Advanced Integrated Circuit Design

The advanced treatment of analog integrated circuit design using noise and distortion constrained wideband amplification presents complex subjects of electronic noise, distortion and feedback in a holistic framework that is unavailable in commonly used textbooks. Designed to bridge the separation of introductory material on integrated circuit analysis and performance-driven design, this content will prove invaluable to those in the field.

This course is a must for students who wish to acquire a deep understanding of the fundamental effects that limit the performance of high-speed transistor circuits commonly found in electronic products. Knowledge acquired will prepare students for graduate study at an advanced/300 level and prepare them for a successful career as a transistor-level integrated circuit designer.

Topics Include

Device operation and compact modeling for circuit simulations
Quantitative evaluations of performance using hand calculations and circuit simulations
Intuitive approaches to design
Analytical and approximate treatments of noise, distortion and feedback circuit analysis
Treatment of advanced MOS and bipolar technologies
Archtypical analog blocks such as broadband gain stages and transimpedance amplifiers