Lecture

Common Source Amplifier: LTSPICE

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EE-203: Electronics II

Ce cours introduit les composants à semiconducteurs électroniques de base : diodes à jonction PN, transistors bipolaires et MOS. Leurs modes de fonctionnement en DC et AC sont étudiés. Les circuits élémentaires à base de transistors bipolaires sont prése ...

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This lecture covers the analysis of a common source amplifier using LTSPICE, focusing on the maximum amplitude of the AC signal in the linear regime, the gain calculation, and the circuit stability. It also discusses the use of multi-stage amplifiers and the importance of output resistance in driving resistive loads.

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Instructors (3)

Cédric Meinen

Teaching & PhD Courses Electrical systems and electronics I EE-295 The course has the aim to provide the fundamental knowledge and experiences to understand basic electrical systems. Electrical systems and electronics II EE-296 The basic concepts enabling to understand and analysis the electronic systems dedicated to signals acquisition and processing (e.g. biosensors, physiological signals, ECG) are addressed. This includes the acquisition, amplification and filtering. El

Stéphanie Lacour

Stéphanie P. Lacour holds the Bertarelli Foundation Chair in Neuroprosthetic Technology in the School of Engineering at EPFL and leads the Laboratory for Soft Bioelectronic Interfaces. She received her PhD in Electrical Engineering from INSA de Lyon, France, and completed postdoctoral research at Princeton University and the University of Cambridge. She is the recipient of the 2006 MIT TR35, a University Research Fellowship of the Royal Society, European Research Council ERC Starting and POC Grants, and a SNSF-ERC Consolidator Grant. She was elected a 2015 Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.

Adil Koukab

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Electromagnetism: Electrical networks

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