6.012 Course Description

6.012 Electronic Devices and Circuits
Prereq.: 6.003, 8.02
U (1,2)
4-0-8

Modeling of electronic devices and analysis of nonlinear circuits. Physical electronics of semiconductor junction and MOS devices. Relation of electrical behavior to internal physical processes; development of circuit models; understanding limitations of models. Application of incremental and large-signal techniques for analyzing circuits containing nonlinear devices. Analysis of bipolar and field effect transistor circuits, with examples chosen from single-ended and differential amplifiers, logic inverters, and other integrated circuits.
Design project. 4 Engineering Design Points.