Experimental physics : Electronic and instrumentation

Duration

30h Th, 35h Pr

Number of credits

Lecturer

Ngoc Duy Nguyen

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Semiconductor physics fundamentals. Electronic devices : pn junction, bipolar transistor, field-effect transistor. Circuit analysis, transfer function, frequency response. Operational amplifier et basic circuits. Introduction to digital electronics : numbers, logic gates, boolean algebra, combinatory logic circuit design, sequential circuits. Converters. Introduction to instrumentation.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

To introduce the basics of device physics and to present applications in analog electronics and digital electronics.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Basics of electromagnetism.
Introduction to modern physics.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lectures and lab sessions (mounting and analysis of analog and digital circuits). Group project as a part of lab assignments.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

The course is scheduled for the first quadrimester.

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Adaptations to the pandemic situation : if required by updated sanitary rules, the lectures would be organized remotely, as live sessions during the time slots of the regular schedule. In this case, they would also be recorded and podcasts distributed to all students. The content of the lab sessions would also be adapted in such a way that they could be delivered remotely as well. The project would be adapted and the weight of each activity in the evaluation adjusted.

Recommended or required readings

Copies of slides and additional written notes. References include : - Adel S. Sedra & Kenneth C. Smith, Microelectronic circuits, Oxford University Press (ISBN 0-19-511690-9) - M. Morris Mano & Charles R. Kime, Logic and Computer Design Fundamentals, Prentice Hall (ISBN 0-13-031486-2)

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Any session :

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions ) AND oral exam

- Remote

written exam ( open-ended questions ) AND oral exam

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred remote


Additional information:

A group project carried out during the semester composes a part of the grade.
A written examination on the content of the lectures, written exercise(s) and lab practise.
If required by the sanitary conditions, a written exam will be remotely organized via ecampus.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

For the lab sessions, groups of two students have to be formed.

Contacts

Prof. Ngoc Duy Nguyen (ngocduy.nguyen@uliege.be, +32 4 366 3604)
Sébastien Mawet, assistant (smawet@uliege.be)  Emile Fourneau, assistant (emile.fourneau@uliege.be) Thomas Ratz, assistant (thomas.ratz@uliege.be)

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