Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 07/22/08
ELT221 19956-20086	LEC LAB	4 Credit(s) 0 Credit(s)	3 Period(s) 3 Period(s)
Solid-State Devices and Circuits
Presents a comprehensive treatment of major solid state devices excluding bipolar transistors. Description and analysis of devices as circuit elements and their practical application. Graphical and mathematical methods of circuit analysis. Includes varactors, field effect transistors, unijunction transistors, LEDs, liquid crystals displays, and operational amplifiers. Prerequisites: ELT115 and ELT123.

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
ELT221   19956-20086	Solid-State Devices and Circuits

1.	Describe the operation of circuits using open loop operational amplifiers. (I)
2.	Calculate voltage gain for inverting and non-inverting operational amplifier circuits. (II)
3.	Apply basic circuit analysis techniques to multiple op-amp circuits. (II)
4.	Describe the operation of circuits using operational amplifiers with positive feedback. (III)
5.	Use basic analysis techniques to describe how operational amplifiers are used to generate waveforms. (IV)
6.	Use basic analysis techniques to describe how operational amplifiers are used as precision rectifiers. (V)
7.	Analyze differential, instrumentation, and bridge amplifiers that use operational amplifiers. (VI)
8.	Describe operational amplifier characteristics that may affect performance, including bias currents, offset voltages and currents, drift, frequency response, and slew rate. (VII)
9.	Analyze basic active filters, including low pass, high pass, notch, and band pass. (VIII)
10.	Describe the operation of the silicon controlled rectifer and methods of phase controlling it. (IX)
11.	Analyze and describe the operation of the unijunction (UJT) relaxation oscillator. (X)
12.	Describe the operation of the photodiode, photo-SCR, and phototransistor. (X)

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
ELT221   19956-20086	Solid-State Devices and Circuits

I. Introduction to operational amplifiers A. Op-amp terminals B. Open-loop voltage gain C. Zero-crossing detectors D. Positive and negative voltage level detectors II. Inverting and noninverting amplifiers A. Inverting amplifier B. Inverting adder C. Isolation amplifier D. Noninverting amplifier E. Multiple op-amp circuits III. Comparator circuits A. Introduction to positive feedback B. Hysteresis C. Voltage level detectors with hysteresis D. Zero-crossing detectors with hysteresis IV. Signal generator circuits A. Astable multivibrator B. One-shot multivibrator C. Sawtooth-wave generator D. Adjustable timing circuits E. Integrator circuit F. Triangular-wave generator V. Precision rectifiers A. Linear half-wave rectifiers B. Precision full-wave rectifiers C. Peak detectors D. Clipper circuits VI. Differential amplifiers A. Differential amplifier B. Instrumentation amplifier C. Basic bridge amplifier VII. Operational amplifier characteristics A. Input bias currents B. Input offset voltage and current C. Drift D. Frequency response E. Slew rate VIII. Active filters A. Low pass B. High pass C. Band pass D. Notch IX. PNPN devices A. Schackley diode B. Diac and triac C. Silicon controlled rectifier X. Other solid-state devices A. Unijunction transistor B. Photo-SCR, photodiode, and phototransistor C. Opto-isolators

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