Contact:

Webpage: http://www.ee.columbia.edu/~kinget/EE9303_F12

Office Hours: Monday 2-3pm (Fall 2012)

Teaching Assistant: TBD

Prerequisite:

Seminar Format
(subject to change, under development)

Each student (or group of students) will choose a topic to present in the seminar. A number of possible topics are is listed under "Topics". Note: topics will not necessarily be covered in the order listed and topics are subject to change. Students can also propose specific topics of their interest.

For each topic a "seed paper" will be assigned to the class to read in preparation of the lecture.

The presenting student will prepare a presentation to discuss the design technique or principle. The presentation will first outline the context of the design technique, the design challenge it addresses as well as a brief review of other techniques. A detailed discussion of the design technique and its principles then follows. A number of variations of the technique or related work can then be discussed. A detailed worked out example of the technique is also expected to be included in the presentation; this will typically include simulation results of a circuit prototype implementation example.

Students will meet with the instructor in advance of their lecture to review their material and presentation approach.

Design tools

Computer-aided analysis techniques are extensively used for working out design examples. The latest industry-grade CAD tools and simulation tools (Cadence Spectre transistor levels simulations and analog VHDL, and Matlab) are used in this class. See the Design Tools page.

Textbook:

There is no textbook required. The course is based on a combination of instructor's or participant's notes, technical papers and textbook chapters.

Grading:
 (Subject to change)

TBD