Course Description and Prerequisites
EE 462 is the laboratory companion to EE 461. Students perform experimental exercises in the design and analysis of electronic circuits incorporating semiconductor devices: transistors, tunnel and Zener diodes, integrated circuits, and operational amplifiers. The course emphasizes proper use of laboratory instruments (oscilloscopes, multimeters, function generators, power supplies, and curve tracers), SPICE simulation, and professional technical report writing. Prerequisites: EE 222 and EE 461G (concurrent). Learning Outcomes
Upon completion, students should demonstrate the ability to:
Same as EE 461; Microelectronic Circuits and Devices, Horenstein, or equivalent. Course Topics
EE 462 is the laboratory companion to EE 461. Students perform experimental exercises in the design and analysis of electronic circuits incorporating semiconductor devices: transistors, tunnel and Zener diodes, integrated circuits, and operational amplifiers. The course emphasizes proper use of laboratory instruments (oscilloscopes, multimeters, function generators, power supplies, and curve tracers), SPICE simulation, and professional technical report writing. Prerequisites: EE 222 and EE 461G (concurrent). Learning Outcomes
Upon completion, students should demonstrate the ability to:
- Analyze circuits with nonlinear elements using semiconductor characteristics
- Measure relevant quantities and parameters using oscilloscopes, multimeters, function generators, power supplies, and curve tracers
- Analyze electronic circuits with SPICE
- Describe experimental procedures involving semiconductor circuits
- Interpret experimental measurements involving semiconductor circuits
Same as EE 461; Microelectronic Circuits and Devices, Horenstein, or equivalent. Course Topics
- Semiconductor device characteristics (transistors, tunnel and Zener diodes)
- Integrated circuits and operational amplifiers
- Laboratory instrumentation (oscilloscopes, multimeters, function generators, power supplies, curve tracers)
- SPICE simulation of electronic circuits
- Technical report writing for laboratory experiments
- Pre-lab quizzes (~40%)
- Laboratory reports (~40%)
- Laboratory data sheets (~8%)
- Final practical lab exam (~11%)
- Syllabus (Spring 2012)
- Nine laboratory assignments (Labs 01–09)
- Eight pre-lab solutions (Prelabs 1–8)
- Eight quizzes
- Ten lecture slide decks
- Final lab practical exams (two sections)
- MATLAB scripts for MOSFET analysis
- ABET outcome assessment documentation
