1. Open book, open notes, bring a calculator
Exam 1 information
Open book, open notes, bring a calculator
Eligible topics (1 of 2) (not an exhaustive list)
Everything covered up to and including transmission lines (i.e., material on power/ground planes, termination schemes, vias and capacitors not included)
Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits
Criteria for when high-speed design techniques should be applied
Transient response of 1st-order circuits
Measuring device capacitance and inductance
Crosstalk from various reactances
Output driver characteristics (totem pole, open emitter, …)
Noise margin
Timing analysis, critical paths
Ground bounce

2. Open book, open notes, bring a calculator
Exam 1 information
Open book, open notes, bring a calculator
Eligible topics (2 of 2) (not an exhaustive list)
Packaging options including packageless options
Thermal effects, analysis, and management
Power dissipation and energy consumption
Transmission line model, parameters of interest, loss mechanisms
Transmission line propagation, voltages and currents, reflections

3. 5 problem sets, total of 14 questions
Exam 1 information
Open book, open notes, bring a calculator
Specific topics (not an exhaustive list)
Timing analysis must identify critical path and find max operating frequency
Thermal analysis determine power dissipation in a device
Transient analysis of 1st-order circuit
Find Thevenin equivalent for a given circuit
Ground bounce
Rise time
Noise margin
Signal termination
Transmission line parameters and performance characteristics
5 problem sets, total of 14 questions

4. Exam 1 results Results Mean score: 90 High score: 98 Low score: 74
Standard deviation: 6.3
High score: 98
Low score: 74
Number of scores of 100: 0
Number of scores in the 90s: 12
Number of scores in the 80s: 5
Number of scores in the 70s: 1
Number of scores in the 60s: 0