IN5180 – Analog Microelectronics Design

Course content

The course provides the know-how and skills needed to design analog?CMOS integrated circuits?using modern EDA?tools. An introduction is given to CMOS technology and methods in order to implement key circuit?components such as transistors ans passive components. In addition, matching, optimization and noise?are?key aspects. A central part of the course will be a design project where students will get a hands-on experience designing a typical CMOS circuit from specification to layout.

Learning outcome

The main learning outcome is the ability to design an advanced integrated circuit / system based on a design specification. In particular?you will be able to:

  • Understand key circuits used as building blocks (Amplifiers, Comparators, Voltage References, Sample-and-Hold, Switched-Capacitor Circuits, Oscillators).
  • Build transistor-level schematics based on a design specification.
  • Implement circuits as full custom layouts in CMOS.
  • Understand how production variation will impact design methodology and know how to make circuits robust to such variations.
  • Calculate how noise and non-linearities?impact performance and understand fundamental sources of such non-ideal behavior.
  • Use hierarchical design methods and understand how to design circuit interfaces (Voltage Supplies, I/O)

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