CSE 250: Circuits and Electronics (3 credits)
Fundamental electrical concepts and measuring units. Direct current: voltage, current, resistance and power. Laws of electrical circuits and methods of network analysis; Introduction to magnetic circuits. Alternating current: instantaneous and r.m.s. current, voltage and power, average power for various combinations of R, L and C circuits, phasor representation of sinusoidal quantities. The course includes a compulsory 3 hour laboratory work alternate week.

(Pre req. PHY 112 or appropriate experience in electronic circuits)

Suggested Books:
1. Robert L. Boylestad," Introductory Circuit Analysis" Prentice Hall, 10th edition, 2002.

CSE 251 Electronic Devices and Circuits (3 credits)

Introduction to semiconductors, p-type and n-type semiconductors; p-n junction diode characteristics; Diode applications: half and full wave rectifiers, clipping and clamping circuits, regulated power supply using zener diode.Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT): principle of operation, I-V characteristics; Transistor circuit configurations (CE, CB, CC), BJT biasing, load lines; BJTs at low frequencies; Hybrid model, h parameters, simplified hybrid model; Small-signal analysis of single and multi-stage amplifiers, frequency response of BJT amplifier. Field Effect Transistors (FET): principle of operation of JFET and MOSFET; Depletion and enhancement type NMOS and PMOS; biasing of FETs; Low and high frequency models of FETs, Switching circuits using FETs; Introduction to CMOS. Operational Amplifiers (OPAMP) : linear applications of OPAMPs, gain, input and output impedances, active filters, frequency response and noise.Introduction to feedback, Oscillators, Silicon Controlled Rectifiers (SCR), TRIAC, DIAC and UJT: characteristics and applications; Introduction to IC fabrication processes. The course includes a compulsory 3 hour laboratory work alternate week.

(Pre req.: CSE 250)

Suggested Books:

1. David A. Bell,"Electronic Devices and Circuits", 3rd ed., New Delhi Prentice Hall, 2002. 

CSE 460: VLSI Design (3 credits)
Design and analysis techniques for VLSI circuits. Design reliable VLSI circuits, noise considerations, design and operation of large fan out and fan in circuits, clocking methodologies, techniques for data path and data control design. Simulation techniques. Parallel processing, spatial purpose architectures in VLSI. VLSI layouts partitioning and placement routing and wiring in VLSI. Reliability aspects of VLSI design. The course includes a compulsory 3 hour laboratory work alternate week.
(Pre req. CSE 350)

Suggested Books:
1. Douglas A. Pucknell, Kamran Eshraghian,"Basic VlSI Design: Systems and Circuits (Silicon Systems Engineering Series)", Prentice Hall, 2nd edition, 1988.