ECE 310
–Microelectronics I
Spring 2018, University
of Idaho
Lecture notes are here.
Homework assignments, project information, and due dates are located here. Homework solutions will be posted on BBlearn.
Grades will be posted on the BBLearn site for the course.
Cadence instructions are here.
Piazza discussion forum is available here.
Instructor :
Vishal
Saxena
Email : vsaxena AT uidaho.edu
Time : MWF 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM
Course dates : Jan 10 – May 4, 2018
Location : EP 205
Office Hours : MW 12:00 Noon-1 PM (or
by appointment), BEL 318
Holidays :
MLK Day (Jan 15), President’s Day (Feb 19), Spring Recess (Mar 12-16)
Final Exam time: Monday, May 7, 10 AM – 12 Noon
Course TAs : Bingxing Wu (wu1130
AT vandals.uidaho.edu) and Rafael Alves Watanabe (alve8438 AT
vandals.idaho.edu)
TA Hours: GJ 101 Lab on Tuesdays from 11am-12pm.
Textbook – Fundamentals of Microelectronics – Behzad Razavi, 2nd Edition,
Wiley, 2013.
Course content (Syllabus) –
Basics of Semiconductor Physics,
Diode Models and Circuits, MOS Transistors, CMOS Amplifiers and Mirrors,
Bipolar Transistors, Bipolar Amplifiers, Operational Amplifiers.
Prereq. – ECE 212, Coreq. – ECE 311 (Lab)
CAD software information
The course will require extensive
use of Cadence Design. Example schematics are available on the ece310
server. Set up instructions are
available here.
In addition, all cumulative LTSpice examples used
in the class are posted here.
Piazza Discussion Site
We will be using Piazza for
class discussion. The course Piazza forum is located at https://piazza.com/uidaho/spring2018/ece310
. You can sign up here.
The system is highly catered
to getting you help fast and efficiently from classmates, TA, and myself.
Rather than emailing questions to the instructor, post your questions on Piazza
for quick response.
Workload (Grading)
25% Homework
45% Exams (3)
30% Final Exam
Make-Up Policies
Only students presenting
medical or official university excuses to the instructor will be allowed to
take a make-up exam or other missed assignments. Whenever possible,
arrangements should be made with the instructor prior to the regularly
scheduled exam or assignment due date. Making these arrangements is entirely
the responsibility of the student. Make up exams or other assignments may differ
from those given at the regularly scheduled time, and whether an absence is
deemed to be excusable is at the discretion of the instructor.
Academic Honesty
Academic honesty is governed
by Article II of the University if Idaho’s Student Code
of Conduct http://www.webs.uidaho.edu/fsh/2300.html
. Cheating on classroom or outside assignments, including examinations is a
violation of this code. Incidents of academic dishonesty will be kept on file
by the instructor and may be reported to the dean of students. Such instances
of academic dishonesty may warrant expulsion from the course and a failing
grade. All students should be aware that even one incident of academic
dishonesty may also merit expulsion from the University.
Policies
·
Homework and exam
scores become final one week after they are returned to the class.
·
Late submissions
of assignments and project reports are not encouraged; however, if you cannot
finish in time and submit late before the solutions are available, a 25% per
day compounding deduction will be applied on the final grade. (Ex.:100 points
assignment submitted 3 days late will be graded on 42 points, 1 day on 75, 2
days 56, 4 days 32, etc.).
·
Submission will
not be accepted if the solutions are distributed by any means.
·
Assignments have
to be turned in during class session. I will not accept any assignment dropped
in my office mailbox without getting my permission earlier. You may consult
with others on assignments, provided you only submit your attempt at the work.
Identical assignments will receive a grade of zero and be considered as
academic dishonesty case. Assignment is considered one day late if it is not
turned in before 12:30 PM on the day it is due.
·
Final exam will
not be returned at the end of the semester.