Microelectronics Laboratory using Software Tools: PSPICE, ORCAD, MULTISIM

Description

Due to the advancement of many available integrated circuit (IC) packages for analog and digital circuits, the emphasis of electronics lab has shifted from the traditional lab manual, which described the procedures for the measurements of device characteristics and verifications of theoretical results by practical measurements. With the rapidly changing technology and the job descriptions of engineering graduates, the engineering curriculum is undergoing major changes in order to introduce specific life-long learning skills for survival in the rapidly changing professional environment.

The mathematical derivations are kept minimum by using approximate circuit models of operational amplifiers, transistors, and diodes. However, the significance of these approximations are established by computer-aided analysis. Due to the complexity of electronic circuits, computer-aided simulation has also become an integral part of an assignment involving design, development, and analysis. For example, simulation is essential for evaluating the performance of a proposed circuit under various conditions and for making any adjustments in order to meet certain design specifications. A laboratory is the ideal place to verify the theoretical development and to understand the effects of practical limitations. Computer simulation cannot substitute the practical lab experience. It is very highly desirable to include open-ended labs to meet certain design requirements/specifications rather than traditional labs with lab procedures. The open-ended labs help students develop skills in problem-solving, critical thinking, reasoning, analysis, and evaluations. Since engineering often involves innovation or invention, creativity is very important.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 1
2. Oscilloscope Measurements
3. Part I. Semiconductor Diodes and Applications
   1. Diode Characteristics
   2. Diode Rectifiers
   3. Design Of A Zener Diode Regulator
   4. Design Of A Diode Power Supply
4. Part II. Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJTs) and Applications
   1. Characteristics and Biasing Of Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJTs)
   2. Design of a BJT Common Emitter Amplifier
   3. Design Of a BJT Common Collector Amplifier
   4. Design of a Multi-Stage BJT Amplifier
   5. Design 0f A BJT CE-Amplifier For Frequency Response
   6. Actively-Biased BJT Common-Emitter (Ce) Amplifier
   7. Design of Active BJT Current Sources
   8. Characteristics of BJT Differential Amplifiers
   9. Design of A BJT Differential Amplifier
   10. Design of A BJT Operational Amplifier
   11. Design of BJ Feedback Amplifiers
   12. Design of a Class-AB BJT Amplifier
   13. Characteristics of BJT Inverters
5. Part III. Field-Effect Transistors (FETs) and Applications
   1. Characteristics and Biasing of Junction Field-Effect Transistors (JFETs)
   2. Design of a JFET Common Source Amplifier
   3. Characteristics and Biasing of MOSFET
   4. Design of a MOSFET Common Source Amplifier
   5. Design of a MOSFET Common-Drain Amplifier
   6. Design of a Multi-Stage MOSFET Amplifier
   7. Design of a CS-MOSFET Amplifier For Frequency Respons
   8. Actively-Biased MOSFET Common-Source (CS) Amplifier
   9. Design of Active Biased MOSFE-Current Sources
   10. Characteristics of MOSFET Differential Amplifiers
   11. Design of a MOSFET Operational Amplifier
   12. Characteristics of CMOS Inverters
6. Part IV. Operational Amplifiers (Op-Amps) and Applications
   1. Design of Op-Amp Non-Inverting, Inverting and Difference Amplifiers
   2. Design of Op-Amp Inverting Integrator and Differentiator
   3. Design of an Op-Amp Instrumentation Amplifier
   4. Frequency Response of Op-Amp Non-Inverting, Inverting and Difference Amplifiers
   5. Frequency Response of Op-Amp Integrators and Differentiators
   6. Feedback Op-Amp Circuits
   7. Design of a Sallen-Key Band-Pass Active Filter
   8. Design of a Butterworth Band-Pass Active Filter
   9. Op-Amp Phase-Shift Oscillators
   10. Op-Amp Quadrature Oscillators
   11. Design of an Op-Amp Phase-Shift Oscillator
   12. Design of an Op-Amp Wein-Bridge Oscillator
   13. Design of a Precision Rectifier
   14. Design of an Op-Amp Limiting Circuit
   15. Design of an Op-Amp Schmitt Trigger
   16. Design of an Op-Amp Square-Wave Generator
   17. Design of an Op-Amp Stable Multivibrator