EE4303: Analog Integrated Circuit Design

Peter Kinget

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Prerequisite: EE3301 (Electronic Circuits)

• Working knowledge of Laplace and small signal frequency domain circuit analysis
• Introductory course in electronic circuits, including some simple analog circuits
• Basic understanding of semiconductor device operation (pn diode, MOS, Bipolar) and models

Reference Text: Gray, Hurst, Lewis, and Meyer: “Analysis and design of Analog Integrated Circuits”, 4^th Edition, John Wiley and Sons

Description:

• Basic & advanced aspects of analog integrated circuit design
• General purpose operational amplifiers as basic example
• Enhance understanding of the trade-offs involved in analog circuit design
• Introduce ‘real-world’ design issues like robustness for process, voltage and temperature variations
• Use design project to let the student step through the different stages of an analog integrated circuit (block) design
• Basic hand-calculations and computer aided analysis techniques are used

Contents:

• Review of integrated circuit device characteristics & models
• Review of elementary 1 transistor amplifiers
• Two transistor amplifiers
• Current Mirrors, active loads
• Output Stages
• Operational Amplifiers
• Frequency Response of Integrated Circuits
• Feedback techniques for Integrated Circuits
• Frequency Response & Stability of Feedback Amplifiers
• Differential Operational Amplifiers
• Voltage and Current References (optional)
• Review of the practical application of an OPAMP in e.g. filter
• Other Topics: Noise, non-linearity, mismatch, MOS vs Bipolar

Class: every week 6.50pm to 9.20pm

Homework: assignments every week or replaced by projectwork

Grading:

Homework 15%

Design Project 25%

Midterm (written) 25%

Final (written) 35%

Other Reference Texts on the subject:

• Laker & Sansen: Design of Analog Integrated Circuits and Systems
• Razavi: Design of Analog CMOS Integrated Circuits
• Johns & Martin: Analog Integrated Circuit Design

Homework #1

Reading assignment – will be briefly reviewed in next lecture

Chapter 1 (all except 1.7, 1.8, 1.9 are optional)

Chapter 2 (focus on 2.5, 2.6, 2.9, 2.10)

Gray & Meyer Problems 1.8, 1.15 & 1.16

Two weeks available to complete Homework #1