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Electronic Circuits and Components

Code: 102689
Credits: 6

2026/2027

Degree programme	Type	Course
Electronic Engineering for Telecommunications	OB	2
Telecommunication Systems Engineering	OB	2

Contact lecturer

Name :: Enrique Alberto Miranda Castellano
Email :: enrique.miranda@uab.cat

Teaching staff

: David Jimenez Jimenez
: Enrique Alberto Miranda Castellano

Group languages

You can consult this information at the end of the document.

Prerequisites

The student should know:

.- Circuit Theory (solve linear circuits with resistances, capacitors and inductances)
.- Basic Electrostatics (concepts of field, potential, etc.)
.- Mathematics (complex numbers, basic differential equations, etc.)

Objectives

The cental objective of this course is to provide a general overview of basic electronic devices, mainly diodes and transistors and of the basic models used for the analysis and design of circuits.
Understanding of the physical principles behind the operation of semiconductors, and electron and photonic devices.
Relate the technological processes, the performance and the operation of electron devices in circuits using analytic and phisical models and numerical simulations.

Learning outcomes

Electronic Engineering for Telecommunications

KU104 (Identify the physical principles of semiconductors and logic families, electronic and photonic devices, materials technology and how they are applied to solve engineering problems.) Identify the physical principles of semiconductors and logic families, electronic and photonic devices, materials technology and how they are applied to solve engineering problems.
KU105 (List the different energy sources and the basics of power electronics.) List the different energy sources and the basics of power electronics.

Telecommunication Systems Engineering

KU104 (Identify the physical principles of semiconductors and logic families, electronic and photonic devices, materials technology and how they are applied to solve engineering problems.) Identify the physical principles of semiconductors and logic families, electronic and photonic devices, materials technology and how they are applied to solve engineering problems.
KU105 (List the different energy sources and the basics of power electronics.) List the different energy sources and the basics of power electronics.

Tema1. Semiconductor physics and electron transport

1.1 Introduction to semiconductors. Carrier concentration.
1.2 Properties of carrier transport.
1.3 Charges and fields. Band diagrams.

Tema 2. PN junction

2.1 Electrostatics of PN junction
2.2 Out of equilibrium conditions. Current.
2.3 Application to circuits: rectifiers, filters, etc.

Tema 3. Bipolar transistor

3.1 Classification of transistors. Band diagrams.
3.2 Current-voltage characteristics.
3.3 Application to circuits: polarization, amplifiers, etc.

Tema 4. MOS transistor

4.1 The MOS structure.
4.2 Long channel MOS transistor.
4.3 MOSFET scaling. Short channel effects.
4.4 Application to circuits: logic gates, CMOS circuits

Tema 5. Photonic devices

5.1 Light properties and interaction with matter.
5.2 LEDs (Light Emitting Diode) and LASERs (Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation)
5.3 Light detectors and solar cells
5.4 Application to circuits

Learning activities and methodology

Title	Hours	ECTS
Directed	12	0.48
Supervised	12	0.48
Autonomous	8	0.32
Directed	36	1.44
Autonomous	58	2.32
Directed	12	0.48

Directed activities:

Classes of theory

Classes of problems

Laboratory

Supervised activities:

The student can contact the professor for additional explanations.

Autonomous activities:

Study at home

Solving additional problems

In this course, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is not allowed at any stage.

Any work that includes fragments generated by AI will be considered an act of academic dishonesty and may result in partial or total penalties on the grade for the activity, or more severe sanctions in serious cases.

Platform: Virtual Campus

This course does not provide for a unique evaluation system.Without prejudice to other disciplinary measures deemed appropriate, any irregularities committed by the student that may lead to a variation in the grade of an assessment act will be graded as zero. Therefore, copying, plagiarism, cheating, allowing others to copy, etc. in any of the assessment activities will result in failing that activity with a zero.

Annotation: within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

Assessment

Continuous assessment activities

Title	Weight	Hours	ECTS	Learning outcomes
VIA B: Global written exam	75%	2	0.08	KU104, KU105
Evaluation (second exam)	37.5%	2	0.08	KU104, KU105
Laboratory	25%	6	0.24	KU104, KU105
Evaluation (first exam)	37.5%	2	0.08	KU104, KU105

.- 1st Partial written: 37.5% of the GRADE.- 2nd Partial written: 37.5% of the GRADE.- Practices: 25% of the GRADEEach exam must be approved with a minimum of 5 points. Both partials can be reexamined at the end of the course.Lab practices are compulsory (all of them) and are not recoverable, so any incident (eg, illness) should be reported to the teaching staff as soon as possible. At the end of the session, the student must provide the report corresponding to the activitity carried out.In case of not passing the three parts of the subject, the final grade will be determined as follows:Value = 0.25 * NPractice + 0.375 * NP1 + 0.375 * NP2, where NPractice is the final grade for the lab practices (over 10 points), NP1 is the grade for the first partial (over 10 points), and NP2 is the grade for the second partial (over 10 points).If Value> = 5, then the final grade will be 4.8If Value <5, then the final grade will be equal to Value

Repeater students can validate the practices carried out by mantaining the obtained grade.

Not valuable: if the student does not present any activity.

Bibliography

Basic:

Luis Prats Viñas y Josep Calderer Cardona, Dispositius electrònics i fotònics. Fonaments. Edicions UPC, 2001

T. Floyd, Electronic Devices. Seventh Edition, Prentice Hall, 2005

Advanced:

R.F.Pierret, Semiconductor fundamentals (1988) / Fundamentos de semiconductores (1994)

Gerold W. Neudeck,. The PN Junction Diode (1989) / El diodo PN de unión (1993)

G.W.Neudeck, The Bipolar Junction Transistor (1989) / El transistor bipolar de unión (1994)

R.F. Pierret, Field effect devices (1990) / Dispositivos de efecto de campo (1994)

J.Wilson Optoelectronics: an introduction. Editorial Prentice Hall

Software

The simulation programs to be used during the course are of standard use and are installed in the practice laboratories

Course groups and languages

The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link. To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE

Type of teaching	Group	Language	Semester	Shift
(TE) Theory	31	Catalan/Spanish	first semester	morning-mixed
(TE) Theory	51	Catalan/Spanish	first semester	afternoon
(PAUL) Classroom practices	311	Catalan/Spanish	first semester	morning-mixed
(PLAB) Practical laboratories	311	Catalan/Spanish	first semester	morning-mixed
(PAUL) Classroom practices	312	Catalan/Spanish	first semester	morning-mixed
(PLAB) Practical laboratories	312	Catalan/Spanish	first semester	morning-mixed
(PLAB) Practical laboratories	313	Catalan/Spanish	first semester	morning-mixed
(PLAB) Practical laboratories	314	Catalan/Spanish	first semester	morning-mixed
(PLAB) Practical laboratories	315	Catalan/Spanish	first semester	morning-mixed
(PLAB) Practical laboratories	316	Catalan/Spanish	first semester	morning-mixed
(PLAB) Practical laboratories	317	Catalan/Spanish	first semester	morning-mixed
(PLAB) Practical laboratories	318	Catalan/Spanish	first semester	morning-mixed
(PLAB) Practical laboratories	319	Catalan/Spanish	first semester	morning-mixed
(PAUL) Classroom practices	331	Catalan/Spanish	first semester	morning-mixed
(PAUL) Classroom practices	332	Catalan/Spanish	first semester	morning-mixed
(PAUL) Classroom practices	511	Catalan/Spanish	first semester	afternoon