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CAD Techniques in Electronics

Course Code: EA2201 • Study year: II • Academic Year: 2022-2023
Domain: Electronic engineering and telecommunications • Field of study: Applied Electronics
Type of course: Compulsory
Language of instruction: Romanian
Erasmus Language of instruction: English
Name of lecturer: Alexandru Avram
Seminar tutor: Alexandru Avram
Form of education Full-time
Form of instruction: Class / Seminary
Number of teaching hours per semester: 42
Number of teaching hours per week: 3
Semester: Summer
Form of receiving a credit for a course: Grade
Number of ECTS credits allocated 3

Course aims:

Obtaining the knowledge for using modern design and simulation tools in electronics field.
Understanding the basic concepts of CAD techniques for designing electrical circuits and PCBs
Obtaining the skills to create simulations scenarios for electronic circuits diagnostics.

Course Entry Requirements:

Computer aided graphics in engineering and physics basic knowledge

Course contents:

1. Introduction to specific CAD tools. 2. Drawing electronic schematics with ECAD software. 3. Designing electronic symbols and creating data bases 4. Design of the printed board circuit (PCB) layout 5. Introducing the SPICE analysis tools 6. Different types of circuit analyses in PSpice software 7. Typical applications in electronics and automotive

Teaching methods:

Projected course and laboratory practice work

Learning outcomes:

Acquiring the knowledge of modeling, simulation and testing of electronic circuits, with computer aided tools. Development of validation skills of modeling and simulation techniques.

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

Final exam - 60% of final grade and Student Project - 40% of final grade

Recommended reading:

Herniter M.E., Schematic Capture with Cadence PSpice, Prentice Hall, 2001,
Pitica D., Proiectare antiperturbativă în sisteme electronice, Ed. Albastră, Cluj-Napoca, 2000,
Muhammad H. Rashid, SPICE for circuits and electronics using PSpice, Prentice Hall, Singapore, 19990,