Exam 1 information

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Eligible topics (1 of 3) (not an exhaustive list)
Everything covered up to but not including BJTs

Generic amplifiers
• Amplifier basics
voltage gain, current gain, power gain
• decibels (dB)
• Voltage amplifier circuit models
voltage-dependent voltage source, input resistance, output resistance
• Amplifier saturation
• Frequency response
Bode plots, asymptotes
• Single-time-constant networks
low-pass, high-pass characteristics
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Eligible topics (2 of 3) (not an exhaustive list)

Operational Amplifiers (Op Amps) Ideal

• Symbols and terminal characteristics vo = A(v+ - v-)
• Ideal Op Amp characteristics
A  , i+ = i- = 0, Ro 0
• Inverting amplifier configuration
characteristics G, Ri, Ro
negative feedback
virtual short
• Non-inverting amplifier configuration
characteristics G, Ri, Ro
sample circuits: voltage follower
• Other Op Amp circuits: active filters, summing amplifier,
precision rectifier, Schmitt trigger (positive feedback)
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Eligible topics (3 of 3) (not an exhaustive list)

Operational Amplifiers (Op Amps) Non-ideal

• Non-ideal Op Amps and their characteristics
• Finite open-loop gain, frequency-dependent open-loop gain
unity gain-bandwidth (GBW)
• DC imperfections
input offset voltage, input bias current, input offset current
designs to reduce these effects
• Large signal imperfections
output saturation, slew rate and full-power bandwidth
• Common-mode rejection ratio (CSRR)
• Power-supply rejection ratio (PSRR)
• Noise: voltage and current
models, noise power, signal-to-noise ratio
• Data sheet interpretation
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Specific topics (not an exhaustive list)
• Generic amplifiers and their models
determine voltage gain, input resistance, output resistance
• Frequency response of circuits
determine corner frequency, ckt behavior (high-pass, low-pass, …?)
gain at specified frequencies
• Ideal Op Amp circuits
determine voltage gain, input resistance, saturation conditions
• Non-ideal Op Amp performance
design for specified voltage gain
determine non-ideal characteristic

4 problem sets, total of 15 questions