Here’s a structured **13-week lecture outline** for your course on **Analog & Digital Electronics**,
covering operational amplifiers, feedback amplifiers, oscillators, pulse circuits, sequential logic, logic
families, and memory circuits.
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### **Course Title: Analog & Digital Electronics**
**Duration:** 13 Weeks
### **Week 1-2: Operational Amplifiers (Op-Amps) & Applications**
1. **Week 1:**
- Introduction to Op-Amps: Characteristics, Ideal vs. Practical
- Open-loop vs. Closed-loop Configurations
- Basic Op-Amp Circuits (Inverting, Non-inverting, Summing, Difference Amplifiers)
2. **Week 2:**
- **Applications of Op-Amps:**
- Integrators & Differentiators
- Comparators & Schmitt Triggers
- Active Filters (LPF, HPF, BPF)
- **Practical Lab:** Designing & Simulating Op-Amp Circuits
### **Week 3-4: Feedback Amplifiers & Oscillators**
3. **Week 3:**
- **Feedback Concepts:** Positive & Negative Feedback
- Effect of Feedback on Gain, Bandwidth, Stability
- Types of Feedback (Voltage/Current, Series/Shunt)
4. **Week 4:**
- **Oscillators:**
- Barkhausen Criterion for Oscillations
- RC Phase Shift, Wien Bridge, LC (Hartley, Colpitts)
- Crystal Oscillators
- **Lab:** Designing & Testing Oscillator Circuits
### **Week 5-6: Pulse Circuits & Sequential Circuits**
5. **Week 5:**
- **Pulse Circuits:**
- Multivibrators (Astable, Monostable, Bistable)
- Schmitt Trigger Circuits
- 555 Timer Applications
6. **Week 6:**
- **Introduction to Sequential Circuits**
- Latches vs. Flip-Flops (SR, D, JK, T)
- **Applications:** Data Storage, Debouncing Circuits
### **Week 7-8: Flip-Flops, Counters & Registers**
7. **Week 7:**
- **Flip-Flop Conversions & Timing Diagrams**
- **Counters:**
- Asynchronous (Ripple) Counters
- Synchronous Counters (Up/Down, Mod-N)
8. **Week 8:**
- **Shift Registers:**
- SISO, SIPO, PISO, PIPO
- Ring & Johnson Counters
- **Applications:** Serial-to-Parallel Conversion, Frequency Division
### **Week 9-10: Logic Families & Digital ICs**
9. **Week 9:**
- **Bipolar Logic Families:**
- RTL, DTL, TTL (Standard, Schottky, LSTTL)
- ECL (Emitter-Coupled Logic)
10. **Week 10:**
- **MOS Logic Families:**
- PMOS, NMOS, CMOS (Advantages & Power Dissipation)
- **Comparison of Logic Families** (Speed, Power, Noise Margin)
### **Week 11-12: Digital Systems & Memory Circuits**
11. **Week 11:**
- **VLSI Digital Systems Design Overview**
- **Combinational vs. Sequential Logic in ICs**
- **Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs, CPLDs, FPGAs)**
12. **Week 12:**
- **Memory Circuits:**
- RAM (SRAM, DRAM)
- ROM (PROM, EPROM, EEPROM, Flash)
- Memory Addressing & Decoding
### **Week 13: Recap & Advanced Applications**
13. **Week 13:**
- **Case Studies:** Op-Amps in Signal Processing, Counters in Digital Clocks
- **Integration of Analog & Digital Systems**
- **Course Review & Final Project Discussion**
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### **Additional Notes:**
- **Hands-on Labs:** Include SPICE simulations (LTSpice/Multisim) for Op-Amps, oscillators, and logic
circuits.
- **Assessments:** Weekly quizzes, a midterm (Week 7), and a final project (e.g., designing a
counter/register system).
- **Tools:** Use breadboards for analog circuits and FPGA tools (Quartus/Vivado) for digital logic.
This outline ensures a **balanced progression** from analog (Op-Amps, feedback) to digital (flip-flops,
memory) while integrating practical applications. Let me know if you'd like adjustments!
