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DORDT COLLEGE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT PROBLEM SETS (Last update: 5/06/2019 2:12 pm)
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PS # | Assigned | Due | Returned |
Problems Assigned
(In Sedra & Smith unless otherwise noted)
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13
| 4/26 |
5/03 ◉ |
5/04 |
Topics: Output stages, power amplifiers Read 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5, 12.6 Your graded homework is in the bin near Prof. dDB's office door. You may pick it up at your convenience. Solutions to PS#11, 12 and 13 will be posted on Monday at Noon. Turn late work in before then by sliding it under prof. dDB's office door. |
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12
| 4/19 |
4/26 ◉ |
5/03 |
Topics: Feedback circuits, advantages, stability Read 11.7, 11.8, 11.9, 11.10 +11.83, 11.84, +11.87, +11.89, +11.97, +11.104. |
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11
| 4/05 |
4/19 ◉ |
4/26 |
Topics: HF performance of diff amp, darlington Read 10.7, 10.8, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4 +11.1, +11.3, +11.19, 11.24 Note errata on Page 768, Figure 10.34 (a). Note errata on Pages 801, Problem 10.96. Note errata on Pages 817 and 818. Note errata in App. L, Ans. to Prob. 10.106(b). (On 4/08 Prof dDB delayed the due date from 4/12 to 4/19. On 4/12 he added the Chapter 11 problems. No further problems will be added to this PS.) |
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10
| 3/29 |
4/05 ◉ |
4/08 |
Topics: HF performance of CG, cascode HF perf. of Source and Emitter Followers non-dom. HF poles, open-cct time const. Read 10.5, 10.6 Note errata on Problem 10.80. |
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9
| 3/22 | 3/29 |
4/03 |
Topics: High-frequency models of a BJT HF performance of CS, CE; Miller's Thm non-dom. HF poles, open-cct time const. Read 10.3, 10.4 |
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8
| 3/08 | 3/22 |
3/29 |
Topics: High-frequency models of a MOSFET Review Bode plots low-frequency response of amplfiers Read 10.2, Review Appendix F |
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7
| 3/01 | 3/08 |
3/20 |
Topics: Sinusoidal steady-state analysis a.k.a. s-Domain, transfer function, bode plots, low-frequency response of amplfiers Read Appendix F, Section 10.1 the transfer function of F.9. Problems near the end of Appendix F) Also do Note errata on pages 697, 705, 707, 710 (two on page 710) as described here, and also note errata to the answer to 10.3. Ignore the publisher's errata regarding pages 632 and 633. Details here. |
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6
| 2/22 |
3/01 See note 10 below |
3/04 |
Topics: Sinusoidal steady-state analysis a.k.a. s-Domain, transfer function, bode plots Read Appendix F |
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5
| 2/11 | 2/22 | 2/26 |
Topics: 2nd order effects, DC offset, active load Read 9.4, 9.5 (As per discussion in class on Wednesday, 2/13, this assignment's due date was changed from 2/18 to 2/22.) |
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4
| 2/01 | 2/08 | 2/13 |
Topics: Differential amp: bias, large- and small- signal operation Read 9.1, 9.2 |
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3
| 1/25 | 2/01 |
2/06 (bad weather delay) |
Topics: Cascode, double cascode, folded cascode, cascoded mirror, Wilson, Widlar Read 8.5, 8.6 Note errata on Problem 8.78. Note errata on the answer to Problem 8.90. |
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2
| 1/18 | 1/25 |
1/28 |
Topics: Basic gain cell, CG, CB amps alone, Cascode amp (CG, CB together) Review 8.1, 8.2, Read: 8.3, 8.4 +8.11, +8.25, +8.27, +8.51, 8.55 Note errata on Problem 8.3. (On Thursday evening at about 8:30 PM dDB removed +D8.69 from this problem set and moved it to PS#3.) |
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1
| 1/16 | 1/18 |
9/03 See notes 6 and 9 below |
Topics: Intro to the course, IC design issues, FET current mirror Read: 8.1, 8.2 Note errata on the answer to Problem +D8.1 |
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Discussion in class is an important part of working the
assignments. Students must be prepared to discuss the
assignments starting with the class following the "Assigned"
date.
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| Note 2) |
The text includes "Exercises" embedded throughout the reading
assignments and "Problems" at the end of each chapter. All the
assignments refer to "Problems" at the end of the chapter unless
they are prefixed with "Ex". Example: The first problem
assigned in this class, 1.5, is found on page 42. (Ex1.5 is
found on page 11, and Ex1.5 is not the assigned problem).
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| Note 3) |
A "+" mark in front of the problem number means an answer
is provided in an online supplement to the textbook, in Appendix L. Also available on Canvas, Appendix L9.
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design-oriented problem. The student may need to use some
judgement in understanding what the problem statement is
requesting. (Ask Prof. De Boer if you are in doubt.)
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