Preparing for a career in Preparing for a career in analog electronics …analog electronics …

Analog vs. Digital ElectronicsAnalog vs. Digital Electronics Courses offeredCourses offered Companies you can work forCompanies you can work for Types of things you can doTypes of things you can do QuestionsQuestions

Analog vs. Digital Analog vs. Digital ElectronicsElectronics

Analog vs. Digital Analog vs. Digital ElectronicsElectronics

Analog vs. Digital Analog vs. Digital ElectronicsElectronics

Analog vs. Digital Analog vs. Digital ElectronicsElectronics

Analog vs. Digital Analog vs. Digital ElectronicsElectronics

Analog vs. Digital Analog vs. Digital ElectronicsElectronics

Analog vs. Digital Analog vs. Digital ElectronicsElectronics

What courses do I need to What courses do I need to take?take?

Required coursesRequired courses ECE 210 - Electric Circuits IECE 210 - Electric Circuits I ECE 211 - Electric Circuits Lab IECE 211 - Electric Circuits Lab I ECE 212 - Electric Circuits IIECE 212 - Electric Circuits II ECE 213 - Electric Circuits Lab IIECE 213 - Electric Circuits Lab II ECE 310 - Fundamentals of ElectronicsECE 310 - Fundamentals of Electronics ECE 311 - Fundamentals of Electronics ECE 311 - Fundamentals of Electronics

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Technical Electives Technical Electives ((Strongly RecommendedStrongly Recommended))

ECE 410 - Advanced ElectronicsECE 410 - Advanced Electronics ECE 411 - Advanced Electronics LabECE 411 - Advanced Electronics Lab

• Multistage amplifiersMultistage amplifiers• FeedbackFeedback• Frequency response of electronic Frequency response of electronic

circuitscircuits• The “fundamentals” of designing an The “fundamentals” of designing an

op-ampop-amp

Technical ElectivesTechnical Electives

ECE 412 – Analog Filter DesignECE 412 – Analog Filter Design The design of filters circuits containing The design of filters circuits containing

passive (R’s, L’s, and C’s) active passive (R’s, L’s, and C’s) active elements (transistors, op-amps, etc.)elements (transistors, op-amps, etc.)• Lowpass, highpass, bandpass, and notch Lowpass, highpass, bandpass, and notch

filters.filters.• Examples: audio filters, bass, treble, Examples: audio filters, bass, treble,

crossover.crossover.• IC and discrete circuit designIC and discrete circuit design

Technical ElectivesTechnical Electives

ECE 413 - Communication CircuitsECE 413 - Communication Circuits• The study of the building blocks which The study of the building blocks which

compose communication systems, compose communication systems, and the circuits which compose those and the circuits which compose those building blocks.building blocks.

• AM and FM radio, Television, Cell AM and FM radio, Television, Cell phonesphones

• Microelectronic circuit designMicroelectronic circuit design– Design of RF integrated circuitsDesign of RF integrated circuits

Technical ElectivesTechnical Electives

ECE 415 - Analog Integrated Circuit ECE 415 - Analog Integrated Circuit DesignDesign• Basic IC building blocks for CMOS Basic IC building blocks for CMOS

technology.technology.• Design of CMOS op-amps, references, Design of CMOS op-amps, references,

and comparators.and comparators.• Microelectronic circuit designMicroelectronic circuit design– Design of integrated circuitsDesign of integrated circuits

Technical ElectivesTechnical Electives

ECE 416 - Applications of Linear ECE 416 - Applications of Linear Integrated CircuitsIntegrated Circuits• Practical circuits using operational Practical circuits using operational

amplifiers, voltage regulators, video amplifiers, voltage regulators, video amplifiers, etc.amplifiers, etc.

• ““Discrete” Circuit designDiscrete” Circuit design– Circuit design with “Off the shelf Circuit design with “Off the shelf

components”components”

Technical ElectivesTechnical Electives

ECE 417 - Pulse and Digital CircuitsECE 417 - Pulse and Digital Circuits• How are NAND gates, inverters, logic How are NAND gates, inverters, logic

functions implemented? What are their functions implemented? What are their limitations? (Speed and noise limitations? (Speed and noise considerations, etc.)considerations, etc.)

• How to make a better logic gateHow to make a better logic gate• Phase-locked loops, delay locked loops, Phase-locked loops, delay locked loops,

multivibrators.multivibrators.• Microelectronic circuit designMicroelectronic circuit design– Design of integrated circuitsDesign of integrated circuits

Technical ElectivesTechnical Electives

ECE 466 - Solid State Electronics ECE 466 - Solid State Electronics • Physical principles behind the operation Physical principles behind the operation

of semiconductors such as diodes, of semiconductors such as diodes, BJT's, capacitors, MOSFETs, and FETs. BJT's, capacitors, MOSFETs, and FETs. modeling of semiconductor devices.modeling of semiconductor devices.– How these devices workHow these devices work

• Strongly recommendedStrongly recommended for anyone for anyone interested in either microelectronic interested in either microelectronic circuits - analog OR digitalcircuits - analog OR digital

Try to do a Co-Op or an Try to do a Co-Op or an Internship Internship

After the degree...After the degree...

Where are our analog Where are our analog alumni?alumni?

Micron (Boise)Micron (Boise) AMIS (Pocatello)AMIS (Pocatello) CypressCypress Tektronics (Portland, Oregon)Tektronics (Portland, Oregon)

• MaxtekMaxtek Triquent Semiconductor (Portland)Triquent Semiconductor (Portland) Hewlett Packard (Boise and all over)Hewlett Packard (Boise and all over) Agilent (Liberty Lake)Agilent (Liberty Lake)

Where are our analog Where are our analog alumni?alumni?

Maxim (Portland, Oregon)Maxim (Portland, Oregon) Intel Intel National SemiconductorNational Semiconductor TelcomTelcom KeytronicsKeytronics Texas InstrumentsTexas Instruments Numerous small companiesNumerous small companies

What are our analog What are our analog alumni doing?alumni doing?

Mixed signal circuit design.Mixed signal circuit design.• Analog to digital converters and Analog to digital converters and

conversions circuitsconversions circuits RF and communication circuit RF and communication circuit

designdesign Audio/Stereo/Amplifier designAudio/Stereo/Amplifier design TestingTesting Product developmentProduct development

Questions?Questions?