ELECTRONICS I

Course objectives

The course aims to provide the general knowledge of an electronic system intended as an information processing system. For analog circuits the focus is on the concept of gain for the various types of amplifiers, and on the application limits due to bandwidth, power and noise. For digital circuits we focus on the fundamental logic gates and on the characteristics of robustness, processing speed and power consumption. CAPABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING. Students will be able to analyze simple electronic systems and to identify their behavior even in the presence of capacitive elements. They will also be able to analyze the building blocks of integrated analog circuits. Regarding digital systems, students will have the basic elements to design simple digital systems at various levels of abstraction (gate and circuit) and to identify the implementation technology best suited to the specific project case. COMMUNICATE SKILLS. The oral exam checks the development of communication and organizational skills. LEARNING SKILLS. The written test verifies the students' ability to extract from the reference texts the information necessary to perform a particular problem of analysis or design of electronic circuits.

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Course program
Structure of an electronic system Evolution of microelectronics and its products. Top-down approach: specifications of an electronic system. Input, output and processing, synchronization and power supply. Concept of: bandwidth, dynamic rage, power consumption, noise. Amplifiers and feedback Review of Linear Circuits. Ideal and not ideal amplifiers. Equivalent circuits. Single time constant networks. Operational Amplifiers: Block Diagram, Inverting and Non-Inverting Configuration, Finite Gain Effect. Differential amplifier, instrumentation amplifier, adder, integrator and derivator circuits. Devices and electronic circuits Semiconductor basics. P-n junction: diode equation. Rectifiers and Limiting Circuits. The structure and operating principle of the MOS transistor. MOS transistors: biasing and usage as amplifiers. Static and dynamic load lines. Common source amplifier. Enhanced load NMOS Amplifiers. Simple current mirror with MOS transistors CMOS Amplifiers. Digital Electronics. Digital design flow: specification, design, synthesis, implementation, verification, documentation. Methods for combinatorial and sequential synthesis Signals and logic variables, Boolean algebra, truth tables, and canonical forms of logic functions. The inverter, the fundamental logic gates, and De Morgan's theorem. Combinatorial logic functions, combinatorial synthesis methods. Basic combinatorial and sequential components: decoder, multiplexer, adder, latch, flip-flop, log, RAM, ROM, Schmitt trigger. State machines: models, representations and techniques for synthesis. Project Exercises and Exercises Development of a case study on the design of digital components. Logic families MOSFET device models for digital applications. NMOS and CMOS Families: Static characteristics; - Dynamic features; - Power Consumption; - NOR and NAND Gates.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of mathematical analysis and geometry. Basics of physics of electromagnetism and knowledge of the fundamental laws of electrical engineering (analysis of elementary circuits).
Books
• Main textbook: F. Centurelli, A. Ferrari, “Fondamenti di Elettronica”, Zanichelli 2016. • Other books: 1. S. Sedra, K. Smith, “Circuiti per la Microelettronica”, Edizioni Ingegneria 2000 2. M. Olivieri, “Note sulla Progettazione dei Sistemi VLSI Digitali - Volume 1: Introduzione all'Elettronica Digitale”, Ed. EDISES, Napoli, 2004 3. M. Olivieri, “Note sulla Progettazione dei Sistemi VLSI Digitali - Volume 3: Esercizi”, Ed. EDISES, Napoli, 2008 4. P. Spirito, “Elettronica digitale”, Editore Mc Graw Hill • Course slides
Teaching mode
frontal teaching and computer exercises
Frequency
Attendance is not mandatory but highly recommended.
Exam mode
Exam with evaluation in thirtieths. The exam is made up of a write test in which both analog and digital electronics questions are proposed, and an oral discussion.
Lesson mode
frontal teaching and computer exercises
GIUSEPPE SCOTTI Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
Structure of an electronic system Evolution of microelectronics and its products. Top-down approach: specifications of an electronic system. Input, output and processing, synchronization and power supply. Concept of: bandwidth, dynamic rage, power consumption, noise. Amplifiers and feedback Review of Linear Circuits. Ideal and not ideal amplifiers. Equivalent circuits. Single time constant networks. Operational Amplifiers: Block Diagram, Inverting and Non-Inverting Configuration, Finite Gain Effect. Differential amplifier, instrumentation amplifier, adder, integrator and derivator circuits. Devices and electronic circuits Semiconductor basics. P-n junction: diode equation. Rectifiers and Limiting Circuits. The structure and operating principle of the MOS transistor. MOS transistors: biasing and usage as amplifiers. Static and dynamic load lines. Common source amplifier. Enhanced load NMOS Amplifiers. Simple current mirror with MOS transistors CMOS Amplifiers. Digital Electronics. Digital design flow: specification, design, synthesis, implementation, verification, documentation. Methods for combinatorial and sequential synthesis Signals and logic variables, Boolean algebra, truth tables, and canonical forms of logic functions. The inverter, the fundamental logic gates, and De Morgan's theorem. Combinatorial logic functions, combinatorial synthesis methods. Basic combinatorial and sequential components: decoder, multiplexer, adder, latch, flip-flop, log, RAM, ROM, Schmitt trigger. State machines: models, representations and techniques for synthesis. Project Exercises and Exercises Development of a case study on the design of digital components. Logic families MOSFET device models for digital applications. NMOS and CMOS Families: Static characteristics; - Dynamic features; - Power Consumption; - NOR and NAND Gates.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of mathematical analysis and geometry. Basics of physics of electromagnetism and knowledge of the fundamental laws of electrical engineering (analysis of elementary circuits).
Books
• Main textbook: F. Centurelli, A. Ferrari, “Fondamenti di Elettronica”, Zanichelli 2016. • Other books: 1. S. Sedra, K. Smith, “Circuiti per la Microelettronica”, Edizioni Ingegneria 2000 2. M. Olivieri, “Note sulla Progettazione dei Sistemi VLSI Digitali - Volume 1: Introduzione all'Elettronica Digitale”, Ed. EDISES, Napoli, 2004 3. M. Olivieri, “Note sulla Progettazione dei Sistemi VLSI Digitali - Volume 3: Esercizi”, Ed. EDISES, Napoli, 2008 4. P. Spirito, “Elettronica digitale”, Editore Mc Graw Hill • Course slides
Teaching mode
frontal teaching and computer exercises
Frequency
Attendance is not mandatory but highly recommended.
Exam mode
Exam with evaluation in thirtieths. The exam is made up of a write test in which both analog and digital electronics questions are proposed, and an oral discussion.
Lesson mode
frontal teaching and computer exercises
  • Lesson code1021955
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • Coursecorso|33498
  • CurriculumGestionale
  • Year2nd year
  • Semester2nd semester
  • SSDING-INF/01
  • CFU9
  • Subject areaIngegneria elettronica