Construction of Electronic Systems

Introduction into design of new products, product development cycle, market development phases. Design strategies, time and financial plan. Electrical, mechanical, thermal and design requirements. Economic aspects of development, construction, maintenance and disposal of electronic devices.

Legal restrictions of electronic products. Standardization system, European harmonized standards. The CE marking. Worldwide product quality and safety regulators. Safety and EMC directives and standards.

EMC basics, noise coupling paths, near and far electromagnetic field, common and differential mode signals, measurements of the EMC.

Passive and active electronic components, integrated circuits. Footprints and markings.

Power supply sources. The standard supply voltage and logic levels. Rectifiers, stabilizers and references. Batteries and accumulators. Electrical connections, connectors, cables, types and markings. Basics of reliability of electronic devices and systems, environmental influences, part stress analysis, reliability databases.

Printed circuit board technologies, materials, types and manufacturing. PCB design, tools and approaches. PCB layout and routing strategies. PCB design techniques for EMC, noise filtering and decoupling. Power supply decoupling. Ground routing and power distribution. Noise suppression on power and signal lines and connectors. Ground planes. Multilayer PCBs.

Electrostatic discharge and surge protection techniques and devices. Signal integrity. Transmission lines and impedance matching. Signal crosstalk. PCB design and output files for mass production and pick&place considering technology limitations.

Device housing. Standards, formats, compatible housings. Thermal management. Heat sinks and materials. Techniques and procedures for the housing design. Shielding and grounding of devices and cables.

Students should acquire skills and theoretical knowledge to design electronic devices in accordance with applicable regulations and standards.

Lectures, laboratory exercises, project work.