| | Standard Course Syllabus | Course Supervisor | Date of Approval |
| | Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Ismail | 4/05 |
| | 720 | Low-Power Mixed-Signal VLSI Design |
| | 2. | CATALOG DESCRIPTION |
| | Low voltage low power analog design for mixed analog/digital VLSI systems in CMOS technologies, OpAmps and |
| | comparators, sample and hold, switched capacitor filters, Nyquist and oversampling converters, decimation filters, |
| | applications in baseband wireless communications, integrated sensors. |
| | Quarters of Offering | Credits | | Level | Class Meeting |
| | Wi Qtr. | 3 | U G | 3 cl. |
| | Course Prerequisites |
| | Prereq: 323 or grad standing. |
| | 3. | PREREQUISITES BY TOPIC |
| | Familiarity with small and large signal transistor models both bipolar and MOS, knowledge of transistor biasing techniques, |
| | use of computer circuit simulators, knowledge of VLSI technologies is recommended but not mandatory |
| | Courses that require this as a direct prerequisite |
| | 820 |
| | 4. | Text(s) and Other Course Materials | Author(s) | Publisher |
| | Analog Integrated Circuit Design | Johns and Martin | Wiley |
| | References (supplemental reading) |
| | none |
| | 5. | COURSE OBJECTIVES |
| | 1. To learn design techniques of low power mixed analog/digital integrated circuits particularly in standard CMOS |
| | technology. (Criterion 3(c)) |
| | 2. Learn to apply these techniques in telecommunications and sensor interface chips. (Criteria 3 (c),(k)) |
| | 6. | TOPICS AND (# OF LECTURES) |
| | Noise in mixed signal chip (1) |
| | Low voltage low power CMOS Opamps and comparators (7) |
| | Sample and hold circuits, switched capacitor circuits (8) |
| | Digital to analog converters (4) |
| | Analog to digital converters (8) |
| | Applications (2) |
| | 7. | CLASS MEETING PATTERN | (For example, "3cl." means 3 48-min classes per week.) |
| | 3 cl. |
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