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1. Title of Subject


Electronics III


2. Subject Code


EEE1046


3. Status of Subject


Core

4. Stage


Degree

5. Version


Date of Previous Version: May 1998, May 2000, December 2004,
October 2007, June 2009, October 2010
Date of Current Version: April 2013


6. Credit Hour


EACs Credit Hours
Equivalent


3



3.00 (2.50+0.50)
Lecture = 35 hours/14 weeks = 2.50
Tutorial and Lab = 14 hours/14 weeks/2 = 0.50


7. Pre-Requisite


EEE1016 Electronics I


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8. Teaching Staff






Balachandran Ruthramurthy, Ph.D. (Multimedia University),
M.E. in Applied Electronics (Bharathiar University, India), B.E.
(Distn.) in Electronics and Communication Engineering
(Bharathiar University, India)
Chan Kah Yoong, Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (Jacobs
University of Bremen, Germany), M.Sc. in Electronics (Queens
University of Belfast, UK), B.Eng. (Hons) in Electrical and
Electronic Engineering (The Robert Gordon University, UK)
Mohd Hairi bin Halmi, M.Eng.Sc. (Multimedia University), B.Eng.
(Hons) Electronics majoring in Telecommunications (Multimedia
University)
Lee Chu Liang, M.Sc. in Microelectronics (Universiti Putra
Malaysia), B.Sc. (Hons) in Physics (Universiti Putra Malaysia)
Tiang Jun Jiat, M.Sc. In Electronics (Universiti Sains Malaysia),
B. Eng. (Hons) Electronics (Multimedia University)
Wael A. Y. Salah, Ph.D. (Universiti Sains Malaysia), M.Sc. in
Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Universiti Sains Malaysia),
Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Computer Engineering
(Palestine Polytechnic University, Palestine)

9. Semester


Year, Trimester 3

10. Aim of Subject


To introduce the design and analysis of analog circuits using
operational amplifiers.

11. Learning
Outcomes and
Program Outcomes
of Subject
At the completion of the subject, students should be able to:
Learning Outcomes
Level of
Emphasis

LO1 Analyse the ideal and practical op-amp circuits.
(cognitive analysing, level 4)

High



LO2 Analyse the voltage regulator and oscillator
circuits.
(cognitive analysing, level 4)


Medium

LO3 Analyse the active filters and non-linear circuits.
(cognitive analysing, level 4)


Medium

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LO4 Demonstrate the op-amp and voltage regulator
circuits.
(cognitive applying, level 3)

High

Programme Outcomes Level of
Emphasis

PO1- Acquire and apply knowledge of mathematics,
science and engineering fundamentals to solve complex
engineering problems

High

12. Assessment
Scheme
Lab
Experiments


Work in group of 2
Lab report writing
10%



Tutorial /
Assignment
Group assignment
Focus group discussion at
tutorial
To enhance understanding of
basic concepts in lecture

15%



Test Quiz Written exam 15%

Final Exam Written exam 60%

13. Details of Subject Topics Week

Operational Amplifier Fundamentals
Ideal Op-Amp, Virtual Ground Concept, Basic Op-Amp
Circuits, Op-Amp applications: current-to-voltage
converters, voltage-to-current converters, Difference
amplifier, Instrumentation amplifier, integrator,
differentiator.


Week1

Active Filters
Biquadratic Transfer Functions, Filter types, Standard
Responses, Sallen-Key Networks, Frequency and
Impedance Scaling, Gain Adjustments, Frequency
Transformations, State-variable configurations.

Week5

Practical Op-Amp Limitations
Simplified circuit diagram of op-amp input stage, input
bias and offset current, input offset voltage, voltage drift,
power supply rejection ratio, common-mode rejection
ratio, offset error compensation, frequency response,
transient response, slew rate, input and output
impedances, noise, stability, gain and phase margins,
frequency compensation.

Week2

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Voltage Regulators
Basic emitter-follower regulators, Regulation, Series
feedback regulators, Current limiter, over-voltage
protection, linear IC voltage regulators, Simple heat sink
design.


Week3

Oscillators
General principles of oscillation, Barkhausen Criterion,
Phase-Shift Oscillator, Wien-Bridge Oscillator, LC
Oscillators, Crystal Oscillators, Non Sinusoidal waveform
generator.


Week4


Nonlinear Circuit Applications
Comparators, Schmitt Triggers, Precision Rectifiers,
Peak Detectors, Analog Multipliers.


Week6


14. Teaching and
Learning Activities

This subject will be delivered using the following means:
Lecture Hours = 35
Supervised Tutorial Hours = 8
Laboratory Experiments = 6
Total Contact Hours = 49



15. Laboratory


1. Operational Amplifier Circuits and their typical applications
2. Voltage Regulators
16. Details of
Assignment
Example:
Title: Designs based on the op-amp and voltage regulator circuits using
Pspice simulation to study the circuit characteristics.
Objectives:
To study the characteristics of the basic op-amp and voltage
regulator circuits using pspice simulation


17. Reading Materials

Textbook

1. Thomas L. Floyd, "Electronic Devices:
Conventional Current Version", 9
th
edition,
Pearson Prentice Hall, 2011.
2. Ali Aminian & Marian K. Kazimierczuk,
Electronic Devices: a design approach, Pearson
Prentice Hall, 2004.

Reference
Materials
1. Muhammad H. Rashid, Microelectronic Circuits:
Analysis and Design, PWS Publishing Company,
1999.
2. Sergio Franco, Design with Operational
Amplifiers and Analog Integrated Circuits,
McGraw-Hill, 2002.