EE 140 Analog Integrated Circuits

Spring 2001

Class info, homework questions, etc.:  news:ucb.class.ee140

My policy on CHEATING.  READ IT!

Good spice info.  The Avant! HSPICE and AWAVES manuals in pdf format.  Justin's tutorial overview, help on running spice, and on AC analysis .
Model info: DC, AC.
 
Instructor 
 

Office Hours

Kristofer S.J. Pister 
pister@eecs <-- easiest method of contact 
512 Cory Hall 
W 9-10, Th 3:30-4:30, and by email appointment
TAs Justin Black (jblack@eecs)
Richard Lu (rlu@eecs)
Required Texts Johns and Martin, Analog Integrated Circuit Design
Suggested reference  Horowitz and Hill,  The Art of Electronics
Grading
Homework 25%
Midterms (2) 20%
Project 25%
Final  30%
 
Homework Collaboration is fine, copying is not.  Write your own answers on your own paper without staring at someone else's.
Project switched capacitor gain circuit and ADC.  Start reading 



Schedule
Week Date Topic HW Reading (Johns & Martin)
1 1/16 
1/18
Introduction: what is 140 all about 
Op-amps; Device physics
HW1
hw1soln
1.2
2 1/23
1/25
Device models HW2
hw2soln
3 1/30 
2/1
Common source, frequency response HW3
hw3soln
3.1, 3.2, 3.11 (common source part,
read the rest for later if you like)
4 2/6 
2/8
Biasing 
Miller Capacitance 
HW4
hw4soln
5 2/13 
2/15
?
Midterm I
6 2/20 
2/22
Source degeneration, high impedance sources
Cascode amplifiers
HW5
hw5soln
3.{5,6,7}
7 2/27 
3/1
Differential pair
Differential amplifier
HW6
hw6soln
3.8, skim 5.1
8 3/6 
3/8
2 stage op-amp HW7
hw7soln
5.1
9 3/13 
3/15
supply independent biasing
feedback and stability
HW8
hw8soln
10 3/20 
3/22
?
Midterm II
3/27 
3/29
SPRING BREAK!  Pray for snow.
11 4/3 
4/5
cascode and folded cascode HW9
hw9soln
6.2, 
12 4/10 
4/12
Switched capacitors HW10
hw10soln
10.1, 10.6 skim 8.2, 10.2
13 4/17 
4/19
ADCs and DACs HW11
hw11soln
13.1, skim 13.2
12.1, 12.2
14 4/24 
4/26
noise Project specs
15 5/1 
5/3