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Electronic Engineering Fundamentals
Engineering & Social Sciences Program
Madrid, Spain
Dates: 1/19/23 - 6/3/23
Electronic Engineering Fundamentals
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Location: Madrid, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Electrical Engineering
Instruction in: English
Course Code: 13973
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 200
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 42
Prerequisites: Electrical Power Engineering Fundamentals (2º Course, 1st Semester). It is strongly recommended to have it passed.
DESCRIPTION
THEORY:
TOPIC 1. Electronic signals and systems
- Block diagram of real electronic systems and subsystems.
- Designing and building-up an electronic system. Main requirements.
- Electronic signal types and their parameters that describe them. - Review of electric circuit analysis and basic circuit theory.
TOPIC 2. Electronic instrumentation. Sensors and transducers
- Lab instrumentation and measurement of electronic signals.
- Electronic sensors. Classification.
- Transducers. Classification.
TOPIC 3. Amplifiers and analog electronic subsystems
- Description and modeling.
- Concept of transfer function. Classification.
- Operational amplifiers. Negative feedback (stable) topologies. Electronic applications.
- Software for analog circuit simulation.
TOPIC 4. Electronic components and integrated circuits
- Transistors: description, operation and applications.
- Diodes: description, operation and applications.
- Moore¿s Law and integrated electronic circuits manufacturing.
TOPIC 5. Digital electronic subsystems and analog-to-digital (A/D) and digital-to-analog (D/A) conversion
- Fundamentals of digital electronics. Numbering and coding in digital systems.
- Boolean algebra. Basic logic gates. Boolean logic functions and representation.
- Combinational and sequential digital circuits. Memories
- Software for digital circuit simulation.
- A/D and D/A converters. Characteristics.
PRACTICE : Implementation of some practices which deal with the fundamentals of Analog and Digital Electronics. Equipment handling and application of some techniques to perform measurements on electronic circuits.
TOPIC 1. Electronic signals and systems
- Block diagram of real electronic systems and subsystems.
- Designing and building-up an electronic system. Main requirements.
- Electronic signal types and their parameters that describe them. - Review of electric circuit analysis and basic circuit theory.
TOPIC 2. Electronic instrumentation. Sensors and transducers
- Lab instrumentation and measurement of electronic signals.
- Electronic sensors. Classification.
- Transducers. Classification.
TOPIC 3. Amplifiers and analog electronic subsystems
- Description and modeling.
- Concept of transfer function. Classification.
- Operational amplifiers. Negative feedback (stable) topologies. Electronic applications.
- Software for analog circuit simulation.
TOPIC 4. Electronic components and integrated circuits
- Transistors: description, operation and applications.
- Diodes: description, operation and applications.
- Moore¿s Law and integrated electronic circuits manufacturing.
TOPIC 5. Digital electronic subsystems and analog-to-digital (A/D) and digital-to-analog (D/A) conversion
- Fundamentals of digital electronics. Numbering and coding in digital systems.
- Boolean algebra. Basic logic gates. Boolean logic functions and representation.
- Combinational and sequential digital circuits. Memories
- Software for digital circuit simulation.
- A/D and D/A converters. Characteristics.
PRACTICE : Implementation of some practices which deal with the fundamentals of Analog and Digital Electronics. Equipment handling and application of some techniques to perform measurements on electronic circuits.