Module 1(Qualitative Treatment)
(a) Bipolar junction transistors: NPN & PNP transistors, structure, typical doping, working of NPN transistor, concepts of common base, common emitter & common collector configurations, current gain of each, input & output characteristics of common emitter configuration, comparison of three configurations with reference to voltage & current gain, input & output resistances and applications. (6 hrs)
(b) Field effect Transistors: basic principles of JFET, MESFET and MOSFET, comparison with BJT. (3 hrs)
(c) Amplifiers & Oscillators: circuit diagram & working of common emitter amplifier, function of each component in the circuit, need of proper biasing, frequency response, voltage gain and 3dB bandwidth, concepts of class A, B, AB and Class C power amplifiers, circuit diagram & working of push pull amplifiers, concepts of feedback, working principles of oscillators, circuit diagram & working of RC phase shift oscillator. (7 hrs)
(d) Integrated circuits: advantages of ICs, analog and digital ICs, functional block diagram of operational amplifier, ideal operational amplifier,use as inverting amplifier, non inverting amplifier, summing amplifier, integrator and comparator. (4 hrs)
(e) Digital ICs:logic gates, realization of logic functions, principle of combinational and sequential logic circuits, flip flop (JK), logic families: TTL and CMOS Logic (No internal diagram) , examples of digital ICs-functional diagram of (7400,7402,7473,CD4011). (4 hrs)
(f) IC fabrication: purification of silicon, crystal growth, wafer preparation. unit process: oxidation, diffusion, ion implantation, epitaxy, deposition, photolithography. (4 hrs)
Module 2 (Qualitative Treatment)
(a) Measurements: principle and block diagram of analog and digital multimeter, working principle of CRT, block diagram of CRO, measurements using CRO, principle of digital storage oscilloscope, principle and block diagram of function generator. (5hrs)
(b) Radio communication: principle of AM & FM, wave forms, bandwidths, block diagrams of AM & FM transmitters, principle of AM &FM demodulation, comparison of AM & FM,principle &block diagram of super heterodyne receiver. (4 hrs)
(c) Color television: TV Standards,interlaced scanning, block diagram of PAL TV transmitter & receiver, basic principles of cableTV, CCTV system, basic principles of HDTV, basic principles of LCD & Plasma displays. (5 hrs)
(d) Radar and navigation: principle of radar and radar equation, block schematics of pulsed radar, factors affecting range, applications of radar in measurements and navigation. (4 hrs)
(e) Satellite communication: microwave frequency bands, concept of geo-stationary satellite, frequency bands used, satellite transponder, block diagram of earth station transmitter & receiver, advantages of satellite communication, principle of Global Positioning System (GPS). (3 hrs)
(f) Optical communication: block diagram of the optical communication system, principle of light transmission through fiber, concepts of Single Mode and Multi Mode optical fiber, working principle of source (semiconductor Laser) & detector ( PIN,APD), advantages of optical communication. (5 hrs)
Module 3 (Qualitative Treatment)
(a) Computer Architecture: functional units: basic concept of ALU- data path and control, memory hierarchy, caches, main memory, virtual memory, operating systems, microprocessors - functional block diagram of 8085 (9 hrs)
(b) Data communication: overview, analog and digital data transmission, transmission media, digitization of wave forms, PCM , digital modulation techniques- ASK, PSK, FSK, basic concepts of error detection , parity checking. (6hrs)
(c) Mobile communication: basic principles of cellular communications, concepts of cells, frequency reuse, principle and block diagram of GSM,principle of CDMA, WLL & GPRS technologies. (4hrs)
(d) Internet Technology: concepts of networking: client - server computing, IP addresses, domain names, network interface unit - modem, switching technologies- circuit switching and packet switching, LAN,MAN,WAN &World wide web, network topologies, communication protocols- TCP/IP, Introduction to web languages-HTML ,XML, internetworking concepts, network devices- basic principles of router, bridge, switch, network security- Firewall. (7 hrs)
References
1. Santiram Kal, Basic Electronics – Devices, Circuits and IT fundamentals, PHI
2. Louis.E.Frenzel, Principles of Electronic Communication Systems, TMH
3. William Stallings, Wireless Communications and Networks, Pearson Education.
4. M.Moris Mano, Computer Architecture, PHI
5. Neil H E Weste,Kamran Eshraghian, Principles of CMOS VLSI design – A system perspective, Pearson Education [Module 1(f)]
6. David A. Bell, Electronic Instrumentation and Measurements, PHI .[Module 2(a)]
7. N N Bhargava,D C Kulshreshtha,S C Gupta, Basic Electronics & Linear Circuits, TMH
8. ITL Education Solution Ltd., Introduction to Information Technology, Pearson Education, 5th edition, 2008
9. R.R. Gulati, Monochrome and Colour Television, New Age International [Module 2 (c)]
This subject shall be handled by faculty of Dept.of Electronics and Communication in the Colleges.