Unit information: Electronics 3 in 2012/13

Unit name	Electronics 3
Unit code	EENG36000
Credit points	10
Level of study	H/6
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24)
Unit director	Professor. Doufexi
Open unit status	Not open
Pre-requisites	EENG26000
Co-requisites	None
School/department	School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering
Faculty	Faculty of Science and Engineering

Description including Unit Aims

This unit brings together the topics of electrical noise and the theory and practice of analogue filter design. Sources of electrical noise are discussed, and techniques for modelling noise sources and calculating their effects in circuits and systems are introduced. Analogue filters are classified according to type and technology, and the design processes are illustrated for the more popular forms of active and passive realisations.

Intended Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

• describe common sources of noise in electronic components

• model noisy components and calculate their effects on circuit and system performance

• design analogue filters using passive and active circuits

• describe the principal features of Butterworth, Chebyshev and Bessel-Thompson filters

• specify filter characteristics in normalised low-pass form

• design and implement low-pass, high-pass, band-pass and band-stop filters using passive and active circuit configurations.

Assessment Information

Type: Exam

% of final mark: 100

Description: 2 hour written paper

Reading and References

• Fish, Peter J., Electronic Noise and Low Noise Design, Palgrave Macmillan 2993, ISBN-10: 0333573102, ISBN-13: 9780333573105

• Adel S. Sedra, Kenneth C. Smith, K.C. Smith, Kenneth Carless Smith: Microelectronics Circuits, 5th Edition, Oxford Univ Press 2003, ISBN-10: 0195142519, ISBN-13: 9780195142518