ECE 418:        Algorithms of Circuit Design             Fall 2006 
 

Term:  Fall 2006.
Instructor:  Dr. Shantanu Chakrabartty (shantanu@msu.edu).

Office Hours:  Tuesday 3-4PM and Thursday 3-4PM at EB3530.

Abstract and Course Summary
This course will cover basics of analog circuit design and systematic methods for designing CMOS integrated circuits. The students will learn popular algorithms that are used for optimizing the performance of analog circuits and apply the techniques to their projects and assignments. The course will also cover a brief survey of popular circuits and systems that are currently used in industry and research.  

Course Syllabus

Textbook:  Analog Integrated Circuit Design by D.A. Johns and K. Martin (John Wiley and Sons 1997) .

Announcements

• Start of class (08/28/2006)
• Homework 1 (Due 09/11/2006) [Due date changed]
• Homework 2 (Due 09/15/2006)
• Homework 3 (Due 09/22/2006)
• Homework 4 (Due 09/29/2006)
• MID-TERM EXAM ON OCT 18th (Wednesday) STARTING FROM 4:10 PM AT EB1234.
• Homework 5 (Due 10/06/2006)
• Homework 6 (Due 10/20/2006)
• Homework7 (Due 10/30/2006)
• Homework 8 (Due 11/03/2006)
• Homework 9 (Due 11/10/2006)
• Homework 10 (Due 11/21/2006)
• FINAL EXAM ON DEC 14th (Thursday) STARTING FROM 5:45 PM IN EB1234.
• NO OFFICE HOURS Tuesday (3-4PM) 11/28/2006. Office hours Thursday  (4-6 PM) 11/30/2006
• PRE-FINALS SCORES
• TOTAL SCORES

Lecture slides and Handouts

• Introduction to Analog World (Posted)
• MOS Transistors (Posted)
• MOS Transistors Supplementary Materials (Posted)
• CMOS Fabrication (Posted)
• Basic Current Mirrors and Single-Stage Amplifiers (Posted)
• Chapter 3 Extra slides (Amplifier Basics) (Posted)
• Chapter 3 Cascoded and Differential amplifiers (Posted)
• Differential amplifiers and Advanced current mirrors (Posted) [Also see example notes]
• Analysis of differential amplifiers (Posted)
• Multi-stage amplifiers (Posted)
• Review lecture slides (Posted)
• Basic Frequency Analysis (Posted)
• Frequency analysis of CS and cascoded amplifiers (Posted)
• Frequency analysis of source follower and differential pair (Posted)
• Stability and Frequency compensation (Posted)
• Stability and Frequency compensation Part II (Posted)
• Complete Opamp Design (Posted)
• Comparators (Posted)
• Basic Switched Capacitor Circuits; Sample and Hold(Posted)
• Analog and Mixed-signal Layout(Posted)
• Shielding and Analog design methodology(Posted)

Examples and notes

• Small signal analysis examples
• Small signal analysis of current mirrors
• 2005 Mid-term exams
• Analysis of a folded cascode amplifier
• Previous years mid-term solutions
• Sample Frequency Analysis (based on homework 9)
• Sample Final exams
• Solution to sample final exams

      More details can be found at http://www.egr.msu.edu/classes/ece418/mason

• Cadence Setup
• Cadence Tutorial I
• Cadence Tutorial II

Other Useful Links and Tutorials

• MOSIS Semiconductor Prototyping Facility
• NCSU Cadence Toolkit
•  Cadence Tutorial (JHU)