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Electronics - ELTR 172

Electronic Amplifiers

  • Review on DC Biasing of BJTs.        
  • Analysis of Operating Point.
  • Description of Fixed-Bias Circuit.
  • Description of Emitter-Stabilized Bias Circuit.         
  • Configuring Voltage-Divider Bias Circuit.
  • Analyzing DC Bias with Voltage FeedBack.
  • Examining Different Design Operations.
  • Analyzing Different Troubleshooting Techniques.    
  • Description of PNP Transistors.
  • Overview of Oscilloscope Applications.
  • Introduction to BJT Transistor Modeling.
  • Demonstrating Amplification in the AC Domain.
  • Description of BJT Transistor Modeling.
  • Analysis of Two-Port System Parameters.
  • Configuration and Description of re Transistor Model
  • Introduction to BJT Small-Signal Analysis.
  • Configuration of Common-Emitter Fixed Bias Network.
  • CE Emitter-Bias Configuration.
  • Configuring Voltage-Divider Bias Network.
  • Emitter-Follower Configuration.
  • Common-Base Configuration.
  • Introduction to Systems Approach.
  • Description of Two-Port Systems.
  • Analyzing the Effect of  Load Impedance(Rl) on Two Port Systems.
  • Analyzing the Effect of Source Impedance(Rs) on Two Port Systems.
  • Demonstrating Combined Effects of Rs and Rl.
  • Analysis of BJT CE Networks.
  • Analysis of BJT Emitter-Follower Networks.
  • Analysis of BJT CB Networks.
  • Description of Cascade Connection.
  • Description of Differential Amplifier Circuit.
  • Cascaded Amplifiers.
  • Introduction to BJT Frequency Response.
  • Overview of Logarithms.
  • Overview of Decibels.
  • Analysis of General Frequency Considerations.
  • Low-Frequency Analysis –Bode Plot.
  • Description of Miller Effect Capacitance.
  • Analysing High-Frequency Response for BJT Amplifier.
  • Overview of Feedback Concepts.
  • Describing Feedback Connection types .
  • Demonstrating Practical Feedback Circuits.
  • Introduction to Amplifier Types.
  • Analysing Series-Fed Class A Amplifier.
  • Analysis of Transformer-Coupled Class A Amplifier.
  • Description of Class B Amplifier Operation.
  • Sketching Class B Amplifier Circuits.
  • Anlaysis of Amplifier Distortion.
  • Anlaysis of Power Transistor Heat Sinking.

Prepared by: Javier Piņeros