ECE 5/411 CMOS Analog IC Design: Lecture Notes for Spring 2012

Lectures 1-3 will be taught by Dr. Jake Baker.

Jan 18: lec1_ece5411.pdf – Course introduction, Analog models (Chapter 9).

Jan 23: lec2_ece5411.pdf –Analog models contd., review of small signal analysis, derivation of g_m, r_o.

Jan 25: lec3_ece5411.pdf – body transconductance (g_mb), diode-connected MOSFETs, Small-signal analysis example.

Jan 30: lec4_ece5411.pdf – Review of lectures 1-3, output resistance (r_o), subthreshold gm.

Feb 1: lec5_ece5411.pdf – Transition frequency (f_T), temperature behavior, gain-speed tradeoff, Short-channel design example.

Feb 6: lec6_ece5411.pdf – Start current mirrors, Current mirror mismatch, Supply independent biasing, Beta multiplier reference (BMR).

Feb 8: lec7_ece5411.pdf – BMR start-up circuit, Short-channel biasing and modified BMR.

Feb 13: lec8_ece5411.pdf – Cascode current mirrors, floating current mirror.

Feb 15: No lecture.

Feb 20: President’s Day: No lecture.

Feb 22: lec9_ece5411.pdf – Cascode output resistance, regulated drain current mirror, conclude current references.

Feb 27: lec10_ece5411.pdf – Start single-stage amplifiers. Common source (CS) amplifier: low-frequency small and large signal behavior.

Feb 29: lec11_ece5411.pdf – CS amplifier: source degeneration. Source follower: low-frequency behavior

Mar 5: lec12_ece5411.pdf – Conclude source follower, Common gate (CG) amplifier.

Mar 7: lec13_ece5411.pdf – Conclude CG stage, Cascode amplifier, folded cascode, Miller effect.

Mar 12: Midterm 1: Closed book, closed notes. Sample Midterm 1.

Mar 14: lec14_ece5411.pdf – Miller effect, poles and zeros in a system, CS frequency response, RHP zero.

Mar 19: lec15_ece5411.pdf – Pole splitting, Miller compensation.

Mar 21: lec16 – Conclude pole splitting, SF, CG, Cascode frequency response. (Also see the pole splitting and CS amplifier Matlab files in the zip posted below)

Spring Break

Apr 2: lec17_ece5411.pdf – CS-Slewing, floating current mirror, start diff-amps – biasing and common mode range.

Apr 4: lec18_ece5411.pdf – Diff-amps – large signal behavior, half circuit analysis, common-mode analysis.

Apr 9: lec19_ece5411.pdf – Diff-amps – current mirror load, frequency response.

Apr 11: lec20_ece5411.pdf – Start Opamps (Chapter 24, read ahead in the textbook).

Apr 16: Midterm 2: Closed book, closed notes. Sample Midterm 2.

Apr 18: lec21_ece5411.pdf – Opamps: Gain and settling errors, non-linear settling (slewing), stability and frequency compensation.

Apr 21: lec_proj1_ece511_video, lec_ece511_proj1.pdf – Project help session (read chapter 24 in the textbook). Indirect compensation.

Apr 23: lec22_ece5411.pdf – STB analysis: examples, 2^nd-order system settling behavior, phase margin (see demo Matlab files).

Apr 25: lec23_ece5411.pdf – Folded cascode discussion, indirect compensation methods, feed-forward compensation.

Apr 30: lec24_ece5411.pdf – Start bandgap references.

May 2: lec25_ece5411.pdf – Bandgap references.

May 5: Project due

May 7: Final Exam:  6:00-8:00 p.m., Closed book, closed notes. You are allowed a cheat sheet (only one side of an A4 sheet).

MATLAB Files

The cumulative MATLAB files archive developed during the course is here.

Note regarding the lecture videos

Previous year’s lecture videos can be viewed here.