2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Engineering Undergraduate major in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Analog Electronic Circuits
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Satoshi Sugahara / Nam Hai Pham
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Class
- -
- Course Code
- EEE.C211
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 28, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
While digital circuits have dominated large-scale integrated circuits, cutting-edge analog circuit technology is indispensable for high-speed wireless communication system, signal processing, etc. In this course, the fundamental characteristics of transistors (bipolar and field effect transistors), which are required for design of analog circuits, are first explained. Then, the small-signal equivalent circuit models of transistors are studied. The amplification mechanism and frequency characteristics of amplifier circuits using transistors in various configurations are examined. Variation in transistor characteristics, noise sources in circuits, and nonlinear behaviors are also introduced. The principles and design methods for various transistor circuits such as the current mirror, differential amplifier, negative feedback, operational amplifier, and oscillators are studied.
The course objectives are as follows: understanding the basic characteristics of transistors (bipolar transistor and field effect transistor), learning the equivalent circuits of transistors, understanding the amplification mechanism and frequency characteristics of transistor amplifier circuits, and learning the principle and design methods of various transistor circuits.
Course description and aims
Learning outcomes
1. Derive the small-signal equivalent circuit model of transistors (bipolar and field effect transistors) from their fundamental characteristics.
2. Calculate the gain of transistor amplifier circuits and design simple amplifier circuits. Analyze their frequency characteristics.
3. Understand variation in transistor characteristics, noise sources in circuits, and nonlinear behaviors.
4. Analyze various transistor circuits such as the current mirror, differential amplifier, negative feedback, operational amplifier, and oscillators.
Keywords
analog electronic circuit, transistor, amplifier circuit, noise, nonlinear, current mirror, differential amplifier, negative feedback, operational amplifier, oscillator.
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
- ・Fundamental specialist skills on EEE
Class flow
At the beginning of each class, solutions to exercise problems that were assigned during the previous class are reviewed. Students then learn the analog circuits during the lecture. Toward the end of class, students will be given new exercise problems related to the lecture given that day to solve. Students should review previous classes and prepare for the next class in advance.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Fundamental characteristics of the bipolar and field effect transistors | Derivation and illustration of the current-voltage characteristics of transistors. |
| Class 2 | Basic amplifier circuits and biasing methods of transistors | Solve exercise problems of bias circuits. |
| Class 3 | Small-signal equivalent circuits | Calculate the gain of basic amplifier circuits. |
| Class 4 | Basic transistor amplifier circuits 1 | Calculate the amplifier gain and input/output impedance. |
| Class 5 | Basic transistor amplifier circuits 2 | Compute the amplifier gains of various amplifier circuits. |
| Class 6 | Frequency characteristics | Illustration of Bode plot. |
| Class 7 | Summary of the first part of the course. Test the level of understanding with exercise problems. | Test the level of understanding and self-evaluate achievements for classes 1-6. |
| Class 8 | Overview and supplementary notes of semiconductor devices and circuits | Overview and supplementary notes of transistor physics, structures, and models |
| Class 9 | Characteristics, requisite performance, and performance improvement of amplifiers | Requisite performance, Multistage amplifiers, Frequency response and Zero-value time constant analysis, Cascode amplifier |
| Class 10 | Differential amplifiers and bias circuits | MOS analog integrated-circuit technology, Differential amplifiers, Bias circuits, Active load, Current mirror |
| Class 11 | Feedback amplifiers | Feedback circuits, Negative feedback effects on gain sensitivity, signal distortion, noise, and bandwidth, Analysis of negative feedback amplifiers |
| Class 12 | Operational amplifiers | Ideal op-amps, Deviations from ideal characteristics, Analysis and applications of op-amp circuits |
| Class 13 | High performance circuit techniques | Large-signal operation of differential amplifiers, Applications of Caprio, bias offset, and cascode circuits |
| Class 14 | 正帰還，発振回路，A級およびB級電力増幅回路 | Positive feedback, Oscillators, Class-A and -B power amplifiers |
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)
Not required
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Matsuzawa Akira. A 1st course in analog electronic circuit. Kodansha. ISBN: 978-4-06-156535-7. (In Japanese)
Takagi Shigetaka. MOS Analog Electronic circuit. Asakura. ISBN: 978-4254221619. (In Japanese)
Behzad Razavi, translated by Kuroda Tadahiro. Design of Analog CMOS Integrated Circuits, Basic and Advanced. Maruzen. ISBN: 978-4621072202, 978-4621072219. (In Japanese)
Course materials is uploaded through T2SCHOLA system.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Students' knowledge of transistor analog circuits and the ability to apply them to solving problems will be assessed. Midterm exam 35%, final exam 40%, and exercise problems 25%.
Related courses
- EEE.D351 ： Electron Devices I
- EEE.C321 ： Digital Electronic Circuits
- EEE.C311 ： Advanced Electronic Circuits
- EEE.C341 ： Integrated Circuit Technology Integrated Circuit Technology
Prerequisites
Students must have successfully completed both Electric Circuits I (EEE.C201.R) and Electric Circuits II (EEE.C202.R) or have equivalent knowledge.
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
First half: Pham Nam Hai: pham.n.ab【@】m.titech.ac.jp, 03-5734-3934
Second half: Satoshi Sugahara: sugahara.s.aa【@】m.titech.ac.jp, 045-924-5456
Office hours
Contact by e-mail for an appointment.