ECE 310/310L Microelectronic Circuits and Lab
Spring 2012, Boise State University

 

Textbook: Chapters 1-5 and topics from 6 and 10 in Microelectronic Circuit Design, Fourth Edition by R. C. Jaeger and T. N. Blalock (book’s website: JaegerBlalock.com)

Instructor: Jake Baker
Time: MWF 2:40 to 3:30 PM

Lab time: Thursdays from 1:40 to 4:30 PM, Yes! we will meet the first week.

Course dates: Wednesday, January 18 to Friday, May 4

Location: ENGR 314 and 337 (lab)

Holidays: February 20 (Presidents’ Day), March 26, 28, and 30, Spring break from instruction
Final Exam time: Monday, May 7, 3:30 to 5:30 PM

Course content – Circuit design and analysis using diodes, bipolar junction transistors, and MOSFETs. Introduction to design with op-amps. Circuit simulation with SPICE. PREREQ: ECE 212 and ECE 288.

 

Homework guidelines are found here.

 

Current grades are located here.

 

In this course we will make extensive use of LTspice.

Examples from the lectures are found in ece310_s12.zip.

 

Lecture Grading
25% Midterm1
25% Midterm2
25% Homework/Quizzes
25% Final

 

Lab Grading
25% Lab notebook
25% Lab report 1
25% Lab report 2
25% Project

 

Email questions should be sent to the CMOSedu Google group (not directly to the instructor).

Questions for the instructor (only) should be asked in person (not via email).

 

Policies

No laptops, Internet appliances (e.g. Kindle, Nook, Ipad, etc.), smart phones, can be used during lectures or exams.

If an exam or quiz is open book then only the course textbook can be used (no ebooks, Kindle, Nook, etc., older/international editions, or photocopies).

No late work accepted. All assigned work is due at the beginning of class.

The final exam will not be returned at the end of the semester.

Regularly being tardy for lectures, leaving in the middle of lectures, or earlier from lectures is unacceptable without prior consent of the instructor

Cheating or plagiarism will result in an automatic F grade in the course (so do your own homework and projects!)

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