1. Lecture 0 Course Overview

2. ES 230 Electronics I Course description: Theory, characteristics and operation of diodes, bipolar junction transistors and MOSFET transistors. When: – TTH 10:45-12:00 (Lectures) – T 1-3:40 (Lab, ES231) Classroom: – Salazar Hall 2009A (Lecture, ES230) – Sal 2005 (Lab, ES231)

3. Course Webpage

4. Instructor Availability Instructor: Dr. Jack Ou Office: Salazar 2010B Office hours: – MW 10:30-11:00, TH 3:00 to 4:00 Email: jack.ou@sonoma.edujack.ou@sonoma.edu – I like to communicate over email. – I do not check my voice mail. Do not overlook the opportunity to meet with the instructor.

5. Prerequisite: Electric Circuits (ES220) Concepts from ES220 – Ohm’s law – Series/parallel circuit – Voltage/current divider – Nodal analysis – Mesh analysis – Dependent sources – Thevenin and Norton Equivalent Circuit – AC analysis

6. Prerequisite: Electric Circuits Lab (ES 221) Repertoire of skills – Measure voltage/resistance – Build circuits on a breadboard – Troubleshoot circuits – Simulate circuits using Cadence

7. For Students Enrolled in the lab Session Please bring your own laboratory supply (Search with the Part #, broken links) You may share with your partner. No more than 2 students per group. The ES department will supply the transistors We will from time to time work on problems during the lab hours. (No lab today!)

8. Prerequisite: Physics 214 (BJT transistor) (PN junction)

9. Order of Presentation Diode – Device Physics – Circuit Design Bipolar junction transistor – Device Physics – Circuit Design Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor – Device Physics – Circuit Design (NAND Gate)

10. Math Prerequisite: Calc II Examples

11. Textbook Required Text: Behzad Razavi, “Fundamentals of Microelectronics”, Wiley, 1 st edition. (ISBN-13: 978-0-471- 47846-1) Reminder: ES230 is a 3 unit course requiring an average of 9-12 hours of study per week!

12. Course Policies Regarding classroom conduct Regarding homework, exams and Piazza

13. Grading Three exams – (total: 60 %. Exam #1=15 %, exam #2=20%, and final=25 %) Class participation – (total: 15 %. Attendance=5%, participate in active learning exercises both in class and out of class=10%) Supplemental assignments – (total: 5 %. Supplemental assignments consist of videos, articles, and other forms of exercises design to stimulate students’ interest in semiconductor industry) Homework assignment: – 20 %

14. Classroom Participation Examples of exercises – You are given a blank sheet of paper, and asked to respond a brief question. You will not be graded. – You maybe asked to present the solution you have worked on in class. – You maybe asked to summarized other students’ response – You maybe asked to complete anonymous survey about the course

15. Supplemental Assignment Focus – History of Silicon valley – Engineers’ reflection of their career – Talks given by some interesting characters Format: video/articles

16. Homework 20 % of the final grade – Problems in each assignment are graded selectively. – Effort based. – Each assignment can take on an average six hours to complete – Please start your assignment early. Do not wait till the last minute – Post your questions on Piazza

17. Homework Tips Try to attack the problems from different angles – Ask the what if questions Summarize the question in your own words. “I am stuck because …..” “This problem frustrates me because….” “Here is what I do not understand…..” “Here is what I know about this problem….” Be self-critical. Be suspicious of assumptions that you considered to be true. Be disciplined. If you are truly stuck, move on and come back to work on the question.

18. Tests Review sheet Test #2 is difficult for most students

19. Helpful practices for better grades Before class – Download the lecture notes from the website and review them – Make a list of questions that you want to ask – Make use of instructor’s office hour In class – Stay awake and listen actively – Participate in exercises – Take notes. Make a mental list on what is confusing to you. After class – Set aside a time to study. – Review the notes. Use the textbook as a reference. – Do assignments/homework before the deadline – Post questions on Piazza

20. 9/3 last day to drop a course with adjusted fees (done on-line) 9/4-15: drop with a “W” (done on-line) 9/16-11/13: petition to withdraw from a class with $20 administrative fee (dropping classes permitted because of serious and compelling reasons)