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EE114b: Analog Circuit Design  (Winter 2002-2003)

Final Project Files

Course Description

9 units (3-0-6); offered first and second term. Prerequisite: EE 20ab or equivalent

The subject of this course is the analysis and design of analog integrated circuits at the transistor level, with an emphasis on intuitive design methods, quantitative performance measure and practical circuit limitations. The course deals with analog circuits in which the information is represented by signals that are continuous both in time and amplitude. Circuit performance is evaluated by means of hand calculations and computer simulations. The course begins with a review of bipolar and MOS transistors operation, followed by the study of dc and ac properties of single-stage and multistage amplifiers. Current source biasing and current mirrors are introduced next. Differential pairs are then analyzed leading to a detailed study of operational amplifiers. Next, supply and temperature independent biasing is examined. Time permitting, the effect of feedback in low frequency applications will be investigated.

Instructor/TAs Contact Info:

  • Instructor: Ali Hajimiri
    • 302 Moore, x2312
    • Office hours: Wednesdays 1:00pm-2:00 pm
  • TAs:
    • Chris White :       310B Moore, x4816, Thursdays 8:00pm-10:00pm
    • Abbas Komijani : 310E Moore, x2252, Tuesdays 6:00pm-8:00pm

Office hours are held in Moore 304A.

References:

  • Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated Circuits, 4th Edition, Paul R. Gray, Paul J. Hurst, Stephen H. Lewis,

      and Robert G. Meyer, Wiley, 2001. (Required)

  • Design of Analog CMOS Integrated Circuits, 1st Edition, B. Razavi, McGraw-Hill, 2000.  (Recommended)

Homework

  • There is a mailbox for this course on the 1st floor of Moore. Please put your homework in the mailbox. Homework sets are due 5:00pm every Friday unless otherwise mentioned. The graded homework will be returned in class a week after, at the latest.
  • New HOMEWORK POLICY: For a fair and reasonable grading of the Homework, and in addition, to encourage all the students to work on the assignments in time, there is a new  “late homework policy” for the class. All the homework assignments, returned between 5pm Friday (Monday for HW #6) and 5:00pm of the following Monday (following Thursday for HW #6) will be graded; however there will be a weight of 50% on the credit for the late homework. Any homework returned after that will have no credit. To be fair for all the students, NO extensions will be granted to individual students. Only in critical circumstances, a letter from appropriate authorities (Dean, or health center) can be attached to the late HW, which will then automatically overrule the policy. In some cases, the instructor may as well, grant a class-wide extension.
  • Although Collaboration and group discussion are encouraged to do each homework, copying will be heavily penalized.

 

Simulation Tools


 

  • An introduction to HSpice: PDF


 

  • HSpice manual : PDF


This is only for your reference. Actually you don't need to know so much to do your homework or project. If you try to print out the whole document, you'll drive your administrator crazy - it's ~2000 pages!

 


 

Maintained by Abbas Komijani
Last updated: February, 25, 2003