Ability to analyze circuits using analog, and digital signals, including ADC and DAC. Understanding the characteristics of electronic devices and integrated circuits, ability to use the data sheets. Ability to define the characteristics of functional blocks, and to design blocks of limited complexity using integrated commercial components. Knowledge of issues and techniques for interfacing and communication between modules, basic protocols, design of simple interfaces. Knowledge of the different manufacturing techniques and design flow for electronic systems, with related parameters (speed, power consumption, cost) and features. Ability to design interface circuits with sensors and actuators, using their typical parameters.

Analysis of electrical networks and characteristics of signals in the time and frequency domains. Models and characteristics of diodes, MOS Transistors, operational amplifiers. Behaviour, parameters and models of operational amplifiers and basic logic circuits. Tools and techniques for basic measurements (voltage, current, spectral analysis); quantitative analysis of measurement errors.

Combinatorial digital circuits (20 h) - Functional specifications. - nMOS, pMOS and CMOS technologies. - Electrical and interfacing features. - Experimental laboratories. Complex logic circuits: (18 h) - Review on basic sequential logic circuits; - Programmable logic circuits, PLA, FPGA. - Memory (RAMand ROM) - Hardware description languages: Verilog Bus and interconnections (15 h) - Review of transmission lines fundamentals, reflections, termination, crosstalk. - Layered model for interconnections, topologies, taxonomy. - Synchronization protocols for reading and writing, master-slave protocols, multi-master, arbitration. - Examples of bus and serial protocols. - Techniques for the distribution of clock signals and power. - Experimental lab on signal propagation with long coaxial cables Data acquisition systems (18 h) - Conversion systems, sampling and quantization. - Techniques and circuits for A / D to D / A. - Signal conditioning, multiplexers, Sample / Hold. - Experimental lab on DAC and ADC Power Systems and Power Supplies (9 h) - Energy management: Power supply, Battery Charger; - Single and full wave rectifiers; - PWM regulation. - Dissipative and switching voltage regulators; examples of integrated devices.

The course includes lessons and classroom exercises, consisting in the analysis of circuits and electronic systems related to the topics of the lectures. Laboratory experiments (15 hours) are carried out by students in teams. Questions about the lab experiments will be optinal at the exam. No lab reporting is required. The experimental activities address: Characterization of simple combinational logic and sequential logic circuits Digital interconnections, reflections, termination ; D/A and A/D converters; In case the experimental laboratory will be not accessible due to pandemic restrictions, the experimental laboratory will be replaced with a virtual laboratory of simulation of electronic circuits using LTspice.

F. Maloberti: Understanding Microelectronics: A Top-Down Approach; Wiley, December 2011, ISBN: 978-0-470-74555-7. N. Storey, “Electronics: a system approach”, Pearson, Fourth edition Slides of lessons uploaded on teaching portal Solution of assignements uploaded on teaching portal

Lecture slides; Exercises; Exercise with solutions ; Lab exercises; Video lectures (current year); Video lectures (previous years); Multimedia materials;

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Exam: Written test; Optional oral exam;

The final assessment is based on a written test and a optional oral examination. The written test includes: 10 mandatory quiz, 4 mandatory numerical exercises and 3 optional questions on laboratory part. The time slot for the written examination is 2 hours. The final score is given by a weighted average of the evaluations of the mandatory part (max total score 27/30) plus max 3 points for the optional part. Oral assesment is optional and can be requested by the students (points attributed to oral exam can be in the range between -3points and + 3 points) Professors can however ask for an oral exam to students who are suspected of cheating.

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