Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: Pulse Electronics (17.H309)

Native organizations units: Department of Power, Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering

Type of studies	Title
Undergraduate Academic Studies	Mechatronics (Year: 3, Semester: Summer)

General information:

Category	Scientific-professional
Scientific or art field	Electronics
ECTS	6

Acquiring basic knowledge in the field of application of semiconductor devices as switches, analysis and design of circuits with switches. Introduction to the methods, characteristics and application of basic digital electronic components in the most important families of logic circuits. Introduction to the most important pulse circuits. Connecting theoretical and practical knowledge about these issues.

-ability to interpret catalogue data of semiconductor switching components -ability to design basic excitation circuits for optimum switch control -ability to analyze and design typical pulse circuits, including computer-assisted simulations and measurements in the laboratory -ability to assess the way of formation and spreading of impulse noise in electronic devices, and the basics of fighting against it -ability to analyze and design basic pulse circuits.

The most common non-sinusoidal signals (pulses). Ideal and real switches. Semiconductor devices as switches (diodes, bipolar transistors, MOSFETs, thyristors, other components); the operation method, characteristics, modeling, optimum usage. Shaping circuits (linear and nonlinear, with and without amplifier). Comparators. Characteristics of logic circuits. The most important family of logic circuits (TTL, CMOS, BiCMOS, ECL, GaAs circuits): the basic gate, characteristics, application. Digital signal propagation in transmission lines. Non-standard applications of logic circuits. Bistable circuits. Astable circuits. Monostable circuits. Linear signal generators. Function generators.

Lectures; Consultations; Auditory Practice; Mandatory Laboratory Practice.