Analog IC design

EE-320 / 3 credits

Teacher: Shoaran Mahsa

Language: English

Summary

Introduction to the design of analog CMOS integrated circuits at the transistor level. Understanding and design of basic structures.

Content

  • Review of physics of MOS transistor
  • MOS transistor: operating modes, large and small signal models, parasitic effects
  • Basic building blocks for linear analog integrated circuits: single-stage amplifiers, current mirrors, differential pairs, and cascodes
  • Transistor-level design of operational transconductance amplifiers
  • Frequency response of amplifiers
  • Layout techniques for analog integrated circuits

Keywords

Transistor, CMOS, analog integrated circuit

Learning Prerequisites

Recommended courses

Electronics I and II

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the student must be able to:

  • Design simple analog circuits
  • Analyze simple analog circuits
  • Develop an ability to parse large circuits into smaller, analyzable subunits
  • Develop an intuition for analog circuit behavior
  • Use CAD tools

Transversal skills

  • Access and evaluate appropriate sources of information.

Teaching methods

Ex cathedra lectures, exercise sessions, homework and practical work (simulation with CAD tools)

Expected student activities

Following lectures, exercise and practical sessions and working on homework

Assessment methods

Written

Supervision

Office hours Yes
Assistants Yes
Forum Yes

Resources

Bibliography

  • Lecture slides
  • Design of Analog CMOS Integrated Circuits, 2nd Edition, B. Razavi, McGraw-Hill
  • Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated Circuits, 5th Edition, Paul R. Gray, Paul J. Hurst, Stephen H. Lewis, and Robert G. Meyer, Wiley

Ressources en bibliothèque

Moodle Link

In the programs

  • Semester: Fall
  • Exam form: Written (winter session)
  • Subject examined: Analog IC design
  • Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: optional
  • Semester: Fall
  • Exam form: Written (winter session)
  • Subject examined: Analog IC design
  • Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: optional
  • Semester: Fall
  • Exam form: Written (winter session)
  • Subject examined: Analog IC design
  • Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: optional
  • Semester: Fall
  • Exam form: Written (winter session)
  • Subject examined: Analog IC design
  • Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: optional
  • Semester: Fall
  • Exam form: Written (winter session)
  • Subject examined: Analog IC design
  • Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: optional
  • Semester: Fall
  • Exam form: Written (winter session)
  • Subject examined: Analog IC design
  • Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: mandatory
  • Semester: Fall
  • Exam form: Written (winter session)
  • Subject examined: Analog IC design
  • Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: optional

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