Study Guide 2015-2016

ELT-41816 Nanometer Devices, Circuits and Models, 5 cr

Additional information

It is possible to complete the course by special arrangements. Please, contact Lauri Sydänheimo or Mikko Valkama for further information. Opintojakson suorittaminen on mahdollista erityisjärjestelyin, ota yhteyttä Lauri Sydänheimoon tai Mikko Valkamaan.
Will not be lectured year 2015-2016

Person responsible

Jani Järvenhaara, Rehman Akbar, Nikolay T. Tchamov

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Requirements

1. Completion of auditorium exercises. 2. Completion of homeworks from Auditorium Exercises. 3. Completion of laboratory exercises. 4. Exam.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Learning Outcomes

Introduction Integrated Circuits design course to explain the scalable properties and the modeling of key structural devices of nano-scale CMOS and BJT/HBT processes. In the second half of the course the most important and commonly used basic Integrated Circuit architectures, such as current mirrors, cascode and differential amplifiers are discussed. Upon completing the course the student knows: - Basic concepts of semiconductor device physics; - Large signal models of BJT/HBT and MOS transistors; - Small signal models of BJT/HBT and MOS transistor; - Basic structures and properties of cascode circuits; - Properties of various current mirror architectures, incl. Widlar and Wilson; - Properties of a differential amplifier - Properties of a bridge and cross-coupled differential pairs; - PSpice Simulator use for integrated circuits.

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Semiconductor Devices at High/RF, Depletion and diffusion capacitances, BJT, HBT, FET and MOS transistors.     
2. Large and small signal models for the BJT and MOS transistors.     
3. BJT and MOS basic current mirror. Cascode, Wilson and Widlar current mirrors.      
4. Single transistor BJT and MOS amplifiers. Multiple transistor amplifiers, cascode and differential pair.     

Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes

Exam and home works from exercises.

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Partial passing:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Study material

Type Name Author ISBN URL Additional information Examination material
Book   Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated Circuits   P. R. Gray, P. J. Hurst, S. H. Lewis, R. G. Mayer   0470398779       No   
Book   The Art of Analog Layout   A. Hastings   0130870617       No   

Additional information about prerequisites
Any general and basic electronic circuits related course is strongly advised.

Correspondence of content

There is no equivalence with any other courses

Last modified 15.01.2015