ECGR 4132/5132/6090-A02,Analog Integrated Circuit Design,Spring 2004
Objective: Learn principles of CMOS Analog IC Design. Topics include, strong-inversion MOS device models, single stage and cascaded amplifiers, differential amplifiers,
current mirrors, frequency response, Opamp architectures, compensation techniques and feedback. The Cadence tool suite is used in circuit simulation and layout.
Credit: 3 hours, undergraduate / graduate
Time, Place: M, W 11:00-12:20 PM, Smith 204
Prerequisites: Two semesters of junior level electronics (e.g.: UNCC ECGR 3131, 3132).
A solid understanding of undergraduate circuit analysis is required for this course.
Professor: Arun Ravindran aravindr@uncc.edu CARC 234
Office hours: TBA
Text: Razavi, Design of Analog CMOS Integrated Circuits, McGraw-Hill, 2001.
Reference Texts:
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Allen and Holberg, CMOS Analog Circuit Design, Oxford University Press, 2002 |
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Gray, Hurst, Lewis and Meyer, Analysis and Design of Analog ICs, John Wiley and Sons, 2001 |
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Johns and Martin, Analog Integrated Circuit Design, John Wiley and Sons, 1997 |
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Sedra and Smith, Microelectronic Circuits, Oxford University Press, 1997. |
Grading: Weekly Quiz- 60%, Project – 40%
Topics
Introduction, course policies and objectives
MOS Device Physics
Single Stage Amplifiers
Differential Amplifiers
Current Mirrors
Frequency Response of Amplifiers
Operational Amplifiers
Stability and Frequency Compensation Analog Layout Techniques
Feedback
Fully Differential Operational Amplifiers
Short Channel Effects and Device Models
Project Evaluation (Oral Examination)