ECE 342 - Schedule (Summer 2026)
| Lecture | Day | Date | Topic | Video | Read | Notes | Supplemental Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M | 6/15/26 | Review of KCL, KVL, Thevenin theorems | June 15 | 1.1-1.5 | Lecture 1 | supp-notes-1, SP-2018 |
| 2 | T | 6/16/26 | Large and small signal concepts | June 16 | 1.6 | Lecture 2 | supp-notes-2 |
| 3 | W | 6/17/26 | PN Junction and Diode | June 17 | 4.1-4.2 | Lecture 3 | supp-notes-3 |
| 4 | Th | 6/18/26 | Diode models | June 18 | 4.3-4.6 | Lecture 4 | supp-notes-4, supp-notes-4b |
| F | 6/19/26 | JUNETEENTH - NO CLASS | |||||
| 5 | M | 6/22/26 | Diode applications | June 22 | 4.5 | Lecture 5 | supp-notes-5 |
| 6 | T | 6/23/26 | MOS device and terminal behavior | June 23 | 5.1-5.2 | Lecture 6 | supp-notes-6 |
| 7 | W | 6/24/26 | DC analysis of circuits with MOSFETs | June 24 | 5.3, 6.4.1 | Lecture 7 | supp-notes-7 |
| 8 | Th | 6/25/26 | Small signal model for MOSFETS | June 25 | 7.1-7.2 | Lecture 8 | supp-notes-8 |
| 9 | F | 6/26/26 | Common source (CS) amplifier | June 26 | 7.3 | Lecture 9 | |
| 10 | M | 6/29/26 | CS amplifier | June 29 | 7.3 | Lectures 10 | supp-notes-10 sn-11, sn-11b, sn-11c |
| 11 | T | 6/30/26 | CS amplifier | June 30 | 7.3 | Lecture 11 | supp-notes-12 |
| 12 | W | 7/1/26 | CS amplifier | July 1 | 7.3 | Lecture 12 | supp-notes-13, supp-notes-13b |
| 13 | Th | 7/2/26 | Common gate (CG) and common drain (CD) amplifiers | July 2 | 6.1-6.2 | Lecture 13 | supp-notes-14 |
| F | 7/3/26 | INDEPENDENCE-NO CLASS - HW DUE | |||||
| 14 | M | 7/6/26 | Bipolar junction transistors (BJT) Regions of operation | July_6 | 6.3 | Lecture 14 | |
| 15 | T | 7/7/26 | DC analysis of BJT amplifiers | July 7 | 7.2 | Lecture 15 | |
| 16 | W | 7/8/26 | Small-signal model for BJTs | July 8 | 7.3 | Lecture 16 | |
| 17 | Th | 7/9/26 | Common-Emitter (CE) amplifier | July 9 | 7.3 | Lecture 17 | |
| F | 7/10/26 | EXAM 1 | |||||
| 18 | M | 7/13/26 | CE amplifier with degeneration | July 13 | 7.3 | Lecture 18 | |
| 19 | T | 7/14/26 | Common base (CB) and common collector (CC) amps | July 14 | 10.1 | Lecture 19 | |
| 20 | W | 7/15/26 | Frequency response - Transfer functions | July 15 | 10.1 | Lecture 20 | |
| 21 | Th | 7/16/26 | Complex number Bode plots | July 16 | 10.2 | Lecture 21 | |
| 22 | F | 7/17/26 | Transistor intrinsic capacitors | July_17 | 10.3 | Lecture 22 | |
| 23 | M | 7/20/26 | Miller's theorem - Open circuit time constant | July 20 | 10.3 | Lecture 23 | supp-notes-24 |
| 24 | T | 7/21/26 | Frequency response of CE and CS amplifiers | July 21 | 10.3 | Lecture 24 | |
| 25 | W | 7/22/26 | Frequency response of CB/CG and cascaded CE/CS amps | July 22 | 10.3 | Lecture 25 | |
| 26 | Th | 7/23/26 | Frequency response of CB/CG and cascaded CE/CS amps | July 23 | 11.1-11.2 | Lecture 26 | |
| 27 | F | 7/24/26 | Introduction to feedback | July_24 | 11.3-11.5 | Lecture 27 | |
| 28 | M | 7/27/26 | Feedback topologies | July 27 | 11.7 | Lecture 28 | |
| 29 | T | 7/28/26 | Feedback Examples | July 28 | 2.1-2.4 | Lecture 29 | |
| 30 | W | 7/29/26 | Operational Amplifiers -1 | July 29 | 2.7 | Lecture 30 | |
| 31 | Th | 7/30/26 | Operational Amplifiers -2 | July 30 | 16.1 | Lecture 31 | |
| F | 7/31/26 | EXAM 2 | |||||
| 32 | M | 8/3/26 | CMOS | August 3 | 16.2-16.3 | Lecture 32 | |
| 33 | T | 8/4/26 | CMOS Characteristics | August 4 | 17.1 | Lecture 33 | |
| 34 | W | 8/5/26 | CMOS Delay Model | August 5 | 17.2 | Lecture 34 | |
| 35 | Th | 8/6/26 | CMOS Logic | August 6 | Lecture 35 | ||
| F | 8/7/26 | FINAL EXAM |
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