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Course: 2025/2026

Manufacturing and construction of electronic equipment
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Bachelor in Industrial Electronics and Automation Engineering (Plan: 444 - Estudio: 223)


Coordinating teacher: FERNANDEZ HERRERO, CRISTINA

Department assigned to the subject: Electronic Technology Department

Type: Electives
ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS

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Requirements (Subjects that are assumed to be known)
- Fundamentals of Electronic Engineering - Analog Electronics I - Digital Electronics
Objectives
By the end of this subject, students will be able to have: 1. Coherent knowledge of their branch of engineering including some at the forefront of the branch in the fabrication and implementation of electronic systems. 2. The ability to apply their knowledge and understanding of design, simulation and manufacturing of electronic circuits to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems using established methods. 3. The ability to apply their knowledge and understanding to analyse engineering production, processes and methods to manufacture electronic systems. 4. The ability to apply their knowledge and understanding to develop and realise designs of electronic circuits to meet defined and specified requirements. 5. An understanding of design methodologies, and an ability to use them to perform different simulation of electronic systems. 6. The ability to design and conduct appropriate experiments, interpret the data and draw conclusions, comparing the measurement results with those achieved by simulation or theoretical analysis. 7. Workshop and laboratory skills to test the manufactured electronic circuits. 8. The ability to select and use appropriate equipment, tools and methods for the simulation and fabrication of electronic circuits. 9. The ability to combine theory and practice to solve problems of designing electronic equipment and systems. 10. An understanding of applicable techniques and methods in the design of electronic equipment and systems, and of their limitations.
Learning Outcomes
RA1.3: Coherent knowledge of their branch of industrial engineering including some at the forefront of the branch. RA2.1: The ability to apply their knowledge and understanding to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems using established methods. RA2.2: The ability to apply their knowledge and understanding to analyse engineering products, processes and methods. RA3.1: The ability to apply their knowledge and understanding to develop and realise designs to meet defined and specified requirements. RA3.2: An understanding of design methodologies, and an ability to use them. RA4.2: The ability to design and conduct appropriate experiments, interpret the data and draw conclusions. RA4.3: Workshop and laboratory skills. RA5.1: The ability to select and use appropriate equipment, tools and methods. RA5.2: The ability to combine theory and practice to solve engineering problems. RA5.3: An understanding of applicable techniques and methods, and of their limitations. CB1: Students have demonstrated possession and understanding of knowledge in an area of study that builds on the foundation of general secondary education, and is usually at a level that, while relying on advanced textbooks, also includes some aspects that involve knowledge from the cutting edge of their field of study. CB2: Students are able to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional manner and possess the competences usually demonstrated through the development and defence of arguments and problem solving within their field of study. CG1: Ability to resolve problems with initiative, creativity decision-making and critical reasoning skills, and to communicate and transmit knowledge, skills and abilities in the Industrial Engineering area. CG3: Capacity to design a system, component or process in the area of electronic and automatic engineering in compliance with required specifications. CG9: Knowledge and capacity to apply computational and experimental tools for analysis and quantification of electronic and automatic engineering problems. CG10: Capacity to design and carry out experiments and to analyze and interpret data obtained. CE13: Applied knowledge of design, manufacture and construction of electronic equipment and systems.
Description of contents: programme
1. Introduction to CAD 1.1. Introduction and history 1.2. Virtual prototyping 1.3. Design cycle 1.4. Commercial CAD tools 2. Description of CAD tools for electronic circuits 2.1. Schematic capture 2.2. Lay-out editor 2.3. Library manager 2.4. Simulators 3. Schematics 3.1. Basic rules 3.2. Example of inverse engineering 4. Manufacturing PCBs 4.1. Introductions 4.2. Terminoloby 4.3. Manufacturing processes 4.3.1. Materials 4.3.2. Methods 4.3.3. Component assembly 4.3.4. Soldering 5. Design of PCBs using CAD tools 5.1. Parameters 5.2. Placing components 5.3. Routing the design 5.4. Post-processing 5.5. Desing criteria 6. Simulation of electronic circuits 6.1. Introduction 6.2. Basic techniques 6.3. Hierarchical design 6.4. Subcircuits 6.5. Behavioural library 6.6. Digital and analog mixed simulation 6.7. Simulator engine
Learning activities and methodology
- Lectures oriented to introduce Power Electronics concepts. - Lectures oriented to problems resolution. - Laboratory.
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination/test 40
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 60

Calendar of Continuous assessment


Extraordinary call: regulations
Basic Bibliography
  • Dennis Fitzpatrick. Analog Design and Simulation Using OrCAD Capture and PSpice. Newnes. 2012
  • Mark I. Montrose. Printed Circuit Board Design Techniques for EMC Compliance¿A Handbook for Designers. IEEE The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 2000
  • Muhammad H. Rashid. Introduction to PSpice Using OrCAD for Circuits and Electronics. Prentice Hall. 2003
  • Peter Wilson. The Circuit Designer's Companion. Newnes. 2012
Additional Bibliography
  • Kraig Mitzner. Complete PCB Design Using OrCAD Capture and PCB Editor. Newnes. 2009

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.