
BJT Biasing:
Load Line, DC Circuits Analyses and Biasing. 9
Basic BJT Amplifier:
Small-Signal Operation and Hybrid-π Model
Chapter 5 10
Single-Stage Small Signal AC BJT Amplifier:
Common Emitter, Common Collector Amplifier Configurations 11
The Field Effect Transistor (Basic):
MOSFET Structure, Voltage-Current Characteristics, Modes of Operation, Voltage Transfer Characteristics
Chapter 6 12
MOSFET Biasing:
Load Line, DC Circuits Analyses and Biasing 13
Basic MOSFET Amplifier:
Small-Signal Operation and Model
Chapter 7 14
Single-Stage Small Signal AC MOSFET Amplifier: Common-Source, Common Drain Amplifier Configurations.

8. 12 4 5 FEBRUARY M T W F S 7 8 9 10 Intro 11 13 14 15 16 17 L1 L2 18 197 8 9 10
Intro 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 L1 L2 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 L3 L4 25 26 27 28 L5 L6
MARCH 1 2 3 L7 L8 4 5 6 L9
L10
L11
L12
NO CLASS
MIDTERM BREAK 29
 30
31 
MIDTERM EXAM
L13

9. APRIL M T W F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
L14
L15 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
L16
 L17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
L18
L19  22 23 24 25 26 27 28
L20
EXTRA 29 30
MAY
 HOLIDAY
RAMADAN STARTS
REVISION PERIOD
FINAL EXAMINATION

10. LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning Outcomes
Analyze basic circuits involving basic amplifiers and op-amps.
Explain the basic characteristics of semiconductor materials and PN junctions and analyze diode circuits.
Analyze and design DC and small signal circuits using BJTs
Design and analyze DC and small signal circuits using FETs

11. Text Book
Motakabber, S. M. A, Ibrahimy, M. I., Nordin, Anis, (2012), Fundamentals of Microelectronic Circuits, Pearson.
Recommended references supporting the course
Neamen D.A., (2007), Microelectronics Circuit Analysis and Design, McGraw Hill.
Sedra S.A., (2009), Microelectronic Circuits, Oxford