This calendar provides the course's lecture and recitation topics, organized under general subject headings, and links to corresponding assignments.
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  |  |  |  |  |   | L1 |  |  |  | Introduction, Bipolar Transistor Model |  |  |  | Course Intro |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | R1 |  |  |  | IC Technology and Device Review |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | L2 |  |  |  | Second Order BJT Model Parameters |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | R2 |  |  |  | Transistor Circuit Biasing |  |  |  | Problem Set 1 (PDF) |   |  |  |  |  |  
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   BASIC TRANSISTOR AMPLIFIERS
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  |  |  |  |  |   | L3 |  |  |  | Single Transistor Amplifiers |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | R3 |  |  |  | Single Transistor Amplifiers |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | L4 |  |  |  | Differential Pair |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | R4 |  |  |  | Differential Pair |  |  |  | Problem Set 2 (PDF) |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | R5 |  |  |  | 733 Video Amplifier |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  
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   TRANSISTOR AMPLIFIER FREQUENCY RESPONSE
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  |  |  |  |  |   | L5 |  |  |  | Common Emitter Frequency Response |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | R6 |  |  |  | Examples of Miller Effect |  |  |  | Problem Set 3 (PDF) |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | L7 |  |  |  | Open Circuit Time Constants |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | R8 |  |  |  | Single Transistor OCTs |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | L8 |  |  |  | Cascode and CB/EF OCTs |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | R9 |  |  |  | Effect of Emitter Degeneration |  |  |  | Laboratory 1 (PDF) |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | L9 |  |  |  | Common Emitter Cascade |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | R10 |  |  |  | Short Circuit Time Constants |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  
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   FREQUENCY RESPONSE EXAMPLES
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  |  |  |  |  |   | L10 |  |  |  | LM172 AGC AM IF Strip |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | R11 |  |  |  | 733 Video Amplifier Bandwidth |  |  |  | Problem Set 4 (PDF) |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | L11 |  |  |  | Wide Band Amplifier Design Example |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | R12 |  |  |  | Figure of Merit and $f_T$ doubler |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | L12 |  |  |  | Wide Band Amplifier Design Example |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | R13 |  |  |  | Quiz Review |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | L13 |  |  |  | Quiz |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  
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  |  |  |  |  |   | R14 |  |  |  | Current Source and Current Mirrors |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | L14 |  |  |  | Cascode, Widlar, and Wilson Mirrors |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | R15 |  |  |  | Applications of Op Amps |  |  |  | Problem Set 5 (PDF) |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | L15 |  |  |  | Diff Pair with Active Load |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | R16 |  |  |  | Op Amp Circuit Basics |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | L16 |  |  |  | 741 Op Amp |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | R17 |  |  |  | 741 Op Amp |  |  |  | Problem Set 6 (PDF) |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | L17 |  |  |  | Stability and Gain-Bandwidth Product |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | R18 |  |  |  | Effects of Non-idealities |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | L18 |  |  |  | Op Amp Compensation |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | R19 |  |  |  | Effects of Non-idealities |  |  |  | Laboratory 2 (PDF) |   |  |  |  |  |  
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  |  |  |  |  |   | L19 |  |  |  | Translinear Principle |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | R20 |  |  |  | Buffers and Comparators |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | L20 |  |  |  | Translinear Pythagorators |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | R21 |  |  |  | V-to-I Converters |  |  |  | Problem Set 7 (PDF) |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | R22 |  |  |  | Translinear Multipliers |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | L21 |  |  |  | Flash Analog-to-Digital Converters |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | R23 |  |  |  | Folding Analog-to-Digital Converters |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | L22 |  |  |  | History of Monolithic Op Amps |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | R24 |  |  |  | Other Op Amp Circuits |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | L23 |  |  |  | Transimpedance Amplifiers |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | R25 |  |  |  | Transconductance Amps and Applications |  |  |  | Problem Set 8 (PDF) |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | L24 |  |  |  | Voltage References |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |   | R26 |  |  |  | Band-Gap Circuits |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  
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