Course: Physical Electronics

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Course title Physical Electronics
Course code KET/FYE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Radouchová Michaela, Ing.
  • Vaněk Kryštof, Ing.
  • Šorm Martin, Ing.
  • Rostás Kateřina, Ing.
  • Kalaš David, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Kalčík Jan, Ing.
  • Šlauf Josef, Ing.
  • Janda Martin, Ing.
  • Blecha Tomáš, Doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Jára Martin, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Džugan Tomáš, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Štulík Jiří, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Kuberský Petr, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Mraček Lukáš, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Šíma Karel, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Michal David, Ing.
  • Hlína Jiří, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Handrejch Jan, Ing.
Course content
Content of lectures: 1. Passive components - resistor, capacitor, coil, transformer, thermistor, varistor, crystal, lightning arrester 2. Semiconductor physics - simple and compound semiconductors, intrinsic semiconductors, semiconductor currents, mobility of carriers, recombination, Hall effect 3. Semiconductor physics - homogeneous and heterogeneous PN junction, depleted area, Debye's length, band energy model, PN junction capacity 4. Physics of semiconductors - materials and structures for power elements, SiC, GaN, manufacturing technology, electrical properties, temperature dependence 5. Semiconductor diodes - varicap, rectifier diode, Zener diode, avalanche diode, tunnel diode, Schottky diode, suppressor diodes, PN junction breakdowns 6. Bipolar transistors - principle of operation, currents in transistor, Early's effect, current amplifier, h-parameters, basic connections, high-frequency properties, noises 7. Unipolar transistors - MISFET, JFET, MeSFET, NMOS, PMOS, CMOS 8. Components with multiple PN junctions - switching semiconductor components - thyristor, diac, triac 9. Power electronics - IGBT, VMOSFET, power diodes, power thyristors 10. Optoelectronics - optical fibers - optical fiber attenuation, Snell's law, unimodal fibers, gradient fibers, step index fibers, modal and chromatic dispersion, manufacturing technology 11. Optoelectronics - electro-optical convertors - principle of luminescence, LED, laser diode, LCD 12. Optoelectronics - optical-electrical convertors - photoresistor, photodiode, phototransistor, solar cells, optron 13. Complex semiconductor structures - amplification effects, switching properties, frequency characteristics, production technology, integration limits Content of laboratory: 1. Characteristics measurement of optoelectronic elements 2. Measurement of static and dynamic characteristics of diodes 3. Temperature dependencies measurement of semiconductors 4. Hall's probe 5. Measurement of rectifiers with semiconductor diodes 6. Voltage regulator with Zener diode 7. Measurement of thyristor I-V characteristics 8. Measurement of I-V characteristics of bipolar and unipolar transistors 9. Basic parameters measurements of power elements 10. Semiconductor switching elements 11. Frequency dependence of semiconductor structures 12. Amplification effects of semiconductor structures

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Preparation for laboratory testing; outcome analysis (1-8) - 4 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 50 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 12 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 65 hours per semester
  • unspecified - 45 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to identify basic electronic components
Skills
to connect a simple electrical circuit
to operate simple measurement devices
to measure basic electrical quantities
to prepare a report from laboratory measurements
to calculate the values of the electrical quantities
to present measured values in charts
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to identify important parameters of passive and active electronic components
to describe the behavior of electronic components in the circuit connection
to clarify important phenomena for optoelectronic components
to clarify important phenomena, especially for semiconductor materials and components
to explain the physical principle of basic electronic components
Skills
to apply theoretical knowledge in praxes
to measure basic parameters of electronic components
to recognize basic electronic components
to create a professional report from the measurements
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Laboratory work
Self-study of literature
One-to-One tutorial
Skills
Lecture
Laboratory work
Individual study
Competences
Lecture
Laboratory work
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Written exam
Test
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Individual presentation at a seminar
Competences
Skills demonstration during practicum
Oral exam
Written exam
Recommended literature
  • Foit, Julius; Hudec, Lubomír. Základy elektroniky. Vyd. 1. Praha : České vysoké učení technické v Praze, 2009. ISBN 978-80-01-04236-6.
  • Jerhot, Jaroslav. Elektronické součástky a zesilovače. 1. vyd. Plzeň, VŠSE, 1980.
  • Kasap, S. O. Principles of electronic materials and devices. 3rd ed. Boston : McGraw-Hill, 2006. ISBN 0-07-124458-1.
  • Musil, V. Elektronické součástky. VUT Brno, 2005.
  • Schroder, Dieter K. Semiconductor material and device characterization. 3rd ed. Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2006. ISBN 0-471-73906-5.
  • Sze, S. M.; Ng, Kwok K. Physics of semiconductor devices. 3th ed. Hoboken : Wiley-Interscience, 2007. ISBN 978-0-471-14323-9.
  • Vaníček, František. Elektronické součástky : principy, vlastnosti, modely. Vyd. 2. Praha : Vydavatelství ČVUT, 2004. ISBN 80-01-03112-8.
  • Vobecký, Jan; Záhlava, Vít. Elektronika : součástky a obvody, principy a příklady. 3., rozš. vyd. Praha : Grada Publishing, 2005. ISBN 80-247-1241-5.


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