- Introduction to Analog and Digital Integrated Circuit Design
- Semester Offered: 2nd semester
- Course Credit: Lecture: 3 units (2 units lecture, 1 unit lab)
Catalog Description
IC Fabrication. CMOS gates. Logical Effort. Interconnect. Memory Elements. MOS Amplifiers. Current Sources. Differential Amplifiers. Operational Transconductance Amplifiers.
Pre-req: EEE 41 or EEE 131. 5h (2 lec, 3 lab) 3 u.
Schedule of Classes
Lecture: WF 10-11 am
Laboratory: M 10am-1 pm OR Th 2:30-5:30
Mode of Delivery
For lecture, it will be a mix of face-to-face, and synchronous and asynchronous remote learning.
For laboratory, it will be face-to-face at Rm 403.
Syllabus
| Module
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Topics
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Outcomes
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Resources
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Activities
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| Part I: Digital Integrated Circuits
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| 0
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Feb 12-16
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- Set class expectations, discuss grading system
- Introduction to CoE 197U
- Identify the key characteristics and non-idealities of a CMOS fabrication process.
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| 1
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Feb 19-23
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- Analyze how key characteristics and non-idealities change the characteristics of the devices that will be built on it.
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- Lab 01: Introduction to Digital IC Design (MOS Characterization)
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| 2
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Feb 26-Mar 1
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- Simplify the analysis of a CMOS inverter using switch-level transistor models.
- Determine key CMOS inverter metrics and understand their significance in the analysis and design process.
- Design CMOS static gates
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| 3
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Mar 4-8
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- Estimate delays of cascaded logic gates
- Design multistage networks for optimal speed
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- Slides: Logical Effort [PDF]
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- Lab 03: Static CMOS Gates and Delay Optimization
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| 4
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Mar 11-15
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- Identify sources of power and energy consumption in digital circuits
- Evaluate energy efficient techniques for digital logic using defined metrics
- Model interconnects as parasitic resistances and capacitances and estimate corresponding delay
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- Slides: Power and Energy [PDF]
- Slides: Interconnects [PDF]
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- Lab 04: Considerations in Digital Design
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| 5
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Mar 18-22
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- Enumerate and distinguish different memory element classifications
- Identify timing parameters relevant to memory elements and their effects on sequential circuit timing
- Design and characterize basic memory elements
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- Slides: Memory [PDF]
- Slides: Timing [PDF]
- Slides: Optional materials [PDF]
- Video: Module discussion [Link]
- 2019 Exam: [PDF]
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| March 23: Long Exam 1
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| Part II: Analog Integrated Circuits
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| 6
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Apr 12-19
- MOS Amplifiers: DC and AC Analysis
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- Revisit transistor models used for analog circuit design.
- Identify the limitations of the square-law model.
- Learn the model-based design methodology.
- Determine the DC operating point of MOS amplifiers.
- Extract the MOS small-signal parameters depending on the DC operating point.
- Analyze MOS amplifiers in the AC and DC domain.
- Derive the two-port network representation of MOS amplifiers.
- Identify the appropriate application of a MOS amplifier topology based on its two-port parameters.
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- Lab 05: Introduction to Analog IC Design (MOS Characterization)
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| 7
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Apr 22-26
- MOS Amplifiers: Frequency Response
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- Analyze MOS amplifiers in the frequency domain.
- Sketch the Bode plots of the transfer function.
- Estimate the dominant pole using ZVTCA.
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- Lab 06: Common-Source Amplifier with Resistive Load
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| 8
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May 3-8
- Current Sources
- High-Swing Current Sources
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- Understand ideal and real sources
- Analyze MOS simple current mirror
- Analyze High-swing current sources
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| 9
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May 10-15
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- Understand differential circuits
- Analyze MOS differential pairs
- Understand operational amplifier operation
- Analyze Miller Operational Amplifiers
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- Old Slides: MOS Differential Pairs [PDF]
- Old Slides: Miller Op-Amp [PDF]
- Old Videos: Part 1 Part 2
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- Lab 08: Differential Amplifier
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| 10
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May 17-22
- Folded Cascode Operational Transconductance Amplifiers
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- Identify the different stages in a folded cascode OTA.
- Determine the components and/or parameters that affect the DC operating point of a folded cascode OTA.
- Explain how to design a folded cascode OTA.
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- Old Slides: Folded Cascode [PDF]
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| May 29: Long Exam 2
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Announcements
Feb 19: Read scaling and MOS switch for Wednesday's (Feb 21) asynch activity. We will have face-to-face discussion on Friday (Feb 23)
Feb 16: Check instructions in UVLe for today's activity
Grade distribution
60% Laboratory
30% Long Exams
10% Lecture Class Participation
References
- Rabaey, Chandrakasan, Nikolic, Digital Integrated Circuits, 2ed., Pearson 2002.
- Gray, Hurst, Lewis, Meyer, Analysis & Design of Analog Integrated Circuits, Wiley 2001.
- Johns, Martin, Analog Integrated Circuit Design, Wiley 1997.
- Design of Analog CMOS Integrated Circuits, Behzad Razavi, McGraw-Hill, 2000.
- R. Jacob Baker, Circuit Design, Layout,and Simulation, 4ed., IEEE Press 2019.
