Essentials of Analogue Circuit Design

Duration

Essentials of Analogue Circuit Design

2 days

Overview

All electronics circuits, including digital systems, at the very least contain some analogue circuits and components. Understanding and designing simple analogue circuits is, hence, part and parcel of systems development. This course emphasises on the fundamentals of electric and electronic circuits through simulation and hands-on exercises. Throughout the course, participants will gain practical circuit design, development and debugging skills and apply them to real-world analog processing problems. The course touches on fundamental concepts and analysis techniques (resistance, reactance, voltage divider, Thevenin, KVL, KCL, superposition, bode), design of commonly-used analog circuits (passive filters, current mirrors), transistor amplification (class A, B, AB, C) and switching.

Course highlight

Participants would be introduced to the industrial standard PSpice circuit simulation tool. A series of hands-on exercises with actual integrated circuits, components and test and measurement equipment allow participants to enhance their engineering problem solving skills, while proactively enhancing their skills in circuit design. Participants

would also compare simulated and real-world results to understand their differences.

What You Will Learn

This course concentrates on the theoretical and practical knowledge to allow participants to achieve the following learning outcomes. Upon completing the course, participants would be able to:

• Apply fundamental laws and theorems to analyse analogue circuits
• Model, simulate and analyse circuits for signal processing and control
• Design and implement practical analogue circuits
• Understand the potential and limitations of circuit simulation versus actual implementation

Who Should Attend

This course is particularly suited for engineers who are about to embark on designing electronics systems.

Prerequisites

Participants are required to have a background in electronics and/or electrical engineering.

Course Methodology

This course is presented in a workshop style with example-led lectures interlaced with hands-on practical for maximum understanding.

Course Outline

Circuit Theory Basics

• Notation and conventional terminology
• Review of Kirchhoff's circuit laws
• Review of Thévenin's theorem
• Review of Norton's theorem
• Review of the Superposition Theorem
• Frequency Response: Bode Plots
• Hands-on practical: Proportionality and Superposition

Analog Circuit Design

• Passive filter
• Hands-on practical: Frequency Response and Filters
• Solid-state diodes and diode circuits
• Hands-on practical: Zener Diode Regulator
• Op-amp circuits
• Hands-on practical: Analog Filter design
• Transistor Amplifier Circuits
• Hands-on practical: Common emitter and source & voltage Follower
• Power Amplifiers
• Hands-on practical: Class A Amplifier
• The current mirror
• Hands-on practical: BJT Stabilized current source

Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.