ELEC-E3510 - Basics of IC Design, 12.01.2021-19.02.2021
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Topic outline
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IMPORTANT: For this course, all the lectures/exercise sessions are done online via Zoom!!!
Basic information about content, assessment criteria et cetera:
Course in Oodi
Lecturer:
- Prof. Kari Halonen
Assistants:
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Md Najmussadat (Paper exercises) [md.najmussadat@aalto.fi]
- Gaurav Singh (Paper exercises) (Main Assistant) [gaurav.singh@aalto.fi]
- Yehia Tawfik (CAD) [yehia.twafik@aalto.fi]
- Omar Numan (CAD) [omar.numan@aalto.fi]
Course books:
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D. Johns, K. Martin: Analog Integrated Circuit Design
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P. Allen, D. Holberg: CMOS Analog Circuit Design (available online through: aalto.finna.fi)
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This schedule is tentative. Students will be informed about possible changes via the course's Announcements.
All activities take place online, and the Zoom Link will be published for each session.
Most of the activities below belong to these four main categories:
– Lecture: Conventional lectures given by Prof. Halonen. Each lecture is followed by a lecture quiz.
– CAD session: Assistants will be present during these sessions to help you out with CAD problems.
– Exercise Introduction: A new paper exercise is published. An assistant introduces the exercise and gives tips for solving it.
– Exercise solution: An assistant presents the solution of a paper exercise.
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Tuesday 12.1.2021:
8:15-8:45 Course introduction
8:45-10:30 Lecture 0: Introduction, CMOS technology and layout
10:45-11:00 Lecture 0: Introduction, CMOS technology and layout (cont'd)
11:00-11:30 CAD introduction
Friday 15.1.2021:
8:15-10:00 Lecture 1: MOS transistor models
10:15-10:45 Lecture 1: MOS transistor models (cont'd)
10:45-12:00 Exercise 1: MOS transistor model, Intro
Tuesday 19.1.2021:
8:15-10:30 Lecture 2: Single-stage amplifiers
10:45-11:15 Exercise 2: Single-stage amplifier, Intro
11:15-12:00 CAD 1a: Amplifier analysis
Students are advised to try to complete CAD1a before the next CAD session.
Friday 22.1.2021:
8:15-9:00 Lecture 2: Single-stage amplifiers (cont'd)
9:00-10:00 Lecture 3: Differential amplifier and current sources
10:15-10:45 Exercise 3: Differential amplifier, Intro
10:45-12:00 CAD 1b: Amplifier analysis
Tuesday 26.1.2021:
8:15-10:30 Lecture 3: Differential amplifier and current sources (cont'd)
10:45-11:15 Exercise 1: MOS transistor model, Solution
11:15-12:00 CAD 1c: Amplifier analysis
Friday 29.1.2021:
8:15-10:00 Lecture 4: Two-stage amplifiers
10.15-10:45 Exercise 2: Single-stage amplifier, Solution
10:45-11:25 Exercise 4: Operational amplifier, Intro
Tuesday 02.2.2021:
8:15-10:00 Lecture 5a: OTA amplifiers
10:15-10:45 Exercise 3: Differential amplifier, Solution
10:45-11:00 Exercise 5: Cascode amplifier, Intro
11:00-12:00 CAD 1d: Amplifier analysis
Friday 05.2.2021:
8:15-9:40 Lecture 5b: Common-mode feedback and advanced amplifiers
10:00-10:25 Exercise 4: Operational amplifier, Solution
10:30-10:45 CAD 2 (project work): Introduction
10:45-11:30 CAD 1d: Amplifier analysis
Tuesday 09.2.2021:
8:15-10:00 Lecture 6: Noise and PSRR
10:15-10:45 Exercise 5: Cascode amplifier, Solution
10:45-11:15 Exercise 6: Noise, Intro
11:15-12:00 CAD 2 (project work)
Friday 12.2.2021:
8:15-9:00 Lecture 7: Comparators
9:15-9:45 Exercise 7: Comparator, Intro
10:00-11:00 CAD 2 (project work): Layout drawing tutorial
11:15-12:00 CAD 2 (project work)
Tuesday 16.2.2021:
8:15-10:00 Lecture 8: Multipliers, Conclusion
10:15-10:45 Exercise 6: Noise, solution
11:00-12:00 CAD 2 (project work)
Friday 19.2.2021:
9:15-9:45 Exercise 7: Comparator, Solution
10:00-12:00 CAD 2 (project work)