ELT-48006 Integrated Circuits CAD, 6 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, Nikolay T. Tchamov
-->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
This course introduces students to the circuit analysis methods, developed for Integrated Circuits. Upon completion of the course, the student is able to: - Understand numerical methods used in circuit simulation and solve typical simulation problems. - Develop the admittance matrix for circuit consisting of passive and active components. - Extract the model parameters for the transistors. - Solve the roots from the admittance matrix.
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | Nodal analysis of integrated circuits and forming the admittance matrix. | Selecting the model structure and its parameters for transistors. | |
| 2. | Models for active devices. Extracting the model parameters for the transistor. | Creating simulation scripts for automating the parameter extraction. | |
| 3. | Solving the roots directly from the admittance matrix and via the characteristic polynomial. | Eigen value Numerical Methods in Mathematics for Engineers. | |
| 4. | Methods for DC and transient analysis of linear and nonlinear circuits. | ||
| 5. | Time varying root-locus method for analyzing and comparing different oscillators. | Analyzing quality factor degradation in oscillators by the root-locus. |
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:
Study material
| Type | Name | Author | ISBN | URL | Additional information | Examination material |
| Book | Circuit Simulation | F. Najm | 9780470538715 | No | ||
| Book | Computer Methds for Circuit Analysis and Design | J. Vlach, K. Singhal | 0442011946 | No | ||
| Book | The Designers Guide to Spice and Spectre | K. S. Kundert | 0792395719 | No |
Correspondence of content
There is no equivalence with any other courses