ECE 321 - Electronics I: Fall 2025
University of New Mexico

 

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    Warning: Lecture schedule subject to change!!
 
Date Day Topic Reading/Coverage
August 18
Mon Introduction to Digital Electronics Handout
August 20
Wed Basic Circuits with Diodes 1.1 - 1.8
August 25
Mon Basic Solid State Physics 2.1 - 2.3
August 27
Wed Physics of Semiconductor Diodes 2.4 - 2.6
September 1
Mon Labor Day
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September 3
Wed PSPICE Review Handout
September 8
Mon Physics of Semiconductor MOSFETs 3.1
September 10
Wed MOSFET I-V Characteristics 3.2
September 15
Mon Basic Circuits with MOSFET Handout
September 17
Wed MOSFET Threshold Voltage & Parasitic Capacitance Handout
September 22
Mon MOSFET Scaling Issues Handout
September 24 Wed Basic Digital Circuits with MOSFETs Handout
September 29
Mon CMOS Inverter VTC & ITC 5.1 - 5.4
October 1
Wed Midterm Exam #1 -
October 6
Mon CMOS Inverter Noise Margin & Delay Model 5.5
October 8
Wed CMOS Inverter Power 5.6
October 13
Mon CMOS Inverter Short Circuit Power 5.6
October 15
Wed CMOS Inverter Leakage Power 5.7
October 20
Mon Gate Sizing (Inverter Chain)
5.8
October 22
Wed Interconnect Modeling I 4.1 - 4.2
October 27
Mon Interconnect Modeling II 4.3 - 4.4
October 29
Wed CMOS Fabrication 12.1 - 12.9
November 3
Mon Design Rules & Basic Layout Techniques 11.1 - 11.6
November 5
Wed Midterm Exam #2
November 10
Mon Combinational Logic: NAND & NOR Gates
6.1 - 6.2
November 12 Wed Combinational Logic: Transmission Gates 6.3
November 17 Mon Logic Design Style: Static Logic 7.1
November 19
Wed Logic Design Style: Dynamic & Damino Logics
7.2 - 7.3
November 24 Mon Sequential Logic: D Flip-Flop 8.1 - 8.4
November 26
Wed Timing Analysis 8.9
December 1 Mon SRAM Memories 9.1 - 9.3
December 3
Wed DRAM & FLASH Memories 9.4 - 9.6
December 8
Mon Final Exam (5:30-7:30PM)  -