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Syllabus of Electronics Course (Robotics)

Electronics Engineering 3
Digital
Lecture Subject	Tutorial	Recommended Solution
1. Introduction to the Case Study	Tutorial 1	N/A
2. Review of Arithmetic Circuits	Tutorial 2	N/A
3. State Machine Design (1)	Tutorial 3	N/A
4. State Machine Design (2)	Tutorial 4	N/A
5. Implementation of Digital Design
6. Reliability of Electronic Circuit
7. Design for Testability
8. Reed-Muller Circuit

Laboratory:

Mentor Graphics

Assessment:

80% 3 hours unseen written exam for he complete unit (analogue and digital)

20% Case Study (one in analogue and one in digital)

Suggested Reading:

Analogue and Design of Analogue Integrated Circuit Third Edition, Paul R Gray and Robert G Meyer, John Wiley & Sons 1993.ISBN 0-471-59984-0

VLSI Design Techniques for Analogue and Digital Circuits, Randall L Geiger, Philip E Allen and Noel R Strader, McFraw-Hill 1990. ISBN 0-07-023253-9

Electronic Devices and Circuits, Theodore F Bogart, Merrill Publishing 1986, ISBN 675-20317-1

Pass Year Question: 2001 || 2002

Analogue
Lecture Subject	Tutorial	Recommended Solution
1. Revision/ Introduction to modelling active devices	Tutorial 1	N/A
2. Course Work introduction, BJT basic Model	Tutorial 2	Tutorial 2
3. BJT High Frequency model	Tutorial 3	Tutorial 3
4. FET model	Tutorial 4	Tutorial 4
5. Multifunction Converters	Tutorial 5
6. Logarithmic Amplifiers as Multiplier/ Divider
7. Variable Transconductance Multiplier
8. Filters
9. Behavioural Modelling
10. Power Supplies
11. Signal Conversion (ADC/DAC)
12. Power Amplifiers

Laboratory:

Mentor Graphics

Assessment:

80% 3 hours unseen written exam for he complete unit (analogue and digital)

20% Case Study (one in analogue and one in digital)

Suggested Reading:

Modern Logic Design, David Green, Addison Wesley, ISBN 0-201-14541-3

Digital System Design, Barry Wilkinson, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-220286-7

Design of Logic System, Douglas Lewin, V N Reinhold, ISBN 0-442-30606-7

Pass Year Question: 2001 || 2002

Pass Year Paper Answer : 2001 || 2002

Microelectronics 2
Lecture Subject	Tutorial	Recommended Solution
1. Introduction to Solid State Physics	Tutorial 2	N/A
2. Physics of Semiconductors	Tutorial 3	N/A
3. Metal-semiconductor contact	Tutorial 4	N/A
4. P-N junction	Tutorial 5	N/A
5. Bipolar transistor JFET	Tutorial 6	N/A
6. MIS structures, MOS and CMOS FET	Tutorial 7	N/A
7. Microelectronics technology (difussion, oxidation, photolithography)	Tutorial 8	N/A
8. Microelectronics technology (thin film deposition and characterisation)	Tutorial 9	N/A
9. MOSFET fabrication	Tutorial 10	N/A
10. VLSI architecture and design	Tutorial 11	N/A
11. Advanced technologies in VLSI, Nanoelectronics	Tutorial 12	N/A

Laboratory:

Lab. Unit 1 Semiconductor Device

Lab 1: Shottky diode, I-V Characterisation

Lab 2: P-N Junction, temperature dependence of the reverse current

Lab 3: MOSFET, I-V Characterisation

Lab 4: MIS structures, C-V Characterisation

Lab 5: Bi-polar and JFET transistors, I-V Characterisation

Lab. Unit 2 Microelectronics technology and Design

Lab 6: Thermal evaporation of metals in vacuum

Lab 7: Spin-coating (deposition of organic films onto glass and quartz crystals)

Lab 8: UV-vis spectroscopy and QCM, Characterisation of thin organic films

Lab 9a: Simulation of CMOS inverter using Mentor Graphics facilities

Lab 9b: CMOS inverter layout design using Mentor Graphics facilities

Assignment:

Assignment 1 comprises reports on lab 1-5 must be submitted at the end of Lab. Unit 1

Assignment 2 comprises 1000 words essay on Future prospects for Microelectronics technology and reports on Lab. Unit 2

Recommended Reading:

Electrical Engineering Materials and Devices, McGraw-Hill, S. O. Kasap, 1997

Physics of Semiconductor Device, John Wiley & sons, S. M. Sze, 1981

Solid State Electronic Devices, Prentice-Hall Inc, B. G. Streetman, 1972

Integrated Circuit Design and Technology, Chapman and Hall, M. J. Morant, 1990

Principle of CMOS VLSI design, Addison-Wesley, N. Weste, K. Eshaghian, 1985

Pass Year Question: 2001 || 2002

Computer Engineering
Lecture Subject	Tutorial	Recommended Solution

Laboratory:

Visual C++ Programming library file

Pass Year Question: 2001 || 2002

Robotics
Lecture Subject	Tutorial	Recommended Solution

Pass Year Question: 2001 || 2002