ECE 404/504 –Special Topics: PLL and High-Speed Link Design
Fall 2016, University of Idaho
Lecture notes are here and course handouts are here.
Homework assignments, project information, and due dates are located here.
Current grades are here.
Cadence Wiki with FAQs is here
(TBA).
Instructor : Vishal Saxena
Email : vsaxena AT uidaho DOT edu
Time : Mon and Wed, 3:30–4:45 PM
Course dates : Aug 22 – Dec 16, 2016
Location : JEB 25
Office Hours : 2:00-3:00 PM (or by appointment), BEL 318
Holidays : Fall recess from instruction (Nov 21-Nov 25)
Final Exam time: Tuesday,
Dec 13, Take-home due 11:59 PM.
Course TA : None. Submit HWs to the instructor as directed.
Textbook – No single textbook. Lecture notes and handouts will be used. Following references are useful:
·
RF
Microelectronics, B. Razavi, 2nd Ed.,
Prentice Hall, 2012 (Chapters
9-11)
·
Design of Analog CMOS Integrated Circuits, B. Razavi, McGraw-Hill, 2002
(Chapters 14-15)
·
CMOS
Circuit Design, Layout and Simulation – R. J. Baker, 3nd Edition, Wiley-IEEE, 2010
(Chapter 16)
For detailed references and handouts see this page.
Course content –Design and analysis of
Phase-locked Loops (PLLs): loop-stability, VCOs, phase-noise analysis,
injection locking; Delay-locked Loops (DLLs)
High-speed Link design
issues; Driver Circuits; Equalizers; Clock and Data Recovery (CDR) circuits;
Introduction to integrated Optical Interconnects. PREREQ: ECE 410
or permission.
Note:
This course will emphasize on
system-level PLL/CDR design; it is recommended that the students have a good
understanding of fundamental Analog and Digital Circuits.
CAD software information
The course will require extensive use of Cadence Design System in Linux environment. Set up instructions are available here.
The
course Piazza page is located at https://piazza.com/uidaho/fall2016/ece504/home.
Use the site to post questions and for discussions.
Workload (Grading)
25% Homeworks
25% Midterm Exam
25% Project1
25% Final Exam
This grading scale is for both ECE405 and ECE504 students. Students are required to write their project reports in provided IEEE format. Microsoft Word Templates will be available at the class web site for Project report. Using these templates will be mandatory.
Make-Up Policies
Only students presenting medical or official university excuses to the instructor will be allowed to take a make-up exam or other missed assignments. Whenever possible, arrangements should be made with the instructor prior to the regularly scheduled exam or assignment due date. Making these arrangements is entirely the responsibility of the student. Make up exams or other assignments may differ from those given at the regularly scheduled time, and whether an absence is deemed to be excusable is at the discretion of the instructor.
Academic Honesty
Academic honesty is governed by Article II of the University if Idaho’s Student Code of Conduct http://www.webs.uidaho.edu/fsh/2300.html . Cheating on classroom or outside assignments, including examinations is a violation of this code. Incidents of academic dishonesty will be kept on file by the instructor and may be reported to the dean of students. Such instances of academic dishonesty may warrant expulsion from the course and a failing grade. All students should be aware that even one incident of academic dishonesty may also merit expulsion from the University.
Policies
· Homework and exam scores become final one week after they are returned to the class.
· Late submissions of assignments and project reports are not encouraged; however, if you cannot finish in time and submit late before the solutions are available, a 25% per day compounding deduction will be applied on the final grade. (Ex.:100 points assignment submitted 3 days late will be graded on 42 points, 1 day on 75, 2 days 56, 4 days 32, etc.).
· Submission will not be accepted if the solutions are distributed by any means.
· Assignments have to be turned in during class session. I will not accept any assignment dropped in my office mailbox without getting my permission earlier. You may consult with others on assignments, provided you only submit your attempt at the work. Identical assignments will receive a grade of zero and be considered as academic dishonesty case. Assignment is considered one day late if it is not turned in before 12:30 PM on the day it is due.
·
Neither the final exam nor final project will be
returned at the end of the semester.