U2 · COLLEGE LEVEL II

Microelectronics

From ideal networks to real silicon: diodes, transistors, op-amps, and the digital logic every microcontroller is built from.

PREREQ: CIRCUIT ANALYSIS6 UNITS
ME-1

Diodes

PN junctions, rectifiers, LEDs, Zeners.

  1. The PN junction
  2. Diode models
  3. Rectifier circuits
  4. LEDs and Zeners
OPEN UNIT →ME-2

MOSFETs

The switch behind everything digital.

  1. MOS structure & operation
  2. I-V characteristics
  3. MOSFET as a switch
  4. Biasing
OPEN UNIT →ME-3

BJTs & amplification

Current control and small-signal gain.

  1. BJT operation
  2. Biasing
  3. Small-signal model
  4. Common-emitter amplifier
OPEN UNIT →ME-4

Op-amps

The workhorse building block.

  1. Ideal op-amp rules
  2. Inverting & non-inverting
  3. Summers and integrators
  4. Comparators & real limits
OPEN UNIT →ME-5

Digital logic

Gates to registers — how GPIOs think.

  1. Logic gates from MOSFETs
  2. Combinational logic
  3. Flip-flops & registers
  4. Timing and clocks
OPEN UNIT →ME-6

Interfacing the real world

ADCs, PWM, drivers — the bridge to PCB Studio.

  1. ADC & sampling
  2. PWM
  3. Driving loads safely
  4. Pull-ups, debouncing, protection
OPEN UNIT →
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