CPEN 306 — Microelectronic Devices and Circuits
Computer Engineering · University of Ghana
History and overview of microelectronic devices and circuits, reasons for studying microelectronics and its role in computer engineering. Semiconductor physics: overview of basic properties of semiconductors and the p-n junction. MOSFET: physics of NMOS and PMOS transistors, simple fabrication concepts, modelling of MOSFET circuits, load-line analysis, bias circuits, small-signal equivalent circuits, common-source amplifiers, source follower amplifier stages, amplifier characteristics using two-port equivalent circuits, current and voltage gains, input and output impedances, frequency response and transfer function. NMOS and PMOS binary functionality in NAND and NOR logic. Logic circuits: CMOS inverters, NOR and NAND gates, the CMOS pass gates, buffers. Logic circuits: flip-flops, registers, counters, adders, multiplexers.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 300
- Prerequisites
- FAEN 108
Other courses on this programme
- CPEN 201 — C++ Programming
- CPEN 301 — Signals and Systems
- CPEN 302 — Computer Systems Engineering
- CPEN 303 — Computer Architecture
- CPEN 304 — Digital Signal Processing
- CPEN 305 — Computer Networks
- CPEN 307 — Operating Systems
- CPEN 308 — Fundamentals of Information Transmission
- CPEN 309 — Programming Language Fundamentals
- CPEN 312 — Object Oriented Programming with Java
- CPEN 314 — Industrial Practice
- CPEN 102 — Introduction to Database Systems
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).