2023 Faculty Courses School of Engineering Undergraduate major in Information and Communications Engineering
Linear Electronic Circuits
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Information and Communications Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Shigetaka Takagi
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Tue (S4-203(S423)) / 5-6 Fri (S4-203(S423))
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- ICT.I312
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2023
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 8, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Electronic circuits form the basis for current information systems and their designs are becoming more complicated while all complicated electronic circuits are just combinations of transistors. Therefore you can analyze electronic circuits if you understand the properties of transistors. On the other hand, it is essential to acquire analysis techniques specific to electronic circuits for designing them.
In this course students will acquire analysis techniques specific to electronic circuits as well as understand the properties of transistors and will learn the features and applications of operational amplifiers.
Course description and aims
In this course students will acquire the following methods
1) Circuit analysis techniques of good prospect
2) Design methods for simple electronic circuits.
Keywords
Transistor，Amplification，Oscillation，Negative Feedback，Differential Amplifier，Operational Amplifier
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
To begin with, simple reviews of circuit analysis methods will be carried out and the properties of transistors and their relation to amplification will be explained. As a simple example amplifiers using operational amplifiers will be introduced. Next, amplifiers using a single transistor will be explained, and analysis methods of more complex amplifiers. Furthermore, evaluation methods for the properties of these amplifiers and improvement methods using negative feedback concept will be introduced. Finally as applications of electronic circuits, design methods of power amplifiers, filters and oscillators are described.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Basics of Circuit Analyses | Peruse Chapter 1 of the text book before coming to class. For homework, do all exercises in Chapter 1. |
| Class 2 | Signal Amplification and its Implementation | Peruse the first half part of Chapter 2 of the text book before coming to class. For homework, do all exercises in Chapter 2. |
| Class 3 | Properties of Semiconductor Elements and their Relation to Amplification | Perusethe secondr half part of Chapter 2 of the text book before coming to class. For homework, do the related exercieses in Chapter 3. |
| Class 4 | Modeling of Semiconductor Elements | Peruse the second half part of Chapter 3 of the text book before coming to class. For homework, do the related exercises in Chapter 3. |
| Class 5 | MOS Basic Amplifiers | Peruse the first half part of Chapter 4 of the text book before coming to class. For homework, do the related exercises in Chapter 4. |
| Class 6 | Bipolar Basic Amplifiers | Peruse the second half part of Chapter 4 of the text book before coming to class. For homework, do the related exercises in Chapter 4. |
| Class 7 | Cascade of Amplifiers | Peruse the first half part of Chapter 5 of the text book before coming to class. For homework, do the related exercises in Chapter 5. |
| Class 8 | Differential Amplifiers | Read the secondr half part of Chapter 5 of the text book before coming to class. For homework, do the related exercises in Chapter 5. |
| Class 9 | Frequency Characteristics of Amplifiers | Peruse Chapter 6 of the text book before coming to class. For homework, do all exercises in Chapter 6. |
| Class 10 | Negative Feedback Circtuis | Peruse the first half part of Chapter 7 of the text book before coming to class. For homework, do the related exercises in Chapter 7. |
| Class 11 | Negative Feedback Circuits using Operational Amlifiers | Peruse the secondr half part of Chapter 7 of the text book before coming to class. For homework, do the related exercises in Chapter 7. |
| Class 12 | Power Amplifiers | Peruse Chapter 8 of the text book before coming to class. For homework, do all exercises in Chapter 8. |
| Class 13 | Filters | Peruse Chapter 9 of the text book before coming to class. For homework, do all exercises in Chapter 9. |
| Class 14 | Oscillators | Peruse Chapter 10 of the text book before coming to class. For homework, do all exercises in Chapter 10. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Takagi, Shigetaka. Introduction to Analog Electric Circuits. Tokyo:Surikougakusha ISBN:978-4-901683-91-3 (Japanese)
Reference books, course materials, etc.
None
Evaluation methods and criteria
Students' knowledge of electric circuit analysis will be assessed by the midterm and final examinations or report assignments.
Related courses
- ICT.I203 ： Electric Circuits
- ICT.I207 ： Linear Circuits
Prerequisites
No prerequites are necessary, but enrollment in the related courses are desirable.