FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & APPLIED SCIENCES

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Riphah International University, Sector I-14, Hajj Complex, Islamabad, Pakistan

Course Title : EE-112 Basic Electronics

Prerequisite : Linear Circuit Analysis
Faculty : Dr. Faraz Akram
Designation : Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering &Applied Sciences
E-mail : faraz.akram@riphah.edu.pk
Phone (Off.) : +92-51-8446000-8 (EXT: 297)

Course Objective:
The objective of the course is to introduce design, operation and working principles of fundamental
electronic devices and circuits such as diodes, bipolar junction transistors (BJTs), and field-effect transistors
(FETs)

Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):

A student who successfully fulfills the course requirements should be able to

Orally describe the principal, characteristics and working of the p-n junction, the
CLO-1
diode and special purpose diodes and their application in electronic circuits.
CLO-2 Analyze simple diode circuits under DC and AC excitation.
CLO-3 Orally describe the working principal of BJTs and FETs in different configurations
CLO-4 Analyze BJT and FET circuits
Analyze and design simple amplifier circuits using BJT in CE, CC and CB
CLO-5
configurations.

Recommended Books:

1. Electronic Devices: Conventional Current Version Thomas L. Floyd

2. Electronic Devices and Circuit Theory Robert L. Boylestad
3. Electronic devices and circuits Theodore F. Bogart

Office Hours:
Any time subject to availability in my office

Class Attendance: Minimum 75% class attendance is mandatory to appear in the examinations.
Distribution of Theory Marks:
Quizzes 10%
Assignment 10%
Midterm Examinations 30%
Final Examination 50%
Total 100 %

EE-112 Basic Electronics, Weekly Lecture Plan

Week No. Topics

Brief introduction of the entire course:
Semiconductor Basics: Atomic Structure. Classification of Matters on the Basis of
Week 1 Semiconductor Theory (Conductors, Insulators, Semiconductor, Energy Bands), Atomic
Structure of Si & Ge. Covalent Bonds. Conduction in Semiconductors (Electrons & Holes
Theory).
Diode: Doping, N-Type and P-Type Semiconductors. The Diode (PN Junction & Depletion
Week 2 & 3 Region). Biasing a Diode (Forward Bias, Reverse Bias). Voltage -Current (V-I) Characteristic
of a Diode. Diode Models (Ideal Diode, Practical Diode, Complete Diode).
(Quiz # 1)
Diode Applications: The Basic DC Power Supply, Half- Wave Rectifiers. Full-Wave
Rectifiers - FWR (The Center-Tapped FWR, The Bridge FWR). Power Supply Filters and
Week 4 & 5 Capacitor Filter. Diode Limiting (Limiters, Biased Limiters). Diode Clampers. Voltage
Multipliers (Voltage Doubler, Voltage Tripler, Voltage Quadrupler).
(Assignment # 1)
Special-Purpose Diodes: Zener Diodes (Zener Breakdown, Characteristics, Equi. Circuit,
TC, Power Dissipation & Derating). Zener Diode Applications (Zener Regulation with a
Week 6
Varying Input Voltage, Zener Regulation with a variable Load). Zener Limiting. Varactor
Diode. Optical Diodes (The Light-Emitting Diode, The Photodiode). Laser Diode.
(Quiz # 2)
Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJTs): Transistor Structure (Construction, Schematic
Week 7 Symbols). Basic Transistor Operation (Transistor Currents).
(Quiz # 3)
Week 8 Midterm Exam
Transistor Characteristics & Parameters: (Current and Voltage Analysis, Collector
Characteristic Curves), Regions (Saturation, Linear, Cutoff, DC Load Line), Maximum
Transistor Ratings, Derating Factor.
Week 9,10 The BJTs as an amplifier:
The BJTs as a switch:
(Assignment # 2)
Transistor Bias Circuits: The DC Operating Point (Q-Point, Graphical Analysis, DC Load
Line, Linear Operation). Voltage Divider Bias (Input Resistance at the Transistor Base,
Analysis of a Voltage Divider Bias Circuit). Other Biasing Methods: Base Bias (Q-Point
Week 11, Stability of Base Bias). Emitter Bias (Q-Point Stability of Emitter Bias). Collector Feedback
12 Bias.
BJT amplifiers:
(Quiz # 4 + Assignment # 3)
Field-Effect Transistors (FETs): The Junction Field-Effect Transistors (JFET- Structure,
Schematic Symbols). JFETs Basic Operation. JFET Characteristics and Parameters (Pinch-
Week 13,
Off Voltage, Voltage (VGS) Controls Current (ID), Cutoff Voltage, Comparison of Pinch-Off &
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Cutoff, JFET Transfer Characteristic). JFET Biasing (Self Bias, Graphical Analysis of a Self-
Biased JFET, Voltage Divider Bias, Graphical Analysis of a JFET with Voltage-Divider Bias).
Week 15, The Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor (MOSFET): MOSFET Types (D-
16 MOSFET, E-MOSFET). MOSFET Characteristics and Parameters, MOSFET Biasing.
Week 16 Final Exam
CLO/PLO Mapping

Course CLOs/ PLO PLO PLO

Code PLO1 PLO2 PLO3 PLO4 PLO5 PLO6 PLO7 PLO8 PLO9
PLOs 10 11 12

CLO1
CLO2
CLO3
CLO4
CLO5
PLO1: Engineering Knowledge
PLO2: Problem Analysis
PLO3: Design/Development of Solutions
PLO4: Investigation
PLO5: Modern Tool Usage
PLO6: The Engineer and Society
PLO7: Environment and Sustainability
PLO8: Ethics
PLO9: Individual and Team Work
PLO10: Communication
PLO11: Project Management
PLO12: Lifelong Learning

Assessments Learning
CLOs Quizzes and Skills
PLOs
Mid Term Final Lab Project
Assignments
CLO1
CLO2
CLO3
CLO4
CLO5