Technical University of Cluj-Napoca

Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology

Bases of Electronics Department

Electronic Devices and Circuits Group

Assistant Professor Laura-Nicoleta IVANCIU, PhD

ELECTRONIC DEVICES

2023 - 2024

   Objectives

>> Recognizing and understanding basic concepts specific to electronic devices;

>> Developing skills and abilities necessary for the use of electronic devices in simple electronic circuits;

>> Developing skills and abilities for the analysis and (re)design of electronic circuits.

Course presentations

  1. Introduction. Fundamentals.
  2. Diodes. DR circuits.
  3. Multi-port DR circuits. DC switching circuits.
  4. DR rectifiers. DRC rectifiers. LEDs. Photodiodes.
  5. Zener diodes. OpAmps.
  6. Simple comparators with OpAmp.
  7. Hysteresis comparators with OpAmp.
  8. Electronic amplifiers. Amplifiers with OpAmp.
  9. Summing and differential amplifiers with OpAmp.
  10. Applications with OpAmp.
  11. Transistors. BJTs.
  12. BJT operation.
  13. MOSFET operation.
  14. Recap. Preparation for exam.

Laboratory

  1. Introductory lab. Workplace safety.
  2. Lab instrumentation. Voltage divider.
  3. DR switching circuits, two-port and multi-port networks.
  4. DC switching two-port networks
  5. Voltage doubler and rectifiers with capacitive filter
  6. Circuits with Zener diodes and LEDs
  7. Circuits with diodes, Zener diodes and LEDs
  8. Voltage comparators with OpAmp - simple comparators
  9. Voltage comparators with OpAmp - hysteresis comparators
  10. Optical indicator for voltage level with OpAmp
  11. Rail-to-rail amplifiers with differential and unipolar supply
  12. Lab test
  13. Circuits with OpAmp
  14. Lab do-overs. Finalization of lab activity.

   Recommended reading

>> Ivanciu, Laura, Sipos, Emilia, Electronic Devices, UTPress, Cluj-Napoca, ISBN 978-606-737-639-5, 2023; Content

>> Sipos, Emilia, Ivanciu, Laura, Dispozitive Electronice, UTPress, Cluj-Napoca, ISBN 978-606-737-191-8, 2022; Table of contents;

>> Sipos, Emilia, Ivanciu, Laura, Dispozitive Electronice. Probleme rezolvate, 2016; Content.

Online circuit simulator

Contact: laura.ivanciu@bel.utcluj.ro