This is supplemental course information, designed to give you a fuller picture of the course and an expanded look at the topics covered. This is an unofficial document. The USC Course Catalog is the binding description of all university courses. Information such as books, materials covered, and the order of topics is subject to change. Please consult instructor for this semseter to get more upto date course information. 479L Introduction to Integrated Circuit Design (4, Fall) Discussion of bipolar and MOS fabrication principles and IC layout guidelines. Discussion of broadbanded bipolar IC’s and MOS circuit transient switching response. Laboratory. Prerequisite: EE 348L (Electronic Circuits). "Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated Circuits, 4th ed." by Gray, et al., John Wiley and Sons, 1993 Eun Sok Kim, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering 1. Bipolar and MOS IC fabrication technologies.
2. MOSFET small signal models for low and high frequency.
3. Single- and multiple-transistor amplifiers.
4. Current mirrors, active loads, and references.
5. Class A, B and AB output stages for IC.
6. Frequency Response of IC.
7. Frequency response and stability of feedback amplifiers.
8. Noise in IC.

Course Objectives:

To teach students analysis and design techniques for analog IC along with IC fabrication principles and noise issues in IC. The students will be able to:
1. Understand IC fabrication principles including photolithography, thin film deposition and etching, thermal oxidation and diffusion, etc.
2. Apply the current and voltage equations of MOSFET to determine the DC bias condition of MOS IC.
3. Understand and apply small signal models of MOSFET for low and high frequency applications.
4. Draw small signal equivalent circuits for MOS IC, and calculate circuit transconductance, voltage gain, input and out resistances.
5. Analyze and design circuits containing differential pair, current source, and active load.
6. Analyze and design class A, B and AB output stages.
7. Analyze the frequency response of MOS IC; particularly inverter, source follower, common gate, and cascode topology.
8. Understand various feedback concepts, and effects of feedback on gain, input and out resistances, and frequency response.
9. Understand stability issues of feedback amplifiers.
10. Understand various noise sources in diode, resistor, MOS, bipolar and JFET, and apply noise models to analyze input-referred equivalent noise for analog IC. Weekly laboratory projects.

 

Prepared by: Eun Sok Kim Date: October 25, 2002