2016/2017

2018/2019

DM270

ING-INF/01 (ELECTRONICS)

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL,COMPUTER AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

ELECTRONIC AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Elettronica

3°

2nd semester (06/03/2019 - 14/06/2019)

6

45 lesson hours

Italian

WRITTEN AND ORAL TEST

CABRINI ALESSANDRO (titolare) - 6 ECTS

Basic principles of circuit theory, electronic circuits, electromagnetism.

The course introduce students to circuits, systems and technologies for multimedia applications. Particular emphasis will be given on how electronic engineers deal with systems interacting with the world from an information point of view considering key applications as, for example: smartphones, tablet, displays, and digital cameras.

Course introduction with an overview of the evolution of electronic systems over past decades.

Basic definitions and introduction to signals (analog, digital, continuous-time, discrete-time) and electronic systems architecture.

Top-down analysis of electronic systems for multimedia applications (such as tablets, smart phones and digital cameras). Starting from the system architecture, the main functional blocks will be identified. The circuits and the technologies needed for the implementation of the acquisition systems, signal transduction, processing and storage of data will studied. In particular, will be analyzed the circuits and the technologies for touch screens (capacitive and resistive), imaging technologies (CRT, LCD, LED, OLED, Near-Eye Displays, printers), technologies and circuits for image acquisition (CCD); sensors for the transduction of signals (temperature, magnetic field, pressure, acceleration, finger print); devices and technologies for digital data storage technologies (DRAM, SRAM, NVM); systems for power management in portable devices (DC-DC conversion, charging battery systems).

Lectures (hours/year in lecture theatre): 45
Practical class (hours/year in lecture theatre): 0
Practicals / Workshops (hours/year in lecture theatre): 0

Copies of transparencies and supplementary material available on the course web-site.

The exam consists in a closed-book written test and an oral examination. The candidate must achieve at least 18/30 in the written test to be admitted to the oral examination. The candidate may ask to be excused from the oral test, acquiring as a final mark the grade of the written test.
Alternatively, the student can ask for an oral exam divided in two parts: in the first one the student will undergo a conventional oral exam on the topics covered by the course while during the second part the student will discuss a monograph on a subject assigned to the student.