Course: Electronic Components

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Course title Electronic Components
Course code KERS/KESON
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Matoušek David, Ing. Bc. Ph.D.
  • Roleček Jiří, Ing.
Course content
1. Basics of semiconductor physics (energy levels and bands, intrinsic semiconductor, extrinsic semiconductor, temperature dependence of charge carrier concentration, charge carrier transport in semiconductor, injection, generation and recombination of charge carriers, phenomena in strong electric field). 2. Semiconductor diode (PN transition, polarization of PN transition, V-A characteristic and Shockley equation, barrier and diffusion capacitance, characteristic and limiting values, diode as a switch, thermal resistance and cooling, effect of temperature on semiconductor diode properties). 3. Other types of diodes (stabilizing diodes, tunnel diode, metal-semiconductor junction, varicap). 4. Bipolar transistor - principle of operation, properties (principle of operation of bipolar transistor, basic circuit of transistor, V-A characteristics of transistor, models for small signal, effect of circuit quantities and temperature on transistor properties, transistor cutoff frequency). 5. Bipolar transistor - use as an amplifier and switch (transistor working area, Darlington circuit, circuits for setting the working point, basic amplification stages, transistor as a switch). 6. Electric field effect transistors - principles (JFET, MESFET, MISFET, TFT, CMOS). 7. Electric field-effect transistors - applications (replacement models for small signal, use of JFET and MISFET transistors, temperature dependence, frequency dependence). 8. Transistor fabrication technology (bipolar and unipolar, technology, high frequency applications, high power applications), FAMOS, CCD. Issues of transistor applications in switching circuits. 9. Other switching components (diac, thyristor, special types of thyristors, triac, transil and trisil, IGBT). 10. Non-electrical controlled components (optoelectronic components, thermistors, magnetic field controlled components). 11. Operational amplifier (schematic diagram, basic concepts, ideal and real operational amplifier, feedback, golden rules, basic linear circuits with OZ, non-linear circuits with OZ). 12. Passive components (resistor, capacitor, inductor - design, possibilities of value change, marking, characteristic properties; transformer).

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Laboratory work
  • Home preparation for classes - 28 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for laboratory work and processing of results - 20 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 52 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course is focused on the interpretation of the operation of basic electronic components, their circuits and typical applications.
The student will know the function and use of a whole range of components. They will be able to design basic circuits.
Prerequisites
knowledge of secondary school mathematics (solution of system of linear equations, trigonometric functions, complex numbers, limit of function, derivative, integral) and physics (Ohm's law)

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination

Exam prerequisites: Attendance to exercises, submission of measurement protocols in appropriate quality, credit test. Examination conditions: The exam consists of a written and an oral part. In particular, the examiner evaluates the degree of understanding of the substance and the ability to apply knowledge.
Recommended literature
  • Brtník B., Matoušek, D. Elektronické prvky. Praha: BEN - technická literatura, 2011.
  • BRTNÍK, B. Základní elektronické obvody. Praha, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7300-408-8.
  • FOIT, Julius a Lubomír HUDEC. Základy elektroniky. Praha: České vysoké učení technické v Praze, 2009. ISBN 978-80-01-04236-6.
  • Matoušek, David. Elektronická opora k předmětu: Elektronické součástky. 2024.


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