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Analog Circuit Design

Learning outline

Learning outline
01Voltage, current, power, and conservation
Voltage is a difference, not a labelConcept
Current, power, and component limitsConcept
KCL and KVL make a circuit solvableConcept
Check: a sign-consistent dividerCheck
02Nodal analysis, equivalents, and loading
Solve a node connected to several sourcesConcept
Thevenin equivalents preserve the load behaviorConcept
Loading changes what you measureConcept
Lab: predict and simulate a loaded dividerLab
03Stored energy and time response
Capacitors connect voltage change to currentConcept
Inductors connect current change to voltageConcept
RC steps: initial value, final value, time constantConcept
Check: capacitor loading and settlingCheck
04Phasors and frequency response
Phasors describe a sinusoidal steady stateConcept
Read magnitude and phase on a Bode plotConcept
Lab: connect a time constant to an AC cornerLab
Check: RMS and a low-pass cornerCheck
05Diodes and transistor operating points
A diode model must match the questionConcept
BJT bias creates room for a small signalConcept
MOSFET bias and the limits of square-law modelsConcept
Check: an inconsistent transistor biasCheck
06Operational amplifiers and feedback
Negative feedback and the virtual-short conditionConcept
An inverting amplifier uses a current balanceConcept
A noninverting stage preserves input polarityConcept
Output range, bandwidth, and slew rate are separate limitsConcept
07Filters and noise
Choose low-pass or high-pass from the output nodeConcept
Lab: separate amplification from filteringLab
Noise is a bandwidth-dependent error budgetConcept
Check: signal bandwidth and noise bandwidthCheck
08Measurement, schematic setup, and a sensor capstone
Tolerance and measurement uncertainty deserve separate budgetsConcept
From a connection table to a trustworthy schematicConcept
Capstone lab: a low-voltage sensor amplifier and filterLab
Final check: evidence and a capstone limitCheck

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