Topic outline

  • Schedule

    This schedule is tentative

    All activities take place in classroom Y342a, Otakaari 1
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    Tuesday 8.1.2019:

    8:15-10:00   Lecture 0: Introduction, CMOS technology and layout

    10:15-11:00  Exercise 1: MOS transistor model

    11:15-12:00  CAD 0: Introduction and setup, CAD 1a-d
     

    Friday 11.1.2019:

    8:15-10:00   Lecture 1: MOS transistor models

    10:15-12:00  CAD 1a-d
     

    Tuesday 15.1.2019:

    8:15-10:00    Lecture 2: Single-stage amplifiers

    10:00               Exercise 1 deadline, solution during exercise 2

    10:15-11:00  Exercise 2: Single-stage amplifier

    11:15-12:00  CAD 1a-d


    Friday 18.1.2019:

    8:15-10:00    Lecture 3: Differential amplifier and current sources

    10:00            Exercise 2 deadline, solution during exercise 3

    10:15-11:00  Exercise 3: Differential amplifier

    11:15-12:00  CAD 1a-d


    Tuesday 22.1.2019:

    8:15-10:00    Lecture 4: Two-stage amplifiers

    10:00            Exercise 3 deadline, solution during exercise 4

    10:15-11:00  Exercise 4: Operational amplifier

    11:00-12:00  CAD 1a-d

     

    Friday 25.1.2019:

    8:15-10:00    Lecture 5a: OTA amplifiers

    10:00            Exercise 4 deadline, solution during exercise 5

    10:15-12:00  Exercise 5: Cascode amplifier


    Tuesday 29.1.2019:

    8:15-10:00    Lecture 5b: Common-mode feedback and advanced amplifiers

    10:15-12:00  CAD 1a-d

     
    Friday 1.2.2019:

    8:15-10:00    Lecture 6: Noise and PSRR

    10:00           Exercise 5 deadline, solution during exercise 6

    10:15-11:00  Exercise 6: Noise

    11:15-12:00  CAD 2 (project work): Introduction
     

    Tuesday 5.1.2019:

    8:15-9:00    Lecture 7: Comparators

    9:15-9:45   Exercise 7: Comparator

    10:00-12:00  CAD 2 (project work)


    Friday 8.2.2019:

    9:00            Exercise 6 deadline

    9:15-9:45     Exercise 6 solution

    10:00-12:00    CAD 2 (project work)



    Tuesday 12.2.2019:

    8:15-10:00    Lecture 8: Multipliers, Conclusion

    10:00           Exercise 7 deadline

    10:15-10:45   Exercise 7 solution

    11:00-12:00   CAD 2 (project work): Layout drawing tutorial

     
    Friday 15.2.2019:

    9:15-12:00    CAD 2 (project work)