Spring 2006 EE140 Handout #1

EE140: Linear Integrated Circuits

Web Page: http://www-inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~ee140
News Group: ucb.class.ee140
Professor: Vivek Subramanian
viveks@eecs.berkeley.edu
571 Cory Hall
(510) 643-4535
TA: tbd
Lectures: 3106 Etcheverry Hall
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 8:00am-9:30am

Discussions:
Section 101 – Wednesdays, 2:00pm-3:00pm 299 Cory Hall
Section 102 – Thursdays, 5:00am-6:00pm 299 Cory Hall

During the discussion sections, the TA will review important concepts covered in the lectures,
and will work through sample problems.

*** THE DISCUSSION SECTIONS WILL BEGIN ON January 25th ***

Office Hours:
Prof. Subramanian: Tu 12:50-1:50pm and Th 9:40-10:40am in 571 Cory Hall

TA: tbd

Class Objectives:

This course will focus on the design of MOS analog integrated circuits with extensive use of
Spice for the simulations. In addition, applications of analog integrated circuits will be covered
which may include such topics as RF amplification, discrete and continuous time filtering and
A/D conversion. Though the focus will be on MOS implementations, comparison with bipolar
circuits will be given.

Primary Text: P. Gray, P. Hurst, S. Lewis,and R.G. Meyer

Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated Circuits
John Wiley and Sons

Reference Texts: B. Razavi

Design of Analog CMOS Integrated Circuits
McGraw-Hill

Thomas Lee
The Design of CMOS Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits
Cambridge University Press
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Deliverables:

1. Homeworks will be assigned approximately every Thursday and will be due the
following Thursday in class. Late homeworks will not be accepted.

2. There will be 3 design problems over the term which consist of designing an assigned
circuit to a set of specifications and testing it in SPICE. These problems will test your
ability to apply the basic circuit concepts towards a practical application. This will be
done in groups of two and each project partner will receive the same grade. The
weightings of each problem as a percentage of the full grade will be 5%, 10%, 15%
These design problems will last over at least 2 weeks and will be in series with the
homework assignments. Further information about these projects will be given during
the term.

3. There will be a 1 1/2 hour midterm and a 3 hour final. The exams will test your ability to
rapidly analyze simple circuits. Emphasis is on an intuitive understanding of circuit
operation and the ability to make appropriate simplifications in the analysis.

Grading
Midterm: 20%
Homework: 15%
Design Problems: 30%
Final: 35%

Course Syllabus & Schedule

Week Dates Topics Text Chapters
1 1/17, 1/19 MOS Device Models 1
2 1/24, 1/26 MOS Single Stage Circuits, Differential Pairs 3
3 1/31, 2/2 Current Sources, Active Loads 4
4 2/7, 2/9 Output Stages 5
5 2/14, 2/16 Operational Amplifiers – Low Freq. Analysis 6
6 2/21, 2/23 Operational Amplifiers – cont’d 6
7 2/28, 3/2 Frequency Response 7
8 3/7, 3/9 Frequency Response – cont’d 7
MIDTERM (Tentative)
9 3/14, 3/16 Frequency Response – cont’d 7
10 3/21, 3/23 Feedback 8
11 SPRING RECESS
12 4/4, 4/6 Feedback – cont’d 8
13 4/11, 4/13 Stability and Compensation 9
14 4/18, 4/20 Filters, Applications 12
15 4/25, 4/27 Project Discussions and Special Topics
16 5/2, 5/4 Wireless Circuits, Course Review
17 5/9 Course Review