| CODE | TET1004 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Introduction to Solid State Devices and Circuits for Technology | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Technology and Entrepreneurship Education | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This is an introductory unit into the domain of semiconductor components and circuits. The aim of this unit is to introduce kernel circuit behaviours which cannot be achieved without at least one semiconductor device in circuit. The following semiconductor devices are tackled: diode, transistor, MOSFET, operational amplifier. For each device, methods for modelling and envisioning device behaviour will include graphs and mathematical expressions but emphasis will be placed on qualitative analogies. The devices are then placed in the context of different circuit functions such as the following: waveform shaping circuits, amplifiers and comparators, oscillators. Study-Unit Aims: 1. To envision and describe the characteristic behaviour of the following semiconductor devices: diode, transistor, MOSFET, operational amplifier; 2. To explore accepted models but also creative qualitative models for describing the characteristic behaviour of the mentioned semiconductor devices; 3. To explore the analysis and design of some simple functions that can be achieved by semiconductor circuits for example waveform shaping, amplification, filtering and oscillation. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Describe and explain the semiconductor devices and respective circuits mentioned verbally, graphically, through simple mathematical models and also qualitatively through creative models; 2. Adopt a visual analysis procedure of structure-chunking and structure-behaviour-function relationship observations to analyse a semiconductor circuit composed of sub-circuit modules; 3. Discuss and evaluate qualitatively the possible limitations of diverse models for the envisioning and understanding of simple circuit behaviour; 4. Analyse and design simple circuits that perform the following functions: clipping, clamping, comparison, attenuation, amplification, filtering, oscillation, summation, difference, differentiation, integration, digital to analogue conversion; 5. Produce creative representations for expressing semiconductor circuit behaviour (e.g. concept cartoons, qualitative software animations and mechanical models). 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Search for and recognize components by their visual appearance, or by a model number; 2. Interpret salient information from datasheets related to semiconductor components; 3. Categorize or match components according to given criteria; 4. Simulate circuit behaviour with the use of a software package. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Scherz, P. and S. Monk (2013). Practical Electronics for Inventors, McGraw-Hill Education TAB. - FLOYD, T. L. 2007. Electronic Devices, Conventional Current version, Pearson International Edition. - HUGHES, E. 2012. Electrical and Electronic Technology, Prentice Hall. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Co-requisite Study-units: TET1001; TET1003. | ||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Independent Study, Lecture, Practical & Tutorials | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Sarah Pule |
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