Fundamentals of Electronics and Communication Engineering (1BECE105/205)

Fundamentals of Electronics and Communication Engineering

Course Code 1BECE105/205 
CIE Marks 50
Teaching Hours/Week (L:T:P: S) 3:0:0:0 
SEE Marks 50
Total Hours of Pedagogy 40 
Total Marks 100
Credits 03 
Exam Hours 03
Examination type (SEE) Theory

Module-1

Diodes and Their Application: Introduction, Characteristics and Parameters, Diode Approximation, DC Load Line

Analysis, Half Wave Rectifier, Full Wave Bridge Rectifier, Capacitor Filter Circuit (Only Qualitative Approach),

Zener Diode and Its Use in Voltage Regulation, Diode Logic Circuit.

Module-2

Bipolar Junction Transistors: Introduction, BJT Voltages & Currents, BJT Amplification, BJT Switching, Common

Base Characteristics, Common Emitter Characteristics, BJT Biasing, Fixed Biasing and Voltage Divider, DC Load

Line and Bias Point.

Field Effect Transistor: Junction Field Effect Transistor (N-Channel), JFET Characteristics, MOSFETS:

Enhancement MOSFETs.

Case Study MOSFET as a Switch.

Module-3

Operational Amplifiers: Introduction, The Operational Amplifier, Block Diagram Representation of Typical OpAmp, Schematic Symbol,

Op-Amp Parameters: Gain, Input Resistance, Output Resistance, CMRR, Slew Rate, Bandwidth, Input Offset

Voltage, Input Bias Current and Input Offset Current, The Ideal Op-Amp, Equivalent Circuit of Op-Amp, Open Loop

Op-Amp Configurations, Differential Amplifier, Inverting & Non Inverting Amplifier

Op-Amp Applications: Inverting Configuration, Non-Inverting Configuration, Differential Configuration, Voltage

Follower, Integrator, Differentiator.

Module-4

Fundamentals Of Communication: Elements of a Communication System, Communication Channels and Their

Characteristics: Wireline, Fiber Optic, Wireless Electromagnetic Channels

Introduction to Analog Modulation Types: Amplitude Modulation, Frequency and Phase Modulation, Waveforms.

(Excluding Derivation and Spectral Diagrams)

Applications: AM Radio Broadcasting, Superheterodyne FM Receiver, Mobile Wireless Telephone Systems.

Case Study of Converting Analog Signal to Digital Signal Using PCM

Module-5

Digital Systems and Binary Numbers: Digital Systems, Numbering System (Binary, Octal, Decimal and

Hexadecimal), Number Base Conversion – (Binary to Decimal, Hexadecimal And Vice Versa), 1’s and 2’s

Complement Operation, Signed Binary Numbers-Arithmetic Addition and Subtraction, Binary Logic.

Boolean Algebra: Basic Definitions, Basic Theorems and Properties of Boolean Algebra, Boolean Functions,

Canonical and Standard Forms, Digital Logic Gates (Excluding Extension to Multiple Inputs, Positive and Negative

Edge) NAND And NOR As Universal Gates (Excluding Multilevel Presentation), Binary Adders. (Half Adder and

Full Adder)

Case Study with 4-Bit Adder Simulation

Suggested Learning Resources: (Text Books)

1. David A Bell, Electronic Devices and Circuits, 5th Edition, Oxford University Press, 30th Impression, 2025.

2. Ramakanth A Gayakwad, Op-amps and Linear Integrated Circuits, 4th Edition, Pearson Education, 2015.

3. John G. Proakis, Masoud Saleh, Fundamentals of Communication Systems, Second Edition, Pearson

Educations, Inc., 2014.

4. D.P Kothari and I J Nagrath, Basic electronics, Second Edition, McGraw Hill Education Pvt ltd, 2018.

5. M.Morris Mano and Michael D.Ciletti, Digital Design - With an Introduction to the Verilog HDL, VHDL and

System Verilog 6th Edition, Pearson Education Inc, 2024.

Reference Book

1. Mike Tooley, Electronic Circuits, Fundamentals & Applications, 5th Edition, Elsevier, 2020.

2. Albert Malvino, Electronic Principles, 9th Edition, McGraw Hill Publications, 2021.

3. Electronic Devices and Circuit Theory, R Nashelsky and L Nashelsky, 11th Edition, Pearson, 2012