ECS517U Electronic Devices and Applications

Module code: ECS517U

Credits: 15
Semester: SEM1

This module aims to provide an introduction to practical engineering issues relating to electronic hardware and design. It aims to give you an understanding of the constraints and objectives to be considered when designing electronic hardware, the knowledge of processes used in the manufacture of electronic hardware and the ability to analyse simple electronic circuits.

Topics covered include:

• Principles of amplification, feedback and control
• Diodes and transistors
• Rectifiers and power supplies
• Processing analogue signals: filters, amplifiers
• System design issues: requirements, specifications, environment, safety, reliability
• Electronic hardware: assembly, interconnect, integration, production.

By the end of the module, in the context of electronic hardware you will be able to formulate what is to be built and identify the system aspects; identify the constraints in terms of cost, material resources and timescale; break down the design into subsystems and components; determine whether the components meet specifications such as frequency, heat dissipation, reliability, environment, safety, accuracy and price; determine whether the components work together in a safe and reliable manner; design a simple analogue electronic circuit; analyse a simple analogue electronic circuit.

Level: 5