ECE 498MA: CMOS IC Design (Fall-2024)

 

Course notes:

  Date Topic Reading Notes Homework
1 08/27/24 Introduction + LTI systems reivew   HO1  
2 08/29/24 MOSFET review BR: 6.1, 6.2, 6.4 HO2  
3 09/03/24 MOSFET DC OP Point + Incremental Model BR: 6.3, 6.5, 7.1  See HO2 See HW1
4 09/05/24 MOS Amplifiers Basics BR: 7.2 HO3 See HW2
5 09/10/24 MOS Amplifiers - CS Stages BR: 7.2,  HO4 See HW2
6 09/12/24 MOS Amplifiers - CG/CD Stages BR: 7.3 -> 7.6 HO5  
7 09/17/24 MOS Current Sources / Current Mirrors BR: 9.2.1, 9.2.3 HO6 See HW3
8 09/19/24 MOS Current Mirrors + Differential Amp. Intro BR: 9.1.1 (MOS), 10.1.1, 10.1.2 See HO6 + HO7  
9 09/24/24 Differential Amplifiers  BR: 10.3.1, 10.3.3, 10.5 See HO7  
10 09/26/24 Midterm - 1 Review      
11 10/01/24 Midterm - 1 Exam      
12 10/03/24 Frequency Response Part - 1 BR: 11.1.1 --> 11.1.3 HO8 See HW4
13 10/08/24 Frequency Response Part - 2 BR: 11.1.4 --> 11.1.6 See HO8 See HW4
14 10/10/24 MOS Capacitance + Amp. Frequency Response BR: 11.2 --> 11.5 (MOS), 11.7 (MOS)  HO9 See HW5
15 10/15/24 Wideband-Amplifiers Design - Part 1   HO10 See HW6
16 10/17/24 Wideband-Amplifiers Design - Part 2   See HO10 See HW6
17 10/22/24 RLC Networks - Tuned Amplifiers Design - Part 1   HO11  
18 10/24/24 Tuned Amplifiers Design + Cadence sim. DC   See HO11 See HW6
19 10/29/24 Wideband Amplifier cadence design and simulation   See HO11  
20 10/31/24 Midterm 2 Review      
21 11/05/24 Midterm 2 Exam      
22 11/07/24 Inverter-based Amplifier topologies (Gm+TIA)   HO12  
23 11/12/24 Noise: Analysis, types, and elements noise   HO13 See HW7
24 11/14/24 Noise: Amplifiers output referred noise   See HO13 See HW7
25 11/19/24 Noise: Input referred noise and chain noise analysis   See HO13 See HW7
26 11/21/24 CMOS Resistors + Capactors: types, design considerations   HO14  
  11/26/24 Fall Break      
  11/28/24 Fall Break      
           
           
           

 

BR: B. Razavi, “Fundamentals of Microelectronics”, Wiley, 2nd Edition