Construction of Electronic Systems

Subject description

The course covers the design of electronic products, encompassing electrical, mechanical, thermal, legislative, and production aspects. It offers an in-depth understanding of materials, production technologies, design rules, cost, and legislative constraints. Additionally, students delve into electromagnetic compatibility, including radiation and immunity, electronic components, printed circuit board design, and signal integrity. They also learn about high-frequency digital and analog circuit interconnection rules, strategies for determining the layer stacks of multilayer printed circuit boards, connecting power supplies and grounds in mixed-signal circuits, determining the values and placement of bypass capacitors, and managing heat. Using specialized computer tools, they acquire practical skills in designing mixed-signal electronic devices following the best engineering practices. 

The subject is taught in programs

Objectives and competences

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

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures, laboratory exercises, project work.

Expected study results

On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:

  • choose the applicable standards to which the device must comply according to the currently valid legislation and the type of the device,
  • select appropriate materials and technology for the manufacturing and assembly of printed circuit boards,
  • design a printed circuit board according to the given scheme with respect to good engineering practice to achieve compatibility with the applicable standards and to the production technologies,
  • use computer programs for the simulation and design of electrical schemes and printed circuit boards,
  • select materials, topology, components and calculate their values for the purpose of noise filtering and suppression,
  • select the best topology and the termination of the electrical connections according to the type of signal,
  • identify the most likely source of problems related to electromagnetic compatibility in the circuit and suppress it with the most appropriate means.

Basic sources and literature

  1. Jankovec M., Construction of electronic systems, lecture handouts, online material, Ljubljana, 2023. 

  2. Glažar B., Jankovec M., Construction of electronic systems, laboratory exercises, Ljubljana, online material, 2023. 

  3. Jankovec M., Construction of Electronic Systems, video lectures, Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt-ZRtvQN3DUPlGit5_3u2KGiUj88Y2BK 

  4. Jankovec M., Video tutorials for Altium designer, Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqo30NsEJyY2jWBDA6Y2magDIRzkw7c9m 

  5. Henry W. Ott, Electromagnetic Compatibility Engineering, Wiley-Interscience, ISBN 978-0-470-18930-6, New York, 2009. 

  6. Joffe E. B., Lock, K-S., Grounds for grounding: a circuit-to-system handbook, J. Wiley & Sons, ISBN – 978-0-471-66008-8, Hoboken, 2010. 

  7. Hall, S. H., Hall, G. W, McCall, J. A., High-speed digital system design : a handbook of interconnect theory and design practices, J. Wiley & Sons, New York, 2000. 

  8. Baker B., Analog circuits : world class designs, Elsevier, ISBN – 978-0-7506-8627-3, Amsterdam, 2008. 

  9. Mark I. Montrose, EMC and the Printed Circuit Board – Design, Theory and -Layout Made Simple,  Wiley-Interscience IEEE, ISBN 0-7803-4703-N, New York, 199 

  10. Tim Williams, EMC for Product Designers, Third edition, ISBN 0 7506 4930 5, 2001. 

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