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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2023/2024

Continuous Assessment: 40%

SIF2020 ELECTRONICS II (3 CREDITS)

The synopsis of Field Effect Transistors (FET) and various FET (JFET & MOSFET). Small-signal
A.C. equivalent circuits for BJT & FET. gm A.C. small signal model. Input and output impedances
calculation. Voltage and current gains calculation. The frequency response of circuits. The
capacitive effects. The definition of dB unit.
The -3dB frequencies. The Bode plot. The operational amplifier topics covering the basic building
block circuits of operational amplifiers including the inverting and non-inverting amplifiers.
Current to voltage and voltage to current converters. Subtracting and summing circuits.
Integrators and differentiators. Analysis and applications to comparators. Oscillators. Active
filters. Analogue computers. The power amplifiers including the classification of A, B, AB, C and
D. The A.C. load line. The push and pull concept. Cross-over distortion. Efficiency calculations
and comparison. Introduction to digital electronics. Basic gates. Multivibrator circuits.

Assessment Method:
Final Examination: 60%
Continuous Assessment: 40%

SIF2021 DIGITAL ELECTRONICS (3 CREDITS)

Digital number system: binary, octal, hexadecimal, binary coded decimal
Logic gates: AND, OR NAND, NOR, XOR, XNOR; logic gates TTL
Logic circuits: Boolean algebra, truth table for Boolean expression, derivation circuit from
Boolean expression
Karnaugh map simplification with three, four and five variables
TTL chip specification, CMOS, interface,
Schmitt Trigger: Function and functional
Combinational logic circuit: half adders, full adder, binary multiplication
Sequential logic: SR, JK, D, T flip flops
Register: parallel, series, shifter, ring counter, frequency divider
Memory: RAM, ROM, PROM etc
Digital device, PLD, PAL, PLC, micro-controller
Analog digital interface

Assessment Method:
Final Examination: 60%
Continuous Assessment: 40%

SIF3006 OPTOELECTRONICS (3 CREDITS)

Nature of light; Optical interferometer; Dielectric mirror; Diffraction gratings; P-N junctions;
Principles and characteristics of photodetectors; PIN and avalanche photodiodes; Photon
counters; Single photon detectors and Photo Multiplier Tube; Light emitting diodes;
Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;

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