Instructor - Ali Niknejad, University of California, Berkeley

3 Semester Credit Hours

Description

This course covers analog integrated circuits for communications applications with a particular emphasis on non-linear circuits. Basic theory is reviewed briefly, and then the bulk of the class is spent evaluating and designing circuits, covering a broad spectrum: from desirable non-linear functions, to ultra-linear design, to oscillators. A sizable portion of the class is spent developing theory for distortion. The material covered is predominantly lecture material.

Prerequisites

UC BERKELEY faculty STRONGLY urge NTU students to take IC 574-CA (UCB number EECS 142). EECS 142 is the official Prerequisite Course taken by all Berkeley students who are preparing for a career in IC analog design and who plan to enroll in EECS 242, (NTU #IC 775CA). A STRONG background (considerable work experience) in linear analog IC analysis will also suffice as a good prerequisite for the course.

Objectives

The goal of this course is to expose the student to a wide variety of practical circuits and design techniques found present in modern communications systems.  This course is an excellent complement to a linear analog integrated circuits course, and it broadens the student's analog design skills.

Course Topics

• MOS, bipolar and BiCMOS circuits: Wideband nonlinear functions: Electronic realization of square, square root, sine, log and vector magnitude functions. High-speed limiters, sample-and-hold, peak detectors, multipliers, comparators and mixers
• Amplifier Distortion: Models for distortion analysis. Low frequency distortion - power series; high frequency distortion - volterra series
• Crossmodulation and intermodulation; ultra-linear amplifier design; distortion in variable-gain amplifiers
• Oscillators: sinusoidal and relaxation oscillators at low and high frequencies
• Waveform distortion
• Start-up conditions; frequency stability
• Crystal oscillators
• Voltage-controlled oscillators
• Noise

Textbook

Required: Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated Circuits, Gray, Hurst, Lewis, and Meyer, Wiley and Sons, 4th ed., 2001, ISBN 0471321680;

Optional: The Design of CMOS Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuits, Second Edition, Thomas Lee, Cambridge University Press; 2nd edition (December 22, 2003), ISBN 0521835399;

Optional: RF Microelectronics, Behzad Razavi, Prentice Hall PTR; 1st edition (November 6, 1997), ISBN 0138875715.

Disclaimer: Textbook information is provided only to give more information about the course.  Do Not use this information to purchase a textbook.  Up-to-date information will be provided when you register.