Analog IC Design (EE544) Credits: 03 Course Description: Focuses on Integrated Circuit design (mainly on analog design) using CMOS

technology with applications in communications, sensors, converting data equipments. Besides, electronic components, models for bipolar transistors and fields, amplifiers, current sources, frequency characteristics, amplifying algorithms are also discussed. Pre-requisite: Graduate student standing

Textbooks and Other Required Materials: Behzad Razavi, Design of Analog CMOS Integrated Circuits, Boston: McGraw Hill, 2001. Class notes. References: D.A. Johns and K. Martin, Analog Integrated Circuit Design, New York: Wiley, 1997. P.E. Allen and D.R. Holberg, CMOS Analog Circuit Design, 2nd Ed., Oxford University Press, 2002. P.R. Gray, P.J. Hurst, S.H. Lewis, and R.G. Meyer, Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated Circuits, 4th ed., New York: Wiley, 2001. Course Learning Outcomes: A student who successfully fulfills the course requirements can demonstrate: Modeling of active components: Bipolar Junction Transistor and Field Effect Transistor. Design IC circuit layout of passive and active components. Analyze and design integrated circuits for single-stage amplifiers and differential amplifiers. An understanding of track and hold sampling switches. An understanding of analog to digital converter.

Lecture topics Introduction to BJT and MOSFET Single stage amplifier Differential amplifier Current Mirror Frequency response Feedbacks Operational amplifier Stability and frequency compensation Switching capacitor circuits

Impedance mismatch CMOS processing technology

Grading Policy The overall course grades (letter-grades from A to F) will be assigned based on required standard or overall class distribution. The weights of the assignments and the examinations are: 20% for participation, attendance, HW, project, and presentation. 30% for midterm examination 50% for final examination.

Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit (EE545) Credits: 03 Course Description This course covers the design and analysis of Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFICs) with applications in communications: overview of microwave and wireless communications, concepts in microwave circuit design, mixed-impedance circuits, scattering parameters, receiving and transmitting circuits, modulations and switching from low frequencies to high frequencies. Prerequisites Graduate student standing Textbooks and Other Required Materials: Thomas H. Lee, The Design of CMOS Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuits, Cambridge, 2004 Class notes. References: Behzad Razavi, RF Microelectronics, Prentice-Hall, 1998. Course Learning Outcomes: A student who successfully completes Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit will Understand fundamentals of calculating noise (amplitude and phase), linearity, and dynamic range performance metrics for RF devices and circuits. Be able to discuss active and passive device technologies relevant to RFICs and their relative performance advantages and disadvantages. Be able to design IC implementations of RF functional blocks (such as low-noise amplifiers, mixers and oscillators) based on foundry models and design rules to meet specifications for a wireless communications system. Be able to discuss issues in single-chip radio implementations; and Utilize RF/microwave CAD software in the design.

Lecture Topics: Introduction, Applications, RFTransceiver Overview RF Concepts: Passive RLC Networks, Smith Chart RF Concepts: Modulation Architectures: Transmitters Architectures: Receivers Circuits: Low Noise Amplifier Circuits: Mixers Circuits: Voltage Controlled Oscillators Circuits: Frequency Synthesis

Circuits: Power Ampliers Design Example

Grading Policy The overall course grades (letter-grades from A to F) will be assigned based on required standard or overall class distribution. The weights of the assignments and the examinations are: 30% for participation, attendance, HW, project, and presentation. 30% for midterm examination 40% for final examination.

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