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Module

EEE2014 : Semiconductor Devices and Analogue Electronics

  • Offered for Year: 2024/25
  • Module Leader(s): Professor Nick Wright
  • Lecturer: Dr Sarah Olsen
  • Owning School: Engineering
  • Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters

Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.

Semester 1 Credit Value: 20
ECTS Credits: 10.0
European Credit Transfer System

Aims

To provide students with the knowledge to apply semiconductor devices and analogue electronics to electronic engineering problems and introduce the basic concepts of analogue systems. This will be achieved through lectures, tutorials, lab sessions and independent study. The skills obtained in this module are prerequisite for many other modules taught later in the degree programme and valuable for engineering careers in areas such as communications, bioelectronics, signal processing and power electronics.

Outline Of Syllabus

This module introduces the important subject of semiconductor devices and analogue electronics that can be used to solve a variety of different engineering problems. The focus will be on the well-known Bipolar and MOSFET technology applied to range of analogue circuits, including filters, amplifiers and op-amps.

Additionally, conversion technology (digital to analogue and in the reverse) will be covered. A lab session will provide the opportunity for students to investigate a real amplifier circuit, applying different signals and observing waveforms and frequency response on the oscilloscope. Students will also learn how to write a technical report on the results and findings from the lab session.

Teaching Methods

Teaching Activities
Category Activity Number Length Student Hours Comment
Guided Independent StudyAssessment preparation and completion241:0024:00Revision for final exam and completion of the final exam
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesLecture41:004:00In-person revision lectures for all parts of module
Guided Independent StudyAssessment preparation and completion82:0016:00Examples and Tutorial sheets on topics covered (approximately 2 hours per section of course).
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesLecture151:0015:00In-person lectures for Analogue Electronics
Guided Independent StudyAssessment preparation and completion15:005:00Writing of summatively assessed lab report
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesLecture151:0015:00In-person lectures for Semiconductor Devices
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesPractical13:003:00One three-hour practical lab session on Analogue Electronics
Structured Guided LearningStructured research and reading activities33:009:00Three 3-hour simulation sessions for Analogue Electronics
Structured Guided LearningStructured research and reading activities112:0022:00Reading activity to supplement knowledge of material taught in each week.
Guided Independent StudyIndependent study187:0087:00Reviewing lecture notes; general reading
Total200:00
Teaching Rationale And Relationship

Lectures provide the core material and give students the opportunity to engage with set questions and query material covered in the lecture.

Problem solving is introduced through tutorial sheets and class examples will help students’ understanding of each topic.

Laboratory sessions provide an opportunity to gain practical experience with a variety of instruments and validate the theory introduced in lectures.

Assessment Methods

The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners

Exams
Description Length Semester When Set Percentage Comment
Written Examination1201A852-hour In-Person Closed-Book Exam
Other Assessment
Description Semester When Set Percentage Comment
Practical/lab report1M15Lab Report with a maximum of 2000 words.
Formative Assessments

Formative Assessment is an assessment which develops your skills in being assessed, allows for you to receive feedback, and prepares you for being assessed. However, it does not count to your final mark.

Description Semester When Set Comment
Prob solv exercises1MRelease each week after a topic is completed.
Assessment Rationale And Relationship

The examination allows students to demonstrate their ability to solve engineering problems focused on semiconductor devices and analogue electronics, assessing knowledge outcomes 1 – 5 and skill outcomes 1 – 3.

The laboratory report assesses skill outcome 4

The formatively assessed tutorial sheets will be released throughout the semester after each topic is completed.

Reading Lists

Timetable