Why enroll

People enroll in the course “Electronics System Design: Hands on Circuits and PCB Design with CAD Software” to gain practical, industry-relevant skills in designing real electronic systems. The course helps learners move beyond theory by working on actual circuits and PCB layouts using professional CAD tools, boosting their confidence, technical competence, and job readiness in electronics, embedded systems, and hardware design fields.

Course details

Electronics System Design focuses on translating ideas into functional hardware through hands-on circuit development and PCB design using CAD software. It involves designing, simulating, and testing electronic circuits, then converting schematics into well-structured printed circuit boards while considering performance, reliability, and manufacturability. By using industry-standard CAD tools, designers can efficiently create layouts, verify designs, and iterate prototypes, gaining practical skills that bridge theoretical electronics with real-world product development.

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Key topics covered

Introduction

Passive Circuit Elements : R, L and C

Active Circuit Elements: MOSFET, BJTs

Network Theorems : Thevenin, Norton, Maximum Power Transfer etc

Interconnect design

Introduction to Verilog Simulations Software

KiCad Example : PCB design using OpAmp IC

Course content

The course is readily available, allowing learners to start and complete it at their own pace.

FULL COURSE

36 Lectures

2108 min

Lec 1 : Introduction
Preview
3 min
LECTURE 2 : Passive Circuit Elements : R, L and C
57 min
LECTURE 3 : Resistor color coding, Surface mount capacitors and inductors on PCBs
67 min
LECTURE 4 : Active Circuit Elements: MOSFET, BJTs
58 min
LECTURE 5 : Network Analysis: Kirchoff's Laws
59 min
LECTURE 6 : Network Theorems : Thevenin, Norton, Maximum Power Transfer etc
60 min
LECTURE 7 : Circuit Simulations using SPICE : Operating point analysis
66 min
LECTURE 8 : DC Simulations and Importing Third-Party Models
56 min
LECTURE 9 : Small-Signal Simulations, Transient Simulations
56 min
LECTURE 10 : PCB Substrate and layers
60 min
LECTURE 11 : Interconnect design
60 min
LECTURE 12 : CMOS inverter basics
59 min
LECTURE 13 : CMOS inverter design
58 min
LECTURE 14 : Combinational circuit design : Part 1
63 min
LECTURE 15 : Combinational circuit design : Part 2
60 min
LECTURE 16 : Dynamic Logic Circuit Design
60 min
LECTURE 17 : Sequential Logic Circuit Design
65 min
LECTURE 18 : Digital Design : Boolean Algebra
55 min
LECTURE 19 : Logic Families, Component Datasheet
57 min
LECTURE 20 : TTL / CMOS logic Interfacing Constraints
55 min
LECTURE 21 : Hardware Description Languages : VHDL and Verilog
62 min
LECTURE 22 : Introduction to Verilog Simulations Software
62 min
LECTURE 23 : Combinational Circuit Simulation using iVerilog
58 min
LECTURE 24 : Adders, Multiplexer Simulation using iVerilog
65 min
LECTURE 25 : High-Speed PCBs
60 min
LECTURE 26 : Signal Integrity in PCBs
61 min
LECTURE 27 : Signal Cross-Talk, Skews and Jitter in PCBs
63 min
LECTURE 28 : KiCad Software Workflow
68 min
LECTURE 29 : KiCad Design Modules
52 min
LECTURE 30 : KiCad Schematic Design Steps
58 min
LECTURE 31 : KiCad PCB Design Steps
60 min
LECTURE 32 : KiCad Custom Symbol and Footprints Creatio
61 min
LECTURE 33 : KiCad Example : PCB design using OpAmp IC
61 min
LECTURE 34 :KiCad Example : PCB design using 555 Timer IC
61 min
LECTURE 35 : RF PCB Design Guidelines
60 min
LECTURE 36 : RF PCB Example
62 min

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