In modern society, electronic circuits are an indispensable technology and have been used in almost all industrial fields.
In this course, the objective is to enable students to understand the operation and design of operational transconductance
amplifiers (OTAs) using MOSFETs. The course also covers application circuits of OTAs.
In practice, actual electronic circuits are rarely realized by a single active device alone; instead, they are typically implemented
using multiple modular ICs. Based on the electronic circuit knowledge acquired at the undergraduate level, this course provides
lectures on circuit analysis and design using IC modules. In addition, examples of large-scale circuits that are actually
used in practice will be introduced, and their operating principles will also be explained.
- Be able to explain the basic principles of the analog CMOS integrated circuits
- Be able to explain the design theory of the linear amplifier
- Be able to explain the switched capacitor circuits for A / D converter
| D | Total. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 30% | 30% |
| 2. | 30% | 30% |
| 3. | 40% | 40% |
| Total. | 100% | - |
| Class schedule | HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.) | Amount of Time Required | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1． | A comparison of bipolar technology and MOS technology | Review of electric circuits and electronic circuits. | 70minutes |
| Assignments on MOSFETs. | 100minutes | ||
| 2． | MOS device current-voltage characteristics | Preparation of single-stage amplifier circuits. | 30minutes |
| Review of single-stage amplifier circuits. | 60minutes | ||
| Assignments on amplifier circuits using MOSFETs. | 100minutes | ||
| 3． | First stage amplifier circuits (1), common-source circuit, diode connection load，current source load amplifier circuit | Preparation of the small-signal equivalent circuit of MOSFETs. | 30minutes |
| Review of the small-signal equivalent circuit of MOSFETs. | 60minutes | ||
| Assignments on the gain of amplifier circuits using small-signal equivalent circuits. | 100minutes | ||
| 4． | First stage amplifier circuits (2), common-gate circuit, cascode stage | Preparation of common-gate circuits and cascode circuits. | 30minutes |
| Review of common-gate circuits and cascode circuits. | 60minutes | ||
| Assignments on the operating characteristics of common-gate circuits. | 100minutes | ||
| 5． | Differential amplifier circuits: cascode type, folded cascade type | Preparation of differential amplifier circuits. | 30minutes |
| Review of differential amplifier circuits. | 60minutes | ||
| Assignments on the operating characteristics of differential amplifier circuits. | 100minutes | ||
| 6． | Current mirror circuit | Preparation of current mirror circuits. | 30minutes |
| Review of current mirror circuits. | 60minutes | ||
| Assignments on current mirror circuits. | 100minutes | ||
| 7． | Frequency stability of amplifier circuits | Preparation of the frequency characteristics of amplifiers using MOSFETs. | 30minutes |
| Review of the frequency characteristics of amplifiers using MOSFETs. | 60minutes | ||
| Assignments on frequency characteristics. | 100minutes | ||
| 8． | Feedback network | Preparation of feedback configurations. | 30minutes |
| Review of feedback configurations. | 60minutes | ||
| Assignments on feedback configurations. | 100minutes | ||
| 9． | Operational amplifiers (1) | Preparation of operational amplifiers. | 30minutes |
| Review of operational amplifiers. | 60minutes | ||
| Assignments on the operating characteristics of operational amplifiers. | 100minutes | ||
| 10． | Operational amplifiers (2) | Preparation of gain enhancement of operational amplifiers. | 30minutes |
| Review of gain enhancement of operational amplifiers. | 60minutes | ||
| Assignments on the circuit configuration of operational amplifiers. | 100minutes | ||
| 11． | Band gap references | Preparation of bandgap references. | 30minutes |
| Review of bandgap references. | 60minutes | ||
| Assignments on circuit configurations that satisfy the requirements of a bandgap reference. | 100minutes | ||
| 12． | Switched-capacitor circuits | Preparation of the operation of switched-capacitor circuits. | 30minutes |
| Review of the operation of switched-capacitor circuits. | 60minutes | ||
| Preparation and review of the operation of switched-capacitor circuits. | 100minutes | ||
| 13． | Applications on switched-capacitor circuits | Preparation applications of switched-capacitor circuits. | 30minutes |
| Review of applications of switched-capacitor circuits. | 60minutes | ||
| Assignments on applications of switched-capacitor circuits. | 100minutes | ||
| 14． | Analog to Digital conversion circuit | Preparation for the operation of pipeline ADCs. | 30minutes |
| Review of the operation of pipeline ADCs. | 60minutes | ||
| Assignments on the operation of pipeline ADCs. | 100minutes | ||
| Total. | - | - | 2640minutes |
Evaluation is based on a report submitted in every lecture. The total number of the reports is 14. Evaluation of each report
is out of 10 points. Pass the class beyond 60% of the total score.
| ways of feedback | specific contents about "Other" |
|---|---|
| Feedback in the class |
Behzed Razavi, ’Design of analog CMOS integrated circuits’, McGraw Hill, NY, 2001
- off-lecture times (available time)
- 13:00-15:00, Wednesday (Please, contact in advance)
- Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge
| Work experience | Work experience and relevance to the course content if applicable |
|---|---|
| N/A | N/A |
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