Texts: Thomas H. Lee,
The Design of CMOS Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuits, Cambridge
Univ Press, 1998.
Shaeffer and Lee, Low-Power CMOS Radio Receivers, Kluwer Academic
Publishers, 1999.
References: Johns
and Martin, Analog Integrated Circuit Design, John Wiley and Sons,
1997.
Gray, Hurst, Lewis, Meyer, Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated
Circuits, John Wiley and Sons, 2001
Various IEEE journal articles from recent JSSC issues and ISSCC conference
digests.
Lecture Notes:
(downloadable
.ppt files)
Chapter
1: SiGe BICMOS Technology - process and fabrication
- layout and design rules
Chapter
2: SiGe BICMOS Device Physics and Models - MOS & NPN Devices
- compact analog/RF circuit models
- passive IC components
Chapter 3: Current Mirrors, Amplifiers, OP Amps, and Comparators
Chapter 4: Switched Capacitor Circuits
Chapter 5: Converters - A/D converters
- D/A converters
Chapter 6: Distributed Systems, Transmission lines, S-parameters
Chapter 7: Estimating Bandwidth, Risetime, and Delay
Chapter 8: High Frequency Amplifier Design
Mid-Term Exam (Oct. 21, 2002)
Cadence SpectreRF Tutorial (Oct. 23, 2002)
continuing.......
Homework:
HW#1
Problem Set
HW#2
Problem Set
HW#3
Problem Set
HW#4
Problem Set
HW#5
Problem Set
Labs:
Lab
1 - SiGe NPN and CMOS Device Characteristics (Collector characteristics,
Gummel plot, Gm, Ft, etc.)
Lab
2 - Analog Design: BICMOS Circuit (TBD)
Lab
3 - RF Design: Low Nosie Amplifier (S-parameters and noise)
Lab
4 - RF Design: Mixer Circuit (spectrum analysis with PSS,
measure IIP3)
Lab
5 - RF Design: VCO, Phase Noise, and PLL