(Cancelled) 2025 Advanced Engineer Practical Master Class - Complete Guide to Circuit Design Without Component Damage, Complete Mastery of Switching, Diode, Amplification, and Timer

* This course is an offline paid practical training program, not an online webinar lecture.
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🚩 Course Overview and Objectives

This is an advanced training program targeting active developers and engineers with practical circuit design experience, covering advanced topics in electronic circuit design and real-world problems in precision measurement environments.

Based on 35 years of expertise from Professor Cho Sung-jae of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Shinhan University, this course provides in-depth coverage of circuit operating principles and critical design considerations across switching circuits, relay driving, diodes, transistor amplification, timer circuits, and negative power supply design, focusing on component failure cases frequently encountered in the field.

📚 Detailed Course Contents

 

1. Switching Circuit Design

Chapter Introduction:

Gain in-depth understanding of switching circuit structure and operating principles, and learn about potential issues that may arise during design and optimal conditions.

 

Chapter Contents:

• Issues in switching circuit design using load lines

• Switching circuit design methods: optimal conditions

• Design considerations: load–power consumption, switching voltage, switching speed, heat generation, EMI noise correlation

• Transistor circuit design

• FET circuit design

• Photo Coupler circuit design

• Component selection and component damage prevention methods

• Pattern design for reducing noise leakage

 

Chapter Benefits:

Thoroughly understand switching circuit principles, save unnecessary costs and time during the design phase, and ensure circuit stability.

 

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2. Relay and Solid State Relay Drive Circuits

Chapter Introduction:

Comparative analysis of structural differences and operating principles between the two types of relays, and learn about critical factors to be considered in practice such as switching speed, isolation methods, heat generation, and noise.

 

Chapter Contents:

• Differences in drive methods

• Pros and cons comparison

• Design considerations for drive circuits

• Switching speed and chattering, EMI noise

• Noise and heat generation characteristics

• Isolation methods

• Price and durability

• Major applications

 

Chapter Benefits:

Systematically understand the differences between relays and SSRs to select the optimal components that match circuit requirements.

 

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3. Diode Circuit Design

Chapter Introduction:

Understand the electrical characteristics and failure causes of various diodes commonly used in practice (Si, Schottky, SiC, GaN, etc.), and learn proper design techniques based on this understanding.

 

Chapter Contents:

• Key parameters when selecting diodes

• Diode types (Si, Schottky, SiC, GaN, etc.)

• Major factors in diode failure: reverse voltage, peak current

• Malfunction impact analysis: concept and importance of Trr

• Comparison of forward voltage, reverse voltage, leakage current, and Trr

• Component selection and damage prevention based on circuit conditions

 

Chapter Benefits:

Deeply understand the structure and operating characteristics of diodes to improve circuit durability and reliability.

 

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4. Transistor Amplification Circuit Design

Chapter Introduction:

Starting from the limitations of load line design, progressively learn various amplification circuit configurations including simple amplification circuits, buffer circuits, and feedback circuits.

 

Chapter Contents:

• Issues in amplification circuit design using load lines

• Optimal design methods

• Simple video amplification circuit design

• Necessity of buffer circuits

• Feedback video amplification circuit design

• Low noise amplification circuit design

• Sources of measurement errors with oscilloscopes

 

Chapter Benefits:

Deeply understand the principles and structure of transistor amplification circuits and design optimized circuits for specific purposes.

 

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5. NE555 Timer Application Circuits

Chapter Introduction:

Understand the principles of NE555 timer frequency and duty cycle (Duty) settings, and learn various application circuits implementing duty cycles above and below 50%.

 

Chapter Contents:

• Frequency and Duty setting methods

• Implementation methods for Duty above 50%

• Circuit implementation for 50% duty using timers

• Circuit implementation for duty below 50% using timers

• Negative power supply generation methods using timers

 

Chapter Benefits:

Perfectly understand the NE555 timer frequency and duty adjustment principles to design circuits that match desired waveform conditions.

 

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6. Simple Negative Power Supply Generation Methods

Chapter Introduction:

Progressively learn negative power supply generation methods using Negative Converter basic principles, clock, timer, and Charge Pump circuits.

 

Chapter Contents:

• Negative Converter operating principles

• Negative power supply generation principles using clock

• Reasons for negative power supply generation using timers

• Charge Pump circuit operating principles

• OP AMP circuit experiments using simple negative power supply

 

Chapter Benefits:

Acquire practical design techniques to implement negative power supply using simple circuits without SMPS.

🔧 Hands-on Training Equipment

• Oscilloscope

• Function Generator

• Power Supply

Classroom Information
Address: Room 1823, Building A, Gasan Public, 178 Digital-ro, Geumcheon-gu, Seoul (Gasan-dong)